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| *The UNSC ''Aegis Fate'' can be seen if one looks towards the northeastern<ref>''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''</ref> patch of uncloudy sky on the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map ''[[Sandtrap]]''. | | *The UNSC ''Aegis Fate'' can be seen if one looks towards the northeastern<ref>''[[Halo 3: The Official Guide]]''</ref> patch of uncloudy sky on the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map ''[[Sandtrap]]''. |
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| ===UNSC Battle Cruiser=== | | ===UNSC Battle Cruiser=== |
| {{Quote|A UNSC battle cruiser looms menacingly over [[Shrine]]'s sprawling sand dunes...|www.1up.com, commenting on ''[[Shrine]]''}} | | {{Quote|A UNSC battle cruiser looms menacingly over [[Shrine]]'s sprawling sand dunes...|www.1up.com, commenting on ''[[Shrine]]''}} |
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| The UNSC ''Aegis Fate'' initially thought to be classified as a "UNSC Battle Cruiser"<ref>[http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3159937 www.1up.com, ''Halo 3 Beta'' source code hack leak]</ref> from one of 1up's previews of ''Halo 3'' before its release. According to released IGN screenshots, the UNSC Battle Cruiser was a monstrously large warship that "ominously hovers" over ''Shrine'', so large that it appeared to be an artificial sky - every single look towards the sky revealed the visage of the battle cruiser. The UNSC Battle Cruiser was been likened to the [[w:c:starwars:Super Star Destroyer|Super Star Destroyer]] warships of ''[[w:c:starwars:Star Wars|Star Wars]]''<ref>[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/800/800896p3.html xbox360.ign.com, ''Halo 3'' release]</ref> by IGN, which are command cruisers between 8 and 19 kilometers in length<ref>[[w:c:starwars:Super Star Destroyer|"Super Star Destroyer" on Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wikia]]</ref>. Due to IGN's length estimation of the ''Aegis Fate'', many speculated the ''Aegis Fate'' might have been a [[UNSC supercarrier]]. Because of the 8-19 kilometer estimation, the UNSC "Battle Cruiser" was the largest conventional warship in both the Covenant and UNSC armadas, outstripping the Covenant's largest warships, the 5346-meter [[Covenant Assault Carrier]]s, and the UNSC's former largest warships, the 1500-meter [[Marathon-class Cruiser|''Marathon''-class Cruiser]]s. Its only contender for keel length was believed to be the 13 kilometer [[Forerunner Ship]], which the UNSC Battle Cruiser itself may outstrip.
| | Prior to Halo 3's release, the Aegis Fate was thought to be a UNSC Battlecruiser, and descriptions found in the Halo 3 Beta described it as such<ref>[http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3159937 www.1up.com, ''Halo 3 Beta'' source code hack leak]</ref>. Estimates of its size, armaments, and capabilities, using the [[w:c:starwars:Super Star Destroyer|Super Star Destroyer]] ships from the [[w:c:starwars:Star Wars|Star Wars]]series<ref>[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/800/800896p3.html xbox360.ign.com, ''Halo 3'' release]</ref> against the Covenant placed it as one of the most powerful ships in either sides armadas - ironic, then, that it turned out to be one a frigate, one of the UNSC's less effective ships, in the final game. |
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| After the ''Halo 3'' launch release, the ''Aegis Fate'' was confirmed to be a frigate, not a new starship classification, because of its characteristic prow characteristics and its "FFG" Hull Classification Symbol.
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