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'''''Iliad''''' was a [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] used by the [[Insurrectionist]]s in the [[Eridanus | '''''Iliad''''' was a [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] used by the [[Insurrectionist]]s in the [[Eridanus system]].<ref name="boot">'''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''', ''Issue #1''</ref> | ||
During the battle, ''Iliad'' provided cover for another rebel vessel, the ''[[Gateway]]'', which was having problems with its [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Slipspace drive]]. ''Iliad'' fired towing cables to a [[Marathon-class cruiser|UNSC cruiser]] and then accelerated, tearing the ship in half. ''Iliad'' then dragged the other half into another cruiser, destroying it as well. Soon after, ''Gateway'' and Iliad jumped into Slipspace and rendezvoused with the rest of the rebel fleet at pre-designated coordinates.<ref name="boot"/> | ==Operational history== | ||
In [[2513]], when the [[UNSC Navy]] arrived in the system to crush the rebel forces, ''Iliad'', under the command of [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]], led the Insurrectionist fleet against them in the battle over [[Eridanus II]]. During the battle, ''Iliad'' provided cover for another rebel vessel, the ''[[Gateway]]'', which was having problems with its [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Slipspace drive]]. ''Iliad'' fired towing cables to a [[Marathon-class cruiser|UNSC cruiser]] and then accelerated, tearing the ship in half. ''Iliad'' then dragged the other half into another cruiser, destroying it as well. Soon after, ''Gateway'' and Iliad jumped into Slipspace and rendezvoused with the rest of the rebel fleet at pre-designated coordinates.<ref name="boot"/> | |||
On [[2517|September 24, 2517]], Watts and his troops used ''Iliad'' to intercept the cargo vessel {{UNSCShip|Dartmouth}} en route to Eridanus II and used [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelicans]] to seize and board the craft.<ref name="issue2">'''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''', ''Issue #2''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Human Ships]] | [[Category:Human Ships]] | ||