Halberd-class light destroyer: Difference between revisions

{{Title|''Halberd''-class light destroyer}}

{{Status|Canon}}

*Four secondary fusion drives{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}}

*26 [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}{{Ref/Reuse|FOR16}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P124}}

*4 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P124}}

*3 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s{{Ref/Reuse|FOR16}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P124}}

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The '''''Halberd''-class light destroyer''' is a class of [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] with a [[hull classification symbol]] of '''DD'''.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Manufactured by [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]],{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} the ''Halberd'' class was in service with the Navy during the [[Insurrection]], throughout, and [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|after]] the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Have S'moa|D=30|M=10|Y=2021}}

The ''Halberd'' class is also armed with twenty-six oversized [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile pods]],{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}}{{Ref/Reuse|FOR16}} capable of holding a total of over eight hundred individual Archer missiles.{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}} The class may also hold a payload of three [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR16}} For defense against single ships, the destroyer class carries four twin-linked [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|wf32}} One of the most heavily armed classes of UNSC vessels, a group of ''Halberd''-class destroyers is capable of engaging and inflicting heavy damage upon even the largest of [[Covenant]] ships.{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}}

==Operational history==

The ''Halberd''-class destroyer entered service in [[2508]] and was the most commonly deployed [[destroyer]] class during the later years of the [[Insurrection]] and throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P124}}{{Ref/Comic|FoRBC}} Although these destroyers can be configured for a variety of mission types, resource shortages during the war led to most ''Halberd''s being configured purely for escort duty, with entire subsystems left out to reduce construction time and crew requirements.{{Ref/Reuse|CFGlassed}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P124}} ''Halberd''-class destroyers engaged the [[Covenant]] as early as [[2525#December|December 2525]].{{Ref/Comic|HCD|Issue=2}}

At some point between [[2548]] and [[2552]], one destroyer of this class, {{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}}, participated in the [[Algolis Invasion]], where she destroyed five Covenant ships when the [[self-destruct]] fail-safe was initialized after she was [[Boarding|boarded]].{{Ref/Reuse|Midlothian}} Many ''Halberd''-class destroyers participated in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], most notably {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}}, which was captained by [[Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]]. During the initial skirmish, ''Iroquois'' performed the daring [[Keyes Loop]], destroying three Covenant warships in the process.{{Ref/Novel|FoR|Chapter=18}} Several dozen destroyers later participated in the [[Fall of Reach]] as part of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=FOR36|FoR|Chapter=36}}

==Ships of the line==

*{{UNSCShip|Halberd}} – The [[Wikipedia:Lead ship|lead ship]] of the class.{{Ref/Generic|[[Stephen Loftus]] on the [[Talk:Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn'' class' talk page]]}}

*{{UNSCShip|Herodotus}} – Destroyed during the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|FOR36}}

*{{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} (DD-906) – Heavily damaged during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], last seen at [[Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|FOR23}}

*{{UNSCShip|Kayenta}} - Served as the lead of [[Task Force Pantea]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HOblv4}}

*{{UNSCShip|Mesa Verde}} - Served as part of [[Task Force Pantea]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HOblv4}}

*{{UNSCShip|Rio Grande}} - Served as part of [[Task Force Pantea]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HOblv4|Oblv|Chapter=4}}

===Axe Formation===

This element includes four ''Halberd''-class destroyers.

==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances==