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|battles=*[[Battle of Earth]]<ref name="mombasa waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/new-mombasa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''New Mombasa'']</ref> | |battles=*[[Battle of Earth]]<ref name="mombasa waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/new-mombasa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''New Mombasa'']</ref> | ||
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'''UNSC ''Brasidas''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] in service within [[Battle Group Omicron]] in the [[UNSC Navy]] during [[2552]]. The battle group had five other destroyers<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 292''</ref> but they were all destroyed by the [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]]'s superior fleet.<ref name="goo333">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 333''</ref> | '''UNSC ''Brasidas''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] in service within [[Battle Group Omicron]] in the [[UNSC Navy]] during [[2552]]. The battle group had five other destroyers<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 292''</ref> but they were all destroyed by the [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]]'s superior fleet at [[Onyx]].<ref name="goo333">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 333''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The UNSC ''Brasidas'' participated in the [[Battle of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]]. During the battle, ''Brasidas'' fired one of its [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s from orbit towards the surface of [[Earth]] to disable a [[Type-47A Scarab]] in the city of [[Mombasa]], [[Africa]] on [[Earth]]. With the Scarab disabled, [[UNSC Marines]] engaged the Scarab's surviving personnel in an attempt to recover the walker.<ref name="mombasa waypoint"/> | The UNSC ''Brasidas'' participated in the [[Battle of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]]. During the battle, ''Brasidas'' fired one of its [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s from orbit towards the surface of [[Earth]] to disable a [[Type-47A Scarab]] in the city of [[Mombasa]], [[Africa]] on [[Earth]]. With the Scarab disabled, [[UNSC Marines]] engaged the Scarab's surviving personnel in an attempt to recover the walker.<ref name="mombasa waypoint"/> | ||
The ''Brasidas'' was part of Admiral [[Carl Patterson]]'s [[battle group]] sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] as well as the [[SPARTAN-II]]s and [[SPARTAN-III program|III]]s stationed on the planet. During the first attack on Covenant ships in orbit | The ''Brasidas'' was part of Admiral [[Carl Patterson]]'s [[battle group]] sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] as well as the [[SPARTAN-II]]s and [[SPARTAN-III program|III]]s stationed on the planet. During the first attack on [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] ships in orbit during the [[Onyx Conflict]], the ''Brasidas'' was damaged extensively, suffering damage to its reactor. It then transferred its load of [[HORNET mine]]s to the [[prowler]] {{UNSCShip|Dusk}}.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 325''</ref> It was destroyed along with the {{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}} when Covenant reinforcements swarmed into the [[Zeta Doradus system]].<ref name="goo333"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||