Battleship
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Battleships are "a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns," some of the most powerful warships a navy can field. The Covenant used battleships during the the Human-Covenant War, particularly during the Fall of Reach, and amassed a significant number at the Unyeilding Hierophant where they were destroyed by Operation: FIRST STRIKE.[1][2] Cruisers were the largest human warships ever build during the war, though after the war, the UNSC introduced the Vindication-class light battleship into service which engaged the Mantle's Approach over Earth and later served in the Second Battle of Requiem.[3][4]
Role
Although they mass in the same tonnage range as carriers, battleships are primarily designed for traditional naval combat and rely on their heavy armaments instead of squadrons of fighters. During the height of power for seaborne battleships they were central to nations' force projection, and formed the cores of battle groups protected and screened by destroyer and cruiser escorts. They fell out of use as they became increasingly vulnerable to mines and torpedoes, and were replaced doctrinally by the carrier and supercarrier.
Classifcations
UNSC Battleships
Covenant Battleships
List of Appearances
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