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{{Era|HW|CH|FOR}}{{UNSC Ship Title|Heracles}}
{{Title|CMA ''Heracles''}}
{{Individual ship infobox
{{Status|Canon}}
|name=UNSC ''Heracles''
{{Infobox/Ships
|image=[[Image:UNSC Heracles.png|250px]]
|name           = ''Heracles''
|class=[[UNSC Destroyer]]
|image           = [[File:CMA Heracles.jpg|300px]]
|manufacturer=
|caption        = CMA ''Heracles'' entering orbit over a post-glassing Harvest.
|modifier=
|modules        =  
|sysmods=
{{Infobox/Ships/Individual
|length={{Convert|485|m|ft}}
|country              = [[Colonial Administration Authority]]
|width={{Convert|242.50|m|ft}}
|country flag        = {{Icon|CAA}}
|height={{Convert|600|m|ft}}
|name                = ''Heracles''
|max accel=
|class                = {{Class|Hillsborough|heavy destroyer}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFMoa}}
|max speed space=
|namesake            = [[Wikipedia:Heracles|Heracles]]
|max speed air=
|identification      =  
|engine=4 fusion cores
|operator            = [[CMA Navy]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=FOR11|HTFOR|Chapter=11}}{{Ref/Anthology|Id=Cole|Evo|The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole|Section=Six: The Covenant War: The Cole Campaigns (2525–2532 CE)}}
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|manufacturer        =  
|slipspace speed=2.1 light-years/day
|architect            =  
|poweroutput=
|laid down            =  
|power=Deuterium(reserve) Fusion cores
|launched            =  
|shield gen=
|commissioned        =  
|hull=2 meters of [[Titanium-A]] battleplate
|decommissioned      =  
|sensor=N\A
|fate                = <!--The ultimate fate of the ship, if it is no longer in present service-->
|target=(Manual and point defensive AIs due to maintenance requests)
|status              = <!--The current status of the ship if it is still active, and one is known-->
|navigation=AIs
|captains            = [[Maribeau Veredi]]{{Ref/Reuse|FOR11}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=270}}
|avionics=
|ai                  =  
|countermeasures=
|motto                =  
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref>''What those critics forgot that a UNSC Destroyer sported 2 MAC guns, 26 oversized Archer missile pods and 3 nuclear warheads. Only seven meters longer than a frigate. No single ship fighters. Almost as heavy as 2 frigates combined mass.''<br />--[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] page 139<br /></ref>
|badge                =  
*[[Shiva missile]]s (3)
*[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26)
|complement=[[Pelican|Pelican Dropship]]s
|crew=
|skeleton=
|passengers=
|capacity=
|consumables=
|othersystems=
|role=
|commission=
|firstsight=[[2525]]
|destroyed=
|retired=
|lastsight=[[2525]]
|battles=*Investigation of Harvest
*[[Second Battle of Harvest]]
|affiliation= [[Colonial Military Administration]],[[UNSC Navy]]
|fleet=
|taskforce=
|owners=
|namedcrew=
|captains=[[Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]]
}}
}}
The '''UNSC ''Heracles''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer]], named after the legendary hero of Greek mythology, [[wikipedia:Heracles|Heracles]], commanded by [[Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]], and the lead ship of [[Battlegroup 4]].
|hide-characteristics=
==Operational History==
|nocollapse      = yes
On October 7, [[2525]], The ''Heracles'', along with the rest of [[Battlegroup 4]], the {{UNSCShip|Arabia}} and {{UNSCShip|Vostok}} were sent into the [[Harvest]] system to discover why the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] had lost contact with both the colony and the scout ship ''[[Argo]]''. It discovered the planet [[glassing|destroyed]], the ''Argo'' missing, and a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] vessel in orbit. After a short battle, the [[UNSC Arabia|''Arabia'']] and the [[UNSC Vostok|''Vostok'']] were destroyed and the ''Heracles'' was forced to retreat. Due to the extensive damage it had taken during the battle, the ''Heracles'' took several weeks to return to [[Reach]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 96</ref> The ship was repaired at Reach, and later returned to [[Second Battle of Harvest|reclaim]] Harvest as part of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s battlefleet.{{Verify}}
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|length          = {{Convert|1725.7|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width          =
|height          =
|mass            = 2 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power          = [[Fusion reactor]]
|maneuver drive  = [[Fusion drive]]
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|crew            =
|complement      =
|troops          =
|hull            = {{Convert|2|m|ft}} [[Titanium-A armor]]{{Ref/Comic|Id=Genesis|HWG|Page=3}}
|shielding      =
|sensors        =
|ew              =
|armaments      =
*1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|83B6R1 MAC]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*4 [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry autocannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*56 [[Ares missile|M48 Ares missiles]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*7 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|aircraft        =
|air facilities  =
}}
'''CMA ''Heracles''''' was a {{Class|Hillsborough|destroyer}} in service with the [[Colonial Military Authority]].{{Ref/Reuse|Cole}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} ''Heracles'' was commanded by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]] and the [[destroyer]] served as the lead ship of [[Battle Group 4]].{{Ref/Reuse|FOR11}}
 
==History==
===Investigation of Harvest===
On [[2525#February|February 3, 2525]], contact was lost with the [[Unified Earth Government]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Harvest]], in the [[Epsilon Indi system]]. In response, the [[Colonial Military Authority]] sent the scout ship [[CMA Argo|''Argo'']] to investigate. The scout ship arrived in the system on [[2525#April|April 20]], but transmissions from ''Argo'' ended shortly after. As the issue became more serious, [[UNSC Fleet Command]] and the CMA sent [[Battle Group 4]]—consisting of ''Heracles'', along with [[CMA Arabia|''Arabia'']] and [[CMA Vostok|''Vostok'']]—into the Epsilon Indi system to discover why the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] had lost contact with Harvest.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole}}{{Ref/Reuse|FOR11}}
 
''Heracles'' and the rest of Battle Group 4 arriving in the system on [[2525#October|October 7]]. Upon traveling to Harvest, the crew of the destroyer discovered that the planet's once-verdant surface had been [[Glassing|destroyed]] and that ''Argo'' was missing.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR11}} While at Harvest, ''Heracles'' recovered a [[RQ-XII drone]] left behind eight months earlier by {{UNSCShip|Walk of Shame}}, the [[sloop]] of [[Jilan al-Cygni]]—an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] operative.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Chapter=Epilogue}} The [[battle group]] soon detected a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}}, ''[[Heaven's Brilliant Bier]]'', in orbit over the planet. Following protocol,{{Ref/Reuse|FOR11}} ''Heracles'' attempted to initiate communications with the ship. The interdictor responded by broadcasting the message: "''Your destruction is the will of the gods, and we are their instrument''", and then opened fire.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.halowars.com/gameinfo/timeline2.aspx|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=Timeline|D=21|M=12|Y=2017|LocalArchive=Archive:Halowars.com/Timeline}}{{Ref/Game|HW|Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events|Detail=7 October, 2525}} After a brief exchange of fire that lasted less than fourteen seconds,{{Ref/Reuse|Cole}} ''Arabia'' and ''Vostok'' were destroyed and ''Heracles'' was forced to retreat. Due to the extensive damage it had taken during the skirmish, ''Heracles'' took several weeks to return to [[Reach]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]].{{Ref/Reuse|FOR11}}{{Ref/Comic|HFORBC|Issue=4}}{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=205}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} While the ship was repaired at Reach, the sensors logs of ''Heracles'' were analyzed to give [[Central Command|CENTCOM]] some knowledge on their new enemy. Battle Group 4's contact with the interdictor eventually led to the [[Battle of Harvest]], which resulted in a pyrrhic UNSC victory and the destruction of the Covenant ship.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole}}
 
==Production notes==
In the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'' and its [[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)|2011 reprint]], the ''Heracles'' is incorrectly identified as the "UNSC ''Heracles''", a mistake carried to the other CMA vessels of Battle Group 4. This issue is also present in ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', in which the ''Heracles''{{'}} crew are shown to wear [[UNSC Navy Service Uniform]]s.
 
==Trivia==
The ship was named after [[Wikipedia:Heracles|Heracles]], a legendary hero from [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HWG CMAHeracles.png|The ''Heracles'' arrives at Harvest.
File:HWG_CMAHeracles_Engines.png|The [[fusion drive]]s of ''Heracles''.
File:FoR Heracles.png|''Heracles'' exits slipspace
File:FoR Battle group 4.png|The ''Heracles'' and [[Battle Group 4]] orbit a glassed Harvest, shortly before the fleet's near-destruction.
File:TFoR AS - Harvest glassed.jpg|Battle Group 4 discover Harvest's fate
File:TFoR AS - Heracles damaged.jpg|Heracles, damaged by its engagement with the Covenant ship
</gallery>


While at Harvest, it recovered a [[RQ-XII UAV|RQ-XII]] drone left by [[Jilan al-Cygni]] eight months earlier.<ref name="recovery">Halo:Contact Harvest, page 391</ref>
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
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[[Category:Colonial Military Administration ships|Heracles]]
[[Category:Human Starships|Heracles]]
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