Kewu-pattern battleship: Difference between revisions

The only such vessel known to have been encountered by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] was present at the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552|August 30, 2552]], where it served as a secondary [[flagship]] for the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]. During the battle, it remained outside the range of the planet's [[orbital defense platform]]s and destroyed many UNSC ships, including the ''[[UNSC Musashi|Musashi]]'', the ''[[UNSC Minotaur|Minotaur]]'' and the ''[[UNSC Herodotus|Herodotus]]''.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach Definitive Edition''', ''pages 345-346''</ref> Soon, the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} used a single shot from its upgraded MAC and over 500 Archer missiles to drop the ship's shields and damage the hull. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' then launched a remote-controlled [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] armed with a {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}, which impacted the ship while its energy shields were recharging. The explosion was contained by the newly regenerated shields, multiplying the destructive blast exponentially and the ship was destroyed.<ref name="duel"/>