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The '''''Mako''-class corvette'''<ref name="for">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 85''</ref> is a light [[warship]] classification in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].
The '''''Mako''-class corvette'''<ref name="for">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', p. 85</ref> is a light [[warship]] classification in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].


==Background==
==Service history==
Little is known about the ''Mako''-class in particular, but since they are corvettes, they most likely carry lighter ship-to-ship weapons and/or troops, and unlikely to deploy its own fighter support. ''Mako''-class corvettes were also renowned for being one of the smallest ships in the UNSC fleet mounted with a reliable, usable slipspace drive.<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 259'' (2011 edition)</ref>
The ''Mako''-class was once favored largely in part to its small size, but was eventually decommissioned due to maintenance issues.<ref name="enc">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 259 (2011 edition)</ref> Several of such corvettes were used by the [[Insurrectionist#Eridanus cell|Eridanus rebels]] at their asteroid base of [[Eridanus Secundus]], used by the rebels as part of their improvised fleet.<ref name="for"/>


==Operational service==
One ''Mako''-class, the {{UNSCShip|Pony Express}}, was still in service with the UNSC as late as [[2552]].<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', Chapter 24</ref>
The ''Mako''-class was once favored largely in part to its small size, but was eventually decommissioned due to maintenance issues.<ref name="enc"/> Several of such corvettes were used by the [[Insurrectionist#Eridanus cell|Eridanus rebels]] at their asteroid base of [[Eridanus Secundus]], used by the rebels as part of their improvised fleet.<ref name="for"/>


==Known Ships==
==Ships of the line==
*{{UNSCShip|Mako}} - lead ship
*{{UNSCShip|Mako}} - lead ship
*{{UNSCShip|Pony Express}} - Recommended by Lord [[Terrence Hood]] for [[Blue Team]] to use to get to [[Onyx]].


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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==Sources==
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Revision as of 20:08, October 1, 2020

This article is about the UNSC corvette. For other uses, see Mako.

Template:Ship Class Infobox The Mako-class corvette[1] is a light warship classification in the UNSC Navy.

Service history

The Mako-class was once favored largely in part to its small size, but was eventually decommissioned due to maintenance issues.[2] Several of such corvettes were used by the Eridanus rebels at their asteroid base of Eridanus Secundus, used by the rebels as part of their improvised fleet.[1]

One Mako-class, the UNSC Pony Express, was still in service with the UNSC as late as 2552.[3]

Ships of the line

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, p. 85
  2. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, p. 259 (2011 edition)
  3. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Chapter 24