UNSC Armstrong

UNSC Armstrong
Production information
Class:	Heavy Battleship
Role:	Flagship of Battle Group Echo
Specifications
Engine:	Advanced Impulse Engines
Slipspace drive:	Advanced Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Countermeasures:	10,000 Small Thrusters To Provide Advanced Maneuverability
Armament:	30 300 MM. Gun Turrets (3 Cannons per Turret), 15 Anti-Aircraft Turrets (2 Cannons per Turret), 5 Mark 10 Guided Missile Launchers (10 Missile Tubs per Launcher), 2 MAC Cannons
Complement:	25 Longsword Fighter-Bomber Squadrons (125 Longswords), 40 Pelicans, 5 UNSC Marine Divisions, 2 UNSC Armored Divisions, 12 ODST Teams, 2 Spartan Teams
Crew:	1,500
Service information
Commissioned:	August 23, 2527
Destroyed:	May 5, 2549
Participated battles:	Battle of Arcadia
Known commanders:	Vice Admiral Austin Johnson
Affiliation:	UNSC

The UNSC Armstrong was a warship in service with the UNSC Navy during the Human-Covenant War. It participated in the Battle of Arcadia in February 2531, along with the UNSC Pillar of Autumn, the UNSC Texas, the UNSC Belfast, and later the UNSC Spirit of Fire. Together with the Texas, Belfast, and Pillar of Autumn, the vessel engaged two Covenant battlecruisers designated CCS-U321 and CCS-U624; they were able to catch U321 with its shields down and quickly destroyed it. However, U624 engaged them immediately after, destroying the Texas and Belfast, and severely damaging the Armstrong and Autumn, causing the Armstrong to vent atmosphere.

After the battle, while the Armstrong was towed back the Reach to receive repairs, the UNSC had decided to create a new class of ships. However, they didn’t have enough resources to construct one from scratch, so they used the Armstrong. After 10 years of refitting the UNSC Armstrong (Heavy Battleship) was ready for active service and was made the flagship for Battle Group Echo, otherwise known as the “Rapid Response Battle Group”, in where these specially designed ships, which have advanced slipspace drives, have the ability to respond quickly to an attack on a colony and engage the enemy as soon as they exit slipspace. After approximately 8-9 years of service, and destroying 100 Covenant vessels, the Covenant designed and constructed the one and only Ultracarrier in response to the UNSC Armstrong. Then, on May 5, 2549 the Covenant Ultracarrier joined an attack fleet en route to Arcadia. After about 30 minutes of the Covenant stacking the planet Battle Group Echo entered the system and engaged the Covenant. After an hour of fighting, the Covenant unveiled their Ultracarrier and it used its advanced cleansing beam against the UNSC Armstrong and caught its shields down, and after a well fought battle the UNSC Armstrong was destroyed along with 78% of the Battle Groups, and FLEETCOM (UNSC Fleet Command) ordered the Battle Group to withdrawal from the battle and the colony was lost.

Trivia

The ship is likely named after Neil Armstrong, famous astronaut and first man on the moon.

List of appearances

• Halo Wars (First appearance)