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|class=Super-heavy cruiser | |class=[[UNSC super-heavy cruiser|Super-heavy cruiser]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[UNSC Navy]] | |manufacturer=[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
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|engine=Deuterium core reactor | |engine=[[Deuterium fusion core|Deuterium core reactor]] | ||
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | ||
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|armament=*Unconfirmed number of [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s | |armament=*Unconfirmed number of [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s | ||
*Oversized [[Archer | *Oversized [[Archer missile]] pods (2,400 missiles)<ref name="armory">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 475''</ref> | ||
*Severl 50mm [[ | *Severl 50mm [[AAA Helix gun]]s (45,000 blocks)<ref name="armory"/> | ||
*[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s (105)<ref name="armory"/> | *[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s (105)<ref name="armory"/> | ||
|complement=*[[GA-TL1 Longsword | |complement=*[[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s | ||
*[[D77-TC Pelican]] dropships | *[[D77-TC Pelican]] dropships | ||
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*[[UNSC Battle Group India]] (2543)<ref name="Psi Serpentis"/> | *[[UNSC Battle Group India]] (2543)<ref name="Psi Serpentis"/> | ||
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'''UNSC ''Everest''''' was the flagship of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole's]] fleets during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In [[2525]], it was the fleet command cruiser of [[UNSC Battle Group X-Ray]], and in [[2543]], it was the flagship of [[UNSC Battle Group India]]. | '''UNSC ''Everest''''' was the [[flagship]] of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole's]] fleets during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="Harvest"/> In [[2525]], it was the fleet command cruiser of [[UNSC Battle Group X-Ray]], and in [[2543]], it was the flagship of [[UNSC Battle Group India]]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[Image:Cole on Everest Bridge.png|thumb|200px|left|Admiral Cole on ''Everest'''s bridge.]] | [[Image:Cole on Everest Bridge.png|thumb|200px|left|Admiral Cole on ''Everest'''s bridge.]] | ||
A super-heavy cruiser, possibly a modified [[Marathon-class | A [[UNSC super-heavy cruiser|super-heavy cruiser]], possibly a modified [[Marathon-class cruiser]], the Everest served as Cole's flagship in battle against the Covenant in the [[Second Battle of Harvest|Epsilon Indi]], [[Battle of Alpha Aurigae|Alpha Aurigae]], [[Battle of XI Boötis A|XI Boötis A]], [[Battle of the Great Bear|Groombridge-1830]], [[Battle of Leonis Minoris|Leonis Minoris]], and [[Battle of Psi Serpentis|Psi Serpentis]] star systems.<ref name="HWG">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref> Following the Battle of Groombridge-1830 in [[2530]], [[Subject 386]], a [[Sangheili]] captive, was interrogated in the ''Everest'''s biohazard ward; from this interrogation, Cole learned the reason for the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant's]] war against [[human]]ity. Shortly therafter, Cole wrote the first draft of [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|his eponymous protocol]]. | ||
The ''Everest'' was presumed destroyed following the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] while taking out over 300 Covenant vessels by causing the planet [[Viperidae]], a super-gas giant, to undergo artificial fusion and ignite temporarily as a [[Wikipedia:brown dwarf|brown dwarf]] star. In commemoration of Cole's efforts while in command of the ''Everest'', a painting titled ''[[Admiral Cole's Last Stand]]'' was hung in [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], [[Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 100''</ref> | The ''Everest'' was presumed destroyed following the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] while taking out over 300 Covenant vessels by causing the planet [[Viperidae]], a super-gas giant, to undergo artificial fusion and ignite temporarily as a [[Wikipedia:brown dwarf|brown dwarf]] star. In commemoration of Cole's efforts while in command of the ''Everest'', a painting titled ''[[Admiral Cole's Last Stand]]'' was hung in [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], [[Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 100''</ref> | ||