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|length=1192 meters (3,910 ft)<ref> http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_scalecomparison/?display=CapitalShips </ref><ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', | |length=1192 meters (3,910 ft)<ref> http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_scalecomparison/?display=CapitalShips </ref><ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 238''</ref> | ||
|mass= 100,000 tons<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 53</ref> | |mass= 100,000 tons<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 53''</ref> | ||
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | ||
|slipspace speed=2.1 light-years/day | |slipspace speed=2.1 light-years/day | ||
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The '''UNSC ''Hannibal''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] {{Class|Marathon|Cruiser}}. | The '''UNSC ''Hannibal''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] {{Class|Marathon|Cruiser}}. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
On August 30 [[2552]], ''Hannibal'', along with many of the UNSC's finest ships, saw action during the [[Battle of Reach]]<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 168</ref>. During the battle, the ''Hannibal'' charged into the oncoming Covenant fleet and was either disabled or destroyed during the battle. The ship, along with all the lives of its crew were lost. In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Reach]] the Covenant began moving the wreckage of the Hannibal, and the rest of the UNSC fleet into a concentrated region of space in a high stationary orbit over Reach's northern pole. | On August 30 [[2552]], ''Hannibal'', along with many of the UNSC's finest ships, saw action during the [[Battle of Reach]]<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 168''</ref>. During the battle, the ''Hannibal'' charged into the oncoming Covenant fleet and was either disabled or destroyed during the battle. The ship, along with all the lives of its crew were lost. In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Reach]] the Covenant began moving the wreckage of the Hannibal, and the rest of the UNSC fleet into a concentrated region of space in a high stationary orbit over Reach's northern pole. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 14:06, May 4, 2010
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100,000 tons[3] |
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Deuterium Fusion cores |
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Titanium-A Battle Plate |
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The UNSC Hannibal was a United Nations Space Command Marathon-class Cruiser.
Background
On August 30 2552, Hannibal, along with many of the UNSC's finest ships, saw action during the Battle of Reach[4]. During the battle, the Hannibal charged into the oncoming Covenant fleet and was either disabled or destroyed during the battle. The ship, along with all the lives of its crew were lost. In the aftermath of the Battle of Reach the Covenant began moving the wreckage of the Hannibal, and the rest of the UNSC fleet into a concentrated region of space in a high stationary orbit over Reach's northern pole.
Trivia
- The ship might have been named after the ancient Carthaginian military leader, Hannibal.
Sources
- ^ http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_scalecomparison/?display=CapitalShips
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 238
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 53
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 168
