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{{Title|UNSC ''Iroquois''}} | {{Title|UNSC ''Iroquois''}} | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{ | {{Infobox/Ships | ||
|name= | |name = ''Iroquois'' | ||
|image=[[File:HM SigmaOctanus.jpg|300px]]The ''Iroquois'' prepares to engage | |image = [[File:HM SigmaOctanus.jpg|300px]] | ||
|class={{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}} | |caption = The ''Iroquois'' prepares to engage the [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord]] | ||
|manufacturer= | |modules = | ||
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| | |country = [[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
|length=485 meters{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} | |country flag = {{Icon|UEG}} | ||
|width= | |name = | ||
|height= | |class = {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}} | ||
| | |namesake = | ||
| | |identification = DD-906{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} | ||
| | |operator = [[UNSC Navy]] | ||
|manufacturer = | |||
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |architect = | ||
| | |laid down = [[2551]]{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} | ||
| | |launched = | ||
| | |commissioned = [[2552|April 2552]]{{Ref/Reuse|Reach139}} | ||
|hull= | |decommissioned = | ||
*2m of [[Titanium-A armor|titanium-A battleplate]] | |fate = | ||
|status = | |||
|captains = [[Jacob Keyes|Commander Jacob Keyes]] | |||
|ai = | |||
|motto = Alea Iacta Est (The Dice is Cast){{Ref/Book|Id=Mythos|[[Halo Mythos]]|Page=82-83}} | |||
|badge = | |||
}} | |||
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|type = [[Destroyer]] | |||
|length = 485 meters{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} | |||
|width = | |||
|height = | |||
|mass = | |||
|power = Deuterium fusion cores | |||
|maneuver drive = *[[Fusion drive]] | |||
*Six [[emergency thruster]]s | |||
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |||
|crew = | |||
|complement = [[D77-TC Pelican]]s | |||
|troops = | |||
|hull = *2m of [[Titanium-A armor|titanium-A battleplate]] | |||
*[[Vanadium steel]] | *[[Vanadium steel]] | ||
| | |shielding = | ||
| | |sensors = | ||
| | |ew = | ||
| | |armaments = | ||
*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|14B11R2 MAC Battery]]{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} | *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|14B11R2 MAC Battery]]{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} | ||
*{{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s (3)<ref name="Reach139">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 139''</ref> | *{{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s (3)<ref name="Reach139">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 139''</ref> | ||
*Oversized [[Archer missile|Archer missile pods]] (26) | *Oversized [[Archer missile|Archer missile pods]] (26) | ||
| | |aircraft = | ||
|air facilities = | |||
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}} | }} | ||
'''UNSC ''Iroquois''''' ([[hull classification symbol]] '''DD-906''') is a {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref> of the [[UNSC Navy]]. Commissioned in [[2552|April 2552]],{{Ref/Reuse|Reach139}} ''Iroquois'' was the first ship to respond to the [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord|Covenant fleet]] en route to [[Sigma Octanus IV]] on July 17, 2552. Her first commanding officer was [[Jacob Keyes]], who executed the famed "[[Keyes Loop]]" maneuver during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]; his exemplary performance would lead him to be reassigned as commanding officer of the cruiser {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. | '''UNSC ''Iroquois''''' ([[hull classification symbol]] '''DD-906''') is a {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref> of the [[UNSC Navy]]. Commissioned in [[2552|April 2552]],{{Ref/Reuse|Reach139}} ''Iroquois'' was the first ship to respond to the [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord|Covenant fleet]] en route to [[Sigma Octanus IV]] on July 17, 2552. Her first commanding officer was [[Jacob Keyes]], who executed the famed "[[Keyes Loop]]" maneuver during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]; his exemplary performance would lead him to be reassigned as commanding officer of the cruiser {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. | ||
==Design details | ==Design details== | ||
''Iroquois'' is outfitted with spinal-mounted, twin-linked [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (specifically 1170mm/647mm high-velocity coilguns), 26 oversized [[Archer missile]] pods, and three {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} | ''Iroquois'' is outfitted with spinal-mounted, twin-linked [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (specifically 1170mm/647mm high-velocity coilguns), 26 oversized [[Archer missile]] pods, and three {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} | ||
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{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
===Early operations=== | ===Early operations=== | ||
''Iroquois'' was constructed at the UNSC shipyards orbiting [[Reach]]. | ''Iroquois'' was constructed at the UNSC shipyards orbiting [[Reach]]. The keel for the ship was laid in [[2551]]{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} and the ship was launched in April 2552. Her first commanding officer was Commander [[Jacob Keyes]]. | ||
During the [[Covenant]]'s initial probe of Sigma Octanus IV, ''Iroquois'' was the first UNSC warship to respond to the attack. ''Iroquois'' engaged the Covenant fleet, which consisted of one [[Covenant carrier|carrier]], one {{Pattern|Wik|light destroyer}}, and two [[Covenant frigate|frigates]]. Though outnumbered, ''Iroquois'' managed to destroy the Covenant destroyer and frigates using a [[Keyes Loop|decisive maneuver]] and a {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 146-154''</ref> The carrier avoided the engagement and headed planetside to deploy its ground forces, then left the system. ''Iroquois'', still in orbit and badly damaged by the maneuver pulled off by Commander Keyes, deployed the ship's [[Spartan-II]] complement to engage the Covenant forces on the surface of Sigma Octanus IV near [[Cote d'Azur]]. | During the [[Covenant]]'s initial probe of Sigma Octanus IV, ''Iroquois'' was the first UNSC warship to respond to the attack. ''Iroquois'' engaged the Covenant fleet, which consisted of one [[Covenant carrier|carrier]], one {{Pattern|Wik|light destroyer}}, and two [[Covenant frigate|frigates]]. Though outnumbered, ''Iroquois'' managed to destroy the Covenant destroyer and frigates using a [[Keyes Loop|decisive maneuver]] and a {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 146-154''</ref> The carrier avoided the engagement and headed planetside to deploy its ground forces, then left the system. ''Iroquois'', still in orbit and badly damaged by the maneuver pulled off by Commander Keyes, deployed the ship's [[Spartan-II]] complement to engage the Covenant forces on the surface of Sigma Octanus IV near [[Cote d'Azur]]. | ||
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*[[Dominique|Lieutenant Dominique]] — Communications Officer | *[[Dominique|Lieutenant Dominique]] — Communications Officer | ||
*[[William Lovell|Ensign William Lovell]] — Navigation Officer | *[[William Lovell|Ensign William Lovell]] — Navigation Officer | ||
==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | |||
===Silver Timeline=== | |||
{{Main|Silver Timeline}} | |||
{{Notice/Silver}} | |||
The UNSC ''Iroquois'' ([[hull classification symbol]] DD-906) is a destroyer in service in the UNSC Navy and was assigned to [[Battle Group Leviathan]]. It was captained by [[Jacob Keyes/Silver|Jacob Keyes]] following the [[Battle of Raas Kkhotskha]]. It was to assist the [[Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]] in finding ''[[High Charity/Silver|High Charity]]''.{{Ref/Site|Id=silver|URL=https://halotheseries.tv/|Site=Halo: The Series|Page=Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer|D=25|M=3|Y=2022|LocalArchive=Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
''Iroquois''{{'}} motto, ''"Alea iacta est'', Latin for "The die is cast," is derived from the words attributed to Julius Caesar as his forces crossed the [[Wikipedia:Rubicon|Rubicon]] during [[Wikipedia:Caesar's Civil War|Caesar's Civil War]] in 49 BCE. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||