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|name=''Thermopylae'' | |name=''Thermopylae'' | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer=[[UNSC]] | ||
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|class=[[Destroyer]] | |class=[[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]] | ||
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|hull= | |hull= 2 meters of [[titanium-A armor]] | ||
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|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] | |armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 139'' (''"What those critics forgot was that a UNSC destroyer sported 2 MAC guns, 26 oversized Archer missile pods and 3 nuclear warheads. Only seven meters longer than a frigate. No single ship fighters. Almost as heavy than 2 frigates combined mass."'')</ref> | ||
*[[Archer | *[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]] (3) | ||
|complement= | * Oversized [[Archer missile]] pods (26) | ||
* 2× [[Point defense gun|50mm point defense guns]] (8) | |||
|complement=[[Pelican|Pelican dropships]] | |||
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|battles=[[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] | |||
|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] | |||
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The '''UNSC ''Thermopylae''''' was a [[UNSC | |||
The '''UNSC ''Thermopylae''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] in the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="evo">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 473''</ref> | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The ship was part of Battle Group 3 at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]]. During the battle, the ''Thermopylae'' took moderate damage and would likely have been destroyed, but she and the rest of Battle Group 3 was saved by [[Insurrectionist]] forces. | The ship was part of [[Battle Group Sierra-3]] at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]]. During the battle, the ''Thermopylae'' took moderate damage and would likely have been destroyed, but she and the rest of Battle Group 3 was saved by [[Insurrectionist]] forces.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The ship is named for the famous [[Wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|Battle of Thermopylae]], where the 300 [[Wikipedia:Sparta|Sparta]]ns made a last stand against the Persian Empire during 480 BCE. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]] | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]] {{1st}} | **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
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The UNSC Thermopylae was a destroyer in the UNSC Navy during the Human-Covenant War.[2]
Background[edit]
The ship was part of Battle Group Sierra-3 at the Battle of 18 Scorpii in 2543. During the battle, the Thermopylae took moderate damage and would likely have been destroyed, but she and the rest of Battle Group 3 was saved by Insurrectionist forces.[2]
Trivia[edit]
The ship is named for the famous Battle of Thermopylae, where the 300 Spartans made a last stand against the Persian Empire during 480 BCE.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole (First appearance)
Sources[edit]
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 139 ("What those critics forgot was that a UNSC destroyer sported 2 MAC guns, 26 oversized Archer missile pods and 3 nuclear warheads. Only seven meters longer than a frigate. No single ship fighters. Almost as heavy than 2 frigates combined mass.")
- ^ a b Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", page 473
