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|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 139'' (''"What those critics forgot was that a UNSC | |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> | ||
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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.<ref name="evo"/> | 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 name="evo"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 16:10, May 30, 2011
Template:Ship The UNSC Thermopylae was a destroyer in the UNSC Navy during the Human-Covenant War.[1]
Background
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.[1]
Trivia
- The ship is named for the famous Battle of Thermopylae, where the 300 Spartans made a last stand against the Persian Empire during 480 B.C.E.
List of appearances
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole (First appearance)
