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'''UNSC ''Valiant''''' was the [[Wikipedia:Lead ship|lead ship]] of the {{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}}, a class of [[Cruiser|heavy cruiser]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref>[[Stephen Loftus]] on the [[Talk:Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn'' class' talk page]]</ref>
'''UNSC ''Valiant''''' was the [[Wikipedia:Lead ship|lead ship]] of the {{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}}, a class of [[Cruiser|heavy cruiser]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref>[[Stephen Loftus]] on the [[Talk:Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn'' class' talk page]]</ref>


==History==
==Service history==
UNSC ''Valiant'' was drafted by the [[UNSC Navy]] as a compromise between a [[battleship]] and a [[Cruiser|heavy cruiser]]. ''Valiant'' was commissioned and released from her [[Mars|Martian]] shipyard docking clamps in [[2493]], after undergoing years of feasibility studies and redesigns. ''Valiant'' showed promise during her initial [[UNSC Testing and Evaluation Command|testing and evaluation]], though the high costs and delays in incorporating next-generation fusion drives seemingly doomed the ''Valiant'' class.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}
UNSC ''Valiant'' was drafted by the [[UNSC Navy]] as a compromise between a [[battleship]] and a [[Cruiser|heavy cruiser]]. ''Valiant'' was commissioned and released from her [[Mars|Martian]] shipyard docking clamps in [[2493]], after undergoing years of feasibility studies and redesigns. ''Valiant'' showed promise during her initial [[UNSC Testing and Evaluation Command|testing and evaluation]], though the high costs and delays in incorporating next-generation fusion drives seemingly doomed the ''Valiant'' class.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}


Less than two years after her commissioning, ''Valiant'' and the fellow ships of her class were relegated from the UNSC Navy rolls and partially scrapped. However, in [[2497]], the [[United Nations Space Command]] discovered that [[insurrectionist]] sympathizers had infiltrated the [[Colonial Military Administration]], which led to a massive expansion of the UNSC as it absorbed and dismantled the CMA, and assumed their role fighting the [[Insurrection]]. With most command ships now engaged in lengthy counterinsurgency [[operation]]s, ''Valiant'' and other members of the class were soon recommissioned as command-and-control [[flagship]]s, with the tonnage and firepower of the class successfully augmenting [[battle group]]s of smaller [[warship]]s. ''Valiant'' and a handful of other super-heavy cruisers, including {{UNSCShip|Everest}}, were outfitted with a complete suite of command upgrades to aid the UNSC in the Insurrection.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}
Less than two years after her commissioning, ''Valiant'' and the fellow ships of her class were relegated from the UNSC Navy rolls and partially scrapped. However, in [[2497]], the [[United Nations Space Command]] discovered that [[insurrectionist]] sympathizers had infiltrated the [[Colonial Military Authority]], which led to a massive expansion of the UNSC as it absorbed and dismantled the CMA, and assumed their role fighting the [[Insurrection]]. With most command ships now engaged in lengthy counterinsurgency [[operation]]s, ''Valiant'' and other members of the class were soon recommissioned as command-and-control [[flagship]]s, with the tonnage and firepower of the class successfully augmenting [[battle group]]s of smaller [[warship]]s. ''Valiant'' and a handful of other super-heavy cruisers, including {{UNSCShip|Everest}}, were outfitted with a complete suite of command upgrades to aid the UNSC in the Insurrection.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}


''Valiant'' was present during the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]], attached to the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]].{{Ref/Reuse|SGC}}
''Valiant'' was present during the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]], attached to the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]].{{Ref/Reuse|SGC}}
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Latest revision as of 11:54, March 14, 2024

UNSC Valiant
Fleet Battles - Valiant and frigates.jpg
Production information

Manufacturer:

Martian shipyard[1]

Class:

Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser

Role:

Fleet command ship[1]

Specifications

Length:

1,518 meters (4,980 ft)[2]

Width:

373 meters (1,220 ft)[2]

Engine:

Fusion drives[1]

Slipspace drive:

Equipped

Hull:

Titanium-A armor

Armament:

Service information

Commissioned:

2493[1]

Participated battles:

Fall of Reach[5]

Fleet:

Epsilon Eridani Fleet[5]

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy[5]

 

UNSC Valiant was the lead ship of the Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser, a class of heavy cruiser in service with the UNSC Navy.[6]

Service history[edit]

UNSC Valiant was drafted by the UNSC Navy as a compromise between a battleship and a heavy cruiser. Valiant was commissioned and released from her Martian shipyard docking clamps in 2493, after undergoing years of feasibility studies and redesigns. Valiant showed promise during her initial testing and evaluation, though the high costs and delays in incorporating next-generation fusion drives seemingly doomed the Valiant class.[1]

Less than two years after her commissioning, Valiant and the fellow ships of her class were relegated from the UNSC Navy rolls and partially scrapped. However, in 2497, the United Nations Space Command discovered that insurrectionist sympathizers had infiltrated the Colonial Military Authority, which led to a massive expansion of the UNSC as it absorbed and dismantled the CMA, and assumed their role fighting the Insurrection. With most command ships now engaged in lengthy counterinsurgency operations, Valiant and other members of the class were soon recommissioned as command-and-control flagships, with the tonnage and firepower of the class successfully augmenting battle groups of smaller warships. Valiant and a handful of other super-heavy cruisers, including UNSC Everest, were outfitted with a complete suite of command upgrades to aid the UNSC in the Insurrection.[1]

Valiant was present during the Fall of Reach during the Human-Covenant War, attached to the Epsilon Eridani Fleet.[5]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter
  2. ^ a b Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 42
  3. ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 118
  4. ^ a b Halo: Evolutions - The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, section 6
  5. ^ a b c d Spartan Games Community: Future ships (broken link)
  6. ^ Stephen Loftus on the Autumn class' talk page