UNSC destroyer: Difference between revisions

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{{Ship Class Infobox

|image          = [[File:Heart_of_Midlothian.png|300px]]

|manufacturer    = [[UNSC]]

|length          = Varies between classes<br/> c.{{Convert|485|m|ft}}<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 248''</ref><ref name="class">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 139'' (''"What those critics forgot that a UNSC Destroyer sported 2 MAC guns, 26 over-sized 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><ref name="waypoint">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]:''' [http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/unsc-the-heart-of-midlothian/a0711b9f-4241-4c5b-9e2d-2110775cafa2?page=2 ''UNSC The Heart of Midlothian'']</ref>

|weight          = 7,900 Metric Tons<ref name="waypoint"/>

|engine          = Deuterium nuclear fusion reactor

|hull            = 1.5 - 2 meters [[Titanium-A]] battleplate <ref name="enc"/>

|armament        = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref name="class"/><ref name="waypoint"/>

*[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s (3)

*[[Archer missile|Over-sized Archer missile]] pods (26) <ref name="class"/><ref name="waypoint"/>

*8x [[Point-defense gun|50mm point-defense autocannons]] (dual-barreled)

|complement      = *HEVs

*Pelicans <ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 13''</ref> <ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 24''</ref>  

|affiliation    = [[UNSC Navy]]

*[[Colonial Military Administration]]

'''Destroyer''' is a warship classification in the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], as well as the now-defunct [[Colonial Military Administration]]. Its [[hull classification symbol]] is '''''DD'''''. Fast, maneuverable, and designed for long-term endurance, destroyers were intended to escort larger vessels, such as the [[Marathon-class Cruiser|''Marathon'']]- and {{Class|Halcyon|cruiser}}s.

==Specifications==

Although some vessels of this classification are only [[seven]] meters longer than a [[UNSC frigate]], they have almost double the mass. Unlike most ships in the fleet, destroyers carry no [[GA-TL1 Longsword|single-ship fighters]]; rather, their large mass comes from the one and a half to two meters of [[titanium-A armor|titanium-A battle plate]] that covers the ship. [[Cortana]] once stated that destroyers are essentially the same as frigates except for this additional armor.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 207''</ref> Destroyers are also described as having arrowhead-shaped noses. <ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 26''</ref>

The destroyer's armament comes in the form of two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s, twenty-six oversized [[Archer missile]] pods, and three [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s. For defense against [[starfighter]]s, the Destroyer carries eight [[Point-defense gun|point-defense autocannons]].<ref name="class"/>

 

In 2497, the [[Gorgon-class heavy destroyer|''Gorgon''-class]], a heavy destroyer with a single MAC, was introduced into service.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''' - ''The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole.''</ref> Later ships classes would include two MACs as they became standard armament on UNSC warships. These warships were used to put down the [[United Rebel Front|Eridanus rebels]] during [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], with the loss of several vessels. The CMA destroyer [[CMA Heracles|''Heracles'']] was the command ship of [[Battlegroup 4]] during the disastrous [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] with the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].<ref name="class"/><ref>'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref>

 

During the [[Human-Covenant War]], destroyers were looked down upon by many in the Navy. The destroyer class was initially considered too ineffective against the superior Covenant ships, but in reality, it could receive and dish out a considerable amount of damage for its size, and in groups could prove a match for the Covenant's larger [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s. Senior naval officers estimated that, on average, [[List of "seven" references in Halo|seven]] UNSC destroyers were generally a match for four [[Covenant frigate]]s.<ref name="class"/>

 

[[Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]] commanded a destroyer, the {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} during a [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|short skirmish]] over [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. During this engagement, he devised the [[Keyes Loop]] as an act of desperation. The ''Iroquois'' managed to single-handedly destroy two Covenant frigates and a [[Covenant destroyer]].<ref name="class"/>

{| class="wikitable"

! Name

! Earliest sighting

! Engagements

! Status

! Notable information

| Sacrificed self to protect Battlegroup India

|||Refitted in 2535 after a previous engagement with the Covenant

| November 3, 2552

| [[Battle of Earth]]<br/>[[Battle of Onyx]]

| Destroyed along with [[Battlegroup Stalingrad]]

| {{UNSCship|Buenos Aires}}

||| Scrap salvaged for {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}}

| [[Battle of Hat Yai]]<br/>

[[Battle of Skopje]]

| Battle of Earth

| Sacrificed self to protect Battlegroup ''Stalingrad''

| [[UNSC Gorgon (destroyer)|UNSC ''Gorgon'']]

| {{UNSCship|The Heart of Midlothian}}

| [[Battle of Algolis]]

| Destroyed

| [[Second Battle of Harvest]]

| Investigated colony world Harvest with [[Battlegroup 4]]

| Battle of Earth<br/>Battle of Onyx

| {{UNSCship|Lancelot}}

| {{UNSCship|Pioneer}}

| 2552

|

| Participated in an operation to capture [[Colonel Robert Watts]]

| {{UNSCship|Resolute}}

| {{UNSCship|Seattle}}

| [[UNSC Tharsis (destroyer)|UNSC ''Tharsis'']]

<gallery widths="150">

File:UNSC Heracles.png|The destroyer CMA ''Heracles'' transitioning from slipspace.

File:Concept - UNSC_Destroyer.png|Concept art of the UNSC ''The Heart of the Midlothian''.

File:Legends ship 1.png|An unidentified destroyer (DD-993).

File:The Heart of Midlothian 2.png|The destroyer ''The Heart of Midlothian''.

File:Heart of the Midlothian Schematic.jpg|A schematic of the ''The Heart of Midlothian''.

File:FoR UNSC Pioneer.png|The destroyer UNSC ''Pioneer''.

**''[[The Babysitter]]''

*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''

**[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|''Boot Camp'']]

**[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|''Covenant'']]

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{{UNSC Ships}}