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|manufacturer = [[UNSC]] | |manufacturer = [[UNSC]] | ||
|model = | |model = | ||
|length = {{Convert|485|m|ft}} | |length = Varies between classes<br/> c.{{Convert|485|m|ft}}<ref name="class">Size of unknown Destroyer class before 2552<br/>''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.''<br />--''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' page 139</ref> | ||
|classes = | |classes = | ||
|engine = Deuterium nuclear fusion reactor | |engine = Deuterium nuclear fusion reactor | ||
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | ||
|shield gen = None | |shield gen = None | ||
|hull = 1.5 - 2 meters [[Titanium-A]] battleplate | |hull = 1.5 - 2 meters [[Titanium-A]] battleplate {{Verify}} | ||
|countermeasures = | |countermeasures = | ||
|armament = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref | |armament = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref name="class"/> | ||
*[[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile]]s (3) | *[[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile]]s (3) | ||
*[[Archer missile|Over-sized Archer Missile]] pods (26) | *[[Archer missile|Over-sized Archer Missile]] pods (26) <ref name="class"/> | ||
* | *8x 50mm Point-Defense Autocannons (Dual-Barreled) | ||
|complement = HEVs | |complement = HEVs | ||
|capacity = | |capacity = | ||
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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
Although vessels of this classification are only seven meters longer than a [[UNSC Frigate]], they are almost double the mass. Unlike most ships in the fleet, destroyers carry no single-ship ([[Longsword]] or [[Shortsword]]) fighters, their large mass comes rather from the one and a half to two meters of [[Titanium A armor]] battle plate covering the ship. [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] once stated that Destroyers are essentially the same as Frigates except for this additional armor.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', pg207</ref> | Although some vessels of this classification are only seven meters longer than a [[UNSC Frigate]], they are almost double the mass. Unlike most ships in the fleet, destroyers carry no single-ship ([[Longsword]] or [[Shortsword]]) fighters, their large mass comes rather from the one and a half to two meters of [[Titanium A armor]] battle plate covering the ship. [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] once stated that Destroyers are essentially the same as Frigates except for this additional armor.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', pg207</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 autocannons. | 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 autocannons. | ||
==Class History== | ==Class History== | ||
In 2497, the [[Gorgon-class Destroyer|Gorgon-class]] was introduced into service, what was then a Heavy Destroyer class with a single MAC.<Ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' - ''The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole.''</ref> | In 2497, the [[Gorgon-class Destroyer|Gorgon-class]] was introduced into service, what was then a Heavy Destroyer class with a single MAC.<Ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' - ''The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole.''</ref> | ||
Later | Later ships classed would include two MAC's as they became standard armament on UNSC warships. | ||
These warships were used to put down the [[Eridanus Rebels]] during [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], with the loss of several vessels. The destroyer [[UNSC Heracles|''Heracles'']] was the command ship of [[Battlegroup D]] during the disastrous [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] with the [[Covenant]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|''Halo: The Fall of Reach'']]</ref><ref>[[Halo Wars: Genesis|''Halo Wars: Genesis'']]</ref> | These warships were used to put down the [[Eridanus Rebels]] during [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], with the loss of several vessels. The destroyer [[UNSC Heracles|''Heracles'']] was the command ship of [[Battlegroup D]] during the disastrous [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] with the [[Covenant]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|''Halo: The Fall of Reach'']]</ref><ref>[[Halo Wars: Genesis|''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 larger [[CCS-class Battlecruisers]] used by the Covenant. Senior Naval Commanders estimated that, on average, seven UNSC Destroyers were generally a match for four [[Covenant Frigate]]s. As a result, many were destroyed in the war.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|''Halo: The Fall of Reach'']]</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 larger [[CCS-class Battlecruisers]] used by the Covenant. Senior Naval Commanders estimated that, on average, seven UNSC Destroyers were generally a match for four [[Covenant Frigate]]s. As a result, many were destroyed in the war.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|''Halo: The Fall of Reach'']]</ref> | ||
[[Jacob Keyes]] commanded a destroyer, the [[UNSC Iroquois|UNSC ''Iroquois'']] during a [[ | [[Jacob Keyes]] commanded a destroyer, the [[UNSC Iroquois|UNSC ''Iroquois'']] during a [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|short skirmish]] over [[Sigma Octanus IV]], where 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>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach|''Halo: The Fall of Reach'']]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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File:UNSC Heracles.png|Destroyer ''Heracles'' transitioning from Slipspace. | File:UNSC Heracles.png|Destroyer ''Heracles'' transitioning from Slipspace. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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