Vindication-class light battleship

The Vindication-class light battleship is a capital warship utilized by the United Nations Space Command during and after the Human-Covenant War.

Specifications

Design details

The Vindication's hull is rather flat, though the bow slants upward and forward. Several antennae protrude from the fore end. The ship has one large, primary thrust nozzle and four smaller, secondary nozzles.

Service history

The class had entered service either before or during the Human-Covenant War. At least one was present at the Template:UNSCship's commissioning ceremony. Several Vindications were part of Battle Group Dakota and attacked the Mantle's Approach during the Didact's attack on Earth in July of 2557. During the Second Battle of Requiem, at least three ships of this class deployed fireteams to the surface in order to find Dr. Catherine Halsey after her abduction at the hands of the Covenant.

Ships of the line

• UNSC Vindication - The lead ship of the class

Behind the scenes

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• Two Vindication-class battleships appear in the background of the Halo 4 level Midnight; given their nature they are intended to be seen only from a considerable distance. However, exploiting a glitch allows the player to examine these vessels up close, along with a number of Poseidon-class light carriers and Strident-class heavy frigates. Because these ships are intended to appear only as scenery, they are rendered as brushes rather than level geometry; as such, the player can fly the Broadsword through them without harm. By the same merit the ships' in-game models are not to scale with their canonical incarnations.
• The Vindication-class battleship and Poseidon-class carrier were to be featured in Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide but were cut due to space constraints.

Gallery

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  A Vindication attends UNSC Infinity's commissioning ceremony; note the in-atmosphere boosters.

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  Early concept art of what would become the Vindication-class for Halo 4.

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  Concept art for the Vindication-class.

• Unidentified UNSC CS A1.jpg

  A Vindication-class battleship engaging Mantle's Approach.

• Unidentified UNSC CS A2.jpg

  Rear view of the battleship.

• Dakota 4.jpg

  Another view of the Vindication-class.

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  Profile of the Vindication-class in Halo Mythos.

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  Three ships of this class participating in the Requiem Campaign of 2558.

List of appearances

• The Commissioning (First appearance)
• Halo 4
  • Spartan Ops
• Halo Mythos