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|name = ''Hillsborough''-class | |name = ''Hillsborough''-class | ||
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|type = [[UNSC destroyer| | |type = [[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=125}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFMoa|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-have-s-moa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Have S'moa|D=09|M=07|Y=2021}} | ||
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*56 [[Ares missile|M48 Ares missiles]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *56 [[Ares missile|M48 Ares missiles]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
*7 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *7 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
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===Armaments=== | ===Armaments=== | ||
At the time of its introduction in [[2499]], the ''Hillsborough'' outclassed many of its counterparts in the UNSC Navy. For example, the UNSC's [[ | At the time of its introduction in [[2499]], the ''Hillsborough'' outclassed many of its counterparts in the UNSC Navy. For example, the UNSC's [[UNSC heavy destroyer|heavy destroyer]] class boasted a very limited [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] system capable of only stocking three MAC rounds,{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole}} while the ''Hillsborough'' was built around an 83B6R1 MAC of its own. This weapon is supported by a loadout of four [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry autocannons]] and fifty-six [[Ares missile|M48 Ares missiles]]. For [[Point-defense gun|point-defence]], the ''Hillsborough'' boasts seven [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
''Hillsborough''-class destroyers were originally introduced into [[CMA Navy]] service in 2499, at the height of the [[Insurrection]]. The angular silhouette of the class was one of the defining symbols of the CMA during its tenure, and was able to outmatch its [[United Nations Space Command]] counterparts for decades. Despite this, it was radically outmatched by its [[Covenant destroyer|counterparts]] in the [[Covenant fleet]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ''Hillsborough''-class destroyers were originally introduced into [[CMA Navy]] service in 2499, at the height of the [[Insurrection]]. The angular silhouette of the class was one of the defining symbols of the CMA during its tenure, and was able to outmatch its [[United Nations Space Command]] counterparts for decades. Despite this, it was radically outmatched by its [[Covenant destroyer|counterparts]] in the [[Covenant fleet]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
On [[2525#October|October 7, 2525]],{{Ref/Game|HW|Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events|Detail=7 October, 2525}} a ''Hillsborough''-class destroyer of [[Battle Group 4]], {{CMAShip|Heracles}}, was dispatched to the [[Epsilon Indi system]] to investigate the loss of communications with the planet [[Harvest]], alongside [[CMA Arabia|''Arabia'']] and [[CMA Vostok|''Vostok'']]. Upon exiting [[slipstream space]] in the system, the three ships were attacked by a [[Covenant]] vessel. Only the ''Heracles'' survived, albeit heavily damaged, by limping back to [[Reach]]. | On [[2525#October|October 7, 2525]],{{Ref/Game|HW|Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events|Detail=7 October, 2525}} a ''Hillsborough''-class destroyer of [[Battle Group 4]], {{CMAShip|Heracles}}, was dispatched to the [[Epsilon Indi system]] to investigate the loss of communications with the planet [[Harvest]], alongside [[CMA Arabia|''Arabia'']] and [[CMA Vostok|''Vostok'']]. Upon exiting [[slipstream space]] in the system, the three ships were attacked by a [[Covenant]] vessel. Only the ''Heracles'' survived, albeit heavily damaged, by limping back to [[Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|FOR11}}{{Ref/Comic|HFORBC|Issue=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|Genesis}} | ||
The outbreak of war saw all CMA forces placed under UNSC control for the "duration of the crisis",{{Ref/Game|HW|Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events|Detail=1 November, 2525}} leading to the CMA's fleet of ''Hillsborough''-class vessels being transferred into UNSC control. Over the next few years, these ships were used for internal security, or were broken up for scrap.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} By [[2547]], the CMA and all of its assets - including its fleet of ''Hillsborough''-class destroyers - were all but effectively absorbed by the UNSC.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=52}} | The outbreak of war saw all CMA forces placed under UNSC control for the "duration of the crisis",{{Ref/Game|HW|Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events|Detail=1 November, 2525}} leading to the CMA's fleet of ''Hillsborough''-class vessels being transferred into UNSC control. Over the next few years, these ships were used for internal security, or were broken up for scrap.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} By [[2547]], the CMA and all of its assets - including its fleet of ''Hillsborough''-class destroyers - were all but effectively absorbed by the UNSC.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=52}} | ||
==Ships of the line== | |||
*{{CMAShip|Hillsborough}} – The [[Wikipedia:Lead ship|lead ship]] of the class{{Ref/Generic|[[Stephen Loftus]] on the [[Talk:Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn'' class' talk page]]}} | |||
*{{CMAShip|Heracles}} – Participated in the [[First Battle of Harvest|First Battle]] of [[Harvest]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=FOR11|HTFoR|Chapter=11}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:UNSC Heracles.png|Another view of ''Heracles'' arriving at Epsilon Eridani, in ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''. | ||
File:FoR Heracles.png|The ''Heracles'' transitions from slipspace at Epsilon Eridani in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]''. | File:FoR Heracles.png|The ''Heracles'' transitions from slipspace at Epsilon Eridani in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]''. | ||
File:FoR Battle group 4.png|The ''Heracles'' and [[Battle Group 4]] orbit a glassed Harvest, shortly before the fleet's near-destruction. | File:FoR Battle group 4.png|The ''Heracles'' and [[Battle Group 4]] orbit a glassed Harvest, shortly before the fleet's near-destruction. | ||
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*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' |