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The '''''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser''' ([[hull classification symbol]]: '''CA'''){{Ref/Reuse|h2a}} is a classification of [[cruiser]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]]. Built as a replacement for the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}, the ''Marathon''-class is nearly 1.2 kilometers long, heavily armored, and equipped with two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]] and an impressive arsenal of missiles.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}~~They were considered some of the largest and most powerful vessels built by the UNSC.~~

The '''''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser''' ([[hull classification symbol]]: '''CA'''){{Ref/Reuse|h2a}} is a classification of [[cruiser]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]]. Built as a replacement for the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}, the ''Marathon''-class is nearly 1.2 kilometers long, heavily armored, and equipped with two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]] and an impressive arsenal of missiles.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}

These vessels were most often deployed in attack and defense roles, serving as the backbone of UNSC fleets, though they were also popular among high-ranking [[UNSC]] officers for use as [[Flagship|command ships]],{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} and were even deployed in rare instances in a [[Carrier|light carrier]] configuration.<ref name="fb125">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Core Rulebook - page 125''</ref> They were primarily used during the [[Human-Covenant War]], though their numbers were heavily diminished and only very few remain in service in the conflict's aftermath alongside their successor vessel, the [[Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn''-class heavy cruiser]].<ref name="H4VG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''UNSC Cruiser, page 191''</ref> ~~nevertheless~~

These vessels were most often deployed in attack and defense roles, serving as the backbone of UNSC fleets, though they were also popular among high-ranking [[UNSC]] officers for use as [[Flagship|command ships]],{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} and were even deployed in rare instances in a [[Carrier|light carrier]] configuration.<ref name="fb125">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Core Rulebook - page 125''</ref> They were primarily used during the [[Human-Covenant War]], though their numbers were heavily diminished and only very few remain in service in the conflict's aftermath alongside their successor vessel, the [[Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn''-class heavy cruiser]].<ref name="H4VG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''UNSC Cruiser, page 191''</ref>

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-The '''''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser''' ([[hull classification symbol]]: '''CA'''){{Ref/Reuse|h2a}} is a classification of [[cruiser]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]]. Built as a replacement for the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}, the ''Marathon''-class is nearly 1.2 kilometers long, heavily armored, and equipped with two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]] and an impressive arsenal of missiles.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}They were considered some of the largest and most powerful vessels built by the UNSC.
+The '''''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser''' ([[hull classification symbol]]: '''CA'''){{Ref/Reuse|h2a}} is a classification of [[cruiser]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]]. Built as a replacement for the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}, the ''Marathon''-class is nearly 1.2 kilometers long, heavily armored, and equipped with two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]] and an impressive arsenal of missiles.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}
-These vessels were most often deployed in attack and defense roles, serving as the backbone of UNSC fleets, though they were also popular among high-ranking [[UNSC]] officers for use as [[Flagship|command ships]],{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} and were even deployed in rare instances in a [[Carrier|light carrier]] configuration.<ref name="fb125">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Core Rulebook - page 125''</ref> They were primarily used during the [[Human-Covenant War]], though their numbers were heavily diminished and only very few remain in service in the conflict's aftermath alongside their successor vessel, the [[Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn''-class heavy cruiser]].<ref name="H4VG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''UNSC Cruiser, page 191''</ref> nevertheless
+These vessels were most often deployed in attack and defense roles, serving as the backbone of UNSC fleets, though they were also popular among high-ranking [[UNSC]] officers for use as [[Flagship|command ships]],{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} and were even deployed in rare instances in a [[Carrier|light carrier]] configuration.<ref name="fb125">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Core Rulebook - page 125''</ref> They were primarily used during the [[Human-Covenant War]], though their numbers were heavily diminished and only very few remain in service in the conflict's aftermath alongside their successor vessel, the [[Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn''-class heavy cruiser]].<ref name="H4VG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''UNSC Cruiser, page 191''</ref>
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