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The ''' | The '''heavy destroyer''' is a warship classification in the [[UNSC Navy]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Active in the late 2490's, the {{UNSCShip|Gorgon}} was the first heavy destroyer to be equipped with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], a weapon system that would later become the standard armament of most UNSC naval ships. The ''Gorgon'' was commanded by then-[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]]. It was used to engage the [[insurrectionist]] vessel ''[[Bellicose]]'' on three occasions.<ref name="P447"/> The warship was capable of firing only three MAC rounds before needing to resort to other armaments.<ref name="P451">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 451''</ref> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{ | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Indirect mention}} {{C|Definitive Edition}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{1st}} | **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Revision as of 01:57, July 7, 2013
The heavy destroyer is a warship classification in the UNSC Navy.
Overview
Active in the late 2490's, the UNSC Gorgon was the first heavy destroyer to be equipped with a Magnetic Accelerator Cannon, a weapon system that would later become the standard armament of most UNSC naval ships. The Gorgon was commanded by then-Captain Preston Cole. It was used to engage the insurrectionist vessel Bellicose on three occasions.[1] The warship was capable of firing only three MAC rounds before needing to resort to other armaments.[2]
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach Template:Indirect mention (Definitive Edition)
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole (First appearance)
