Editing CMA Heracles

{{Title|CMA ''Heracles''}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Infobox/Ships
|name            = ''Heracles''
|image           = [[File:CMA Heracles.jpg|300px]]
|caption         = CMA ''Heracles'' entering orbit over a post-glassing Harvest.
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{{Infobox/Ships/Individual
|country              = [[Colonial Administration Authority]]
|country flag         = {{Icon|CAA}}
|name                 = ''Heracles''
|class                = {{Class|Hillsborough|heavy destroyer}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFMoa}}
|namesake             = [[Wikipedia:Heracles|Heracles]]
|identification       = 
|operator             = [[CMA Navy]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=FOR11|HTFOR|Chapter=11}}{{Ref/Anthology|Id=Cole|Evo|The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole|Section=Six: The Covenant War: The Cole Campaigns (2525–2532 CE)}}
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|fate                 = <!--The ultimate fate of the ship, if it is no longer in present service-->
|status               = <!--The current status of the ship if it is still active, and one is known-->
|captains             = [[Maribeau Veredi]]{{Ref/Reuse|FOR11}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=270}}
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}}
|hide-characteristics=
|nocollapse      = yes
|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}}
|length          = {{Convert|1725.7|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width           = 
|height          = 
|mass            = 2 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|power           = [[Fusion reactor]]
|maneuver drive  = [[Fusion drive]]
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|crew            = 
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|troops          = 
|hull            = {{Convert|2|m|ft}} [[Titanium-A armor]]{{Ref/Comic|Id=Genesis|HWG|Page=3}}
|shielding       = 
|sensors         = 
|ew              = 
|armaments       = 
*1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|83B6R1 MAC]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*4 [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry autocannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*56 [[Ares missile|M48 Ares missiles]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*7 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|aircraft        =
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}}
'''CMA ''Heracles''''' was a {{Class|Hillsborough|destroyer}} in service with the [[Colonial Military Authority]].{{Ref/Reuse|Cole}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} ''Heracles'' was commanded by [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]] and the [[destroyer]] served as the lead ship of [[Battle Group 4]].{{Ref/Reuse|FOR11}}

==History==
===Investigation of Harvest===
On [[2525#February|February 3, 2525]], contact was lost with the [[Unified Earth Government]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Harvest]], in the [[Epsilon Indi system]]. In response, the [[Colonial Military Authority]] sent the scout ship [[CMA Argo|''Argo'']] to investigate. The scout ship arrived in the system on [[2525#April|April 20]], but transmissions from ''Argo'' ended shortly after. As the issue became more serious, [[UNSC Fleet Command]] and the CMA sent [[Battle Group 4]]—consisting of ''Heracles'', along with [[CMA Arabia|''Arabia'']] and [[CMA Vostok|''Vostok'']]—into the Epsilon Indi system to discover why the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] had lost contact with Harvest.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole}}{{Ref/Reuse|FOR11}}

''Heracles'' and the rest of Battle Group 4 arriving in the system on [[2525#October|October 7]]. Upon traveling to Harvest, the crew of the destroyer discovered that the planet's once-verdant surface had been [[Glassing|destroyed]] and that ''Argo'' was missing.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR11}} While at Harvest, ''Heracles'' recovered a [[RQ-XII drone]] left behind eight months earlier by {{UNSCShip|Walk of Shame}}, the [[sloop]] of [[Jilan al-Cygni]]—an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] operative.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Chapter=Epilogue}} The [[battle group]] soon detected a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}}, ''[[Heaven's Brilliant Bier]]'', in orbit over the planet. Following protocol,{{Ref/Reuse|FOR11}} ''Heracles'' attempted to initiate communications with the ship. The interdictor responded by broadcasting the message: "''Your destruction is the will of the gods, and we are their instrument''", and then opened fire.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.halowars.com/gameinfo/timeline2.aspx|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=Timeline|D=21|M=12|Y=2017|LocalArchive=Archive:Halowars.com/Timeline}}{{Ref/Game|HW|Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events|Detail=7 October, 2525}} After a brief exchange of fire that lasted less than fourteen seconds,{{Ref/Reuse|Cole}} ''Arabia'' and ''Vostok'' were destroyed and ''Heracles'' was forced to retreat. Due to the extensive damage it had taken during the skirmish, ''Heracles'' took several weeks to return to [[Reach]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]].{{Ref/Reuse|FOR11}}{{Ref/Comic|HFORBC|Issue=4}}{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=205}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} While the ship was repaired at Reach, the sensors logs of ''Heracles'' were analyzed to give [[Central Command|CENTCOM]] some knowledge on their new enemy. Battle Group 4's contact with the interdictor eventually led to the [[Battle of Harvest]], which resulted in a pyrrhic UNSC victory and the destruction of the Covenant ship.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole}}

==Production notes==
In the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'' and its [[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)|2011 reprint]], the ''Heracles'' is incorrectly identified as the "UNSC ''Heracles''", a mistake carried to the other CMA vessels of Battle Group 4. This issue is also present in ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', in which the ''Heracles''{{'}} crew are shown to wear [[UNSC Navy Service Uniform]]s.

==Trivia==
The ship was named after [[Wikipedia:Heracles|Heracles]], a legendary hero from [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:UNSC Heracles.png|The ''Heracles'' arrives at Harvest.
File:FoR Heracles.png|''Heracles'' exits slipspace
File:FoR Battle group 4.png|The ''Heracles'' and [[Battle Group 4]] orbit a glassed Harvest, shortly before the fleet's near-destruction.
File:TFoR AS - Harvest glassed.jpg|Battle Group 4 discover Harvest's fate
File:TFoR AS - Heracles damaged.jpg|Heracles, damaged by its engagement with the Covenant ship
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Hillsborough-class destroyers|Heracles]]
[[Category:Colonial Military Administration ships|Heracles]]