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| {{Title|CMA ''Heracles''}} | | {{UNSC Ship Title|Heracles}} |
| {{Status|Canon}}
| | The '''UNSC ''Heracles''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer]] commanded by [[Captain Veredi]]. |
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| |name = ''Heracles''
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| |image = [[File:CMA Heracles.jpg|300px]]
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| |caption = CMA ''Heracles'' entering orbit over a post-glassing Harvest.
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| |country = [[Colonial Administration Authority]]
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| |country flag = {{Icon|CAA}}
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| |name = ''Heracles''
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| |class = {{Class|Hillsborough|heavy destroyer}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFMoa}}
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| |namesake = [[Wikipedia:Heracles|Heracles]]
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| |identification =
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| |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-->
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| |status = <!--The current status of the ship if it is still active, and one is known-->
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| |captains = [[Maribeau Veredi]]{{Ref/Reuse|FOR11}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=270}}
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| |hide-characteristics=
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| |nocollapse = yes
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| |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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| |length = {{Convert|1725.7|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |width =
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| |mass = 2 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |power = [[Fusion reactor]]
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| |maneuver drive = [[Fusion drive]]
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| |slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
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| |hull = {{Convert|2|m|ft}} [[Titanium-A armor]]{{Ref/Comic|Id=Genesis|HWG|Page=3}}
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| |shielding =
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| |sensors =
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| |ew =
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| *1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|83B6R1 MAC]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *4 [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry autocannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *56 [[Ares missile|M48 Ares missiles]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| *7 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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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}}
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| ==History==
| | On October 7, [[2525]], The ''Heracles'', along with the {{UNSCShip|Arabia}} and {{UNSCShip|Vostok}} were sent into the [[Harvest]] system to discover why the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] had lost contact with both the colony and the scout ship ''[[Argo]]''. It discovered the planet destroyed, the ''Argo'' missing, and a [[Covenant]] vessel in orbit. After a short battle, the ''Arabia'' and the ''Vostok'' were destroyed, and the ''Heracles'' was forced to retreat. It took the Heracles several weeks to return to [[Reach]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 96.</ref> |
| ===Investigation of Harvest===
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| 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}} | |
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| ''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}}
| | The ship was then repaired and its commander, Captain Verdi is later mentioned as being part of the [[Battle of Harvest]] where he again commanded the repaired UNSC ''Heracles''. |
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| ==Production notes==
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| 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.
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| ==Trivia==
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| The ship was named after [[Wikipedia:Heracles|Heracles]], a legendary hero from [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]].
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:HWG CMAHeracles.png|The ''Heracles'' arrives at Harvest.
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| File:HWG_CMAHeracles_Engines.png|The [[fusion drive]]s of ''Heracles''.
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| File:FoR Heracles.png|''Heracles'' exits slipspace
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| 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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| File:TFoR AS - Harvest glassed.jpg|Battle Group 4 discover Harvest's fate
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| File:TFoR AS - Heracles damaged.jpg|Heracles, damaged by its engagement with the Covenant ship
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| [[Category:Hillsborough-class destroyers|Heracles]] | | [[Category:Human Starships|Heracles]] |
| [[Category:Colonial Military Administration ships|Heracles]]
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