Editing Defender of Faith

{{Title|''Defender of Faith''}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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|fate                 = Destroyed by {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in [[2553#March|March 2553]]{{Ref/Reuse|TW12}}
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*Ventral [[energy projector]]{{Ref/Reuse|TW12}}
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'''''Defender of Faith''''' was a [[Covenant destroyer]] of unknown classification. The ship was prominently employed in the service of the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] during the early stages of the [[Blooding Years]], captained by [[Shipmaster]] [['Rduan]]. The vessel was destroyed during its attack on [[Vadam]] keep in [[2553]] by intervention from 'Vadam-allied [[United Nations Space Command]] forces.{{Ref/Reuse|TW12}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
''Defender of Faith'' was a destroyer of [[Covenant destroyer|unknown classification]]. The vessel had a nose comprised of silver [[nanolaminate]], and measured {{Convert|1200|m|ft}} in length - considered to look relatively small by Covenant destroyer standards when viewed by [[UNSC Navy]] personnel. The vessel was known to [[Margaret Parangosky]], [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence]], who considered the class a rare one - commenting that "''[you] don't see many of those''" - likely in relation to the Covenant's more common {{Pattern|Wik|light destroyer}} and {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}s, respectively.{{Ref/Reuse|TW12}}

The vessel did not have employ [[energy shielding]] when used in [[2553]], allowing [[Swords of Sanghelios]] forces to score a number of hits directly on the hull with their own anti-ship artillery.{{Ref/Reuse|TW12}}

===Armaments===
The destroyer was armed with a ventrally-mounted [[energy projector]]. It was also equipped with a [[Missile Delivery System]] of some kind (presumably [[plasma torpedo]]es), which were ineffective at breaching the point-defence networks of {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, alongside an plasma weapon of some kind used to target [[Thel 'Vadam]]'s forces in [[Vadam]] keep.{{Ref/Reuse|TW12}} The weapon fired, described as a "''silent bolt of light''" when viewed from orbit on a viewscreen,{{Ref/Reuse|TW12}} may possibly be some form of [[Plasma cannon (starship)|plasma cannon]], [[plasma bombardment mortar]] or [[pulse laser turret]].

==Service history==
In [[2553#March|March 2553]], ''Defender of Faith'' was used by the Servants of the Abiding Truth to support a large attack on 'Vadam keep, on [[Sanghelios]]. The ship was used to support the attack, at first simply hovering over the opposition camp assaulting 'Vadam for intimidation value - with [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] hoping to draw [[Thel 'Vadam]] out from the keep to face him alone. The ship's presence put an end to the exchange of weapons fire between the two sides, though ultimately the defending 'Vadam forces struck the ship three times with a plasma artillery weapon - making their intent clear to the attackers. ''Defender of Faith'' was used to provide bombardment support for the ensuing assault, eventually leading to 'Vadam agreeing to allow {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} to fire upon it due to the unavailability of his own naval support. ''Defender of Faith'' attempted to lift into orbit to engage ''Infinity'' directly, rapidly climbing to an altitude of five hundred and then two thousand meters before ''Infinity'' fired three pods of [[Howler missile]]s - totalling sixty missiles - at the destroyer.

''Defender of Faith'' attempted to return fire in kind with its own missile complement, though none of these weapons were able to breach ''Infinity''{{'}}s point-defences before the Howlers were able to strike ''Defender of Faith'' after only ten seconds of flight. These missiles were not enough to destroy the ship, but did breach the hull - leaving a gap which ''Infinity'' exploited with a further two pods of Howlers. The resulting impacts tore ''Defender of Faith''{{'}}s bow open, faltering the drives and resulting in the ship's remains impacting back down on Sanghelios five kilometres to the west of [[Kolaar Mountain]].{{Ref/Reuse|TW12}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Destroyers]]
[[Category:Covenant ships]]