Halberd-class light destroyer

Halberd-class
Class attributes
Identification:	Hull classification symbol: DD
Operators:	UNSC Navy
Manufacturer:	SinoViet Heavy Machinery
In service:	2508-present
General characteristics Type: Destroyer Length: 485 meters (1,590 ft) Mass: 1.8 million metric tons Power plant: Fusion reactor Maneuver drive: Four primary fusion drives Four secondary fusion drives Slipspace drive: Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine Crew: 250 sailors Complement: 2 F-29 Nandao squadrons (optional) 2 Pelican dropships Troops: 50 Marines (optional) Hull: 2 metres (6.6 ft) Titanium-A armor Sensors: Mk. 45 long-range fire director Armaments: 1 14B11R2 MAC battery Twin-linked 1170mm/647mm (46"/25.5") high-velocity coilguns 26 M58 Archer missile pods 4 M870 Rampart point defense guns 3 Shiva-class nuclear missiles Air facilities: 1 hangar bay fitted with a gravitic/electromagnetic catapult launch/recovery system

The Halberd-class light destroyer is a class of destroyer in service with the UNSC Navy with a hull classification symbol of DD. Manufactured by SinoViet Heavy Machinery, the Halberd class was in service with the Navy during the Insurrection, throughout, and after the Human-Covenant War.

As with other destroyer classes, the Halberd combines heavy armament with high speed and thick, high-quality armor. A relatively small class of warship, these destroyers can use wolfpack tactics to engage more powerful Covenant warships with coordinated MAC fire and hit-and-run attacks to overwhelm their target's often superior defenses.

Overview

Design details

UNSC Pioneer in the Eridanus system

The Halberd-class destroyer features a distinctive "arrowhead" profile. The hull of the Halberd class is reinforced with approximately two meters of Titanium-A armor, with parts of the hull featuring components made up of Vanadium steel. The hull is embedded with thermal superc