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| {{UNSC Ship Title|Glasgow Kiss}} | | {{UNSC Ship Title|Glasgow Kiss}} |
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| | The '''UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]] in [[2552]] within [[Battlegroup Stalingrad|Battlegroup ''Stalingrad'']]. |
| {{Center|Were you looking for the ''[[UNSC Glasgow]]'', a ship once commanded by ''[[James Cutter]]?}}
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| |name=UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss''
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| |class=[[UNSC Destroyer]]
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| |length={{Convert|485|m|ft}}
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| |width={{Convert|242.5|m|ft}}
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| |height={{Convert|600|m|ft}}
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| |engine=
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| |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
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| |power=Deuterium Fusion Tanks
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| |shield gen=None
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| |hull=2 meters of [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]] battleplate
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| |target=AI controlled
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| |navigation=Manual(Assistance provided by Astrophysics)
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| |armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref>''What those critics forgot that a UNSC Destoyer sported 2 MAC guns, 26 oversized Archer missile pods and 3 nuclear warheads. Only seven meters longer than a frigate. No single ship fighters. Almost as heavy than 2 frigates combined mass.''<br />--'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 139''<br /></ref>
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| *[[Shiva missile]]s (3)
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| *[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26)
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| |complement=[[Pelican|Pelican Dropship]]s
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| |firstsight=[[2552]]
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| |destroyed=[[2552]]
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| |battles=[[Onyx Conflict]]
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| |affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]]
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| |fleet=[[Battle Group Omicron]]
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| The '''UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]] that served within [[Battle Group Omicron]] during the [[Onyx Conflict]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]].
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| == Background ==
| | The ship part of [[Admiral Carl "Buster" Patterson]]'s task force sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] as well as the [[Spartan-II]]s and [[Spartan-III]]s. During the first attack on [[Covenant]] ships in orbit in the [[Battle of Onyx]], it moved to protect the flagship {{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}} from enemy fire. ''Glasgow Kiss'' was subsequently destroyed by plasma meant for the flagship, although many of her crew survived in escape pods.<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 294</ref> |
| ''Glasgow Kiss'' was part of [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson|Carl "Buster" Patterson's]] task force sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]], the [[Spartan-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] of [[Blue Team]], the [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-IIIs]] stationed on the planet, and alleged [[Forerunner]] artifacts from the world's [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinel constructs]]. During the first attack on the [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] ships in orbit above Onyx, it moved to protect the flagship {{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}} from enemy fire. ''Glasgow Kiss'' was subsequently destroyed by plasma meant for the flagship, although many of her crew survived in escape pods.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 294''</ref>
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| == Historical Meaning == | | == Historical Meaning == |
| "Glasgow kiss" is Scottish Slang used by Glaswegians for a head butt. This, in turn, stems from the Scottish city of [[wikipedia:Glasgow|Glasgow]].
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| ==List of appearances== | | Refers to the Scottish Earth city of Glasgow. The Glasgow Kiss is a colloquialism for a head butt. |
| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
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