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| {{Title|UNSC ''Io''}} | | {{Title|UNSC ''Io''}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Status|Canon}} |
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| |name = ''Io'' | | |name=UNSC ''Io'' |
| |image = <!--The image for the box - should be capped at 300px for most cases--> | | |image= |
| |caption = | | |class=[[UNSC cruiser|Cruiser]] |
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| |country = [[Unified Earth Government]] | | |sysmods= |
| |country flag = {{Icon|UEG}} | | |length={{Convert|1190|m|ftin}} |
| |name = ''Io'' | | |width= |
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| |namesake = [[Io]], [[Jupiter]] | | |max accel= |
| |identification = <!--The ship's hull code--> | | |max speed space= |
| |operator = [[UNSC Navy]] | | |max speed air= |
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| |architect = | | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] |
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| |launched = | | |power=Deuterium Fusion cores |
| |commissioned = | | |shield gen=None |
| |decommissioned = | | |hull={{Convert|2|m|ftin}} of [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]] battleplate |
| |fate = <!--The ultimate fate of the ship, if it is no longer in present service--> | | |sensor= |
| |status = Active as of [[2543]]{{Ref/Reuse|evo}} | | |target= |
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| |badge = | | |armament=*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s |
| | *Oversized Archer Missile pods |
| | *50 mm Point Defense Guns |
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| | |firstsight=[[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] |
| | |destroyed=[[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] |
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| | |battles= *Battle of 18 Scorpii |
| | *Battle of Psi Serpentis |
| | |affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] |
| | |fleet=*[[Battle Group Sierra-3]] (formerly) |
| | *[[Battle Group India]] |
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| |type = [[UNSC cruiser|Cruiser]]{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}
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| '''UNSC ''Io''''' was a [[UNSC cruiser|cruiser]] in the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=evo|Evo|The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole|Section=Seven: The Covenant War: The Battle of Psi Serpentis (2543 CE)}}
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| ==Service history==
| | The '''UNSC ''Io''''' was a [[UNSC cruiser|cruiser]] in the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. |
| In [[2543#March|March 2543]], ''Io'' served as the command element of [[Battle Group Sierra-3]], escorted by the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]] {{UNSCShip|Seattle}} and {{UNSCShip|Thermopylae}}. On March 6, the battle group [[Battle of 18 Scorpii|engaged]] a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}} in the [[18 Scorpii system]], with both destroyers sustaining moderate damage while ''Io'' herself took heavy damage - including its [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] being rendered inoperable. With ''Io''{{'}}s [[slipspace drive]] destroyed, the [[commanding officer]] of the battle group faced a tough decision - pull back the destroyers and leave ''Io'' to be destroyed, or commit all three ships to the fight with the tacit understanding that all three would almost certainly be destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}
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| The need to decide was interrupted by the sudden arrival of a "ghost fleet" of [[insurrectionist]] spacecraft in the system led by the [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] [[Bellicose|''Bellerophon'']], which engaged the Covenant vessel and destroyed it before promptly leaving the battlefield without ever making communications contact with the UNSC forces present. ''Io''{{'}}s captain transmitted a thanks and a wish of luck to the fleet before they left.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}} | | ==Background== |
| | The ''Io'' was heavily damaged during an engagement in the [[18 Scorpii System]], where it and two other ships were saved by the timely arrival of the frigate [[Bellicose|''Bellerophon'']] and other [[Insurrection|Insurrectionist]] ships. Afterward, Admiral [[Preston Cole]] deemed that the cruiser was damaged beyond repair and intended to follow the recommendation of a Captain [[Wren]] to use it as a [[Wikipedia:Fire ship|"fire ship"]]. |
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| After the battle, ''Io'' was taken to a [[Refit station|space dock]] for repair, though on March 9 was deemed by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] to be too badly-damaged to save. Cole instead requested that ''Io'' be towed from dock to his fleet, following the suggestions of [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Wren]] - who had devised a plan to use the cruiser as a [[Wikipedia:Fire ship|fire ship]].{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}
| | The ship was at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] and was destroyed. Later speculation indicated that Admiral Cole may have used the ship as a decoy to convince both the [[The Covenant|Covenant]] and the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] that he was killed during the action when he may have in fact escaped in his flagship, the [[UNSC Everest|UNSC ''Everest'']].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]"</ref> |
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| In the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] on April 18, UNSC ''Io'' was one of the many vessels present in Cole's armada, though was never used as intended. Later speculation by [[Codename: SURGEON]] in the report ''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]'' indicated that Admiral Cole may have used the ship as a decoy to convince both the Covenant and the UNSC that he was killed during the action when he may have in fact escaped in his flagship {{UNSCShip|Everest}}.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}
| | ==Trivia== |
| | It is most likely named after the [[Io|moon of the same name]]. |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
