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| {{Title|UNSC ''Io''}} | | {{Era|HE}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Ratings}} |
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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]] |
| |modules = | | |manufacturer= |
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| |country = [[Unified Earth Government]] | | |sysmods= |
| |country flag = {{Icon|UEG}} | | |length={{Convert|1190|m|ft}} |
| |name = ''Io'' | | |width= |
| |class = <!--The ship's class--> | | |height= |
| |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]] |
| |laid down = | | |slipspace speed=2.1 ly/day |
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| |commissioned = | | |power=Deuterium Fusion cores |
| |decommissioned = | | |shield gen=None |
| |fate = <!--The ultimate fate of the ship, if it is no longer in present service--> | | |hull=2 meters of [[Titanium-A]] battleplate |
| |status = Active as of [[2543]]{{Ref/Reuse|evo}} | | |sensor= |
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| | |armament=*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]] |
| | *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 India]] |
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| |type = [[UNSC cruiser|Cruiser]]{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}
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| |power = [[Fusion reactor]]
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| |slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
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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 [[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== |
| | It 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 Bellerophon and other Insurrectionist ships. Afterward, Admiral Cole deemed that the cruiser was damaged beyond repair and intended to follow the recommendation of a Captain [[Wren]] to use it as a 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 destroyed. Later speculation 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.<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 [[Jovian Moons|moon]] of the same name. |
| ==List of appearances== | |
| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | |
| **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{1st}}
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| | | [[Category:UNSC]] |
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