Editing UNSC Iroquois

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|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|slipspace speed=2.1 light-years/day
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|power=Deuterium Fusion cores
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|hull=2 meters of [[Titanium-A]] battleplate
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|countermeasures= Six [[Emergency Thruster]]s
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]] (2)<ref name="Reach139">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' page 139</ref>
*[[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile]]s (3)
*[[Archer Missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26)
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|firstsight=[[2552]]
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|battles=[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]
|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]]
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|namedcrew=[[Lieutenant]] [[Aki Hikowa]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Jaggers]] (replaced by) [[Ensign]] [[Lovell]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Hall]]
|captains=[[Captain Jacob Keyes]]
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The '''[[UNSC]] ''Iroquois''''' is a UNSC [[UNSC Destroyer|Destroyer]]. It was constructed sometime in April of [[2552]].<ref name="Reach139"/> Three months after leaving drydock, on July 17 of 2552, it was the first ship to respond to the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attack on [[Sigma Octanus IV]]. It was subsequently involved in the ensuing battle, which lasted until July 18. 
==Specs==

The ship was outfitted with 2 [[MAC cannons]], 26 oversized [[Archer Missile|Archer Missile pods]], and 3 [[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile|Shiva nuclear-tipped missiles]]. Covered with 2 meters of [[Titanium-A|Titanium-A battleplating]] and [[Vanadium Steel|Vanadium Steel alloy]], as well as restricted red war stripes painted on each side due to the name "Iroquois" a reference to an early Native American tribe.<ref name="Reach139"/> The ship also features a circular shaped bridge.

==History==

The ship was commanded by [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]]. He happened to be near [[Sigma Octanus IV]] when the Covenant were detected there. The ''Iroquois'' fought with four Covenant vessels: one [[Covenant carrier|carrier]], one [[Covenant Destroyer|destroyer]], and two [[Covenant Frigate|frigates]]. Commander Keyes destroyed the Covenant destroyer and both Covenant frigates using a maneuver later called the [[Keyes Loop]] and a [[Shiva]]-class Nuclear Missile.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', pages 146-154</ref> During this encounter, the ship first hit emergency engines in order to dodge the two plasma torpedoes. Keyes himself was thrown sideways. Then, the ship came into physical contact with the Covenant Destroyer in order to evade the guided [[plasma]] that instead hit the Covenant Destroyer. However, they managed to scrape off most of the 2-Meter [[Titanium-A]] armor on the underside of the ship. The Iroquois then proceeded to go into orbit in order to go around the planet in order to detonate the nuke. The carrier escaped, however, deploying thirty-four [[Dropship|Dropships]] onto the surface of [[Sigma Octanus IV]] towards Cote d'Azur.

After this first engagement, although the Covenant hadn't landed a serious shot, the ''Iroquois'' was severely damaged. Apart from replacing the armor on the underside, it needed a full engine overhaul, replacement of 15% of the electronic systems, 5 new superconducting magnets, as well as a replenished store of [[Archer missiles]], [[MAC]] rounds and a [[Shiva]] nuclear-tipped missile.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', pages 156-157</ref> It was estimated that ''[[Cradle]]'', a refit station, could repair the ship in 30 hours but this process was interrupted when a new Covenant fleet appeared.

Prior to the battle, [[Keyes]] received a promotion to [[Captain]]. The encounter began when twenty Covenant ships dropped out of [[Slipspace]] and prepared to attack. The ''Iroquois '', which had been severely damaged during the [[Keyes Loop]], broke formation after the opening salvo and rammed a Covenant [[Covenant Stealth Corvette|stealth corvette]] that was in the process of receiving a secure transmission from their ground troops at [[Côte d' Azur]]. This transmission was partially intercepted by [[Keyes]] before the Spartan Blue Team disabled the [[Hunter]] pair sending the message and stopped the transmission.

Shortly after the battle, the ''Iroquois ''was tagged by a Covenant [[Spy Probe]], subsequently leading the Covenant to the planet of [[Reach]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', pages 215-216</ref> However, it is possible the Covenant managed to glean the information from the transmission as did Doctor Halsey in First Strike in Castle base.

Its subsequent fate is unknown, although it is probable it was destroyed in the [[Battle of Reach]], given the fact that approximately ten UNSC ships were destroyed for every one which was able to limp away.<ref>Halo: First Strike, page 101</ref>

== Crew ==
=== Commanding Officer ===
*[[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]]  (promoted to Captain after Sigma Octanus IV)

=== Bridge Crew ===
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Aki Hikowa]] - Weapons
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Hall]] - Operations
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Jaggers]] - Navigation (replaced with [[Ensign]] [[William Lovell]] after instance of insubordination)
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Dominique]] - Communications

== Trivia ==
*The Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations) is a group of First Nations/Native Americans. It was originally made up of five tribes: The Mohawk, the Oneida, the Onondaga, the Cayuga, and the Seneca. A sixth tribe, the Tuscarora, joined after the original five nations were formed. They are also sometimes called the People of the Long House. They are often referred to as Iroquois, a term that some members of the group consider derogatory.
*It was the first ship to perform the ''[[Keyes Loop]]''.
*Commander Keyes actually liked the war stripes painted on the ship, but intended to have them removed anyway. Both stripes were damaged during the execution of the Keyes Loop. The CO of the ''[[Cradle]]'' offered to repaint them for Keyes, but he refused and chose to leave them the way they were as a reminder of how close a call he had with death.
*The Iroquois is also the name of the Canadian navy's command\anti-aircraft destroyer, along with a small town and waterfall in Ontario

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