Editing UNSC Iroquois

{{Title|UNSC ''Iroquois''}}
{{Era|HCW}}
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|image=[[File:HM SigmaOctanus.jpg|300px]]The ''Iroquois'' prepares to engage an inbound Covenant fleet.
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|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
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|power=Deuterium fusion cores
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*2m of [[Titanium-A armor|titanium-A battleplate]]
*[[Vanadium steel]]
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|countermeasures= Six [[emergency thruster]]s
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*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|14B11R2 MAC Battery]]<ref name="Mythos"/>
*{{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s (3)<ref name="Reach139">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 139''</ref>
*Oversized [[Archer missile|Archer missile pods]] (26)
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|commission=[[2552|April 2552]]
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|captains= [[Jacob Keyes|Commander Jacob Keyes]]
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{{Quote|Alea Iacta Est (The Dice is Cast)|The ship's motto<ref name="Mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''pages 82-83''</ref>}}
'''UNSC ''Iroquois''''' ([[hull classification symbol]] '''DD-906''') is a {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}}<ref name="canonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder: Have S'moa'']</ref> of the [[UNSC Navy]]. Commissioned in [[2552|April 2552]],<ref name="Reach139"/> ''Iroquois'' was the first ship to respond to the [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord|Covenant fleet]] en route to [[Sigma Octanus IV]] on July 17, 2552. Her first commanding officer was [[Jacob Keyes]], who executed the famed "[[Keyes Loop]]" maneuver during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]; his exemplary performance would lead him to be reassigned as commanding officer of the cruiser {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.

==Specifications==
''Iroquois'' is outfitted with spinal-mounted, twin-linked [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (specifically 1170mm/647mm high-velocity coilguns), 26 oversized [[Archer missile]] pods, and three {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s.<ref name="Mythos"/>

''Iroquois'' is covered with two meters of [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battleplating]] and [[Vanadium steel|Vanadium steel alloy]]. She is painted with non-regulation red war stripes painted on each side of the name "Iroquois," a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Iroquois|namesake Native American tribe]].<ref name="Reach139"/> The ship also features a circular shaped bridge. Commander Keyes approved of the war stripes painted on the ship, but intended to have them removed anyway. Both stripes would be damaged during the Keyes Loop. The commanding officer of the repair ship {{UNSCShip|Cradle}} offered to repaint them for Keyes, but Keyes refused the offer, choosing to leave the damage intact to display the destroyer's battle history.

==Service history==
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===Early operations===
''Iroquois'' was constructed at the UNSC shipyards orbiting [[Reach]]. Construction began in [[2551]] and the ship was launched in April 2552. Her first commanding officer was Commander [[Jacob Keyes]].

During the [[Covenant]]'s initial probe of Sigma Octanus IV, ''Iroquois'' was the first UNSC warship to respond to the attack. ''Iroquois'' engaged the Covenant fleet, which consisted of one {{Class|DDS|carrier}}, one [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]], and two [[Covenant frigate|frigates]]. Though outnumbered, ''Iroquois'' managed to destroy the Covenant destroyer and frigates using a [[Keyes Loop|decisive maneuver]] and a {{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 146-154''</ref> The carrier avoided the engagement and headed planetside to deploy its ground forces, then left the system. ''Iroquois'', still in orbit and badly damaged by the maneuver pulled off by Commander Keyes, deployed the ship's [[Spartan-II]] complement to engage the Covenant forces on the surface of Sigma Octanus IV near [[Cote d'Azur]].

After the engagement, ''Iroquois'' needed major repairs due to the damage she had received: The ship needed replacement ventral armor; a full engine overhaul; replacement of 15% of electronic systems; five new superconducting magnets; and a replenished supply of Archer missiles, MAC rounds, and Shiva nuclear warheads.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 156-157''</ref> The ship was repaired on the ''Cradle'', which arrived in the Sigma Octanus system along with a fleet led by [[Michael Stanforth|Admiral Michael Stanforth]]. However, full repairs were not possible as full-scale battle began in earnest with the arrival of a [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord|larger Covenant fleet]].

===Battle of Sigma Octanus IV===
{{Main|Battle of Sigma Octanus IV}}
[[File:Iroquois collision.jpg|200px|thumb|left|''Iroquois'' rams a Covenant stealth craft over Sigma Octanus IV.]]
''Iroquois'' participated in the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV despite not being fully repaired. During the engagement, ''Iroquois'' spotted a [[Covenant stealth ship]] in orbit above the planet and attempted to destroy it with a barrage of Archer missiles. The barrage missed its target when the alien ship jammed the missile guidance locks. In response, ''Iroquois'' rammed the tiny craft, stopping Covenant ground forces from transmitting data from the planet's surface. With the Covenant ground operation foiled by Spartan [[Blue Team]], the remaining Covenant vessels fled the system.

Shortly after the battle, ''Iroquois'' was tagged by a Covenant [[spy probe]], subsequently leading the Covenant to the colony and military stronghold of [[Reach]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 215-216''</ref> Captain Keyes and his bridge crew were reassigned to the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} just prior to the [[Fall of Reach|invasion of Reach]] in [[2552|August 2552]].
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==Crew==
[[File:HFoR-Iroquoisbridge.png|thumb|300px|Keyes and his fellow officers in Iroquois' bridge deck.]]
*[[Jacob Keyes|Commander Jacob Keyes]] — Commanding Officer
*[[Aki Hikowa|Lieutenant Aki Hikowa]] — Weapons Officer
*[[Hall|Lieutenant Hall]] — Operations Officer
*[[Jaggers|Lieutenant Jaggers]] — Navigation Officer; relieved of post after Battle of Sigma Octanus IV
*[[Dominique|Lieutenant Dominique]] — Communications Officer
*[[William Lovell|Ensign William Lovell]] — Navigation Officer

==Trivia==
*''Iroquois''<nowiki>'</nowiki> motto, ''"Alea iacta est'', Latin for "The die is cast," is derived from the words attributed to Julius Caesar as his forces crossed the [[Wikipedia:Rubicon|Rubicon]] during [[Wikipedia:Caesar's Civil War|Caesar's Civil War]] in 49 BCE.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Covenant-4.jpg|''Iroquois'' engaged in combat.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''

==Sources==
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[[Category:Halberd-class destroyers|Iroquois]]
[[Category:United Nations Space Command ships|Iroquois]]