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{{ | {{UNSC Ship Title|Iwo Jima}} | ||
{{Individual ship infobox | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|name=UNSC ''Iwo Jima'' | |name=UNSC ''Iwo Jima'' | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|class=[[UNSC | |class=[[UNSC Destroyer]] | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer= | ||
|modifier= | |modifier= | ||
|sysmods= | |sysmods= | ||
|length= | |length=485 meters | ||
|width= | |width= | ||
|height= | |height= | ||
|engine= | |max accel= | ||
|slipspace | |max speed space= | ||
|power= | |max speed air= | ||
|engine= | |||
|slipspace drive=yes | |||
|slipspace speed=2.1 light-years/day | |||
|poweroutput= | |||
|power=Deuterium Fusion cores | |||
|shield gen=None | |shield gen=None | ||
|hull=2 meters of [[Titanium-A | |hull=2 meters of [[Titanium-A]] battleplate | ||
|sensor= | |sensor= | ||
|target= | |target= | ||
|navigation= | |navigation= | ||
|avionics= | |avionics= | ||
|countermeasures= | |countermeasures= | ||
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref | |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> | ||
*[[Shiva missile]]s (3) | *[[Shiva missile]]s (3) | ||
*[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer | *[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26) | ||
|complement= | |complement=[[Pelican|Pelican Dropship]]s | ||
|crew= | |crew= | ||
|skeleton= | |skeleton= | ||
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|role= | |role= | ||
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|firstsight=[[2552]] | |||
|destroyed=[[2552]] | |destroyed=[[2552]] | ||
|battles=[[Onyx | |retired= | ||
|lastsight= | |||
|battles=[[Battle of Onyx]] | |||
|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] | |affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] | ||
|fleet= | |fleet= | ||
|owners= | |taskforce= | ||
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}} | }} | ||
The '''UNSC ''Iwo Jima''''' was a [[UNSC | |||
The '''UNSC ''Iwo Jima''''' was a [[UNSC]] destroyer destroyed in [[2552]]. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The ship was part of [[ | The ship was part of [[Battlegroup Stalingrad]] and saw action at the [[Battle of Onyx]]. During the first engagement against [[Covenant]] ships in that battle, she grazed a Covenant carrier while attempting to disengage and crashed into two destroyers. The ''Iwo Jima'' then self-destructed, destroying the two enemy warships in the process.<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 298</ref> | ||
==Namesake== | ==Namesake== | ||
The ship's name refers to the [[wikipedia:Battle of Iwo Jima|Battle of Iwo Jima]], which was fought by the [[United States of America]] and the [[Japan|Empire of Japan]] in February and March [[1945]], during the Pacific Campaign of [[World War II]]. | |||
The U.S. invasion, known as Operation DETACHMENT, was aimed at capturing the airfields on Iwo Jima for shorter trips for bombing raids on Japan. | |||
== | == References == | ||
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{{ | {{UNSC Destroyers}} | ||
{{ | {{BGStalingrad}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:UNSC|Iwo Jima, UNSC]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC | [[Category:Human Starships|Iwo Jima, UNSC]] | ||
