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{{Individual ship infobox | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|name = UNSC ''Tharsis'' | |name = UNSC ''Tharsis'' | ||
|image = | |image = | ||
|class = [[UNSC | |class = [[UNSC Destroyer]] | ||
|manufacturer = | |manufacturer = | ||
|modifier = | |modifier = | ||
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|engine = | |engine = | ||
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | ||
|slipspace speed = 2.1 light-years/day | |||
|poweroutput = | |poweroutput = | ||
|power = Deuterium Fusion cores | |power = Deuterium Fusion cores | ||
|shield gen = None | |shield gen = None | ||
|hull = | |hull = 2 meters of [[Titanium-A]] battleplate | ||
|sensor = | |sensor = | ||
|target = | |target = | ||
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|armament = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2) | |armament = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2) | ||
*[[Shiva missile]]s (3) | *[[Shiva missile]]s (3) | ||
*[[Archer missile]] pods (26) | *[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26) | ||
|complement = [[ | |complement = [[Pelican|Pelican Dropship]]s | ||
|crew = | |crew = | ||
|skeleton = | |skeleton = | ||
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|commission = | |commission = | ||
|firstsight = [[2552]] | |firstsight = [[2552]] | ||
|destroyed = 2552 | |destroyed = [[2552]] | ||
|retired = | |retired = | ||
|lastsight = | |lastsight = | ||
|battles = [[Fall of Reach]] | |battles = [[Fall of Reach]] | ||
|affiliation = [[UNSC Navy]] | |affiliation = [[UNSC Navy]] | ||
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'''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC | The '''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]]. ''Tharsis'' saw action at the [[Fall of Reach]] where it was heavily damaged,<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page ??''</ref> although one of its fusion reactors remained intact. The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] moved the destroyer's hulk to the "graveyard" they established over [[Reach]]'s northern pole. | ||
When the UNSC-controlled ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' returned to Reach following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Cortana]] considered merging the ''Tharsis'' with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact [[MAC]] gun. It is unknown why Cortana chose Gettysburg rather than Tharsis since the book fails to list any traits of the Tharsis past the fact that it was a destroyer. | |||
When the UNSC-controlled ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' returned to Reach following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Cortana]] considered merging the ''Tharsis'' with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[wikipedia:Tharsis|Tharsis]] is a volcanic plateau on [[Mars]] which derived its name from a [[wikipedia:Tarshish|biblical reference]]. | *[[wikipedia:Tharsis|Tharsis]] is a volcanic plateau on [[Mars]] which derived its name from a [[wikipedia:Tarshish|biblical reference]]. | ||
*This UNSC ''Tharsis'' should not be confused with another UNSC ship of the same name which was destroyed at the [[Second Battle of Harvest]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' - ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', page 464</ref> | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{ | {{UNSC Destroyers}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:UNSC]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Human Starships|Tharsis]] | ||
