Editing UNSC Thermopylae

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{{Title|UNSC ''Thermopylae''}}
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*[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]] (3)
* Oversized [[Archer Missile]] pods (26)
* 2x [[50mm point defense guns]] (8)
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The '''UNSC ''Thermopylae''''' was a [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]] in the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="evo">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 473''</ref>

==Background==
The ship was part of Battle Group 3 at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]]. During the battle, the ''Thermopylae'' took moderate damage and would likely have been destroyed, but she and the rest of Battle Group 3 was saved by [[Insurrectionist]] forces.<ref name="evo"/>

==Trivia==
*The ship is named for the famous [[Battle of Thermopylae]], where the 300 [[Sparta]]ns made a last stand against the Persian Empire during [[480 B.C.E.]]

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
<references/>

{{UNSC Destroyers}}
[[Category:Human Ships|Thermopylae]]
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+*[[Shiva-class nuclear missile]] (3)
+* Oversized [[Archer Missile]] pods (26)
+* 2x [[50mm point defense guns]] (8)
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+The '''UNSC ''Thermopylae''''' was a [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]] in the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="evo">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 473''</ref>
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-'''UNSC ''Thermopylae''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] 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=Section Seven: The Covenant War: The Battle of Psi Serpentis (2543 CE)}}
-==Service history==
+==Background==
-The ship was part of [[Battle Group Sierra-3]] at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]]. During the battle, the ''Thermopylae'' took moderate damage and would likely have been destroyed, but she and the rest of Battle Group 3 was saved by [[Insurrectionist]] forces.{{Ref/Reuse|evo}}
+The ship was part of Battle Group 3 at the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]] in [[2543]]. During the battle, the ''Thermopylae'' took moderate damage and would likely have been destroyed, but she and the rest of Battle Group 3 was saved by [[Insurrectionist]] forces.<ref name="evo"/>
 ==Trivia==
-The ship is named for the famous [[Wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|Battle of Thermopylae]], where the 300 [[Wikipedia:Sparta|Sparta]]ns made a last stand against the Persian Empire during 480 BCE.
+*The ship is named for the famous [[Battle of Thermopylae]], where the 300 [[Sparta]]ns made a last stand against the Persian Empire during [[480 B.C.E.]]
 ==List of appearances==
 *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
-**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{Fm}}
+**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' {{1st}}
 ==Sources==
-{{Ref/Sources}}
+<references/>
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Thermopylae}}
+{{UNSC Destroyers}}
-[[Category:Destroyers]]
+[[Category:Human Ships|Thermopylae]]
-[[Category:UNSC ships]]