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{{Infobox/Ships | {{Infobox/Ships | ||
|name = Unnamed light destroyer class | |name = Unnamed light destroyer class | ||
|image = | |image = <!--The image for the box - should be capped at 300px for most cases--> | ||
|caption = | |caption = | ||
|modules = | |modules = | ||
{{Infobox/Ships/Class | {{Infobox/Ships/Class | ||
|hide-class = | |hide-class = | ||
|class identification = | |class identification = <!--The hull code of the class--> | ||
|class operator = [[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Cole4}} | |class operator = [[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Cole4}} | ||
|class manufacturer = | |class manufacturer = <!--Who makes the ship class--> | ||
|class architect = | |class architect = <!--The naval architect(s) for the class--> | ||
|class built = | |class built = <!--How many ships of this class were constructed--> | ||
|class in service = | |class in service = <!--The years/ages in which ships of this class were in service--> | ||
}} | }} | ||
|hide-characteristics= | |hide-characteristics=<!--leave blank unless you want to hide the characteristics section header--> | ||
|nocollapse = yes | |nocollapse = yes | ||
|type = [[UNSC destroyer|Light destroyer]]{{Ref/ | |type = [[UNSC destroyer|Light destroyer]]{{Ref/Reuse|Cole4}} | ||
|length = | |length = | ||
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|maneuver drive = | |maneuver drive = | ||
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]{{Ref/Reuse|Cole4}} | |slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]{{Ref/Reuse|Cole4}} | ||
|crew = | |crew = <!--Describes crew counts only--> | ||
|complement = | |complement = | ||
|troops = | |troops = <!--Describes on-boarded Marine, Army etc ground troop forces--> | ||
|hull = | |hull = <!--Describes hull plate material--> | ||
|shielding = | |shielding = <!--Describes shielding--> | ||
|sensors = | |sensors = <!--Describes sensors and whatnot--> | ||
|ew = | |ew = <!--Describes electronic warfare capabilities--> | ||
|armaments = 7 [[Ares missile]] silos{{Ref/Reuse|Cole4}} | |armaments = 7 [[Ares missile]] silos{{Ref/Reuse|Cole4}} | ||
|air facilities = <!--Describes hangars and whatnot--> | |||
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}} | }} | ||
This '''unnamed light destroyer''' is a type of [[UNSC destroyer|light destroyer]], formerly in service within the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/ | This '''unnamed light destroyer''' is a type of [[UNSC destroyer|light destroyer]], formerly in service within the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=Cole4|Evo|The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole|Section=4}} The class predates the introduction of the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] and even [[Titanium-A armor]] plating.{{Ref/Reuse|ColeMAC}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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The light destroyer class is, retroactively, considered woefully unequipped to deal with the rigours of [[space warfare]], and features none of the armaments considered standard on [[UNSC starship]]s in the 26th century, such as the now-ubiquitous [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=ColeMAC|Evo|The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole|Section=4|Detail=Analysis|Quote=The UNSC was not prepared for brutal ship-to-ship combat in the early years of the insurgency. The light destroyer class, for example, had none of the armament one recognizes as standard today. The titanium-A armor and magnetic accelerator cannons, however, would soon be developed as industrial priorities shifted from building... to killing.}}{{Ref/Note|When the Callisto nuclear detonation is described in ''The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', a reference is made to the destroyers' MAC sensors being crippled. This is assumed to be an error of inconsistency, as the ships are later explicitly described as ''predating'' the introduction of the MAC.}} The ships are outfitted with just seven [[Ares missile]] silos.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole4}} | The light destroyer class is, retroactively, considered woefully unequipped to deal with the rigours of [[space warfare]], and features none of the armaments considered standard on [[UNSC starship]]s in the 26th century, such as the now-ubiquitous [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=ColeMAC|Evo|The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole|Section=4|Detail=Analysis|Quote=The UNSC was not prepared for brutal ship-to-ship combat in the early years of the insurgency. The light destroyer class, for example, had none of the armament one recognizes as standard today. The titanium-A armor and magnetic accelerator cannons, however, would soon be developed as industrial priorities shifted from building... to killing.}}{{Ref/Note|When the Callisto nuclear detonation is described in ''The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', a reference is made to the destroyers' MAC sensors being crippled. This is assumed to be an error of inconsistency, as the ships are later explicitly described as ''predating'' the introduction of the MAC.}} The ships are outfitted with just seven [[Ares missile]] silos.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole4}} | ||
With just seven missile silos, the light destroyer class is outgunned by its 25th century [[CMA Navy]] counterparts including the {{Class|Diligence|cruiser}} (stocking 40 M35 Ares launchers),{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22Destroyers|Enc22|Page=124-125}} though has a higher payload than the {{Class|Scholte|frigate}} (stocking 2 Ares | With just seven missile silos, the light destroyer class is outgunned by its 25th century [[CMA Navy]] counterparts including the {{Class|Diligence|cruiser}} (stocking 40 M35 Ares launchers),{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22Destroyers|Enc22|Page=124-125}} though has a higher payload than the {{Class|Scholte|frigate}} (stocking 2 Ares silos and 2 [[Archer missile|Archer pods]]).{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFoundations|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-foundations|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Foundations|D=12|M=01|Y=2022}} | ||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||
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These light destroyers were introduced into UNSC service prior to the outbreak of the [[Insurrection]], resulting in a ship design that was ill-equipped to deal with the brutality of space combat.{{Ref/Reuse|ColeMAC}} They were still in service by the early 2490s, with three examples taking part in the [[Callisto Incident]] in [[2493]]. The three ships involved, the ''Buenos Aires'', ''Jericho'', and ''Las Vegas'', were completely unblooded - with weapons that had never been fired and crews that had never seen combat.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole4}} | These light destroyers were introduced into UNSC service prior to the outbreak of the [[Insurrection]], resulting in a ship design that was ill-equipped to deal with the brutality of space combat.{{Ref/Reuse|ColeMAC}} They were still in service by the early 2490s, with three examples taking part in the [[Callisto Incident]] in [[2493]]. The three ships involved, the ''Buenos Aires'', ''Jericho'', and ''Las Vegas'', were completely unblooded - with weapons that had never been fired and crews that had never seen combat.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole4}} | ||
The light destroyer role within the UNSC Navy was succeeded by the {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}, introduced in [[2508]] with a MAC and [[Point-defense gun|point-defence network]] as standard armaments, alongside the re-classification of the much older {{Class|Diligence|light destroyer|}} vessels in [[Colonial Military Authority]] service from a [[cruiser]] to a light destroyer.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22Destroyers}} The introduction of the {{Class|Hillsborough|heavy destroyer}} into CMA service in [[2499]] and a | The light destroyer role within the UNSC Navy was succeeded by the {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}, introduced in [[2508]] with a MAC and [[Point-defense gun|point-defence network]] as standard armaments, alongside the re-classification of the much older {{Class|Diligence|light destroyer|}} vessels in [[Colonial Military Authority]] service from a [[cruiser]] to a light destroyer.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22Destroyers}} The introduction of the {{Class|Hillsborough|heavy destroyer}} into CMA service in [[2499]] and a counterpart [[UNSC heavy destroyer]] class in around the same time would see MACs begin to proliferate into destroyer-sized vessels at the turn of the 26th century.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22Destroyers}}{{Ref/Anthology|Id=Cole5|Evo|The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole|Section=5}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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{{Human Ships}} | {{Human Ships}} | ||
[[Category:Destroyer classes]] | [[Category:Destroyer classes]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC ship classes]] | [[Category:UNSC ship classes]] | ||
