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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}} | ||
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[[Category:Destroyer classes]] | [[Category:Destroyer classes]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC ship classes]] | [[Category:UNSC ship classes]] | ||