Editing Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser

{{Title|''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser}}
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{{Ship class infobox
|name=''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser
|image=[[File:Fleet Battles - Valiant and frigates.jpg|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Mars|Martian]] shipyard<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter'']</ref>
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|role=[[Fleet]] command and control{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|length={{Convert|1518|m|ft|sigfig=3|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 42''</ref>
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|engine=[[Fusion drive]]s{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|navigation=[[Navigation computer]]
|hull=[[Titanium-A armor]]<ref name="armory">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 475''</ref>
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s
*[[Archer missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|armory}}
*[[M810 Helix point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|armory}}
*{{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s{{Ref/Reuse|armory}}
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|era=*[[Insurrection]]{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}
*[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}
|introduced=[[2493]]{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}
|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}
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The '''''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser''' is a [[capital ship|capital warship]] classification in the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="c462">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 462-463''</ref> Among the most powerful vessels in the [[UNSC fleet]], one of their primary uses is fleet command and coordination.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

==Specifications==
Despite its designation as a cruiser, the ''Valiant'' also bears similarities to a [[battleship]].<ref name="spartan games">[http://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=HFUN08 '''Spartan Games''': ''UNSC Valiant-Class Super Heavy Cruiser'']</ref> The ''Valiant'' class features [[fusion drive]]s that were considered next generation at the time of the class' inception, though there were delays in incorporating them.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} As one of the most powerful [[warship]]s in the [[UNSC Navy]], these cruisers are capable of holding their own against most opponents.{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}} The ''Valiant'' class has the tonnage and firepower to augment [[battle group]]s composed of smaller warships on patrols, as well as the space to install flag [[bridge]] facilities to be commanded by [[admiral]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} These flag bridges can be enormous, with two dozen bridge stations used not only to control the ship and its systems, but also to coordinate the activities of the entire battle group. They also have large view screens that stretch from the floor to the ceiling.{{Ref/Reuse|c462}} However, due to resource and crew shortages during the [[Insurrection]] and [[Human-Covenant War]], plans to give all ''Valiant''-class cruisers a complete suite of command upgrades were abandoned.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}

==Operational history==
The ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser was originally drafted by the [[UNSC Navy]] as a compromise between a [[battleship]] and [[Cruiser|heavy cruiser]].{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}} However, the class went through years of feasibility studies and redesigns before {{UNSCShip|Valiant}} was commissioned and released from her [[Mars|Martian]] shipyard in [[2493]]. Though the ''Valiant'' showed promise during initial testing and evaluation, the high costs and delays in incorporating next-generation [[fusion drive]]s seemingly doomed further manufacturing of the class. Less than two years later, all commissioned ships of the ''Valiant'' class were stricken from the UNSC Navy rolls and partially scrapped. However, the escalating [[Insurrection]] ultimately prevented the ''Valiant'' class from being a mere footnote in Navy history when it was discovered that the [[Colonial Military Administration]] had been infiltrated by [[Insurrectionist]] sympathizers in [[2497]]. Converted into fleet command ships, the ''Valiant'' class was deployed in expeditionary engagements in the Insurrection, using its tonnage and firepower to augment Navy battle groups.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} 

[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] commanded the ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser {{UNSCShip|Everest}} as his [[flagship]], beginning with the [[Battle of Harvest|Battle]] of [[Harvest]] in [[2526]]. Over the course of the [[Human-Covenant War]], most notably prior to his last stand at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] in [[2543]], Cole made several modifications to the ship's armament and armor.{{Ref/Reuse|armory}} UNSC ''Valiant'' was later attached to the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] by the beginning of the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552#July|summer 2552]].

==Ships of the line==
*{{UNSCShip|Everest}} – The [[flagship]] of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]; officially destroyed at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] on [[2543|April 18, 2543]].
*{{UNSCShip|Valiant}} – The lead ship of the class; commissioned in [[2493]].{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}

==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
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===UNSC ''Valiant'' Super-Heavy Cruiser===
This element includes a single ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser.
*Cost: 115 points
*Movement: 7"
*Damage Track: 7 • 6 • 3
*Build rating: 3 (2)
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
*Hangars: 2
*Boarding Craft: 2
*Security detail: 4
*System loadouts:
**Hard Burn (2")
**Missile barrage
**Point defense (4)
**Titanium armor (4)
*Primary weapon: Heavy MACs
**Range: 16/32"
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (2)
**Firing arc: Forward
**Dice: 10
*Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
**Range: 12/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
**Dice: 8

===UNSC Supported ''Valiant'' Super-Heavy Cruiser===
This element includes a ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser and one {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}.
*Cost: 135 points
*Movement: 7"
*Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 3
*Build rating: 4 (3)
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
*Hangars: 3
*Boarding Craft: 3
*Security detail: 5
*System loadouts:
**Hard Burn (2")
**Missile barrage
**Point defense (5)
**Titanium armor (4)
*Primary weapon: Heavy MACs
**Range: 16/32"
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (2)
**Firing arc: Forward
**Dice: 12
*Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
**Range: 12/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
**Dice: 10
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===UNSC Escorted ''Valiant'' Super-Heavy Cruiser===
This element includes a ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser and one {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}}.
*Cost: 135 points
*Movement: 7"
*Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 3
*Build rating: 4 (3)
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
*Hangars: 2
*Boarding Craft: 3
*Security detail: 5
*System loadouts:
**Hard Burn (2")
**Missile barrage
**Point defense (4)
**Titanium armor (5)
*Primary weapon: Heavy MACs
**Range: 16/32"
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (3)
**Firing arc: Forward
**Dice: 13
*Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
**Range: 12/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
**Dice: 9

===UNSC Defended ''Valiant'' Super-Heavy Cruiser===
This element includes a ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser and two ''Halberd''-class destroyers.
*Cost: 160 points
*Movement: 7"
*Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 4
*Build rating: 4 (3)
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
*Hangars: 2
*Boarding Craft: 3
*Security detail: 6
*System loadouts:
**Hard Burn (2")
**Missile barrage
**Point defense (4)
**Titanium armor (6)
*Primary weapon: Heavy MACs
**Range: 16/32"
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (3)
**Firing arc: Forward
**Dice: 15
*Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
**Range: 12/24"
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
**Dice: 10
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HFB ValiantClass.png|The prototype model of the UNSC ''Valiant'' from ''Halo: Fleet Battles''.
File:HFBValiantrendercropped.jpg|Profile view of the ''Valiant''-class cruiser
File:Fleet Battles - Valiants.jpg|Several ''Valiant''-class cruisers from ''Halo: Fleet Battles''
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''

==Sources==
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{{Human Ships}}

[[Category:Cruiser classes]]
[[Category:UNSC ship classes]]