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{{Title|''Vindication''-class light battleship}} | {{Title|''Vindication''-class light battleship}} | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{ | {{Ship class infobox | ||
|name | |name=''Vindication''-class light battleship | ||
|image | |image=[[File:H4-Vindication.png|300px]] | ||
| | |hull symbol= | ||
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|manufacturer=[[Martian Metals Shipyards]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=125}} | |||
|class=Light [[Battleship]] | |||
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|length={{Convert|5183|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip|sigfig=3.5}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}<ref name="Bulletin">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-5-14-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14'']</ref> | |||
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|mass=12 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
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}} | |engine= | ||
| | |slipspace drive=Presumably equipped | ||
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|hull=[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]] | |||
|length | |shielding=Yes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|width | |armament= | ||
|height | *2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|76G3V5 MAC batteries]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
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*50 [[Archer missile|M58 Archer missile pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *50 [[Archer missile|M58 Archer missile pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
*4 [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry naval autocannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *4 [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry naval autocannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
*20 [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 point defense guns]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *20 [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 point defense guns]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
| | |complement= | ||
| | |crew= | ||
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|era=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
|introduced=[[2554]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]] | |||
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The '''''Vindication''-class light battleship''' is a [[capital ship|capital warship]] utilized by the [[United Nations Space Command]] during the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}} | The '''''Vindication''-class light battleship''' is a [[capital ship|capital warship]] utilized by the [[United Nations Space Command]] during the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}}<ref name="Mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 74''</ref> | ||
== | ==Specifications== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The ''Vindication'' | The ''Vindication''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull is rather flat, though the bow slants upward and forward. Several antennae protrude from the fore end. The ship has one large, primary thrust nozzle and four smaller, secondary nozzles.<ref name="Midnight">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref> The ship is equipped with experimental [[energy shielding]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
===Armaments=== | ===Armaments=== | ||
The ''Vindication''-class is designed as a ship-killer, intended to hunt down [[Covenant carrier]]s and [[support ship]]s before they can engage. To this end, the ''Vindication'' is equipped with two gargantuan [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon| | The ''Vindication''-class is designed as a ship-killer, intended to hunt down [[Covenant carrier]]s and [[support ship]]s before they can engage. To this end, the ''Vindication'' is equipped with two gargantuan Mark X Superheavy MACs, mounted in two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|76G3V5 MAC batteries]]. The superheavy MACs have a long charge time, and thus the ''Vindication'' requires extensive support from friendly ships to defend itself while preparing a new volley. The MAC armament is supplemented with fifty [[Archer missile|M58 Archer missile]] pod and four [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry naval autocannons]] - alongside twenty [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 point-defence guns]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
==Service history== | |||
===Post-war=== | |||
The ''Vindication''-class was launched from [[Martian Metals Shipyards]] in [[2554]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} At least one ''Vindication'' was present at the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s commissioning ceremony on [[2557#February|February 21, 2557]].<ref>'''[[The Commissioning]]'''</ref> Part of [[Battle Group Dakota]], several assaulted the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'' during the [[Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on Earth]] in [[2557#July|July 2557]].{{Ref/Reuse|Midnight}} During the [[Requiem Campaign]] in early [[2558]], at least three ships of this class deployed fireteams to the surface in order to find [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] after her abduction at the hands of the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]].<ref name="search-for-halsey">'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[S1/Key|S1E9 ''Key'']]''</ref> | |||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Vindication}} - The [[Wikipedia:lead ship|lead ship]] of the class | *{{UNSCShip|Vindication}} - The [[Wikipedia:lead ship|lead ship]] of the class | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
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*Two ''Vindication''-class battleships appear in the background of the ''Halo 4'' level ''Midnight''; given their nature they are intended to be seen only from a considerable distance. However, exploiting a [[Midnight vacation|glitch]] allows the player to examine these vessels up close, along with a number of {{Class|Poseidon|light carrier}}s and {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s. Because these ships are intended to appear only as scenery, they are rendered as brushes rather than level geometry; as such, the player can fly the Broadsword through them without harm. By the same merit the ships' in-game models are not to scale with their canonical incarnations.{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}} | *Two ''Vindication''-class battleships appear in the background of the ''Halo 4'' level ''Midnight''; given their nature they are intended to be seen only from a considerable distance. However, exploiting a [[Midnight vacation|glitch]] allows the player to examine these vessels up close, along with a number of {{Class|Poseidon|light carrier}}s and {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s. Because these ships are intended to appear only as scenery, they are rendered as brushes rather than level geometry; as such, the player can fly the Broadsword through them without harm. By the same merit the ships' in-game models are not to scale with their canonical incarnations.{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}} | ||
*The ''Vindication''-class battleship and ''Poseidon''-class carrier were to be featured in ''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'' but were cut due to space constraints.{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}} | *The ''Vindication''-class battleship and ''Poseidon''-class carrier were to be featured in ''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'' but were cut due to space constraints.{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}} | ||
*''Vindication''-class ships can be seen at the [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II]] in a hologram in [[Halo: Collateral Damage Issue 1|Issue #1]] of ''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''. While this was initially implied to suggest the ''Vindication'' had an extensive service history in the Human-Covenant War, the [[2022]] ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]'' established the ''Vindication'' as having been first launched in 2554 - rendering this comic panel non-canon.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:H4 - Vindication early sketches.jpg|Early concept art of what would become the ''Vindication''-class for ''[[Halo 4]]''. | File:H4 - Vindication early sketches.jpg|Early concept art of what would become the ''Vindication''-class for ''[[Halo 4]]''. | ||
File:H4-PaulRichards-Vindication_early.jpg|Concept art for the ''Vindication''-class. A ship seen in the ''[[The Commissioning]]'', would be based on this art. | File:H4-PaulRichards-Vindication_early.jpg|Concept art for the ''Vindication''-class. A ship seen in the ''[[The Commissioning]]'', would be based on this art. | ||
File:Commissioning-5.jpg|An unidentified vessel in ''[[The Commissioning]]'', bearing heavy resemblance to the ''Vindication'' concept art. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== | ===Images=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H4 - MidnightShips1.png|Two ''Vindication''-class vessels along with a {{Class|Poseidon|light carrier}} and a {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}. | File:H4 - MidnightShips1.png|Two ''Vindication''-class vessels along with a {{Class|Poseidon|light carrier}} and a {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}. | ||
File:H4 - MidnightShips3.jpg|The rear of a ''Vindication''-class vessel along with two ''Poseidon''-class carriers. | File:H4 - MidnightShips3.jpg|The rear of a ''Vindication''-class vessel along with two ''Poseidon''-class carriers. | ||
File:Vindication - Spartan Ops.png|Three ships of this class participating in the Requiem Campaign of 2558. | File:Vindication - Spartan Ops.png|Three ships of this class participating in the Requiem Campaign of 2558. | ||
File:HM-Vindication.png|Profile of the ''Vindication''-class in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''. | |||
File:HM-Infinity.png|''Halo Mythos'' artwork of UNSC warships, including a ''Vindication''-class battleships in the distance. | |||
File:HCD-AlphaCorviIIholo3.png|A battlegroup featuring a pair of ''Vindication''-class battleships defends Alpha Corvi II from a Covenant armada. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[ | *''[[The Commissioning]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' | |||
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'' {{C|Non-canon appearance}} | *''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'' {{C|Non-canon appearance}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC ship classes]] | [[Category:UNSC ship classes]] | ||
