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<center>''Were you looking for the [[UNSC Tharsis (Harvest)|''UNSC'' Tharsis]], the ship of the same name destroyed at the [[Second Battle of Harvest]]?''</center> | |||
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|name = UNSC ''Tharsis'' | |name = UNSC ''Tharsis'' | ||
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|class = [[UNSC | |class = [[UNSC destroyer]] | ||
|manufacturer = | |manufacturer = | ||
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|armament = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2) | |armament = *[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2) | ||
*[[Shiva missile]]s (3) | *[[Shiva missile]]s (3) | ||
*[[Archer missile | *[[Archer missile]] pods (26) | ||
|complement = [[D77-TC Pelican]]s | |complement = [[D77-TC Pelican]]s | ||
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'''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] in the [[UNSC Navy]] | '''UNSC ''Tharsis''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. | ||
When the UNSC-controlled ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' returned to Reach following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Cortana]] considered merging the ''Tharsis'' with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the frigate {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact [[MAC]] gun. | ==History== | ||
''Tharsis'' was present during the [[Fall of Reach]], where it was heavily damaged,<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 207''</ref> although one of its fusion reactors remained intact. The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] moved the destroyer's hulk to the "graveyard" they established over [[Reach]]'s northern pole. | |||
When the UNSC-controlled ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' returned to Reach following the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Cortana]] considered merging the ''Tharsis'' with the captured Covenant vessel. However, ultimately the frigate {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} was selected based on that ship's better condition and intact [[MAC]] gun.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 252''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[wikipedia:Tharsis|Tharsis]] is a volcanic plateau on [[Mars]] which derived its name from a [[wikipedia:Tarshish|biblical reference]]. | [[wikipedia:Tharsis|Tharsis]] is a volcanic plateau on [[Mars]] which derived its name from a [[wikipedia:Tarshish|biblical reference]]. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{ | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{First mentioned}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||