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'''Forerunner cruisers''' were [[Forerunner]] warships. The cruisers were sufficiently powerful that four ships combining firepower were able to overwhelm the defenses of a [[Halo Array|Halo installation]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 314''</ref> [[Faber]] had stranded the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]], and several other [[Forerunner]]s, in a derelict ship within a [[Flood]]-controlled [[Burn|system]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 21''</ref>
'''Cruiser''' was a class of [[Forerunner]] warship. The cruisers were sufficiently powerful that four ships combining firepower were able to overwhelm the defenses of a [[Halo Array|Halo installation]].<ref name="c314">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 314-315''</ref>  
 
==Service history==
Several cruisers were part of the fleets defending the [[Capital]] during [[Mendicant Bias]]' [[Battle of the Capital|attack]]. Combined fire from four of the ships destroyed one of the original Halo rings under Mendicant's control.<ref name="c314"/>
 
After holding the [[Ur-Didact]] prisoner, the [[Gravemind]] placed the [[Promethean]] commander aboard a cruiser headed toward [[Faber]]'s makeshift fleet of war, ensuring the former [[Master Builder]] would find him there. Upon discovering the Didact was aboard the ship, Faber had the cruiser towed to a research center.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 193-194''</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Cryptum]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]''
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 12:24, May 20, 2014

Template:Ship Class Infobox Cruiser was a class of Forerunner warship. The cruisers were sufficiently powerful that four ships combining firepower were able to overwhelm the defenses of a Halo installation.[1]

Service history

Several cruisers were part of the fleets defending the Capital during Mendicant Bias' attack. Combined fire from four of the ships destroyed one of the original Halo rings under Mendicant's control.[1]

After holding the Ur-Didact prisoner, the Gravemind placed the Promethean commander aboard a cruiser headed toward Faber's makeshift fleet of war, ensuring the former Master Builder would find him there. Upon discovering the Didact was aboard the ship, Faber had the cruiser towed to a research center.[2]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo: Cryptum, pages 314-315
  2. ^ Halo: Silentium, pages 193-194