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{{UNSC Ship Title|Glasgow Kiss}}{{ | {{UNSC Ship Title|Glasgow Kiss}} | ||
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{{Center|Were you looking for the ''[[UNSC Glasgow]]'', a ship once commanded by ''[[James Cutter]]?}} | |||
{{Individual ship infobox | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|name=UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss'' | |name=UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss'' | ||
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|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | ||
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|power=Deuterium Fusion Tanks | |power=Deuterium Fusion Tanks | ||
|shield gen=None | |shield gen=None | ||
|hull=2 meters of [[Titanium-A]] battleplate | |hull=2 meters of [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]] battleplate | ||
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|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref>''What those critics forgot that a UNSC Destoyer sported 2 MAC guns, 26 oversized Archer missile pods and 3 nuclear warheads. Only seven meters longer than a frigate. No single ship fighters. Almost as heavy than 2 frigates combined mass.''<br />-- | |armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref>''What those critics forgot that a UNSC Destoyer sported 2 MAC guns, 26 oversized Archer missile pods and 3 nuclear warheads. Only seven meters longer than a frigate. No single ship fighters. Almost as heavy than 2 frigates combined mass.''<br />--'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 139''<br /></ref> | ||
*[[Shiva missile]]s (3) | *[[Shiva missile]]s (3) | ||
*[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26) | *[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26) | ||
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|battles=[[ | |battles=[[Onyx Conflict]] | ||
|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] | |affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] | ||
|fleet= | |fleet=[[Battle Group Omicron]] | ||
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The '''UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]] that served within [[ | The '''UNSC ''Glasgow Kiss''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Destroyer|destroyer]] that served within [[Battle Group Omicron]] during the [[Onyx Conflict]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]]. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
''Glasgow Kiss'' was part of [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson|Carl "Buster" Patterson's]] task force sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]], the [[Spartan-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] of [[Blue Team]], the [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-IIIs]] stationed on the planet, and alleged [[Forerunner]] artifacts from the world's [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinel constructs]]. During the first attack on the [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] ships in orbit above Onyx, it moved to protect the flagship {{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}} from enemy fire. ''Glasgow Kiss'' was subsequently destroyed by plasma meant for the flagship, although many of her crew survived in escape pods.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 294''</ref> | |||
''Glasgow Kiss'' was part of [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson|Carl "Buster" Patterson's]] task force sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve [[ | |||
== Historical Meaning == | == Historical Meaning == | ||
"Glasgow kiss" is Scottish Slang used by Glaswegians for a head butt. This, in turn, stems from the Scottish city of [[wikipedia:Glasgow|Glasgow]]. | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Sources== | |||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{ | {{BGOmicron}} | ||
{{ | {{DEFAULTSORT:Epoch}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Destroyers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:UNSC ships]] | ||