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The '''''Chiroptera''-class Stealth Vessel''' was a classification of small warships used by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]] in service in the early 2500's. These ships were roughly 50-meters long with oddly-angled black stealth surfaces and carried advanced counter-intrusion software. Notably, the class used the smallest operational [[Slipspace]] engines ever produced by the | The '''''Chiroptera''-class Stealth Vessel''' was a classification of small warships used by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]] in service in the early 2500's. These ships were roughly 50-meters long with oddly-angled black stealth surfaces and carried advanced counter-intrusion software. Notably, the class used the smallest operational [[Slipspace]] engines ever produced by the UNSC. | ||
However, without a standard central controlling [[AI]], the sensitive components tended to become unreliable. The resulting breakdowns resulted in the entire class being decommissioned in [[2512]]. Vital components were supposedly removed, and the | However, without a standard central controlling [[AI]], the sensitive components tended to become unreliable. The resulting breakdowns resulted in the entire class being decommissioned in [[2512]]. Vital components were supposedly removed, and the Slipspace drive was locked down. | ||
At least one vessel of this class, belonging to one Governor [[Jiles]], was in the hands of the Eridanus rebels. This ship would later be stolen by [[Dr. Halsey]] and used to transport herself and [[Kelly-087]] to [[Onyx]], where it was shot down by the [[Onyx Sentinels]]. | At least one vessel of this class, belonging to one Governor [[Jiles]], was in the hands of the Eridanus rebels. This ship would later be stolen by [[Dr. Halsey]] and used to transport herself and [[Kelly-087]] to [[Onyx]], where it was shot down by the [[Onyx Sentinels]]. | ||
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==Ships of the Line== | ==Ships of the Line== | ||
*''[[Beatrice]]'' | *''[[Beatrice]]'' | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In biology, ''Chiroptera'' is the name of the taxonomic order that bats belong to. This refers to how the ''Chiroptera''-class look like bats. | *In biology, ''Chiroptera'' is the name of the taxonomic order that bats belong to. This refers to how the ''Chiroptera''-class look like bats. | ||
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[[Category:UNSC]] | [[Category:UNSC]] | ||
[[Category:Starship Classifications]] | [[Category:Starship Classifications]] | ||