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|manufacturer=[[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]], {{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=118}} [[Mars|Martian]] shipyard<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter'']</ref>
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|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|navigation=[[Navigation computer]]
|navigation=[[Navigation computer]]
|hull=[[Titanium-A armor]]<ref name="armory">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 475''</ref>
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|armament=*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|50GE1A MAC]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|armament=*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|50GE1A MAC]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*50 [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*50 [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*8 [[M66 Sentry autocannon]] turrets{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*8 [[M66 Sentry autocannon]] turrets{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*50 [[M910 Rampart point defense network]] guns{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*50 [[M910 Rampart point defense network]] guns{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*[[M810 Helix point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|armory}}
*[[M810 Helix point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Cole6}}
*{{Class|Shiva|nuclear missile}}s{{Ref/Reuse|armory}}
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The '''''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser''' is a [[capital ship|capital warship]] classification in the [[UNSC Navy]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=Cole6|Evo|The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole|Section=6}} Among the most powerful vessels in the [[UNSC fleet]], one of their primary uses is fleet command and coordination.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
The '''''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser''' is a [[capital ship|capital warship]] classification in the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="c462">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 462-463''</ref> Among the most powerful vessels in the [[UNSC fleet]], one of their primary uses is fleet command and coordination.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
[[File:Fleet Battles - Valiant and frigates.jpg|left|thumb|250px|{{UNSCShip|Terminus}} alongside several {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s.]]
[[File:Fleet Battles - Valiant and frigates.jpg|left|thumb|250px|{{UNSCShip|Terminus}} alongside several {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s.]]
===Design details===
===Design details===
Despite its designation as a cruiser, the ''Valiant'' also bears similarities to a [[battleship]].<ref name="spartan games">[http://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=HFUN08 '''Spartan Games''': ''UNSC Valiant-Class Super Heavy Cruiser'']</ref> The ''Valiant'' class features [[fusion drive]]s that were considered next generation at the time of the class' inception, though there were delays in incorporating them.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} As one of the most powerful [[warship]]s in the [[UNSC Navy]], these cruisers are capable of holding their own against most opponents.{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}} The ''Valiant'' class has the tonnage and firepower to augment [[battle group]]s composed of smaller warships on patrols, as well as the space to install flag [[bridge]] facilities to be commanded by [[admiral]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} These flag bridges can be enormous, with two dozen bridge stations used not only to control the ship and its systems, but also to coordinate the activities of the entire battle group. They also have large view screens that stretch from the floor to the ceiling.{{Ref/Reuse|c462}} However, due to resource and crew shortages during the [[Operation: TREBUCHET]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} and [[Human-Covenant War]], plans to give all ''Valiant''-class cruisers a complete suite of command upgrades were abandoned.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}
Despite its designation as a cruiser, the ''Valiant'' also bears similarities to a [[battleship]].{{Ref/Site|Id=spartan games|URL=http://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=HFUN08|Site=Spartan Games|Page=UNSC Valiant-Class Super Heavy Cruiser|D=03|M=01|Y=2017}} The ''Valiant'' class features [[fusion drive]]s that were considered next generation at the time of the class' inception, though there were delays in incorporating them.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} As one of the most powerful [[warship]]s in the [[UNSC Navy]], these cruisers are capable of holding their own against most opponents.{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}} The ''Valiant'' class has the tonnage and firepower to augment [[battle group]]s composed of smaller warships on patrols, as well as the space to install flag [[bridge]] facilities to be commanded by [[admiral]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}} These flag bridges can be enormous, with two dozen bridge stations used not only to control the ship and its systems, but also to coordinate the activities of the entire battle group. They also have large view screens that stretch from the floor to the ceiling.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole6}} However, due to resource and crew shortages during the [[Operation: TREBUCHET]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} and [[Human-Covenant War]], plans to give all ''Valiant''-class cruisers a complete suite of command upgrades were abandoned.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}


The command versions featured the same armament, but had increased armor and replace most of the troop and smaller craft areas with specialized and command equipment like slipspace communication probe launchers and umbilicals to unload couriers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
The command versions featured the same armament, but had increased armor and replace most of the troop and smaller craft areas with specialized and command equipment like slipspace communication probe launchers and umbilicals to unload couriers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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The ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser was originally drafted by the [[UNSC Navy]] as a compromise between a [[battleship]] and [[Cruiser|heavy cruiser]].{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}} However, the class went through years of feasibility studies and redesigns before {{UNSCShip|Valiant}} was commissioned and released from her [[Mars|Martian]] shipyard in [[2493]]. Though the ''Valiant'' showed promise during initial testing and evaluation, the high costs and delays in incorporating next-generation [[fusion drive]]s seemingly doomed further manufacturing of the class. Less than two years later, all commissioned ships of the ''Valiant'' class were stricken from the UNSC Navy rolls and partially scrapped. However, the escalating [[Insurrection]] ultimately prevented the ''Valiant'' class from being a mere footnote in Navy history when it was discovered that the [[Colonial Military Authority]] had been infiltrated by [[Insurrectionist]] sympathizers in [[2497]]. Converted into fleet command ships, the ''Valiant'' class was deployed in expeditionary engagements in the Insurrection, using its tonnage and firepower to augment Navy battle groups.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}  
The ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser was originally drafted by the [[UNSC Navy]] as a compromise between a [[battleship]] and [[Cruiser|heavy cruiser]].{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}{{Ref/Reuse|spartan games}} However, the class went through years of feasibility studies and redesigns before {{UNSCShip|Valiant}} was commissioned and released from her [[Mars|Martian]] shipyard in [[2493]]. Though the ''Valiant'' showed promise during initial testing and evaluation, the high costs and delays in incorporating next-generation [[fusion drive]]s seemingly doomed further manufacturing of the class. Less than two years later, all commissioned ships of the ''Valiant'' class were stricken from the UNSC Navy rolls and partially scrapped. However, the escalating [[Insurrection]] ultimately prevented the ''Valiant'' class from being a mere footnote in Navy history when it was discovered that the [[Colonial Military Authority]] had been infiltrated by [[Insurrectionist]] sympathizers in [[2497]]. Converted into fleet command ships, the ''Valiant'' class was deployed in expeditionary engagements in the Insurrection, using its tonnage and firepower to augment Navy battle groups.{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}  


[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] commanded the ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser {{UNSCShip|Everest}} as his [[flagship]], beginning with the [[Battle of Harvest|Battle]] of [[Harvest]] in [[2526]]. Over the course of the [[Human-Covenant War]], most notably prior to his last stand at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] in [[2543]], Cole made several modifications to the ship's armament and armor.{{Ref/Reuse|armory}} UNSC ''Valiant'' was later attached to the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] by the beginning of the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552#July|summer 2552]].
[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] commanded the ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser {{UNSCShip|Everest}} as his [[flagship]], beginning with the [[Battle of Harvest|Battle]] of [[Harvest]] in [[2526]]. Over the course of the [[Human-Covenant War]], most notably prior to his last stand at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]] in [[2543]], Cole made several modifications to the ship's armament and armor.{{Ref/Reuse|Cole6}} UNSC ''Valiant'' was later attached to the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] by the beginning of the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552#July|summer 2552]].


==Ships of the line==
==Ships of the line==
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===UNSC ''Valiant'' Super-Heavy Cruiser===
===UNSC ''Valiant'' Super-Heavy Cruiser===
This element includes a single ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser.
This element includes a single ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser.
*Cost: 115 points
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships
*Movement: 7"
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*Damage Track: 7 • 6 • 3
|ShipType=Capital Ship
*Build rating: 3 (2)
|Size=Medium
|PTS=115
|Image=[[File:HFB ValiantCruiser.png|x150px]]
|Movement=6
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|DamageTrack3=3
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|SysLoadout5=
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|BuildRating=3 (2)
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
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|Hangars=2
*Boarding Craft: 2
|BoardingCraft=2
*Security detail: 4
|SecurityDetail=4
*System loadouts:
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**Hard Burn (2")
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=16
**Missile barrage
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=32
**Point defense (4)
|PrimaryWeaponLoadouts=MAC
**Titanium armor (4)
|PrimaryWeaponCount=2
*Primary weapon: Heavy MACs
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Forward
**Range: 16/32"
|PrimaryWeaponDice=10
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (2)
|SecondaryWeaponName=Missile Batteries
**Firing arc: Forward
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=12
**Dice: 10
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=24
*Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Missile Batteries
**Range: 12/24"
|SecondaryWeaponCount=Missiles
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Forward or Port + Starboard
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
|SecondaryWeaponDice=8
**Dice: 8
}}


===UNSC Supported ''Valiant'' Super-Heavy Cruiser===
===UNSC Supported ''Valiant'' Super-Heavy Cruiser===
This element includes a ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser and one {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}.
This element includes a ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser and one {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}.
*Cost: 135 points
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships
*Movement: 7"
|Title=UNSC Supported Valiant Super-Heavy Cruiser
*Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 3
|ShipType=Capital Ship
*Build rating: 4 (3)
|Size=Medium
|PTS=135
|Image=[[File:HFB ValiantCruiser Supported.png|x150px]]
|Movement=7
|DamageTrack1=8
|DamageTrack2=6
|DamageTrack3=3
|SysLoadout1= Hard Burn
|SysLoadout1Stat= 2
|SysLoadout2= Missile Barrage
|SysLoadout2Stat=
|SysLoadout3= Point Defence
|SysLoadout3Stat= 4
|SysLoadout4= Titanium Armour
|SysLoadout4Stat= 2
|SysLoadout5=
|SysLoadout5Stat=
|BuildRating=3 (2)
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
*Hangars: 3
|Hangars=3
*Boarding Craft: 3
|BoardingCraft=3
*Security detail: 5
|SecurityDetail=5
*System loadouts:
|PrimaryWeaponName=Heavy MAC
**Hard Burn (2")
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=16
**Missile barrage
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=32
**Point defense (5)
|PrimaryWeaponLoadouts=MAC
**Titanium armor (4)
|PrimaryWeaponCount=2
*Primary weapon: Heavy MACs
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Forward
**Range: 16/32"
|PrimaryWeaponDice=12
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (2)
|SecondaryWeaponName=Missile Batteries
**Firing arc: Forward
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=12
**Dice: 12
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=24
*Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Missile Batteries
**Range: 12/24"
|SecondaryWeaponCount=Missiles
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Forward or Port + Starboard
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
|SecondaryWeaponDice=10
**Dice: 10
}}
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===UNSC Escorted ''Valiant'' Super-Heavy Cruiser===
===UNSC Escorted ''Valiant'' Super-Heavy Cruiser===
This element includes a ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser and one {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}.
This element includes a ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser and one {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}.
*Cost: 135 points
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships
*Movement: 7"
|Title=UNSC Escorted Valiant Super-Heavy Cruiser
*Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 3
|ShipType=Capital Ship
*Build rating: 4 (3)
|Size=Medium
|PTS=135
|Image=[[File:HFB ValiantCruiser Escorted.png|x150px]]
|Movement=7
|DamageTrack1=8
|DamageTrack2=6
|DamageTrack3=3
|SysLoadout1= Hard Burn
|SysLoadout1Stat= 2
|SysLoadout2= Missile Barrage
|SysLoadout2Stat=
|SysLoadout3= Point Defence
|SysLoadout3Stat= 4
|SysLoadout4= Titanium Armour
|SysLoadout4Stat= 5
|SysLoadout5=
|SysLoadout5Stat=
|BuildRating=4 (3)
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
*Hangars: 2
|Hangars=2
*Boarding Craft: 3
|BoardingCraft=3
*Security detail: 5
|SecurityDetail=5
*System loadouts:
|PrimaryWeaponName=Heavy MAC
**Hard Burn (2")
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=16
**Missile barrage
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=32
**Point defense (4)
|PrimaryWeaponLoadouts=MAC
**Titanium armor (5)
|PrimaryWeaponCount=2
*Primary weapon: Heavy MACs
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Forward
**Range: 16/32"
|PrimaryWeaponDice=13
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (3)
|SecondaryWeaponName=Missile Batteries
**Firing arc: Forward
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=12
**Dice: 13
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=24
*Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Missile Batteries
**Range: 12/24"
|SecondaryWeaponCount=Missiles
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Forward or Port + Starboard
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
|SecondaryWeaponDice=9
**Dice: 9
}}


===UNSC Defended ''Valiant'' Super-Heavy Cruiser===
===UNSC Defended ''Valiant'' Super-Heavy Cruiser===
This element includes a ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser and two ''Halberd''-class destroyers.
This element includes a ''Valiant''-class super-heavy cruiser and two ''Halberd''-class destroyers.
*Cost: 160 points
{{Stats/FleetBattles/Ships
*Movement: 7"
|Title=UNSC Defended Valiant Super-Heavy Cruiser
*Damage Track: 8 • 6 • 4
|ShipType=Capital Ship
*Build rating: 4 (3)
|Size=Medium
|PTS=160
|Image=[[File:HFB ValiantCruiser Defended.png|x150px]]
|Movement=7
|DamageTrack1=8
|DamageTrack2=6
|DamageTrack3=4
|SysLoadout1= Hard Burn
|SysLoadout1Stat= 2
|SysLoadout2= Missile Barrage
|SysLoadout2Stat=
|SysLoadout3= Point Defence
|SysLoadout3Stat= 4
|SysLoadout4= Titanium Armour
|SysLoadout4Stat= 5
|SysLoadout5=
|SysLoadout5Stat=
|BuildRating=4 (3)
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost
*Hangars: 2
|Hangars=2
*Boarding Craft: 3
|BoardingCraft=3
*Security detail: 6
|SecurityDetail=5
*System loadouts:
|PrimaryWeaponName=Heavy MAC
**Hard Burn (2")
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMin=16
**Missile barrage
|PrimaryWeaponRangeMax=32
**Point defense (4)
|PrimaryWeaponLoadouts=MAC
**Titanium armor (6)
|PrimaryWeaponCount=2
*Primary weapon: Heavy MACs
|PrimaryWeaponArc=Forward
**Range: 16/32"
|PrimaryWeaponDice=15
**Weapon loadouts: MAC (3)
|SecondaryWeaponName=Missile Batteries
**Firing arc: Forward
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMin=12
**Dice: 15
|SecondaryWeaponRangeMax=24
*Secondary Weapon: Missile batteries
|SecondaryWeaponLoadouts=Missile Batteries
**Range: 12/24"
|SecondaryWeaponCount=Missiles
**Weapon loadouts: Missiles
|SecondaryWeaponArc=Forward or Port + Starboard
**Firing arc: Forward or Port+Starboard
|SecondaryWeaponDice=10
**Dice: 10
}}
{{Col-end}}
{{Col-end}}


Revision as of 08:16, April 28, 2023

Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser
A render of the Valiant-class cruiser modelled by Jared Harris for the fan mod Sins of the Prophets - used in the 2022 Halo Encyclopedia.
Production information

Manufacturer:

SinoViet Heavy Machinery, [1] Martian shipyard[2]

Class:

Super-heavy cruiser[3]

Role:

Fleet command and control[3]

Technical specifications

Length:

1,518 meters (4,980 ft)[4]

Width:

373 meters (1,220 ft)[4]

Mass:

17 million tonnes[1]

Engine(s):

Fusion drives[2]

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Navigation system(s):

Navigation computer

Hull:

Titanium-A armor[5]

Armament:

Chronological and affiliation

Era:

Introduced:

2493[2]

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy[2]

 

The Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser is a capital warship classification in the UNSC Navy.[5] Among the most powerful vessels in the UNSC fleet, one of their primary uses is fleet command and coordination.[3]

Overview

UNSC Terminus alongside several Paris-class heavy frigates.

Design details

Despite its designation as a cruiser, the Valiant also bears similarities to a battleship.[6] The Valiant class features fusion drives that were considered next generation at the time of the class' inception, though there were delays in incorporating them.[2] As one of the most powerful warships in the UNSC Navy, these cruisers are capable of holding their own against most opponents.[6] The Valiant class has the tonnage and firepower to augment battle groups composed of smaller warships on patrols, as well as the space to install flag bridge facilities to be commanded by admirals.[2] These flag bridges can be enormous, with two dozen bridge stations used not only to control the ship and its systems, but also to coordinate the activities of the entire battle group. They also have large view screens that stretch from the floor to the ceiling.[5] However, due to resource and crew shortages during the Operation: TREBUCHET[1] and Human-Covenant War, plans to give all Valiant-class cruisers a complete suite of command upgrades were abandoned.[2]

The command versions featured the same armament, but had increased armor and replace most of the troop and smaller craft areas with specialized and command equipment like slipspace communication probe launchers and umbilicals to unload couriers.[1]

Operational history

The Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser was originally drafted by the UNSC Navy as a compromise between a battleship and heavy cruiser.[2][6] However, the class went through years of feasibility studies and redesigns before UNSC Valiant was commissioned and released from her Martian shipyard in 2493. Though the Valiant showed promise during initial testing and evaluation, the high costs and delays in incorporating next-generation fusion drives seemingly doomed further manufacturing of the class. Less than two years later, all commissioned ships of the Valiant class were stricken from the UNSC Navy rolls and partially scrapped. However, the escalating Insurrection ultimately prevented the Valiant class from being a mere footnote in Navy history when it was discovered that the Colonial Military Authority had been infiltrated by Insurrectionist sympathizers in 2497. Converted into fleet command ships, the Valiant class was deployed in expeditionary engagements in the Insurrection, using its tonnage and firepower to augment Navy battle groups.[2]

Vice Admiral Preston Cole commanded the Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser UNSC Everest as his flagship, beginning with the Battle of Harvest in 2526. Over the course of the Human-Covenant War, most notably prior to his last stand at the Battle of Psi Serpentis in 2543, Cole made several modifications to the ship's armament and armor.[5] UNSC Valiant was later attached to the Epsilon Eridani Fleet by the beginning of the Fall of Reach in summer 2552.

Ships of the line

Command ship refit

Unknown

Halo: Fleet Battles

UNSC Valiant Super-Heavy Cruiser

This element includes a single Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser.

UNSC Valiant Super-Heavy Cruiser Capital Ship, Medium (115 PTS)
The standard variant of Valiant class cruiser. Movement 6" Systems Loadout
Damage Track 7 • 6 • 3

Hard Burn (2)
Missile Barrage
Point Defence (4)
Titanium Armour (2)

Build Rating 3 (2)

HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost

Hangars 2
Boarding Craft 2
Security Detail 4
Primary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Heavy MAC 16/32" MAC (2) Forward 10


Secondary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Missile Batteries 12/24" Missile Batteries (Missiles) Forward or Port + Starboard 8



UNSC Supported Valiant Super-Heavy Cruiser

This element includes a Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser and one Paris-class heavy frigate.

UNSC Supported Valiant Super-Heavy Cruiser Capital Ship, Medium (135 PTS)
The Supported variant of Valiant class cruiser. Movement 7" Systems Loadout
Damage Track 8 • 6 • 3

Hard Burn (2)
Missile Barrage
Point Defence (4)
Titanium Armour (2)

Build Rating 3 (2)

HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost

Hangars 3
Boarding Craft 3
Security Detail 5
Primary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Heavy MAC 16/32" MAC (2) Forward 12


Secondary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Missile Batteries 12/24" Missile Batteries (Missiles) Forward or Port + Starboard 10



UNSC Escorted Valiant Super-Heavy Cruiser

This element includes a Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser and one Halberd-class light destroyer.

UNSC Escorted Valiant Super-Heavy Cruiser Capital Ship, Medium (135 PTS)
The Escorted variant of Valiant class cruiser. Movement 7" Systems Loadout
Damage Track 8 • 6 • 3

Hard Burn (2)
Missile Barrage
Point Defence (4)
Titanium Armour (5)

Build Rating 4 (3)

HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost

Hangars 2
Boarding Craft 3
Security Detail 5
Primary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Heavy MAC 16/32" MAC (2) Forward 13


Secondary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Missile Batteries 12/24" Missile Batteries (Missiles) Forward or Port + Starboard 9



UNSC Defended Valiant Super-Heavy Cruiser

This element includes a Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser and two Halberd-class destroyers.

UNSC Defended Valiant Super-Heavy Cruiser Capital Ship, Medium (160 PTS)
The Defended variant of Valiant class cruiser. Movement 7" Systems Loadout
Damage Track 8 • 6 • 4

Hard Burn (2)
Missile Barrage
Point Defence (4)
Titanium Armour (5)

Build Rating 4 (3)

HVT build rating is classed as one less but still has the same VP cost

Hangars 2
Boarding Craft 3
Security Detail 5
Primary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Heavy MAC 16/32" MAC (2) Forward 15


Secondary Weapon Range Weapon Loadouts Arc Dice
Missile Batteries 12/24" Missile Batteries (Missiles) Forward or Port + Starboard 10



Gallery

  • The prototype model of the UNSC Valiant from Halo: Fleet Battles.

    The prototype model of the UNSC Valiant from Halo: Fleet Battles.

  • HFBValiantrendercropped.jpg

    Profile view of the Valiant-class cruiser

  • Several Valiant-class cruisers from Halo: Fleet Battles

    Several Valiant-class cruisers from Halo: Fleet Battles

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 118
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter (Retrieved on Aug 21, 2019) [archive]
  3. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, UNSC Cruiser (Retrieved on Nov 28, 2015) [archive]
  4. ^ a b Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 42
  5. ^ a b c d e f Halo: Evolutions - The Impossible Life and Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, section 6
  6. ^ a b c Spartan Games, UNSC Valiant-Class Super Heavy Cruiser (Retrieved on Jan 3, 2017) [archive]

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Human ship classifications
Stealth craft
Heavy frigates Paris-class • Strident-class
Light frigates Anlace-class • Charon-class • Mulsanne-class • Stalwart-class
Heavy destroyers Able-class • Hillsborough-class
Light destroyers Diligence-class • Halberd-class • Unidentified
Heavy cruisers Autumn-class • Marathon-class • Valiant-class
Light cruisers Halcyon-class
Unclassified
By human faction: UEG (UNSC • CAA) • Insurrectionist
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