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{{Title|''Diligence''-class light destroyer}} | {{Title|''Diligence''-class light destroyer}} | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{ | {{Infobox/Ships | ||
|name=''Diligence''-class | |name = ''Diligence''-class | ||
|image=[[File: | |image = [[File:Enc22 Diligence.jpg|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |caption = UNSC ''Winged Hussar'', a ''Diligence''-class destroyer retrofitted with two outrigger MACs. | ||
|class=[[ | |modules = | ||
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|length={{Convert|550|m|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |hide-class = | ||
|width= | |class identification = [[Hull classification symbol]]: '''DD'''{{Ref/Reuse|CFClarity}} | ||
|height= | |class operator = *[[CMA Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|mass=2.2 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|power= | |class manufacturer = [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
| | |class architect = | ||
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | |class built = | ||
| | |class in service = [[2433]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|hull=[[Titanium-A armor]] | }} | ||
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|type = [[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=124}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFClarity|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-clarity-grace|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Clarity & Grace|D=16|M=01|Y=2021}} | |||
|length = {{Convert|550|m|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
|width = | |||
|height = | |||
|mass = 2.2 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
|power = [[Fusion reactor]] | |||
|maneuver drive = 2 [[fusion drive]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Babysitter}} | |||
|slipspace drive = CODEN Series IV [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=10}} | |||
|crew = | |||
|complement = [[M8900 drop pod|M8900 SOIEVs]]{{Ref/Film|Id=Babysitter|HLeg|Episode=The Babysitter}} | |||
|troops = [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Babysitter}} | |||
|hull = [[Titanium-A armor]] | |||
|shielding = | |||
|sensors = | |||
|ew = | |||
|armaments = *1 [[Spitfire naval coilgun battery|Mark 33 Spitfire naval autocannon turret]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
*6 [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry naval autocannon turrets]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *6 [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry naval autocannon turrets]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
*40 [[Ares missile|M35 Ares missile launchers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *40 [[Ares missile|M35 Ares missile launchers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
*10 [[M710 Bulwark point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | *10 [[M710 Bulwark point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s {{C|starting in 2496}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
|aircraft = | |||
|air facilities = [[Drop pod]] bays{{Ref/Reuse|Babysitter}} | |||
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}} | }} | ||
The '''''Diligence''-class light destroyer''' was a class of [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] used by the [[CMA Navy]] throughout the 25th century.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFClarity}} | |||
The | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | |||
The ''Diligence''-class is an older classification of warship entered into service during the 25th century, originally classified as a [[cruiser]]. During the era in which it was designed, [[human starship]]s had much less firepower than their successors, resulting in a ship that is-by modern standards-substantially underarmed. As such, it was reclassified as a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] later in its life to better reflect the evolving standard of ship construction.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
== | ===Armaments=== | ||
The ''Diligence'' | The ''Diligence'' was introduced in the 25th century prior to the onset of the [[Insurrection]]. As such, it predates the introduction of the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] (MAC) as a standard warship armament, and thus instead relies on a variety of [[naval autocannon]]s and missiles for its primary armaments. The primary armament of the ship is a single [[Spitfire naval coilgun battery|Mark 33 Spitfire]] naval autocannon, supplemented by six [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry]] autocannons. Additionally, the ship is outfitted with forty [[Ares missile|M35 Ares missile]] launchers, and for point-defence carries ten [[M710 Bulwark point defense gun]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
Beginning in [[2496]], the ''Diligence''-class began a series of refits that resulted in ships of the class being retrofitted with two "outrigger" MACs to help the ship stay competitive with more modern destroyer designs, such as the {{Class|Hillsborough|heavy destroyer}} introduced only three years later in [[2499]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
==Ships of the line== | |||
*{{UNSCShip|Diligence}} – The [[Wikipedia:Lead ship|lead ship]] of the class{{Ref/Generic|Id=Loftus|[[Stephen Loftus]] on the [[Talk:Autumn-class heavy cruiser|''Autumn'' class' talk page]]}} | |||
*{{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} (DD-993) – Participated in [[Operation: GREY VEIL]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFClarity}} | |||
*{{UNSCShip|Winged Hussar}} (DD-439){{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
== | ==Operational history== | ||
The ''Diligence''-class light destroyer entered service within the [[CMA Navy]] in [[2433]]. Originally classified as a cruiser, the ''Diligence''-class was eventually reclassified as a destroyer as ships grew in firepower and mass. Starting in [[2496]], the class was fitted with two powerful outrigger [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] systems—one on each side of its main fuselage.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Some ''Diligence''-class destroyers were operated by the [[Colonial Military Authority]] as peacekeeping ships,{{Ref/Reuse|CFClarity}}, seeing active use within the CMA Navy for over a century.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} By [[2525]], the class had been retired for decades. However, with the dawn of the [[Human-Covenant War]], some were brought back into service with the [[UNSC Navy]] and were retrofitted for [[Space warfare|combat]] against the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFClarity}} | |||
In [[2544]],{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShocks|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-system-shocks|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - System Shocks|D=30|M=06|Y=2023}} a ''Diligence''-class destroyer, the {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}, deployed a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] and a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II commando]], [[Cal-141]], via [[M8900 drop pod|M8900 SOEIV]] to the Covenant-occupied planet [[Heian]]. The commando team infiltrated a former alien settlement, where they engaged several [[Unggoy]] and a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Unidentified Jiralhanae chieftain (Heian)|chieftain]] before assassinating a Covenant [[Unidentified Prophet (Heian)|Prophet]]. After the mission, which resulted in the deaths of the Spartan and [[Checkman|one ODST]], the vessel retrieved the survivors.{{Ref/Reuse|Babysitter}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFClarity}} | |||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HLeg TheBabysitter SOIEVDeployment.png|UNSC ''Kronstadt'' deploying its SOIEVs over Heian, showcasing the destroyer's full form. | |||
File:HL_TheBabysitter_DilligenceCompilation.png|A compilation of the panning shot of the ''Kronstadt'', showing the destroyer's full form. | File:HL_TheBabysitter_DilligenceCompilation.png|A compilation of the panning shot of the ''Kronstadt'', showing the destroyer's full form. | ||
File: | File:HLeg TheBabysitter KronstadtForemast.png|The front mast of UNSC ''Krondstadt''. | ||
File: | File:HLeg TheBabysitter KronstadtEngines.png|The toward section of UNSC ''Kronstadt'' | ||
File: | File:HLeg TheBabysitter KronstadtTurrets.png|The side M60 Sentry turrets of UNSC ''Kronstadt''. | ||
File:TheBabysitter Mess Concept.png|The [[mess hall]] of the ''Kronstadt'' | File:TheBabysitter Mess Concept.png|The [[mess hall]] of the ''Kronstadt'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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