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The ship was part of [[Battlegroup Stalingrad]] and saw action at the [[Battle of Onyx]]. During the first engagement against [[Covenant]] ships in that battle, she grazed a Covenant carrier while attempting to disengage and crashed into two destroyers. The ''Iwo Jima'' then self-destructed, destroying the two enemy warships in the process.<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 298</ref> | The ship was part of [[Battlegroup Stalingrad]] and saw action at the [[Battle of Onyx]]. During the first engagement against [[Covenant]] ships in that battle, she grazed a Covenant carrier while attempting to disengage and crashed into two destroyers. The ''Iwo Jima'' then self-destructed, destroying the two enemy warships in the process.<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 298</ref> | ||
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The ship's name refers to the [[wikipedia:Battle of Iwo Jima|Battle of Iwo Jima]], which was fought by the [[United States of America]] and the [[Japan|Empire of Japan]] in February and March [[1945]], during the Pacific Campaign of [[World War II]]. | |||
The U.S. invasion, known as Operation DETACHMENT, was aimed at capturing the airfields on Iwo Jima for shorter trips for bombing raids on Japan. | |||
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2 meters of Titanium-A battleplate |
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The UNSC Iwo Jima was a UNSC destroyer destroyed in 2552.
Background
The ship was part of Battlegroup Stalingrad and saw action at the Battle of Onyx. During the first engagement against Covenant ships in that battle, she grazed a Covenant carrier while attempting to disengage and crashed into two destroyers. The Iwo Jima then self-destructed, destroying the two enemy warships in the process.[2]
Namesake
The ship's name refers to the Battle of Iwo Jima, which was fought by the United States of America and the Empire of Japan in February and March 1945, during the Pacific Campaign of World War II.
The U.S. invasion, known as Operation DETACHMENT, was aimed at capturing the airfields on Iwo Jima for shorter trips for bombing raids on Japan.
References
- ^ 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.
--Halo: The Fall of Reach page 139
- ^ Ghosts of Onyx page 298
