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==Background== | ==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 [[Destroyer]]s. 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 [[Destroyer]]s. The ''Iwo Jima'' then self-destructed, destroying the two enemy warships in the process.<ref>'''[[Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 298</ref> | ||
==Namesake== | ==Namesake== | ||
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2 meters of Titanium-A battleplate |
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The UNSC Iwo Jima was a UNSC Naval destroyer. She was assigned to Battlegroup Stalingrad of the UNSC Home Fleet that was sent to aid the Spartan-III's in the Battle of Onyx. The Iwo Jima was destroyed in 2552 during the Battle of Onyx in the Human-Covenant War.
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 between the United States of America and the Japanese Empire in February and March 1945, during the Pacific Campaign of World War II.
- The USS Iwo Jima, a Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ship, is a warship in commission with the United States Navy.
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 139
- ^ Ghosts of Onyx, page 298
