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The '''UNSC ''Heracles''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer]] commanded by [[Captain Veredi]]. | The '''UNSC ''Heracles''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer]] commanded by [[Captain Veredi]]. | ||
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On October 7, [[2525]], The ''Heracles'', along with the {{UNSCShip|Arabia}} and {{UNSCShip|Vostok}} were sent into the [[Harvest]] system to discover why the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] had lost contact with both the colony and the scout ship ''[[Argo]]''. It discovered the planet [[glassing|destroyed]], the ''Argo'' missing, and a [[Covenant]] vessel in orbit. After a short battle, the [[UNSC Arabia|''Arabia'']] and the [[UNSC Vostok|''Vostok'']] were destroyed and the ''Heracles'' was forced to retreat. Due to the extensive damage it had taken during the battle, the ''Heracles'' took several weeks to return to [[Reach]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 96.</ref> The ship was repaired at Reach, and later returned to [[Second Battle of Harvest|reclaim]] Harvest as part of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s battlefleet. | On October 7, [[2525]], The ''Heracles'', along with the {{UNSCShip|Arabia}} and {{UNSCShip|Vostok}} were sent into the [[Harvest]] system to discover why the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] had lost contact with both the colony and the scout ship ''[[Argo]]''. It discovered the planet [[glassing|destroyed]], the ''Argo'' missing, and a [[Covenant]] vessel in orbit. After a short battle, the [[UNSC Arabia|''Arabia'']] and the [[UNSC Vostok|''Vostok'']] were destroyed and the ''Heracles'' was forced to retreat. Due to the extensive damage it had taken during the battle, the ''Heracles'' took several weeks to return to [[Reach]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 96.</ref> The ship was repaired at Reach, and later returned to [[Second Battle of Harvest|reclaim]] Harvest as part of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s battlefleet. | ||
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485 meters |
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242.50 meters |
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600 meters |
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Deuterium(reserve) Fusion cores |
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4 fusion cores |
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2 meters of Titanium-A battleplate |
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The UNSC Heracles was a UNSC destroyer commanded by Captain Veredi.
Operational History
On October 7, 2525, The Heracles, along with the UNSC Arabia and UNSC Vostok were sent into the Harvest system to discover why the Colonial Administration Authority had lost contact with both the colony and the scout ship Argo. It discovered the planet destroyed, the Argo missing, and a Covenant vessel in orbit. After a short battle, the Arabia and the Vostok were destroyed and the Heracles was forced to retreat. Due to the extensive damage it had taken during the battle, the Heracles took several weeks to return to Reach.[2] The ship was repaired at Reach, and later returned to reclaim Harvest as part of Admiral Preston Cole's battlefleet.
While at Harvest, it recovered a RQ-XII drone left by Jilan al-Cygni eight months earlier.[3]
Trivia
The ship was named after the legendary hero of Greek mythology, Heracles.
Sources
- ^ 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
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 96.
- ^ Halo:Contact Harvest, Pg. 391
