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|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref>''What those critics forgot that a UNSC Destroyer 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 as 2 frigates combined mass.''<br />--[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] page 139<br /></ref>
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s (2)<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 139 - "''What those critics forgot that a UNSC Destroyer 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 as 2 frigates combined mass.''"</ref>
*[[Shiva missile]]s (3)
*[[Shiva missile]]s (3)
*[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26)
*[[Archer missile|Oversized Archer Missile]] pods (26)
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|battles=*Investigation of Harvest
|battles=*[[First_Battle_of_Harvest#UNSC_Investigation|Investigation of Harvest]]
*[[Second Battle of Harvest]]
*[[Second Battle of Harvest]]
|affiliation= [[Colonial Military Administration]],[[UNSC Navy]]
|affiliation= [[Colonial Military Administration]],[[UNSC Navy]]
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|captains=[[Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]]
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The '''UNSC ''Heracles''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer]], named after the legendary hero of Greek mythology, [[wikipedia:Heracles|Heracles]], commanded by [[Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]], and the lead ship of [[Battlegroup 4]].
The '''UNSC ''Heracles''''' was a [[UNSC destroyer]], named after the legendary hero of Greek mythology, [[wikipedia:Heracles|Heracles]], commanded by [[Captain]] [[Maribeau Veredi]], and the lead ship of [[Battlegroup 4]].<ref name="FoR99">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', pages 96-99</ref>
==Operational History==
==Operational History==
On October 7, [[2525]], The ''Heracles'', along with the rest of [[Battlegroup 4]], 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 Empire|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.{{Verify}}
On October 7, [[2525]], The ''Heracles'', along with the rest of [[Battlegroup 4]], 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 Empire|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 name="FoR99"/> The ship was repaired at Reach, and later returned to [[Second Battle of Harvest|reclaim]] Harvest as part of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s battlefleet.{{Verify}}


While at Harvest, it recovered a [[RQ-XII UAV|RQ-XII]] drone left by [[Jilan al-Cygni]] eight months earlier.<ref name="recovery">Halo:Contact Harvest, page 391</ref>
While at Harvest, it recovered a [[RQ-XII UAV|RQ-XII]] drone left by [[Jilan al-Cygni]] eight months earlier.<ref name="recovery">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 391</ref>


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 13:00, March 16, 2010

UNSC Heracles
File:UNSC Heracles.png
Production information

Class:

UNSC Destroyer

Specifications

Length:

485 metres (1,590 ft)

Width:

242.50 metres (795.6 ft)

Height:

600 metres (2,000 ft)

Powerplant:

Deuterium(reserve) Fusion cores

Engine:

4 fusion cores

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Hull:

2 meters of Titanium-A battleplate

Armament:

Complement:

Pelican Dropships

Service information

Last sighted:

2525

Participated battles:

Known commanders:

Captain Maribeau Veredi

Affiliation:

Colonial Military Administration,UNSC Navy

 

The UNSC Heracles was a UNSC destroyer, named after the legendary hero of Greek mythology, Heracles, commanded by Captain Maribeau Veredi, and the lead ship of Battlegroup 4.[2]

Operational History

On October 7, 2525, The Heracles, along with the rest of Battlegroup 4, 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.[verification needed]

While at Harvest, it recovered a RQ-XII drone left by Jilan al-Cygni eight months earlier.[3]

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 139 - "What those critics forgot that a UNSC Destroyer 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 as 2 frigates combined mass."
  2. ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 96-99
  3. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 391

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