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A trio of Vindication-class light battleships

A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy-caliber guns. Battleship generally comprise some of the most powerful warships a navy can field.

Role

Although their mass tends to be in the same tonnage range as carriers, battleships are designed primarily for traditional naval combat and rely on their heavy armaments instead of squadrons of fighters. During the height of power for seaborne battleships they were central to nations' force projection, and formed the cores of battle groups protected and screened by destroyer and cruiser escorts. They fell out of use as they became increasingly vulnerable to mines and torpedoes; they were ultimately replaced in combat doctrine by carriers.

In the 26th century

The Covenant used two-kilometer-long battleships during the Human-Covenant War, particularly during the Fall of Reach.^[1] A significant number was later amassed at the space station Unyielding Hierophant, though they were destroyed in Operation: FIRST STRIKE.^[2] After the war the UNSC introduced the 1.6 kilometer Vindication-class light battleship. Several of these vessels engaged the Didact's flagship over Earth in support of the UNSC's own flagship, Infinity. Three Vindications later participated in the Second Battle of Requiem.^[3]^[4]

Classes

UNSC

Vindication-class light battleship

Covenant

Covenant battleship

List of appearances

Sources

^ Halo: First Strike, page 32
^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 276 (2011 edition)
^ Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14
^ Spartan Ops, Key

[1] Halo: First Strike, page 32

[2] Halo Encyclopedia, page 276 (2011 edition)

[Bulletin-3] Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14

[4] Spartan Ops, Key

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-[[File:Unidentified UNSC Capital Ship-Spartan Ops.png|thumb|300px|A number of Vindication-class light battleships.]]
+[[File:Vindication - Spartan Ops.png|thumb|300px|A trio of ''Vindication''-class light battleships]]
-Battleships are "a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns," some of the most powerful warships a navy can field. The Covenant used battleships during the the [[Human-Covenant War]], particularly during the [[Fall of Reach]], and amassed a significant number at the [[Unyeilding Hierophant]] where they were destroyed by [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 276 (2011 edition)''</ref><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 32''</ref> Cruisers were the largest human warships ever build during the war, though after the war, the UNSC introduced the [[Vindication-class light battleship]] into service which engaged the [[Mantle's Approach]] [[Battle of Earth (2557)|over Earth]] and later served in the [[Second Battle of Requiem]].<ref name="Bulletin">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-5-14-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14'']</ref><ref name="search-for-halsey">'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[S1/Key|S1E9 ''Key'']]''</ref>
+A '''battleship''' is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy-caliber guns. Battleship generally comprise some of the most powerful warships a navy can field.
 ==Role==
-Although they mass in the same tonnage range as [[carriers]], battleships are primarily designed for traditional naval combat and rely on their heavy armaments instead of squadrons of fighters. During the height of power for seaborne battleships they were central to nations' force projection, and formed the cores of battle groups protected and screened by [[destroyer]] and [[cruiser]] escorts. They fell out of use as they became increasingly vulnerable to mines and torpedoes, and were replaced doctrinally by the [[carrier]] and [[supercarrier]].
+Although their mass tends to be in the same tonnage range as [[carrier]]s, battleships are designed primarily for traditional naval combat and rely on their heavy armaments instead of squadrons of fighters. During the height of power for seaborne battleships they were central to nations' force projection, and formed the cores of battle groups protected and screened by [[destroyer]] and [[cruiser]] escorts. They fell out of use as they became increasingly vulnerable to mines and torpedoes; they were ultimately replaced in combat doctrine by carriers.
-==Classifcations==
+==In the 26th century==
-===UNSC Battleships===
+The [[Covenant]] used two-kilometer-long battleships during the [[Human-Covenant War]], particularly during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 32''</ref> A significant number was later amassed at the space station [[Unyielding Hierophant]], though they were destroyed in [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 276 (2011 edition)''</ref> After the war the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] introduced the 1.6 kilometer {{Class|Vindication|light battleship}}. Several of these vessels engaged [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]]'s [[Mantle's Approach|flagship]] [[Battle of Earth (2557)|over Earth]] in support of the UNSC's own flagship, ''[[UNSC Infinity|Infinity]]''. Three ''Vindication''s later participated in the [[Second Battle of Requiem]].<ref name="Bulletin">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-5-14-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14'']</ref><ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Key]]''</ref>
-*[[Vindication-class light battleship]]
-===Covenant Battleships===
+==Classes==
+===UNSC===
+*{{Class|Vindication|light battleship}}
+===Covenant===
 *[[Covenant battleship]]
-==List of Appearances==
+==List of appearances==
-*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
+*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
-*''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''
 *''[[The Commissioning]]''
 *''[[Halo 4]]''
+**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
 ==Sources==