Able-class heavy destroyer: Difference between revisions

Active in the late 2490's, the {{UNSCShip|Gorgon}} was the first heavy destroyer to be equipped with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]], a weapon system that would later become the standard armament of most UNSC naval ships. The ''Gorgon'' was commanded by then-[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]]. It was used to engage the [[insurrectionist]] vessel ''[[Bellicose]]'' on three occasions.<ref name="P447"/> The warship was capable of firing only three MAC rounds before needing to resort to other armaments.<ref name="P451">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''page 451''</ref>