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A trio of Vindication-class light battleships

A battleship is a type of ship utilized by several factions.

Types

UNSC

Main article: UNSC starship

Vindication-class light battleship - At some point prior to the Battle of Alpha Corvi II, the 1.6 kilometre-long Vindication-class light battleship entered service.^[1] Several Vindication-class light battleships vessels engaged the Didact's flagship over Earth in support of the UNSC's own flagship, Infinity. Three Vindications later participated in the Requiem Campaign.^[2]^[3]

Covenant

The Covenant used two-kilometer-long battleships during the Human-Covenant War, particularly during the Fall of Reach.^[4] A significant number was later amassed at the space station Unyielding Hierophant, though they were destroyed in Operation: FIRST STRIKE.^[5]

Covenant battleship

Related vehicles

Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser - initially drafted by the UNSC Navy as a compromise between a battleship and heavy cruiser.^[6]

List of appearances

Sources

^ Halo: Collateral Damage, Issue #1
^ Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14
^ Spartan Ops, Key
^ Halo: First Strike, p. 32
^ Halo Encyclopedia, p. 276 (2011)
^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter

[HCD1-1] Halo: Collateral Damage, Issue #1

[Bulletin-2] Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14

[3] Spartan Ops, Key

[4] Halo: First Strike, p. 32

[5] Halo Encyclopedia, p. 276 (2011)

[canon_fodder-6] Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter

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 [[File:Vindication - Spartan Ops.png|thumb|300px|A trio of ''Vindication''-class light battleships]]
-A '''battleship''' is a large armored [[capital ship]] with a main battery consisting of heavy-caliber guns. Battleships generally comprise some of the most powerful [[warship]]s a navy can field.
+A '''battleship''' is a type of ship utilized by several factions.
-==Role==
+==Types==
-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.
+===UNSC===
+{{Main|UNSC starship}}
+*'''{{Class|Vindication|light battleship}}''' - At some point prior to the [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II]], the 1.6 kilometre-long {{Class|Vindication|light battleship}} entered service.<ref name="HCD1">''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'', [[Halo: Collateral Damage Issue 1|Issue #1]]</ref> Several ''Vindication''-class light battleships vessels engaged [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]]'s [[Mantle's Approach|flagship]] [[New Phoenix Incident|over Earth]] in support of the UNSC's own flagship, ''[[UNSC Infinity|Infinity]]''. Three ''Vindication''s later participated in the [[Requiem Campaign]].<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>
-==History==
+===Covenant===
-The {{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}} was initially drafted by the [[UNSC Navy]] as a compromise between a battleship and [[Cruiser|heavy cruiser]].<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter'']</ref> At some point prior to the [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II]], the 1.6 kilometre-long {{Class|Vindication|light battleship}} entered service.<ref name="HCD1">''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'', ''[[Halo: Collateral Damage Issue 1|Issue #1]]''</ref>
+The [[Covenant]] used two-kilometer-long battleships during the [[Human-Covenant War]], particularly during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', p. 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'', p. 276 (2011)</ref>
+*'''[[Covenant battleship]]'''
-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)''</ref> Several ''Vindication''-class light battleships vessels engaged [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]]'s [[Mantle's Approach|flagship]] [[New Phoenix Incident|over Earth]] in support of the UNSC's own flagship, ''[[UNSC Infinity|Infinity]]''. Three ''Vindication''s later participated in the [[Requiem Campaign]].<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>
-==Classes==
-===United Nations Space Command===
-*{{Class|Vindication|light battleship}}
-===Covenant===
+==Related vehicles==
-*[[Covenant battleship]]
+*'''{{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}}''' - initially drafted by the [[UNSC Navy]] as a compromise between a battleship and [[Cruiser|heavy cruiser]].<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-bulkhead-banter ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Bulkhead Banter]</ref>
 ==List of appearances==