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|length={{Convert|5183|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip|sigfig=3.5}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |length={{Convert|5183|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip|sigfig=3.5}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{ref/Site|Id=Bulletin|URL=https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-5-14-14|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin 5.14.14|D=30|M=06|Y=2014}} | ||
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|era=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |era=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|introduced=[[2554]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Note|Id=service|Text=''Vindication''-class ships can be seen at the [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II]] in a hologram in [[Halo: Collateral Damage Issue 1|Issue #1]] of ''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''. While this was initially implied to suggest the ''Vindication'' had a service history in the Human-Covenant War, the [[2022]] ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]'' established the ''Vindication'' as having been first launched in 2554 - | |introduced=[[2554]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Note|Id=service|Text=''Vindication''-class ships can be seen at the [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II]] in a hologram in [[Halo: Collateral Damage Issue 1|Issue #1]] of ''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''. While this was initially implied to suggest the ''Vindication'' had a service history in the Human-Covenant War, the [[2022]] ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]'' established the ''Vindication'' as having been first launched in 2554 - retconning this panel as just an example of unreliable comic artwork and also contradicting ''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''{{'}}s page 74, which states that ''Vindication''-class light battleship was in service during the Human-Covenant War.}} | ||
|affiliation=*[[United Nations Space Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |affiliation=*[[United Nations Space Command]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
**[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}} | **[[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}} | ||
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The '''''Vindication''-class light battleship''' is a [[capital ship|capital warship]] utilized by the [[United Nations Space Command]] during the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}} | The '''''Vindication''-class light battleship''' is a [[capital ship|capital warship]] utilized by the [[United Nations Space Command]] during the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] era.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Mythos|HM|Page=74}} | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
The ''Vindication''{{'}}s hull is rather flat, though the bow slants upward and forward. Several antennae protrude from the fore end. The ship has one large, primary thrust nozzle and four smaller, secondary nozzles. | The ''Vindication''{{'}}s hull is rather flat, though the bow slants upward and forward. Several antennae protrude from the fore end. The ship has one large, primary thrust nozzle and four smaller, secondary nozzles.{{Ref/Level|Id=Midnight|H4|Midnight}} The ship is equipped with experimental [[energy shielding]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
===Armaments=== | ===Armaments=== | ||
The ''Vindication''-class is designed as a ship-killer, intended to hunt down [[Covenant carrier]]s and [[support ship]]s before they can engage. To this end, the ''Vindication'' is equipped with two gargantuan Mark X Superheavy MACs, mounted in two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|76G3V5 MAC batteries]]. The superheavy MACs have a long charge time, and thus the ''Vindication'' requires extensive support from friendly ships to defend itself while preparing a new volley. The MAC armament is supplemented with fifty [[Archer missile|M58 Archer missile]] pod and four [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry naval autocannons]] - alongside twenty [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 point-defence guns]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | The ''Vindication''-class is designed as a ship-killer, intended to hunt down [[Covenant carrier]]s and [[support ship]]s before they can engage. To this end, the ''Vindication'' is equipped with two gargantuan Mark X Superheavy MACs, mounted in two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|76G3V5 MAC batteries]]. The superheavy MACs have a long charge time, and thus the ''Vindication'' requires extensive support from friendly ships to defend itself while preparing a new volley. The MAC armament is supplemented with fifty [[Archer missile|M58 Archer missile]] pod and four [[Sentry autocannon|M60 Sentry naval autocannons]] - alongside twenty [[M910 Rampart point defense network|M910 point-defence guns]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
==Ships of the line== | |||
*{{UNSCShip|Vindication}} - The [[Wikipedia:lead ship|lead ship]] of the class | |||
==Service history== | ==Service history== | ||
===Post-war=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
The ''Vindication''-class was launched from [[Martian Metals Shipyards]] at least in [[2554]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|service}} At least one ''Vindication'' was present at the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s commissioning ceremony on [[2557#February|February 21, 2557]]. | The ''Vindication''-class was launched from [[Martian Metals Shipyards]] at least in [[2554]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|service}} At least one ''Vindication'' was present at the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s commissioning ceremony on [[2557#February|February 21, 2557]].{{Ref/Generic|[[The Commissioning]]}} Part of [[Battle Group Dakota]], several assaulted the ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'' during the [[Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack on Earth]] in [[2557#July|July 2557]].{{Ref/Reuse|Midnight}} During the [[Requiem Campaign]] in early [[2558]], at least three ships of this class deployed fireteams to the surface in order to find [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] after her abduction at the hands of the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]].{{Ref/SpOps|Id=search-for-halsey|Key}} | ||
==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | ==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | ||
===''Halo: Collateral Damage''=== | ===''Halo: Collateral Damage''=== | ||
Several ''Vindication''-class battleships helped to [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II|defend]] [[Alpha Corvi II]] from the [[Covenant]] in [[2525#December|December 2525]] during the earliest stages of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. | Several ''Vindication''-class battleships helped to [[Battle of Alpha Corvi II|defend]] [[Alpha Corvi II]] from the [[Covenant]] in [[2525#December|December 2525]] during the earliest stages of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Comic|HCD|Issue=1}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|service}} | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Concept | ===Concept art=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H4 - Vindication early sketches.jpg|Early concept art of what would become the ''Vindication''-class for ''[[Halo 4]]''. | File:H4 - Vindication early sketches.jpg|Early concept art of what would become the ''Vindication''-class for ''[[Halo 4]]''. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== | ===Artwork=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HM-Vindication.png|Profile of the ''Vindication''-class in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''. | File:HM-Vindication.png|Profile of the ''Vindication''-class in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== | ===Screenshot=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Commissioning-5.jpg|An unidentified vessel in ''[[The Commissioning]]'', bearing heavy resemblance to the ''Vindication'' concept art. | File:Commissioning-5.jpg|An unidentified vessel in ''[[The Commissioning]]'', bearing heavy resemblance to the ''Vindication'' concept art. | ||
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*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'' {{C| | *''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]'' {{C|Non-canon appearance}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||