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| The '''UNSC ''Brilliant Shores''''' was a ship in service with the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] prior to the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Then-[[First Lieutenant]] [[James Gregory Cutter]] served aboard it as a Junior Navigation Officer, piloting a diplomatic attache vessel before being transferred to serve as Navigation Officer aboard the [[UNSC Final Summit]] in 2514.<ref>''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''</ref> | | The '''UNSC ''Brilliant Shores''''' was a ship in service with the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] prior to the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Then-[[First Lieutenant]] [[James Gregory Cutter]] served aboard it as a Junior Navigation Officer, piloting a diplomatic attache vessel before being transferred to serve as Navigation Officer aboard the [[UNSC Final Summit]] in 2514.<ref>''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''</ref> |
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| ==Sourceshttp://misc.thefullwiki.org/UNSC_Navy== | | ==Sources== |
| The UNSC Navy is the branch of the [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force|<u>United Nations Space Command Defense Force</u>]] responsible for naval operations in space. Its roles include ship-to-ship combat, orbital bombardment, the deployment of atmospheric and space fighters, and the delivery of [[UNSC Marine Corps|<u>UNSC Marines</u>]] into combat.
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| The UNSC Navy was created in the wake of the [[Interplanetary War|<u>Interplanetary War</u>]] of the [[2160|<u>2160</u>]]'s - precisely during the [[Argyre Planitia Campaign|<u>Argyre Planitia Campaign</u>]] of [[2163|<u>2163</u>]], as a result of the [[UN|<u>UN</u>]]'s need to oversee and monitor [[Marine|<u>Marine</u>]] deployments from space, thus forming the [[United Nations Space Command|<u>United Nations Space Command</u>]]. The UNSC Navy is a direct descendant of the [[UN Navy|<u>UN Navy</u>]]. It is led by the [[UNSC Naval Command|<u>UNSC Naval Command</u>]].
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| The UNSC has a large fleet of warships, along with many [[Longsword fighters|<u>Longsword fighters</u>]], though many valuable assets of the UNSC Navy were destroyed during the [[Battle of Reach|<u>Battle of Reach</u>]] and a very large portion of its ships were lost when [[Truth|<u>Truth</u>]] occupied [[Earth|<u>Earth</u>]]; the only combat-capable warships seen were the three [[UNSC Frigates|<u>UNSC Frigates</u>]] and UNSC Longsword. UNSC ship production is handled by the [[Reyes-McLees Martian Shipyards|<u>Reyes-McLees Martian Shipyards</u>]] (but that may no longer be true due to the [[Covenant|<u>Covenant</u>]] presence in the [[Solar system|<u>Sol System</u>]]), and numerous other shipyards.
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| UNSC Navy personnel are given training in self-defense. All crewmen are trained to use the [[M6D Pistol|<u>M6D Pistol</u>]].<sup class="reference" id="halo_wikia_cite_ref_0"><u>[1]</u></sup>
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| ==Technology==
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| The UNSC Frigate, the most common of UNSC Navy ships.The primary offensive armament of UNSC spacecraft is the <u>Magnetic Accelerator Cannon</u> (MAC). These are high velocity coil guns that are used to accelerate projectiles ranging in mass from 600 metric tons in the case of smaller warships, and 3,000 tons in the case of Super MAC platforms. These projectiles are composed of <u>Titanium-A</u>, depleted Uranium, and/or Tungsten with a ferrous (iron) core. Super MAC platforms accelerate MAC rounds to over 40% of the speed of light or about 267,840,000 miles per hour with twenty-three linear accelerator coils, while ship-based MACs have a lower velocity.
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| The UNSC Frigate <u>Gettysburg</u> is quoted as firing a 600 ton shell at 30 kilometers per second. Before <u>Reach</u> fell, the <u>Pillar of Autumn</u> was equipped with a modified MAC that could quickly fire three lighter projectiles in succession instead of just one heavier projectile. It was originally intended to allow the Pillar of Autumn a better chance of disabling a <u>Covenant</u> ship, which was a feature required for a mission that was later scrubbed following the <u>Battle of Reach</u>.
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| Almost all UNSC warships are equipped with <u>Archer Missile</u> pods for ship-to-ship engagements, which prove most effective against unshielded targets. A common tactic among UNSC ships is to disable the target's shields with MAC rounds and then pummel it with <u>Archer missiles</u>. UNSC ships in 2525 carried <u>Fusion Missiles</u> as an offensive weapon. They seem to have been removed or replaced in later years. UNSC ships may also carry "<u>Shiva</u>" nuclear warheads. In addition, the UNSC mounts 50mm auto-cannons on its ships for defense against enemy fighters and boarding craft, controlled by shipboard <u>AIs</u>.
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| UNSC warships also carry significant Marine detachments for internal security, boarding actions, and planetary assault, and carry all the equipment and materiel needed by Marine forces. It is implied that a significant portion of the interior of <u>UNSC</u> warships are devoted to this purpose, as there are armories and barracks that hold these supplies.
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| Ships of the UNSC navy also carry a number of <u>C-709 Longsword Interceptors</u>. These are armed with <u>110mm Rotary Cannons</u> and <u>ASGM-10 Missiles</u>, and sometimes a <u>Moray Space Mine</u> system or even a single <u>Shiva-class Nuclear Missile</u>. They can also be remotely-operated and used to carry a remotely-detonated <u>Shiva</u> missile, which, when detonated, effectively destroys both the Longsword and its selected target.
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| Despite all of this firepower, however, UNSC warships have great difficulty defeating Covenant ships even with a numerical advantage. It typically takes multiple hits from a ship-based MAC weapon to disable a Covenant ship's shields, although larger, <u>ODP-based</u> Super MACs can fire a round that can literally shatter Covenant capital ships.<sup class="reference" id="halo_wikia_cite_ref_1"><u>[2]</u></sup> Archer Missiles must be used in tremendous amounts to breach Covenant shield systems. Even with their shields down, Covenant ships have been noted to remain operational after multiple direct hits from normal <u>MAC</u> rounds. This advantage in firepower and shielding gives the Covenant an effective 3:1 ratio and better against UNSC ships.<references/>
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| [[Category:UNSC]] | | [[Category:UNSC]] |
| [[Category:Human Starships|Brilliant Shores]] | | [[Category:Human Starships|Brilliant Shores]] |
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