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The ''Port Stanley'' used several ''Rudra''-class | The ''Port Stanley'' used several ''Rudra''-class missiles to destroy three [[Covenant cruiser]]s loyal to the [[Arbiter]], the ''[[Far Vision]]'', the ''[[Axiom]]'', and the ''[[Devotion]]''.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 330''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 13:30, May 28, 2013
The Rudra-class nuclear missile is a nuclear weapon used by the United Nations Space Command.[1]
Background
The UNSC Port Stanley was equipped with a large number of enhanced yield Rudra-class nuclear missiles.[1]
Service history
The Port Stanley used several Rudra-class missiles to destroy three Covenant cruisers loyal to the Arbiter, the Far Vision, the Axiom, and the Devotion.[2]
Trivia
Rudra is the name of a Hindu god associated with wind or storm, and the hunt. The naming of the Rudra missile mirrors that of the Shiva-class nuclear missile, which is also named after a Hindu deity.
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: The Thursday War, page 320
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page 330
