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|name=UNSC Hannibal
The '''UNSC ''Hannibal''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] {{Class|Marathon|Cruiser}}.
|image=[[Image:Marathon Cruiser Outline.JPG]]
 
|class=[[Cruiser]]
In [[2552]], ''Hannibal'' saw action at the [[First Battle of Reach]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 168</ref>. The ship's [[MAC]] gun was disabled during the battle and thus being defenseless probably ramming a [[Covenant]] ship or using its remaining [[Archer missiles]] as a last ditch effort. The ship is thought to have been destroyed along with all the lives of its crew.
|length=1192 meters <ref> http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/sloftus_scalecomparison/?display=CapitalShips </ref><ref> [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] Chapter 25 Page 238</ref>
|mass=100,000 tons<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 53</ref>
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|slipspace speed=2.1 light-years/day
|power=Deuterium Fusion cores
|shield gen=None
|hull=[[Titanium-A]] Battle Plate
|navigation=[[AI]] or NAVCOM
|firstsight=[[2552]]
|destroyed=August 30 [[2552]]
|battles=[[Battle of Reach]]
|affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]]
}}
The '''UNSC ''Hannibal''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] {{Class|Marathon|Cruiser}}.  
==Background==
==Background==
On August 30 [[2552]], ''Hannibal'', along with many of the UNSC's finest ships, saw action during the [[Battle of Reach]]<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 168</ref>. Although no information specifies the ships last moments, it can be amused it charged into the oncoming Covenant fleet and was either disabled or destroyed during the battle. The ship, along with all the lives of its crew were lost. In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Reach]] the Covenant began moving the wreckage of the Hannibal, and the rest of the UNSC fleet into a concentrated region of space in a high stationary orbit over Reach's northern pole.
==Trivia==
The ship may have been named after the ancient Carthaginian military leader, [[Wikipedia:Hannibal|Hannibal]].
The ship may have been named after the ancient Carthaginian military leader, [[Wikipedia:Hannibal|Hannibal]].



Revision as of 20:57, December 21, 2008

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UNSC Hannibal
File:Marathon Cruiser Outline.JPG
Production information

Class:

Cruiser

Specifications

Length:

1192 meters [1][2]

Mass:

100,000 tons[3]

Powerplant:

Deuterium Fusion cores

Slipspace drive:

Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine

Hull:

Titanium-A Battle Plate

Service information

Destroyed:

August 30 2552

Participated battles:

Battle of Reach

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

 

The UNSC Hannibal was a United Nations Space Command Marathon-class Cruiser.

Background

On August 30 2552, Hannibal, along with many of the UNSC's finest ships, saw action during the Battle of Reach[4]. Although no information specifies the ships last moments, it can be amused it charged into the oncoming Covenant fleet and was either disabled or destroyed during the battle. The ship, along with all the lives of its crew were lost. In the aftermath of the Battle of Reach the Covenant began moving the wreckage of the Hannibal, and the rest of the UNSC fleet into a concentrated region of space in a high stationary orbit over Reach's northern pole.

Trivia

The ship may have been named after the ancient Carthaginian military leader, Hannibal.

Sources