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|class = | |class = Destroyer <ref>[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]] page 479</ref> | ||
|slipspace drive = unknown | |slipspace drive = unknown | ||
|firstsight = November 3, 2552 | |firstsight = November 3, 2552 | ||
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The '''''Agincourt''''' was a [[UNSC]] | The '''''Agincourt''''' was a [[UNSC]] [[Destroyer]] in operation in the early 2550's. In October [[2552]], it was sent to planet [[Onyx]] to offload supplies at [[Camp Currahee]] for the incoming candidates for the new [[Spartan-III]]'s, [[Delta Company]]. As they were leaving, the Camp [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]], [[Lieutenant Commander Ambrose]] (aka Spartan-051) asked for observational assistance from the craft after hearing strange sounds coming from [[Zone 67]].<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 121</ref> The ''Agincourt'' discovered and was destroyed by two hundred [[Onyx Sentinels]], that had been activated within [[Onyx]].<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 129</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Revision as of 23:12, December 19, 2009
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Class: |
Destroyer [1] |
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Slipspace drive: |
unknown |
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Destroyed: |
2552 |
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UNSC |
The Agincourt was a UNSC Destroyer in operation in the early 2550's. In October 2552, it was sent to planet Onyx to offload supplies at Camp Currahee for the incoming candidates for the new Spartan-III's, Delta Company. As they were leaving, the Camp Commander, Lieutenant Commander Ambrose (aka Spartan-051) asked for observational assistance from the craft after hearing strange sounds coming from Zone 67.[2] The Agincourt discovered and was destroyed by two hundred Onyx Sentinels, that had been activated within Onyx.[3]
Background
The Battle of Agincourt was an significant battle in the Hundred Years war involving the Kingdom of England against the Kingdom of France in which the desperately outnumbered Englishmen defeated the French, primarily due to the use of longbows and Henry V's inspiring speech. [4]
References
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe page 479
- ^ Ghosts of Onyx page 121
- ^ Ghosts of Onyx page 129
- ^ Henry V, Shakespeare
