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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
It was the flagship of a [[Battlegroup Stalingrad|small task force]] sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]], her [[Spartan-II]]s and the [[Spartan-III]]s. During the [[Battle of Onyx]], the ship survived the first<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 294</ref> and second<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 298</ref> attacks on the [[Covenant]] fleet but was destroyed when overwhelming Covenant reinforcements arrived from | It was the flagship of a [[Battlegroup Stalingrad|small task force]] sent to [[Onyx]] to retrieve Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]], her [[Spartan-II]]s and the [[Spartan-III]]s. During the [[Battle of Onyx]], the ship survived the first<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 294</ref> and second<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 298</ref> attacks on the [[Covenant]] fleet but was destroyed when overwhelming Covenant reinforcements arrived from Joyous Exhaltation.<ref>[[Ghosts of Onyx]] page 333</ref> | ||
==Historical Reference== | ==Historical Reference== | ||
Revision as of 18:48, November 18, 2008
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greater then 2800 meters |
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2 meters of Titanium-A battleplate |
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November 3rd, 2552 |
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The UNSC Stalingrad was a UNSC Carrier in 2552. It was commanded by Admiral Carl "Buster" Patterson.[2]
Background
It was the flagship of a small task force sent to Onyx to retrieve Dr. Catherine Halsey, her Spartan-IIs and the Spartan-IIIs. During the Battle of Onyx, the ship survived the first[3] and second[4] attacks on the Covenant fleet but was destroyed when overwhelming Covenant reinforcements arrived from Joyous Exhaltation.[5]
Historical Reference
Stalingrad (now Volgograd) was the site of a brutal battle during the Second World War in which millions were lost, popularly seen as marking the easternmost mark of the German invasion and the turning point of the war on the eastern front. The weakening of the German army at Stalingrad would ultimately culminate in the decisive battle at Kursk.
References
- ^ Halo: Fall of Reach
- ^ Ghosts of Onyx page 294
- ^ Ghosts of Onyx page 294
- ^ Ghosts of Onyx page 298
- ^ Ghosts of Onyx page 333
