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*191cm [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]] | *191cm [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battle plate]] | ||
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*100,000 tons<ref>''' | *100,000 tons<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 53''</ref><ref group ="note">''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' states that the ''Marathon''-class cruiser has a mass of 100,000 tons. However, given that the ''Marathon''-class is over 3.5 times longer than a modern [[wikipedia:Nimitz class aircraft carrier|''Nimitz'' class aircraft carrier]], which also has a mass of 100,000 tons, as well as being nearly four times wider and many times taller, this tonnage seems unrealistic. Though this mass figure is perhaps a result of future construction materials or weight-saving design, it is more likely an oversight by [[Eric Nylund]].</ref> | ||
|armament=*Two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s<ref name="ENC"/> | |armament=*Two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s<ref name="ENC"/> | ||
*Oversized [[M58 Archer missile]] pods<ref name="ENC"/> (60 missiles each){{Citation needed}} | *Oversized [[M58 Archer missile]] pods<ref name="ENC"/> (60 missiles each){{Citation needed}} | ||
*[[Point defense gun]]s (unknown number) | *[[Point defense gun]]s (unknown number) | ||
*Five [[fusion rocket]]s<ref name="ENC"/> | *Five [[fusion rocket]]s<ref name="ENC"/> | ||
|complement=*24 [[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 251''</ref> | |complement=*[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] (presumably battalion-strength)<ref name="complement" group="note">This is based on the ''Halcyon''-class' ability to carry a battalion of Marines. Presumably, the ''Marathon'' could support a similarly sized complement.</ref> | ||
*24 [[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 251''</ref> | |||
*Numerous ground and air vehicles | *Numerous ground and air vehicles | ||
|era = [[Human-Covenant War]] | |era = [[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|affiliation = [[UNSC Navy]] | |affiliation = [[UNSC Navy]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser''' is a [[cruiser]] classification used by the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 42''</ref> Built as a replacement for the aging {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}, the ''Marathon'' class is 1192 meters in length,<ref name="ENC"/> making it one of the largest warships used by the UNSC. Due to their limited numbers, ''Marathon''-class cruisers are typically commanded by officers of the [[Rear Admiral]] rate or higher and are used as [[flagship]]s | The '''''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser''' is a [[cruiser]] classification used by the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 42''</ref> Built as a replacement for the aging {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}, the ''Marathon'' class is 1192 meters in length,<ref name="ENC"/> making it one of the largest warships used by the UNSC. Due to their limited numbers, ''Marathon''-class cruisers are typically commanded by officers of the [[Rear Admiral]] rate or higher and are commonly used as [[flagship]]s.<ref name="ENC"/> The class is named for the historical [[Wikipedia:Battle of Marathon|Battle of Marathon]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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At 1192 meters long, ''Marathon''-class heavy cruisers are approximately three times the length of a typical [[UNSC frigate|frigate]]. ''Marathon''s have 191cm-thick layers of Titanium-A armor, allowing them to sustain far greater damage than any frigate or [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]]. ''Marathon''-class cruisers sport two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s and an unknown number of [[point defense gun]]s.<ref name="ENC"/> In addition to their integrated armament, the cruisers have dozens of oversized [[M58 Archer missile]] pods containing dozens of missiles each, as well as five [[fusion rocket]]s.<ref name="ENC"/> | At 1192 meters long, ''Marathon''-class heavy cruisers are approximately three times the length of a typical [[UNSC frigate|frigate]]. ''Marathon''s have 191cm-thick layers of Titanium-A armor, allowing them to sustain far greater damage than any frigate or [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]]. ''Marathon''-class cruisers sport two [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s and an unknown number of [[point defense gun]]s.<ref name="ENC"/> In addition to their integrated armament, the cruisers have dozens of oversized [[M58 Archer missile]] pods containing dozens of missiles each, as well as five [[fusion rocket]]s.<ref name="ENC"/> | ||
''Marathon''-class vessels have a similar profile to their predecessors, the ''Halcyon''s, though | ''Marathon''-class vessels have a similar profile to their predecessors, the ''Halcyon''s, though their ventral surfaces are concave rather than flat. A large deployment bay containing [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]s, known by [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s as "Hell's waiting room", is located amidships.<ref name="ODST">'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Prepare to Drop]]''</ref> ''Marathon''s can carry two dozen [[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s<ref name="ENC"/> in addition to numerous [[D77-TC Pelican]]s and other ground and air vehicles. Vessels of the class can also carry large [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] complements, likely of battalion strength.<ref name="complement" group="note"/> | ||
===Service history=== | ===Service history=== | ||
Several ''Marathon''-class heavy cruisers served in [[Battle Group X-Ray]] under [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Vice Admiral Preston Cole]] during the [[Second Battle of Harvest]]. Throughout the early years of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Cole continued to command ''Marathon''s as part of his [[Third Fleet]]. Several ''Marathon''s from the fleet, including the {{UNSCship|Prophecy}}, participated in the [[Harvest Campaign]].<ref name="Genesis">''Halo Wars: Genesis''</ref><ref name="Timeline">''Halo wars'' in-game timeline</ref> | Several ''Marathon''-class heavy cruisers served in [[Battle Group X-Ray]] under [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Vice Admiral Preston Cole]] during the [[Second Battle of Harvest]]. Throughout the early years of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Cole continued to command ''Marathon''s as part of his [[Third Fleet]]. Several ''Marathon''s from the fleet, including the {{UNSCship|Prophecy}}, participated in the [[Harvest Campaign]].<ref name="Genesis">''Halo Wars: Genesis''</ref><ref name="Timeline">''Halo wars'' in-game timeline</ref> | ||
As their numbers were diminished by the onslaught of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], many ''Marathon''s were reassigned to the defense of the [[Inner Colonies]] during the later years of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="page162">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 162''</ref><ref group="note">According to ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', as of July 2552 the Leviathan was one of twenty ''Marathon''-class cruisers left in the Fleet, presumably referring to the entire Navy. Even if one assumes that this refers only to FLEETCOM Sector One, this number is clearly retconned in later media.</ref> ''Marathon''s were present at the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552#July|July 2552]], including [[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth]]'s flagship [[UNSC Leviathan|''Leviathan'']], which was severely damaged during the battle. Numerous ''Marathon''-class cruisers participated in the [[Fall of Reach]]. | As their numbers were diminished by the onslaught of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], many ''Marathon''s were reassigned to the defense of the [[Inner Colonies]] during the later years of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="page162">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 162''</ref><ref group="note">According to ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', as of July 2552 the Leviathan was one of twenty ''Marathon''-class cruisers left in the Fleet, presumably referring to the entire Navy. Even if one assumes that this refers only to FLEETCOM Sector One, this number is clearly retconned in later media.</ref> ''Marathon''s were present at the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552#July|July 2552]], including [[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth]]'s flagship [[UNSC Leviathan|''Leviathan'']], which was severely damaged during the battle. Numerous ''Marathon''-class cruisers participated in the [[Fall of Reach]]. | ||
Eight ''Marathon''-class cruisers assigned to the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] were present at the onset of the [[Battle of Earth]]. Led by [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Harper]] and supported by sixty-seven frigates, these ships formed a defensive perimeter around the [[orbital defense platform]] cluster over the Mediterranean.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> [[Carl Patterson|Admiral Carl Patterson's]] [[Patterson's battle group|battle group]], drawn from the Home Fleet, was led by the {{UNSCship|Stalingrad}} during the [[Battle of Onyx]]. It seems that most or all of the ''Marathon''-class cruisers in the Home Fleet were eventually destroyed.<ref name="HF" group="note">As of November 17, 2552, [[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Hood]] appeared to have only three {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}s under his command and used [[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|''Forward Unto Dawn'']] as his flagship. If any larger ships were intact and accessible at the time, he presumably would have used one of those as his flagship instead. Therefore, it is likely that all ''Marathon''-class cruisers and other large vessels in the Home Fleet were destroyed.</ref> | |||
==Ships of the line== | ==Ships of the line== | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Dresden}} - Destroyed over [[Biko]]. Carried a [[saddle box]] drive.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''' (2010), ''Tug o' War''</ref> | *{{UNSCShip|Dresden}} - Destroyed over [[Biko]] in [[2525]] or [[2526]]. Carried a [[saddle box]] drive.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''' (2010), ''Tug o' War''</ref> | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Prophecy}} - Destroyed during the Harvest Campaign in 2531.<ref name="Genesis"/><ref name="Timeline"/> | *{{UNSCShip|Prophecy}} - Destroyed during the Harvest Campaign in February 2531.<ref name="Genesis"/><ref name="Timeline"/> | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Leviathan}} - Vice Admiral H. M. Stanforth's flagship. Severely damaged during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV | *{{UNSCShip|Leviathan}} - Vice Admiral H. M. Stanforth's flagship. Severely damaged during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV in July 2552. | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Hannibal}} - Destroyed during the Fall of Reach.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 168''</ref> | *{{UNSCShip|Hannibal}} - Destroyed during the Fall of Reach on August 30, 2552.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 168''</ref> | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Say My Name}} - Deployed ODSTs to board ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' during the [[Battle of Mombasa]].<ref name="ODST"/> Presumably destroyed.<ref group="note"> | *{{UNSCShip|Say My Name}} - Deployed ODSTs to board ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' during the [[Battle of Mombasa]] on October 20, 2552.<ref name="ODST"/> Presumably destroyed.<ref name="HF" group="note"/> | ||
*{{UNSCship|Stalingrad}} - Admiral Carl Patterson's flagship. Destroyed during the Battle of Onyx on November 3, 2552. | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Though in-universe the class is named for the Battle of Marathon, in reality its name is a reference to [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Marathon]]'' | Though in-universe the class is named for the Battle of Marathon, in reality its name is a reference to [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Marathon]]'' trilogy. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Invasion; Leviathan.png|The UNSC ''Leviathan''. | File:Invasion; Leviathan.png|The UNSC ''Leviathan''. | ||
File:UNSC Prophecy.png|The UNSC ''Prophecy''. | File:UNSC Prophecy.png|The UNSC ''Prophecy''. | ||
File:Humanfleet.png|''Marathon''- | File:Humanfleet.png|''Marathon''-class heavy cruisers on a video display of the Home Fleet. | ||
File:Outcome of Second Battle of Harvest.png|Several ''Marathon''-Class heavy cruisers engaging a [[Covenant super-destroyer]] at the Second Battle of Harvest. | File:Outcome of Second Battle of Harvest.png|Several ''Marathon''-Class heavy cruisers engaging a [[Covenant super-destroyer]] at the Second Battle of Harvest. | ||
File:Marathon Cruiser Outline.JPG|The silhouette of a ''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser. | File:Marathon Cruiser Outline.JPG|The silhouette of a ''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser. | ||
Revision as of 13:10, September 14, 2012
Template:Ship Class Infobox The Marathon-class heavy cruiser is a cruiser classification used by the UNSC Navy.[1] Built as a replacement for the aging Halcyon-class light cruiser, the Marathon class is 1192 meters in length,[2] making it one of the largest warships used by the UNSC. Due to their limited numbers, Marathon-class cruisers are typically commanded by officers of the Rear Admiral rate or higher and are commonly used as flagships.[2] The class is named for the historical Battle of Marathon.
Overview
Design
At 1192 meters long, Marathon-class heavy cruisers are approximately three times the length of a typical frigate. Marathons have 191cm-thick layers of Titanium-A armor, allowing them to sustain far greater damage than any frigate or destroyer. Marathon-class cruisers sport two Magnetic Accelerator Cannons and an unknown number of point defense guns.[2] In addition to their integrated armament, the cruisers have dozens of oversized M58 Archer missile pods containing dozens of missiles each, as well as five fusion rockets.[2]
Marathon-class vessels have a similar profile to their predecessors, the Halcyons, though their ventral surfaces are concave rather than flat. A large deployment bay containing Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicles, known by Orbital Drop Shock Troopers as "Hell's waiting room", is located amidships.[3] Marathons can carry two dozen GA-TL1 Longswords[2] in addition to numerous D77-TC Pelicans and other ground and air vehicles. Vessels of the class can also carry large Marine complements, likely of battalion strength.[note 1]
Service history
Several Marathon-class heavy cruisers served in Battle Group X-Ray under Vice Admiral Preston Cole during the Second Battle of Harvest. Throughout the early years of the Human-Covenant War, Cole continued to command Marathons as part of his Third Fleet. Several Marathons from the fleet, including the Template:UNSCship, participated in the Harvest Campaign.[4][5]
As their numbers were diminished by the onslaught of the Covenant, many Marathons were reassigned to the defense of the Inner Colonies during the later years of the Human-Covenant War.[6][note 2] Marathons were present at the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV in July 2552, including Vice Admiral Hieronymus Michael Stanforth's flagship Leviathan, which was severely damaged during the battle. Numerous Marathon-class cruisers participated in the Fall of Reach.
Eight Marathon-class cruisers assigned to the UNSC Home Fleet were present at the onset of the Battle of Earth. Led by Fleet Admiral Harper and supported by sixty-seven frigates, these ships formed a defensive perimeter around the orbital defense platform cluster over the Mediterranean.[7] Admiral Carl Patterson's battle group, drawn from the Home Fleet, was led by the Template:UNSCship during the Battle of Onyx. It seems that most or all of the Marathon-class cruisers in the Home Fleet were eventually destroyed.[note 3]
Ships of the line
- UNSC Dresden - Destroyed over Biko in 2525 or 2526. Carried a saddle box drive.[8]
- UNSC Prophecy - Destroyed during the Harvest Campaign in February 2531.[4][5]
- UNSC Leviathan - Vice Admiral H. M. Stanforth's flagship. Severely damaged during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV in July 2552.
- UNSC Hannibal - Destroyed during the Fall of Reach on August 30, 2552.[9]
- UNSC Say My Name - Deployed ODSTs to board Solemn Penance during the Battle of Mombasa on October 20, 2552.[3] Presumably destroyed.[note 3]
- Template:UNSCship - Admiral Carl Patterson's flagship. Destroyed during the Battle of Onyx on November 3, 2552.
Behind the scenes
Though in-universe the class is named for the Battle of Marathon, in reality its name is a reference to Bungie's Marathon trilogy.
Gallery
A Marathon-class heavy cruiser orbiting Earth.
The UNSC Leviathan.
- UNSC Prophecy.png
The UNSC Prophecy.
Marathon-class heavy cruisers on a video display of the Home Fleet.
- Outcome of Second Battle of Harvest.png
Several Marathon-Class heavy cruisers engaging a Covenant super-destroyer at the Second Battle of Harvest.
- Marathon Cruiser Outline.JPG
The silhouette of a Marathon-class heavy cruiser.
The SOEIV drop bay aboard a Marathon; the SOEIV deployment rings can be seen above.
ODSTs gathered around a holo-table inside a Marathon-class cruiser.
A view of the UNSC Say My Name via a glitch.
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo 2
- Halo Graphic Novel
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo Wars: Genesis
- Halo Wars (Mentioned only)
- Halo 3: ODST
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- Halo: Fall of Reach
Note
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcomplement - ^ According to Halo: The Fall of Reach, as of July 2552 the Leviathan was one of twenty Marathon-class cruisers left in the Fleet, presumably referring to the entire Navy. Even if one assumes that this refers only to FLEETCOM Sector One, this number is clearly retconned in later media.
- ^ a b As of November 17, 2552, Fleet Admiral Hood appeared to have only three Charon-class light frigates under his command and used Forward Unto Dawn as his flagship. If any larger ships were intact and accessible at the time, he presumably would have used one of those as his flagship instead. Therefore, it is likely that all Marathon-class cruisers and other large vessels in the Home Fleet were destroyed.
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 42
- ^ a b c d e Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedENC - ^ a b Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Prepare to Drop
- ^ a b Halo Wars: Genesis
- ^ a b Halo wars in-game timeline
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 162
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station
- ^ Halo: First Strike (2010), Tug o' War
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 168
