UNSC Herodotus

UNSC Herodotus
Production information
Class:	UNSC Destroyer
Specifications
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Hull:	2 meters of Titanium-A
Armament:	MAC Gun (2) 26 Archer Missile Pods 3 nuclear warheads
Service information
Destroyed:	2552
Participated battles:	Battle of Sigma Octanus IV
Affiliation:	UNSC Navy

The UNSC Herodotus was a UNSC Destroyer that saw action at the Battle of Reach. During the battle it was destroyed by a Covenant Assault Carrier using a previously unknown weapon. This weapon projected a needle-thin beam of of charged energy particles from a distance of one hundred thousand kilometers that bisected the ship from bow to stern and would later become known as an Energy Projector.