UNSC Unto the Breach

Unto the Breach
Ship history
Name:	Unto the Breach
Class:	Autumn-class heavy cruiser
Namesake:	Henry V
Operator:	UNSC Navy
Manufacturer:	SinoViet Heavy Machinery
Commissioned:	2558
Status:	In active service as of late 2558
General characteristics
Type:	Cruiser
Length:	1,425 meters (4,674 ft)
Width:	383 meters (1,255 ft)
Height:	431 meters (1,415 ft)
Mass:	10.1 million metric tons
Maneuver drive:	Fusion drives
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Crew:	800 sailors
Complement:	12 D77 or D79 Pelicans; D82-EST Darters (optional); 216 Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicles or cargo drop pods;
Troops:	45 Marines; 220 ODSTs;
Hull:	Titanium-A armor
Shielding:	Shield-reinforced armor
Sensors:	Hyperscanner detector; UNSC battle network relays; Planetary survey sensors; Probe launchers;
Armaments:	1 Mark IX, Heavy Coil - 45J3D3/MAC; 4 Mark 40 Spitfire naval coilgun batteries; 6 M66 Sentry autocannon turrets; 32 M58 Archer missile pods; 6 M910 Rampart point defense guns; Shiva-class nuclear missiles;
Air facilities:	2 hangar bays; 6 drop pod bays;

UNSC Unto the Breach is an Autumn-class heavy cruiser in service with the UNSC Navy.^[1]

Service history

In 2558, Unto the Breach had been recently commissioned. In the same year, Michael Sullivan, Senior Communications Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence, arranged for journalist Benjamin Giraud to meet with Vice Admiral Gabriella Dvørak aboard Unto the Breach for an interview about Spartan John-117. Giraud was brought to the cruiser in a private shuttle while it was allegedly on a detachment close to his residence. However, Dvørak was affiliated with ONI and was covertly ordered to help cover up the use of flash clones in the SPARTAN-II program, clouding Giraud's story.^[1]

Trivia

The vessel's name is a reference to William Shakespeare's play Henry V. "Once More unto the Breach" is a famous line from the play, and the title of the speech that follows it.

List of appearances

Hunt the Truth (First appearance)

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Halo 5: Guardians marketing, Hunt the Truth campaign, Season 1, Episode 2
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Halo: Warfleet, page 26-27
^ ^a ^b Spartan Games, Autumn-class Heavy Cruiser: Defunct "This Autumn-class heavy cruiser represents a considerable leap forwards in human warship design, and is a testament to the UNSCs technological prowess and industrial resilience. Using improvements and modifications made to the Halcyon-class light cruiser for Operation: RED FLAG as a starting point, the naval architects at SinoViet Heavy Machinery have added energy shield-reinforced armor, powerful fusion drives, long-range targeting matrixes, and a state-of-the-art magnetic accelerator cannon. These new weapons and systems are continually being improved to give the UNSC a competitive edge in battles against Covenant remnants and other threats that may yet arise." (Retrieved on Apr 7, 2017)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 118
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 191
^ Halo Waypoint, UNSC Cruiser (Retrieved on Jul 25, 2021) [archive]
^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - En Voyage (Retrieved on Apr 19, 2021) [archive]
^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
^ Halo 4, Halo: Infinity

[htt2-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Halo 5: Guardians marketing, Hunt the Truth campaign, Season 1, Episode 2

[wf-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Halo: Warfleet, page 26-27

[fleet_battles-3] Spartan Games, Autumn-class Heavy Cruiser: Defunct "This Autumn-class heavy cruiser represents a considerable leap forwards in human warship design, and is a testament to the UNSCs technological prowess and industrial resilience. Using improvements and modifications made to the Halcyon-class light cruiser for Operation: RED FLAG as a starting point, the naval architects at SinoViet Heavy Machinery have added energy shield-reinforced armor, powerful fusion drives, long-range targeting matrixes, and a state-of-the-art magnetic accelerator cannon. These new weapons and systems are continually being improved to give the UNSC a competitive edge in battles against Covenant remnants and other threats that may yet arise." (Retrieved on Apr 7, 2017)

[Enc22-4] Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 118

[VIS-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 191

[universe-6] Halo Waypoint, UNSC Cruiser (Retrieved on Jul 25, 2021) [archive]

[en_voyage-7] Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - En Voyage (Retrieved on Apr 19, 2021) [archive]

[fud-8] Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

[Inf-9] Halo 4, Halo: Infinity

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UNSC Unto the Breach

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Service history

Trivia

List of appearances

Sources

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