UNSC Chaco

Chaco
Ship history
Name:	Chaco
Class:	Halberd-class light destroyer
Operator:	UNSC Navy
Status:	Active as of mid-2526
General characteristics
Type:	Destroyer
Length:	485 meters (1,590 ft)
Mass:	1.8 million metric tons
Power plant:	Fusion reactor
Maneuver drive:	Four primary fusion drives; Four secondary fusion drives;
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Crew:	250 sailors
Complement:	2 Pelican dropships ;
Hull:	2 metres (6.6 ft) Titanium-A armor
Armaments:	1 14B11R2 MAC battery Twin-linked 1170mm/647mm (46"/25.5") high-velocity coilguns; ; 26 M58 Archer missile pods; 4 M870 Rampart point defense guns; 3 Shiva-class nuclear missiles;
Air facilities:	1 hangar bay fitted with a gravitic/electromagnetic catapult launch/recovery system

UNSC Chaco is a Halberd-class light destroyer in service with the UNSC Navy.^[1]

Service history

In 2526, the Chaco was one of several vessels of Battle Group X-Ray assigned to Task Force Pantea, a task force of destroyers operating as a "wolf-pack" unit in the Outer Colonies. These task forces were deployed in the Outer Colonies to independently harass and destroy the supply lines of the invading Covenant fleets. At 21:00 hours on June 3, 2526, the Chaco was an element in the task force over Netherop when the destroyers encountered a lone Covenant frigate - the Steadfast Strike. The destroyers engaged the frigate, quickly eliminating the Strike's primary weapon systems and disabling the ship.^[1]

Following Steadfast Strike's crash-landing, the Chaco deployed two Pelican dropships to investigate the crash-site, though the craft were fired upon, with one craft soon shot down by the downed-frigate's pulse laser turrets.^[1]

Task Force Pantea was later ordered by Admiral Preston Cole to stay on-station to support Blue Team during their operation to recover the wreckage of Steadfast Strike, later engaging the Covenant Fleet of Swift Justice.^[1] It is unknown if the Chaco survived the battle.

Crew and complement

As a wolf-pack destroyer, the Chaco carried no on-board Marine complement.^[1]

Namesake

The vessel is likely named after Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a national park located in New Mexico, United States of America.

List of appearances

Halo: Oblivion (First appearance)

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo: Oblivion, chapter 4
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo: Warfleet - Destroyers, page 32-33
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 124
^ ^a ^b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 248
^ ^a ^b Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 259
^ ^a ^b Halo Waypoint, UNSC The Heart of Midlothian (Retrieved on Mar 25, 2011) [archive]
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo Mythos, page 82-83
^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, chapter 1
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 16

[HO4-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo: Oblivion, chapter 4

[wf32-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo: Warfleet - Destroyers, page 32-33

[Enc22P124-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 124

[enc09-4] Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 248

[enc11-5] Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 259

[waypoint-6] Halo Waypoint, UNSC The Heart of Midlothian (Retrieved on Mar 25, 2011) [archive]

[Mythos-7] Halo Mythos, page 82-83

[CP1-8] Halo: The Cole Protocol, chapter 1

[FOR16-9] Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 16

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