UNSC Herodotus

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UNSC Herodotus Production information Class UNSC Destroyer Technical specifications Slipspace Drive Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine Slipspace velocity 2.1 ly per day Hull 2 meters of Titanium-A Armament MAC Gun (2) 26 Archer Missile Pods 3 nuclear warheads Usage Earliest sighting 2552 Destroyed 2552 Present for battles/events Battle of Sigma Octanus IV Affiliation UNSC Navy
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The UNSC Herodotus was a UNSC Destroyer that saw action at the Battle of Reach. During the battle it was destroyed by a so-called Covenant Supercruiser 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. ^[1]

[edit] Historical References

• The name Herodotus come from the real-life person Herodotus who was a Greek historian.

[edit] Sources

1. ↑ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 298 and 320