UNSC Stalingrad

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UNSC Stalingrad Production information Class UNSC Carrier Technical specifications Length greater then 2800 meters Slipspace Drive Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine Slipspace velocity 2.1 light-years/day Shielding None Hull 2 meters of Titanium-A battleplate Armament Magnetic Accelerator Cannon(conjecturalized) Archer Missiles(conjecturalized) Complement Longsword Interceptors (conjecturalized) Orbital Drop Shock Troopers [1] UNSC Marines Usage Earliest sighting November 3rd, 2552 Destroyed November 3rd, 2552 Affiliation UNSC Navy Known commander(s) Admiral Carl "Buster" Patterson

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The UNSC Stalingrad was a UNSC Carrier in 2552. It was commanded by Admiral Carl "Buster" Patterson.^[2]

[edit] Background

It was the flagship of a small task force sent to Onyx to retrieve Dr. Catherine Halsey, her Spartan-IIs and the Spartan-IIIs. During the Battle of Onyx, the ship survived the first^[2] and second^[3] attacks on the Covenant fleet but was destroyed when overwhelming Covenant reinforcements arrived from Joyous Exultation.^[4]

[edit] Historical Reference

Stalingrad (now Volgograd) was the site of a brutal battle during the Second World War in which millions were lost, giving it the nickname "The Bloody Cauldron", popularly seen as marking the easternmost mark of the German invasion and the turning point of the war on the eastern front. The weakening of the German army at Stalingrad would ultimately culminate in the decisive battle at Kursk.

[edit] Sources

1. ↑ Halo: Fall of Reach
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Halo: Ghosts of Onyx page 294
3. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx page 298
4. ↑ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx page 333

Known UNSC Carriers

UNSC All Under Heaven | UNSC Atlas | UNSC Magellan | UNSC Musashi | UNSC Stalingrad

Elements of UNSC Battlegroup Stalingrad

UNSC Brasidas | UNSC Dusk | UNSC Iwo Jima | UNSC Glasgow Kiss | UNSC Stalingrad