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Date reference point set. Please describe military service history.
Originally posted to UEG police and patrol vessels as liaison between the ship and the marine complement. Awarded the purple heart for wounds sustained on mission. Later assigned to the corvette UNSC Hoel, taking up the navigation station. First command was the frigate “Dawn’s Early Light” where multiple kills were achieved against Covenant raiders and light escorts. Later reassigned to DD-457 as part of DESRON-35.
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Please specify the class of the vessel.
Halberd Class Destroyer
The “right-hook of the fleet”, the Halberd class is a ship purpose built to pack a punch. With 3-4 ship formations being enough to endanger even large covenant capital ships. In spite of being only a little larger than a frigate, the ship weighs much more and carries far more firepower. Chief among said weaponry being a pair of MAC guns. On their own, they are a significant threat. But when backed up by close to 800 archer missiles, they form a deadly punch. However, while the ships are certainly powerful, they lack the speed and multi-role capability of the lighter frigates that they serve alongside. And their point defense grid is lacking to say the least.
Armament:
>2 light MAC guns
>26 missile pods (variable load)
>4 point defense guns
Resolute class Destroyer
The oldest option by far, the Resolute class is so old that they still used extendable radiators for secondary cooling. Commissioned out of the same program that resulted in the CMA’s Diligence class, and once bearing the hull-code of cruisers, the Resolute class was built without the now-standard MAC guns seen on other UNSC vessels. However, extensive modernization has allowed more modern weaponry to be back-fitted to these ships, and the modularity of the outrigger hulls gives them room to grow. From mounting frigate-like hangar pods, electronic warfare systems, and even outrigger MACs to match the more modern Halberds.
Armament:
>1 Light MAC gun
>20 missile pods (variable load)
>6 naval coilgun systems
>8 point defense guns
Hillsborough class Heavy Destroyer
The CMA’s answer to the MAC-equipped Able class, the Hillsborough class has a reputation for survivability that is the envy of many vessels it’s size. These ships were the first to ever survive an encounter with the covenant, thanks to their over-built hulls, designed to survive the structural rigors of early MAC guns. While refitting the MAC gun has proven difficult, recent upgrades to their armor scheme and missile suite -with the number of missiles jumping up from 58 to over 700 when armed with archers- these vessels become surprisingly survivable missile boats.
Armament:
>1 light MAC gun
>28 missile pods (variable load)
>4 naval coilguns
>6 point defense guns
>Cont
