They also featured very thick titanium armour that was around 2m thick in parts. The Second Battle of Crest, more accurately the Second Crest Evacuation, was an engagement between Battlegroup. This article, Second Battle of Crest, is currently under active construction. Please do not edit this fiction without the writers permission. Charon is the ferryman to Hades who carries the souls of the deceased across the river Styx and Acheron in Greek mythology. The iconic UNSC Halberd-class Destroyers may lack stature, but they more than make up for this short-fall with their bite, which stems from their enhanced weapon systems which include no less than two light MACs. This article, Second Battle of Crest, was written by KingOfYou115. The same class that is seen in the short story Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian, in the anthology Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe. The class leader, UNSC Halberd, was launched from Jupiter Station in 2489. The Staff of Charon is a UNSC Halberd -class destroyer. The Halberd-class destroyer was first designed in 2481 as a replacement for the ageing Stalwart-class, itself a replacement for the Diligence-class. The class also carries two Shiva-class nuclear missiles. Secondary weapon systems include 4 12-inch/50 caliber railgun batteries, 20 anti-ship missile pods and 40 point-defense autocannons. The Battle takes place near the gas giant Ragnar. Armament: 1 twin-linked 1170mm/647mm MAC battery 26 Archer missile pods. The primary armament of the Halberd-class is a pair of Mark II heavy-coil Magnetic Accelerator Cannons. UNSC Halberd-class Destroyer: Length: 485 meters. Sublight propulsion is provided by four high-thrust E-740 impulse drives located at the aft, with shipboard power being provided by a pair of D5O naval fusion reactors.

A Halberd typically carries two D77 Pelicans as well as their associated support equipment. Like the older Stalwart-class, Halberd-class destroyers are outfitted with a ventral launch bay capable of holding two dropships. The overall hull shape resembles the Stalwart-class with its distinctive 'arrowhead' profile. Specifications Superstructure and hull Īt 542 meters in length, the Halberd-class destroyer is only seven meters longer than a Paris-class heavy frigate, yet it has double the mass at 1.8 million metric tons. The hull of the Halberd class is reinforced with 200 centimetres of Titanium-A1 armor plating, with an internal skeleton made up of Vanadium steel.

Unsc halberd class destroyer