UNSC Preston J. Cole

UNSC Cole

UNSC Cole
The UNSC Cole was one of the first prototype Battle Cruisers created in secret. Easily dwarfing many ships, both Covenant and UNSC. It was a fearsome ship, using dozens of experimental technologies to create the most fearsome fighting ship to ever hunt the stars. Armed with the new experimental fighter defence, the SPARTAN laser turret which used a pair of dual SPARTAN lasers to burn through Spectres with ease, an advanced nuclear fusion reactor first pioneered by the UNSC Pillar of Autumn but uses four sub reacters to power two reactors, one that powers the ship systems and engines and the other to power weapon and counter measure systems. One system it has is stolen Covenant Torpedeo counter guidance system to ensure its survival. It sports three foward facing Super MAC guns, capable of easily destroying the heaviest of covenant ships in a single blow or aimed at one then fired one at a time at three different targets. It's three main guns have adjusters within the turret it aid in its targetting. It mounts several smaller ones on turrets that are designed to defeat frigates and destroyers clsoing on the ship and 12 broadside launchers with adjusters to target more accurately. While it possses an outside bridge which is hevily armoured it has another bridge buried deepre inside the ship though rarely used except in the destrction of the primary bridge. It hosues large complements of Marine forces and Longswords, making it as effective as a carrier. It was named after Admiral Preston Cole and lives on in his legacy. It was built in seperate peices over dozen of systems, including a large chunk being made in various place in the Reach system and Sol system. It was secretly constructed in the system Red-0112. From here it moved out and engaged Covenant forces for the first time. Its armor is incredibley thick, even compared to other cruisers. Nobody has released a cost on it and rumour has it ONI paid and created it with a mixture of mass extortion, slave labour and other underhanded methods but these are only rumours.