Halberd-class destroyer (Sev40)

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The Halberd-class destroyer (: DD) is a well-armed warship model that has been used by the throughout the. Brought into service to phase out the ad hoc Gorgon-type destroyers, the Halberd is a modular starship that's designed to put down any civil wars it participates in any condition. These destroyers have become a favourite of many UNSC captains, being considered the most powerful and balanced warship of it's type ever to be manufactured. As the first destroyer to be fitted with two, the Halberd is capable of delivering unavoidable destruction even at long range, and it's unusually-thick hull allows it to easily brush off the firepower from any destroyer before it. This does not mean it's slow however, as it's equipped with a powerful set of which ensures it's capable of chasing down Insurrectionist vessels before they can jump to safety.

The Halberd-class destroyer was first introduced in, when won the contract to manufacture the UNSC's next-generation fleet of destroyers. Operating in rapid-response units led by the, they would quickly become synonymous with the UNSC's military might. Once the began their genocide against humanity, the Halberd would become one of the UNSC's most abundant defender, their arrowhead silhouette becoming an icon of the Human-Covenant War. Despite their solid construction and capabilities, the sheer technological superiority of Covenant weaponry led to these ships suffering some of the highest casualties of all vessels used by the. Very few Halberds would survive the war, and while they continued to serve, they would largely be supplemented and replaced by the.