UNSC Lost Child



"From the darkness our savior was revealed" -Unknown Grunt

The UNSC Lost Child (DDS-295) Is a prototype Hunter-class stealth destroyer that served during and after the Human-Covenant war. Lost Child was built around the new two staged magnetic accelerator cannon that runs the whole length of the ship. The two staged MAC makes Lost Child one of the most powerful small ships in the UNSC fleet.

Battle for Earth
Construction hadn't finished before the battle of Earth started in October of 2552. The ship was rushed to battle despite it missing AI, shields and parts of it's armor. During the battle Lost Child was able to destroy two CSS-class battlecruisers and damage a CAS-class assault carrier before losing the whole left unarmored engine pod to a Covenant plasma torpedo. After taking several more hits the ship lost it's main power and was left drifting out of Earth orbit. Lost Child was evacuated with the help of two Marathon-class heavy cruisers.

After the war
After the battle of Earth the Lost Child was towed back to Earth for repairs. The ship would spend one and a half years in dry dock before being sent to aid UNSC Infinity near Sanghelios. After leaving Infinity's battlegroup the Lost Child was sent to hunt down Jiralhanea raiders near the outer colonies. During this time Lost Child was involved in the Chi Ceti incident where it destroyed two Jiralhanea cruisers and saved a Unggoy transport ship. The Lost Child was the first ship to arrive at Ivanoff research station after the Didact had composed the crew.

Design
The Lost Child was designed around the prototype two stage MAC because of that and the desire to maximize agility the Lost Child became smaller than previous destroyers. The main gun that runs almost the whole length of the ship is powered by 4 micro fusion reactors and the gun is capable of propelling the slug three times faster then a regular ship mounted MAC gun. Because the main gun is so large the two main reactors and thrusters had to bee mounted outside the main hull in separate engine pods. Also the size of the main gun and the large amount of ammunition the ship carries means it cannot carry any heavy vehicles only 1 Pelican dropship or 2 Warthogs(if cargo bay is modified).