Blackstar

The Blackstar was an Imperator-class battleship of the Imperial Navy that saw service during the Great War. The ship employed hit-and-run tactics, destroying dozens of UNSC warships over a matter of weeks, gaining a reputation as a brutally efficient combatant. It was finally destroyed by the crippled UNSC Lexington in 2547.
== History ==
In April 2547, the Blackstar ambushed a UNSC task group led by the Lexington, by luring them into an asteroid field with a Lambda-class shuttle playing possum and microjumping into the fleet's ZOE radius, catching them almost completely off guard. The Lexington was severely damaged in the opening barrage and left for dead while the Blackstar pursued the retreating UNSC ships. Lexington executive officer Commander John Sheridan took command, as Captain Roger Sterns had been killed in the initial engagement. Knowing that the Empire would capture high-ranking personnel for interrogation, Sheridan devised a strategy that used the surrounding asteroid field to his advantage, seeding several of the nearby asteroids with Stingray nuclear mines. With the trap set, the Lexington broadcast an open message with an offer of surrender, knowing full well it would attract the attention of the Empire. The Blackstar fell into Sheridan's trap and took the brunt of the detonation and electromagnetic pulse, crippling the battleship before it was subsequently destroyed by a MAC round from the Lexington, giving the UNSC a much-needed victory and propaganda coup in the process.
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