Halberd-class destroyer (Interplanetary Era)

::For the 2508 class, see Halberd-class light destroyer
The Halberd-class comprised the first ten super destroyers of the United Nations Space Command (UNSC). Built around a Type 2286 light magnetic accelerator cannon, the Halberd destroyers entered service in 2297 as a radical departure from traditional UNSC destroyers. The exorbitant cost of construction and maintenance condemned the class to a short service life, with the last Halberd decommissioned in 2314. The three destroyers spared from scrapping were reactivated during the Human-Covenant War and fought to the death during the Sol Campaign in late 2552. 
==History==
===Development and construction===
*Big Gun destroyers
*Naval Compromise and Unity cruisers
*"The Potentially Peerless Destroyer of Tomorrow"
*Complexities of design 
===Service===
*Initial service life of <17 years
*Naginata, Sarissa, Fauchard stripped down and reduced to reserve "large destroyers" and maintained at minimal cost
*Fauchard returns to service in 2549, Naginata and Sarissa in 2551, fitted with modern centerline gun and upgraded; assigned to Mars/Jovian Security Fleet
*Sol Campaign: All three lost in action against Covenant forces
==Design==
*Centerline main gun (Type 2286 Light Magnetic Accelerator Cannon)
*Large anti-ship missile silos, standard missile pods, point defense systems
*Redundant reactor systems
==Ships in class==
Ship Name	Commission	Struck	Details
Halberd 	2297 	2312 	The UNSC Halberd was commissioned in 2297 and was decommissioned in 2312.
Hasta 	2297 	2311 	The UNSC Hasta was commissioned in 2297 and was decommissioned in 2311.
Naginata 	2298 	2314 	The UNSC Naginata was commissioned in 2298 and was decommissioned and placed in reserve in 2314. The Naginata was reactivated in 2551 and subsequently destroyed by Covenant forces in 2552.
Guandao 	2299 	2310 	The UNSC Guandao was commissioned in 2299 and was decommissioned in 2310.
Trident 	2299 	2312 	The UNSC Trident was commissioned in 2299 and was decommissioned in 2312.
Glaive 	2299 	2310 	The UNSC Glaive was commissioned in 2299 and was decommissioned in 2310.
Ranseur 	2300 	2311 	The UNSC Ranseur was commissioned in 2300 and was decommissioned in 2311.
Gisarme 	2301 	2312 	The UNSC Gisarme was commissioned in 2301 and was decommissioned in 2312.
Sarissa 	2301 	2313 	The UNSC Sarissa was commissioned in 2301 and was decommissioned and placed in reserve in 2313. The Sarissa was reactivated in 2551 and subsequently destroyed by Covenant forces in 2552.
Fauchard 	2301 	2314 	The UNSC Fauchard was commissioned in 2301 and was decommissioned and placed in reserve in 2314. The Fauchard was reactivated in 2549 and subsequently destroyed by Covenant forces in 2552.
Category:Destroyer classes