Imperative-Class Arsenal Ship

Constructed soon after the Human-Covenant War, the Imperative-class Arsenal Ship was conceived as a thought experiment for Project EXCALIBUR, intended to develop prototype technologies to field against the inexorable onslaught of the Covenant advance. After the conclusion of the war, approval was given from FLEETCOM to develop the Imperative-class further, and a number of technologies that were scheduled to enter service were incorporated into the design. During the War of Vengeance, the Imperative-class proved to be brutally effective. A rarity for a UNSC warship, the Invincible-class ships are designed to be completely unmanned, controlled by a single onboard Seventh-Generation "Smart" AI - most of its internal structure is dedicated to the AI data core and surrounding protection, as well as automated maintenance equipment.
==History==
==Design==
==AI==
== Ships of The Line ==
*UNSC Imperative
*UNSC Anzac
*UNSC Crucible
==Quotes==
*"It worries me, you know? Smart AI's may be faster, smarter, and so on, but they go rampant too. Do the Navy really want to put all that firepower in the hands of that?"
*"It's one of the most advanced ships. It has to be, for the concept to work - for a ship to only carry a single AI and no other crew, that's a hell of a lot of automation. At least it gives the AI something to do."
*"It has three MAC's. I didn't think a ship could generate enough power for that many MAC's without linking up to an ODP. Then again, it's reactor is twice the normal size, and don't forget that it's saving power on life support, interior lighting, supply storage. The only drain is the AI data core - that's virtually the entire mid-section, and needs full-time refridgeration."
*"They tell me you can't remove the human element from warfare. It looks like they did just that, doesn't it?"
Category:War of Vengeance
Category:Auxiliary ship classes
Category:UNSC Ship Classes