Fauchard-class heavy destroyer

The Fauchard-class heavy destroyer (: DDG) is a model of in service with the , produced by Martian Metals Shipyards.
Designed in to serve as a heavier option to SinoViets ubiquitous , the Fauchard-class would carry a larger battery than the preceding , incorporating lessons learned in the development of the CMA's of the late 2490's.
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==Overview==
===Inception===
Since the development of the shipborne Magnetic Accelerator Cannon for use as an offensive weapon, the system had progressively become the main armament of the all modern capital ship designs, displacing their older and now considered 'out of date' missile centric designs, such as the older which had been reclassified as a missile destroyer following the introduction of the Victoria-class armoured cruisers in the mid 2450's. Despite this the traditional focus on the use of missiles as a ships main armament was still prevalent in warship types below cruiser tonnage due to the power requirements of early MAC guns, combined with their large size making them unworkable within the more compact hulls of Destroyers, Frigates and Corvettes.
However, this would change in 2494 when UNSC commissioned the modified into service armed with an experimental MAC gun designed to be fitted to destroyer sized vessels, thus becoming the first destroyer to incorporate this weapon system. Whilst this MAC would be limited by a diminutive ammunition supply for the main armament, tests of the experimental weapon would prove highly promising during the five years of testing that the ship and is MAC were put through, with the systems performance being enough to prompt the UNSC to deploy the Gorgon onto combat operations under the command of the newly promoted Captain against Insurrectionist naval forces, engaging the rebel frigate on a number of occasions. The result of the performance of the Gorgon would prompt the UNSC to order for the remainder of the Able-class to be retrofitted with MAC guns, whilst their rivals in the CMA would begin to develop the purpose built Hillsborough-class heavy destroyer in response.
===Development===
===Construction===
==Specifications==
===Propulsion and Powerplant===
===Armament===
===Armour and Superstructure===
===Countermeasures===
==Service History==
===Insurrection===
===Human-Covenant War===
===Post-War===
==Operational Practice==
===Strengths===
===Weaknesses===
===Tactics===
==Ships of the Line==
Name 	Hull Classification Symbol	Commissioned	Destroyed	Notes 		
Block I
The original prewar production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2518 and 2527. Assigned Hull code's DDG-371/DDG-430.	Block I
The original prewar production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2518 and 2527. Assigned Hull code's DDG-371/DDG-430.	Block I
The original prewar production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2518 and 2527. Assigned Hull code's DDG-371/DDG-430.	Block I
The original prewar production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2518 and 2527. Assigned Hull code's DDG-371/DDG-430.	Block I
The original prewar production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2518 and 2527. Assigned Hull code's DDG-371/DDG-430.	Block I
The original prewar production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2518 and 2527. Assigned Hull code's DDG-371/DDG-430.	Block I
The original prewar production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2518 and 2527. Assigned Hull code's DDG-371/DDG-430.
UNSC Fauchard	DDG-371 	2518 	 	Lead ship of the class. 		
 	DDG-378 	2519 	 	Conveyed Lieutenant Jacob Keyes to Chi Rho in 2535. 		
 	DDG-388 	2520 	2528 	Scuttled by crew during the Battle of XI Boötis A. Thrust assemblies later salvaged and fitted to the . 		
 	DDG-401 	2523 	2526 	Destroyed during the Battle of Harvest. 		
 	DDG-407 	2524 	2526 	Destroyed during the Battle of Harvest. 		
 	DDG-414 	2525 	 	Participated in the Battle of Hat Yai. 		
 	DDG-416 	2525 	2526 	Destroyed during the Battle of Harvest. 		
 	DDG-419 	2526 	 	Served as the staging area for the raid on Camp New Hope. 		
Block II
The first wartime production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2537 and 2542. Block-II Fauchard's would be built using armour treated with a heat refractive coating to better resist Covenant plasma weaponry and were assigned Hull code's DDG-555/DDG-590.	Block II
The first wartime production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2537 and 2542. Block-II Fauchard's would be built using armour treated with a heat refractive coating to better resist Covenant plasma weaponry and were assigned Hull code's DDG-555/DDG-590.	Block II
The first wartime production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2537 and 2542. Block-II Fauchard's would be built using armour treated with a heat refractive coating to better resist Covenant plasma weaponry and were assigned Hull code's DDG-555/DDG-590.	Block II
The first wartime production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2537 and 2542. Block-II Fauchard's would be built using armour treated with a heat refractive coating to better resist Covenant plasma weaponry and were assigned Hull code's DDG-555/DDG-590.	Block II
The first wartime production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2537 and 2542. Block-II Fauchard's would be built using armour treated with a heat refractive coating to better resist Covenant plasma weaponry and were assigned Hull code's DDG-555/DDG-590.	Block II
The first wartime production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2537 and 2542. Block-II Fauchard's would be built using armour treated with a heat refractive coating to better resist Covenant plasma weaponry and were assigned Hull code's DDG-555/DDG-590.	Block II
The first wartime production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2537 and 2542. Block-II Fauchard's would be built using armour treated with a heat refractive coating to better resist Covenant plasma weaponry and were assigned Hull code's DDG-555/DDG-590.
 	DDG-585 	2542 	 	Participated in the Battle of 18 Scorpii, saved by a surprise force of independent/Insurrectionist ships.		
 	DDG-590 	2542 	 	Participated in the Battle of 18 Scorpii, saved by a surprise force of independent/Insurrectionist ships.		
Block III
The final wartime production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2545 and 2552. Block-III Fauchard's would be built following the cancellation of the Guandao-class destroyer program and would incorporate a number of improvements from that program being assigned Hull code's DDG-925/DDG-972.	Block III
The final wartime production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2545 and 2552. Block-III Fauchard's would be built following the cancellation of the Guandao-class destroyer program and would incorporate a number of improvements from that program being assigned Hull code's DDG-925/DDG-972.	Block III
The final wartime production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2545 and 2552. Block-III Fauchard's would be built following the cancellation of the Guandao-class destroyer program and would incorporate a number of improvements from that program being assigned Hull code's DDG-925/DDG-972.	Block III
The final wartime production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2545 and 2552. Block-III Fauchard's would be built following the cancellation of the Guandao-class destroyer program and would incorporate a number of improvements from that program being assigned Hull code's DDG-925/DDG-972.	Block III
The final wartime production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2545 and 2552. Block-III Fauchard's would be built following the cancellation of the Guandao-class destroyer program and would incorporate a number of improvements from that program being assigned Hull code's DDG-925/DDG-972.	Block III
The final wartime production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2545 and 2552. Block-III Fauchard's would be built following the cancellation of the Guandao-class destroyer program and would incorporate a number of improvements from that program being assigned Hull code's DDG-925/DDG-972.	Block III
The final wartime production batch of Fauchard-class destroyers commissioned between 2545 and 2552. Block-III Fauchard's would be built following the cancellation of the Guandao-class destroyer program and would incorporate a number of improvements from that program being assigned Hull code's DDG-925/DDG-972.
 	DDG-942 	2547 	 	Fired MAC salvo to take down three Covenant cruisers, nearly bring down Pelican Iron Fist in the process.		
==UNSC Remarks==
==Gallery==
===Ship pictures===
===Ship Badges===
DDG-371 UNSC Fauchard.png|Badge for the UNSC Fauchard.
DDG-388 UNSC Calcutta.png|Badge for the UNSC Calcutta.
DDG-590 UNSC Seattle.png|Badge for the UNSC Seattle.
==Notes==
The Fauchard-class is an amalgamation of a number of specifications for known UNSC Destroyers that do not fit into any known UNSC classes by the author to fill in this gap. The Air compliment and general layout is from the Armageddon's Edge as the airgroup does not match to a Halberd, the engines are taken from the Calcutta as these engines are not used on any other Destroyer class, and the MAC armament is from the Majestic as this weapon only appears on that ship.