UNSC In Amber Clad: Difference between revisions

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|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Starwerx FTL-290C]] {{C|[[Shaw-Fujikawa_Translight_Engine#CODEN_series|CODEN Series IV equivalent]]}}<ref name="Warfleet"></ref>

|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|56A2D4 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] (1)<ref name="Warfleet"></ref>

*76 [[Streak missile|M340A4 Streak missile]] pods<ref name="Warfleet"></ref>

|commission= [[2547|February 9, 2547]]<ref name="Warfleet"></ref>

==History==

As of [[2552|October 2552]], the ''In Amber Clad'' was still commanded by now-Commander Miranda Keyes. It was docked with the [[orbital defense platform]] ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]'' of [[Earth]] during an award ceremony. In the middle of the ceremony, however, the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] appeared in the [[Sol system|system]] and engaged Earth's defenses, igniting the [[Battle for Earth]]. [[UNSC Home Fleet]] ships then began to open fire on the [[Covenant]] ships. After the Home Fleet managed to take down the shields of the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Day of Jubilation]]'', Keyes requested permission to engage, but Lord Hood refused as the frigate would be outgunned by the assault carrier. Instead, the [[John-117|Master Chief]], after deactivating the Covenant [[antimatter charge|bomb]] on ''Cairo Station'', launched an attack using the bomb. The Master Chief used the bomb to destroy ''Day of Jubilation'' from the inside and then made a jump to the ''In Amber Clad'' which headed to the planet's surface to help in the defense against the ground forces of the ''[[Solemn Penance]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|cairo}}

As the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' suddenly initiated a [[slipspace]] jump inside the city when the [[Prophet of Regret]] tried to flee the system, the ''In Amber Clad'' was one of the only vessels close enough to follow it. [[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood]], although hesitant, allowed Keyes to follow the ''Solemn Penance'' through the slipspace rupture, even though she did not know where it was headed.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> The {{UNSCShip|Coral Sea}}, {{UNSCShip|Dusk}}, {{UNSCShip|Paris}}, and the {{UNSCShip|Redoubtable}} were sent to follow and assist the ''In Amber Clad'' with the heavy assault carrier, as they were the closet, fastest UNSC ships to the carrier with charged slipspace capacitors. The ships intended to find out where the assault carrier was heading, or destroy the ship entirely to kill Regret.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 186-187''</ref> Although the ''In Amber Clad'', as well as the ''Dusk'', was separated and lost contact with all following ships after entering slipspace.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 189''</ref>

Piggybacking in the slipspace field of the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', the ''In Amber Clad'' ended up at [[Installation 05]] in the [[Coelest system]]. With depleted [[Fusion_drive#Use_as_improvised_weapons|engine cores]] and the frigate's weapons currently unavailable, Keyes demanded all information on the installation from [[Cortana]]. Then, Keyes immediately sent John-117 with the ship's contingent of Marine [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s to the surface in [[Human Entry Vehicle]]s, along with two [[D77-TC Pelican]]s, to track down the Prophet of Regret at the [[Temple (Installation 05)|Temple]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Delta Halo]]''</ref> After discovering Regret required the installation's [[Activation Index]] to fire the Halo, she took herself, Johnson and his Marines to the [[Library]] in order to retrieve the Index and prevent the Covenant from activating Halo and ordered John-117 to assassinate the Prophet of Regret. The ''In Amber Clad'' remained parked at low-altitude over the Library grounds, remaining on station for the return of its captain.

[[Cortana]] intended to use the ''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s [[Fusion_drive#Use_as_improvised_weapons|engines to destroy]] ''High Charity'' and Installation 05 in the event the Covenant succeeded in activating the ring. Soon after the ring's activation sequence was halted, the Flood overwhelmed ''High Charity'' and Cortana fell under the clutches of the Gravemind, depriving her of the opportunity to destroy the engines even if she wanted to.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref>

File:HWF IAC.png|A cross-sectioned view of the ''In Amber Clad''.

File:Inambercladh2a.png|''In Amber Clad'' while chasing ''[[Solemn Penance]]''.

File:H2A CairoStation Loadscreen.png|''In Amber Clad'' docked to ''Cairo Station'' prior to the Battle of Earth.

File:H2A In Amber Clad intercept.png|Intercepting Regret's carrier.

File:H2A In Amber Clad intercepting carrier.png|''In Amber Clad'' pursues the Prophet's carrier into slipspace above Mombasa.