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|armament=[[Archer missile]]s, Shiva missiles | |armament=[[Archer missile]]s, Shiva missiles | ||
|complement=[[Longsword | |complement=*[[GA-TL1 Longsword|''Longsword''-class Interceptors]] | ||
*[[D77-TC Pelican|''Pelican''-class Dropships]] | |||
*[[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine contingent]] | |||
**[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] | |||
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|skeleton= | |skeleton= | ||
|passengers= | |passengers= | ||
|capacity= 2000 - 3000 | |capacity=2000-3000 sailors, aviators, and Marines | ||
|consumables= | |consumables= | ||
|othersystems= | |othersystems= | ||
|firstuse= | |firstuse=c. 2525 | ||
|role= | |role= | ||
|era= | |era=*[[Halopedia:Timeline#Colonial and Insurrection era|Colonial and Insurrection era]] | ||
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]}} | *Halopedia:Timeline#The Great War Era|The Great War era]] | ||
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |||
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The '''UNSC ''Atlas''''' was a [[UNSC carrier|carrier-type vessel]] commissioned into the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] prior to the beginning of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in 2525. | |||
==Operational history== | |||
===Lambda Serpentis=== | |||
On April 2525, the vessel went on patrol in the [[Lambda Serpentis System|Lambda Serpentis system]]. Unknown to most of the crew, [[SPARTAN-II]]'s were onboard the ''Atlas'' to recover from their augmentations and bury their dead in the microgravity atmosphere.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 60''</ref> | |||
Common throughout most ships in the fleet, the ''Atlas'' had a detachment of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]s from the [[105th Shock Troops Division|105th division]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 65''</ref> One morning, in the ship's gym, an argument between a young [[John-117]] and four Marines was caused by John accidentally almost crushing a Helljumper's foot with weights. It left three of the ODSTs dead and one badly wounded. It damaged the relationship between Spartans and the Helljumpers for nearly three decades.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 67-68''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*It is named after the titan [[Wikipedia:Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]] in [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]], who held the sky on his back as punishment for rebelling against the gods. | *It is named after the titan [[Wikipedia:Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]] in [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]], who held the sky on his back as punishment for rebelling against the gods. | ||
== Sources == | ==Sources== | ||
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Revision as of 00:17, March 9, 2011
Template:Ship The UNSC Atlas was a carrier-type vessel commissioned into the UNSC Navy prior to the beginning of the Human-Covenant War in 2525.
Operational history
Lambda Serpentis
On April 2525, the vessel went on patrol in the Lambda Serpentis system. Unknown to most of the crew, SPARTAN-II's were onboard the Atlas to recover from their augmentations and bury their dead in the microgravity atmosphere.[1]
Common throughout most ships in the fleet, the Atlas had a detachment of Orbital Drop Shock Trooperss from the 105th division.[2] One morning, in the ship's gym, an argument between a young John-117 and four Marines was caused by John accidentally almost crushing a Helljumper's foot with weights. It left three of the ODSTs dead and one badly wounded. It damaged the relationship between Spartans and the Helljumpers for nearly three decades.[3]
Trivia
- It is named after the titan Atlas in Greek mythology, who held the sky on his back as punishment for rebelling against the gods.
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 60
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 65
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 67-68
