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{{Title|UNSC ''Vanishing Point''}} | {{Title|UNSC ''Vanishing Point''}} | ||
{{ | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|name | |name=UNSC ''Vanishing Point'' | ||
|image | |image= | ||
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| | |class={{Class|Point Blank|stealth cruiser}} | ||
{{ | |role=*[[Prowler]] logistics support | ||
| | *Stealth infiltration and exfiltration | ||
| | *Intelligence-gathering | ||
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| | |mass= | ||
| | |power= | ||
| | |engine= | ||
| | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] | ||
| | |navigation= | ||
| | |hull=[[Titanium-A]] | ||
| | |shielding= | ||
| | |armament=[[Archer missile#M42 Archer|M42 Archer missile]] pods{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS20|HSS|Chapter=20}} | ||
| | |complement=At least 20 [[S-14 Baselard]]s{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS19|HSS|Chapter=19}} | ||
| | |crew= | ||
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|era= [[Human-Covenant War]] | |||
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|affiliation=[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''UNSC ''Vanishing Point''''' is a {{Class|Point Blank|stealth cruiser}} that was in service with the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] during the [[2526|early years]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. It was attached to [[Task Force Yama]]—a splinter group of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s [[Battle Group X-Ray]] composed primarily of [[prowlers]]—for the duration of [[Operation: SILENT STORM]]. The ''Vanishing Point'' served as the task force's logistics-support vessel, intended to remain far away from the field of battle.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS5|HSS|Chapter=5}} | |||
The '''UNSC ''Vanishing Point''''' is a {{Class|Point Blank| | |||
== | ==Specifications== | ||
===Layout=== | ===Layout=== | ||
The ''Vanishing Point'' has a large mission preparation hold, which is used by the ship's complement to conduct training exercises. If requested, the hold's [[artificial gravity]] can be deactivated to allow for zero gravity combat scenarios, including those with floating obstacles to provide cover. The vessel features various [[hangar bay]]s meant to perform different duties. This includes a "drop hangar" large enough to comfortably hold the eight hundred members of the [[21st Space Assault Battalion]], twelve [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]]s, and a handful of other naval personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} There is also a "command hangar" where various ceremonies can be held, including funeral services where the dead are jettisoned into space while onlookers are protected by a retractable [[AlON pressure barrier]].{{Ref/ | The ''Vanishing Point'' has a large mission preparation hold, which is used by the ship's complement to conduct training exercises. If requested, the hold's [[artificial gravity]] can be deactivated to allow for zero gravity combat scenarios, including those with floating obstacles to provide cover. The vessel features various [[hangar bay]]s meant to perform different duties. This includes a "drop hangar" large enough to comfortably hold the eight hundred members of the [[21st Space Assault Battalion]], twelve [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]]s, and a handful of other naval personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} There is also a "command hangar" where various ceremonies can be held, including funeral services where the dead are jettisoned into space while onlookers are protected by a retractable [[AlON pressure barrier]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS16|HSS|Chapter=16}} Toward the vessel's aft is a "fighter hangar," from which a compliment of [[space fighter]]s can be launched. On at least one of this hangar's bulkheads is a large tactical map that can be used to display fleet and fighter movements.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS19}} Finally, the ''Vanishing Point'' sports multiple small maintenance hangars where hardware can be worked on, including [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS17|HSS|Chapter=17}} | ||
===Countermeasures and compliment=== | ===Countermeasures and compliment=== | ||
The ''Vanishing Point'' possesses a kind of communications jamming technology that is capable of blocking all outbound communications from a targeted area, provided the opposing party does not make use of anti-jamming or delayed transmission technology to counteract this.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS7|HSS|Chapter=7}} During [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], the ''Vanishing Point'' was equipped with a compliment of at least twenty | The ''Vanishing Point'' possesses a kind of communications jamming technology that is capable of blocking all outbound communications from a targeted area, provided the opposing party does not make use of anti-jamming or delayed transmission technology to counteract this.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS7|HSS|Chapter=7}} During [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], the ''Vanishing Point'' was equipped with a compliment of at least twenty [[S-14 Baselard]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS19}} | ||
== | ==History== | ||
===Operation: SILENT STORM=== | ===Operation: SILENT STORM=== | ||
{{Main|Operation: SILENT STORM}} | {{Main|Operation: SILENT STORM}} | ||
On [[2526#March|March 8, 2526]], Vice Admiral Preston Cole held a briefing on the ''Vanishing Point'' for those that would lead [[Task Force Yama]] in Operation: SILENT STORM. [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Halima Ascot]] of the {{UNSCShip|Starry Night}}, [[Colonel]] [[Marmon Crowther]] of the 21st Space Assault Battalion, Spartan-II [[John-117]], [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]], and Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] were in attendance. Cole had chosen this vessel for the meeting over his own flagship, the {{UNSCShip|Everest}}, for the purpose of | On [[2526#March|March 8, 2526]], Vice Admiral Preston Cole held a briefing on the ''Vanishing Point'' for those that would lead [[Task Force Yama]] in Operation: SILENT STORM. [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Halima Ascot]] of the {{UNSCShip|Starry Night}}, [[Colonel]] [[Marmon Crowther]] of the 21st Space Assault Battalion, Spartan-II [[John-117]], [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]], and Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] were in attendance. Cole had chosen this vessel for the meeting over his own flagship, the {{UNSCShip|Everest}}, for the purpose of operation security. During the briefing, Cole laid out the plan to board key [[Covenant]] vessels and destroy them from within using [[Nuclear weapon|nukes]], crippling the aliens' advance fleets and buying [[human|humanity]] time. It was decided that while Dr. Halsey's presence was very important to the mission, she was too integral to the UNSC's war effort that she would need to remain on the ''Vanishing Point'', which would not be directly partaking in any dangerous fleet actions itself.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} | ||
As the ''Vanishing Point'' travelled through [[slipspace]] to [[Biko]], the Spartan-IIs trained with the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] of the Black Daggers in the vessel's mission preparation hold. The Spartans made short work of the marines in every exercise until Staff Sergeant Johnson taught they some new, unorthodox strategies that were much more effective. After four days of this training, Colonel Crowther had them all gather in the drop hangar to discuss the specifics of the plan. His plan would have split up the Spartans, with each of the twelve carrying a [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] for a single platoon. This way they could destroy many targets at once, but it severely diminished the effectiveness of the Spartans. John-117 expressed his disagreement with Crowther, who brought up his suspicions that they were "just kids" and therefore less reliable than his experienced marines. Daisy broke formation and angled herself at Crowther in a challenging manner. In response, he marched up to her and requested that she tell him her age. John told her to stand down, but she stood her ground and proclaimed that their age did not matter; it was their training that made them superior. Crowther replied saying that combat experience matters more.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} | As the ''Vanishing Point'' travelled through [[slipspace]] to [[Biko]], the Spartan-IIs trained with the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] of the Black Daggers in the vessel's mission preparation hold. The Spartans made short work of the marines in every exercise until Staff Sergeant Johnson taught they some new, unorthodox strategies that were much more effective. After four days of this training, Colonel Crowther had them all gather in the drop hangar to discuss the specifics of the plan. His plan would have split up the Spartans, with each of the twelve carrying a [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] for a single platoon. This way they could destroy many targets at once, but it severely diminished the effectiveness of the Spartans. John-117 expressed his disagreement with Crowther, who brought up his suspicions that they were "just kids" and therefore less reliable than his experienced marines. Daisy broke formation and angled herself at Crowther in a challenging manner. In response, he marched up to her and requested that she tell him her age. John told her to stand down, but she stood her ground and proclaimed that their age did not matter; it was their training that made them superior. Crowther replied saying that combat experience matters more.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} | ||
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===Skirmish over Biko=== | ===Skirmish over Biko=== | ||
{{Main|Battle of Biko}} | {{Main|Battle of Biko}} | ||
Later that day, the ''Vanishing Point'' was resting at liberation point three on the opposite side of Biko from Seoba when the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience|expected Covenant fleet]] arrived in-system. From aboard the | Later that day, the ''Vanishing Point'' was resting at liberation point three on the opposite side of Biko from Seoba when the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience|expected Covenant fleet]] arrived in-system. From aboard the stealth cruiser, Colonel Crowther ordered his Black Daggers to deploy alongside the prowlers of Task Force Yama, hoping to board as many ships as possible. However, as the roughly hundred-strong Covenant fleet rapidly approached Biko and its meager navy, a tight fighter screen formed around its capital ships, preventing any prowlers from getting close. This forced Crowther to call off boarding attempts until an opportunity presented itself. In the meantime, he had Johnson visit John-117 and the rest of [[Blue Team]] in one of the ''Vanishing Point''{{'}}s maintenance hangars, where they were watching the battle unfold as their armor received maintenance and repair. When Johnson told the Spartans about their new mission, they were highly skeptical of Crowther's apparent shift in attitude toward them. However, they agreed to take the mission after Johnson revealed that Crowther was being cautious due to his mistrust of Nyeto, a feeling that they also shared.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS17}} | ||
===Striking back=== | ===Striking back=== | ||
{{Main|Battle over Etalan}} | {{Main|Battle over Etalan}} | ||
The ''Vanishing Point'' left the Kolaqoa system later that day with two prowlers serving as escort. On [[2526#March|March 22]], the three ships dropped out of slipspace close to Etalan, and the ''Vanishing Point''{{'}}s analysts spent the next four days observing the logistics fleet's movements, trying to discern which vessel served which purpose, and which would thus be prime targets. By [[2526#March|March 26]], they felt confident that four of the fleet's fifteen vessels were equipment [[freighter]]s that carried spare parts and other materials used to keep the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience operational in the field. At this point, the logistics fleet was seemingly preparing to break from orbit over Etalan, evidenced by the fact that they had begun syncing their orbits and bringing their [[fusion reactor]]s to full power. Since time was running out, [[Gold Team|Gold]] and [[Green Team]]s were deployed from the ''Vanishing Point'' in S-14 Baselards, with the intent to destroy the equipment freighters. | The ''Vanishing Point'' left the Kolaqoa system later that day with two prowlers serving as escort. On [[2526#March|March 22]], the three ships dropped out of slipspace close to Etalan, and the ''Vanishing Point''{{'}}s analysts spent the next four days observing the logistics fleet's movements, trying to discern which vessel served which purpose, and which would thus be prime targets. By [[2526#March|March 26]], they felt confident that four of the fleet's fifteen vessels were equipment [[freighter]]s that carried spare parts and other materials used to keep the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience operational in the field. At this point, the logistics fleet was seemingly preparing to break from orbit over Etalan, evidenced by the fact that they had begun syncing their orbits and bringing their [[fusion reactor]]s to full power. Since time was running out, [[Gold Team|Gold]] and [[Green Team]]s were deployed from the ''Vanishing Point'' in S-14 Baselards, with the intent to destroy the equipment freighters. The plan called for each of them to pilot one of the [[Type-27 Banshee|Banshee]]s that the Spartans had captured in [[Skirmish over Netherop|a mission]] over [[Netherop]] a few weeks earlier. They would fly the Banshees straight into the hangars of the target vessels, crash the fighters with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]] in the cockpit, and then go [[Extra-vehicular activity|EV]] and await prowler pickup. As Gold and Green Teams embarked on this mission, Blue Team remained in the ''Vanishing Point''{{'}}s aft fighter hangar, deciding on which vessels they should target in their phase of the mission.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS19}} | ||
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