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[[File:H4 Infinity Above Requiem.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Infinity'' hovering among Requiem's spires]] | [[File:H4 Infinity Above Requiem.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Infinity'' hovering among Requiem's spires]] | ||
From stem to stern, ''Infinity'' has a length of 5,694.2 meters (18,681.6 feet), a beam of 833.3 meters (2,733.9 feet), and a height of 1,041.2 meters (3,415.9 feet). This makes her the largest warship the UNSC Navy has ever commissioned. surpassing previous record holders such as the | From stem to stern, ''Infinity'' has a length of 5,694.2 meters (18,681.6 feet), a beam of 833.3 meters (2,733.9 feet), and a height of 1,041.2 meters (3,415.9 feet). This makes her the largest warship the UNSC Navy has ever commissioned. surpassing previous record holders such as the {{Class|Trafalgar|supercarrier}} and {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}.<ref name="Game Informer 52012"/><ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/04/23/the-world-of-halo-4.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 '''Game Informer:''' ''The World Of Halo 4'']</ref>. Among contemporary vessels her length is surpassed only by the Covenant's 29-kilometer {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}},<ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 28''</ref> though by Forerunner standards she qualifies as a mere destroyer.<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963929_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2963929 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 6'']</ref> For transportation throughout the enormous vessel, ''Infinity'' is equipped with a high-speed [[tram]] system.<ref name="catherine"/> | ||
Her hull is composed of 4.9 meters of [[Titanium-A armor|titanium-A3 armor]]. The ship also possesses [[energy shielding|energy shields]], making her the first UNSC ship known to be fitted with shielding systems. The combination of armor and shields is strong enough to withstand direct impact with a Covenant {{Class|RCS|armored cruiser}} while sustaining negligible damage.<ref name="Departure"/> The ship's sublight power plant is a [[Deuterium fusion reactor|XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X deuterium fusion reactor]]. [[Slipstream space|Translight]] power is provided by a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS]] mounted on a remote carriage.<ref name="bulletin101012"/> The latter is of Forerunner design and origin, capable of dropping out of slipspace with pinpoint accuracy.<ref name="catherine"/> | Her hull is composed of 4.9 meters of [[Titanium-A armor|titanium-A3 armor]]. The ship also possesses [[energy shielding|energy shields]], making her the first UNSC ship known to be fitted with shielding systems. The combination of armor and shields is strong enough to withstand direct impact with a Covenant {{Class|RCS|armored cruiser}} while sustaining negligible damage.<ref name="Departure"/> The ship's sublight power plant is a [[Deuterium fusion reactor|XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X deuterium fusion reactor]]. [[Slipstream space|Translight]] power is provided by a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS]] mounted on a remote carriage.<ref name="bulletin101012"/> The latter is of Forerunner design and origin, capable of dropping out of slipspace with pinpoint accuracy.<ref name="catherine"/> | ||