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One example of the differences between speeds is comparing the Covenant cruiser ''"[[Ascendant Justice]]"'' with the [[UNSC]] [[Halcyon-class]] cruiser ''"[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|The Pillar of Autumn]]."'' It took several weeks for the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to get from Reach to Installation 04, yet the ''Ascendant Justice'' could get from Installation 04 to Reach within thirteen hours. | One example of the differences between speeds is comparing the Covenant cruiser ''"[[Ascendant Justice]]"'' with the [[UNSC]] [[Halcyon-class]] cruiser ''"[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|The Pillar of Autumn]]."'' It took several weeks for the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to get from Reach to Installation 04, yet the ''Ascendant Justice'' could get from Installation 04 to Reach within thirteen hours. | ||
Though the Covenant use a modified version of Forerunner systems, true unaltered[[Forerunner]] slipspace technology has only been observed in the form of the [[Artifact]] transporting UNSC and Covenant vessels from [[Earth]] to [[The Ark]]. Additionally, while a Covenant Assault Carrier could reach Delta Halo from Earth in thirteen days, a distance of approximately 11856 lightyears<ref>Distance=VelocityxTime (312 hours x 38 lightyears per hour=11856 lightyears)</ref>, the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] took only five days to travel the same distance, giving a speed of approximately 98.8 lightyears per hour<ref>V=D/T (11856 lightyears / 120 hours = 98.8)</ref>. given the fact that Covenant understanding of Forerunner technology is comparatively primitive, the ship may have been capable of much higher velocities. Without a slipspace portal the Librarian was unable to reach the Ark, though this may have been due to The Ark's coordinates being completely unaccessible even to all Forerunners due to the risk of being captured by the Flood, not due to inferior slipspace velocity. | Though the Covenant use a modified version of Forerunner systems, true unaltered [[Forerunner]] slipspace technology has only been observed in the form of the [[Artifact]] transporting UNSC and Covenant vessels from [[Earth]] to [[The Ark]]. Additionally, while a Covenant Assault Carrier could reach Delta Halo from Earth in thirteen days, a distance of approximately 11856 lightyears<ref>Distance=VelocityxTime (312 hours x 38 lightyears per hour=11856 lightyears)</ref>, the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] took only five days to travel the same distance, giving a speed of approximately 98.8 lightyears per hour<ref>V=D/T (11856 lightyears / 120 hours = 98.8)</ref>. given the fact that Covenant understanding of Forerunner technology is comparatively primitive, the ship may have been capable of much higher velocities. Without a slipspace portal the Librarian was unable to reach the Ark, though this may have been due to The Ark's coordinates being completely unaccessible even to all Forerunners due to the risk of being captured by the Flood, not due to inferior slipspace velocity. | ||
==Dangers== | ==Dangers== | ||