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 *[[M58 Archer missile]] pods (50)<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/>
 **30 missiles/pod
-*[[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Rampart 50mm point defense gun]]s (4x triple-linked)<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-101012-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12'']</ref><ref name="changes" group="note">Despite maintaining a [[:File:Infinity_fud_scale.jpg|generally similar profile]], ''Halo 4''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s incarnation of ''Forward Unto Dawn'' is noticeably different from its appearance in ''Halo 3''. The ship appears much larger, with more of the forward half remaining intact, though the ship is still canonically 490 meters long. The number of engines has been reduced; rather than having two primaries on the main hull and two secondaries on the "wings", there are only two primary engines. The port and starboard hangar bays have been reduced from five small bays on either side to one much larger bay on either side; they are moved much farther back, remaining with the aft section. The enlarged cargo bay, a defining feature of the ''Charon'' class, is conspicuously absent or is at least moved inside the hull; either way, this creates an inconsistency with the final cutscene of the level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''. The point defense guns have been retconned into two separate models, increased in number, and moved to different areas on the hull. The ship's cryo tubes have also been remodeled and the cryo bay has been rearranged. From a production standpoint, the ship was enlarged to create a more dynamic and exciting playspace; the original model would have been very small and cramped, limiting the [[Dawn (level)|first level's]] gameplay potential. The more superficial changes, such as those made to the cryo tubes and the point defense guns, are intended to reflect ''Halo 4'''s more functional art style.</ref>
+*[[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Rampart 50mm point defense gun]]s (4x triple-linked)<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-101012-.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12'']</ref><ref name="changes" group="note">Despite maintaining a [[:File:Infinity_fud_scale.jpg|superficially similar profile]], the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' has been completely redesigned in ''Halo 4''. The ship appears much larger, with more of the forward half remaining intact, though the ship is still canonically 490 meters long. Rather than having two primaries on the main hull and two secondaries on the "wings", there are only two primary engines with one secondary nestled between them. The port and starboard hangar bays have been reduced from five small bays on either side to one much larger bay on either side; they are moved much farther back, remaining with the aft section. The enlarged cargo bay, a defining feature of the ''Charon'' class, is conspicuously absent or is at least moved inside the hull; either way, this creates an inconsistency with the final cutscene of the level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''. The point defense guns have been retconned into two separate models, increased in number, and moved to different areas on the hull. The ship's cryo tubes have also been remodeled and the cryo bay has been rearranged. From a production standpoint, the ship was enlarged to create a more dynamic and exciting playspace; the original model would have been very small and cramped, limiting the [[Dawn (level)|first level's]] gameplay potential. The more superficial changes, such as those made to the cryo tubes and the point defense guns, are intended to reflect ''Halo 4'''s more functional art style.</ref>
 *Unidentified anti-surface/point defense guns (6x quad-linked)<ref>[[:File:H4fudback.jpg|''Forward Unto Dawn'''s starboard hull.]]</ref>
 *[[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system]] (3 silos)<ref name="Bulletin 10.10.12"/>
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 ===Adrift in space===
+[[File:H4fudback.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The ''Dawn'''s aft half drifting.]]
 The aft section emerged in unknown space, John and Cortana having survived the Halo's pulse. The Spartan and AI were left in a drifting hulk without [[artificial gravity]] or working propulsion. The AI dropped a [[emergency locator beacon|distress beacon]] John entered a [[cryo chamber]] to wait for recovery.<ref name="Halo"/> During the years that followed, Cortana remained active and alert while the Spartan slept in cryo. In [[2556]], Cortana compiled a history of the [[Forerunner]]s and humanity and shared it with the still-unconscious Spartan.<ref>'''Halo Legends''' - ''Origins''</ref> She later took the opportunity to overhaul and upgrade John's [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI MJOLNIR armor]], making modifications to its layout using [[nanotechnology|nanomachines]] while also rewriting its firmware. She also restored artificial gravity at some point during this period.<ref name="Dawn">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Dawn (level)|Dawn]]''</ref>
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 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
+File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Approach.jpg|Concept art of the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' approaching [[Requiem]].
+File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Cryo.jpg|Concept art of the ''Dawn'''s cryo bay.
+File:H4-Concept-Dawn-Wreckage.jpg|Concept art of the ''Dawn'''s remains after crashing on Requiem's surface.
 File:H3-UNSCFUDSide.png|A side view of the UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn''.
 File:H3-ForwardUntoDawnSide.png|A three-quarter side view of the UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn''.
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 File:DawnBase.jpg|The ''Dawn'' deploys ground forces onto Installation 00.
 File:FUD-04-00.JPG|The ''Forward Unto Dawn'' hovering over the new Installation 04B with the Ark in the skyline.
-File:FUD Escaping The Ark.jpg|The ''Dawn'' escapes Installation 04B's firing.
+File:FUD Escaping The Ark.jpg|The ''Dawn'' escapes Installation 04B's activation.
 File:Halo3.png|The front section of ''Forward Unto Dawn'' enters Earth's atmosphere.
 File:Fud_cutaway.jpg|The aft section of the ''Dawn'' just after being severed.
 File:H3 - FUD aft.jpg|The aft half of the ''Dawn'' adrift in space as seen in ''Halo 3''.
-File:H4fudback.jpg|The aft half of the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' in ''Halo 4''.
+File:FUD-Dawn-Adrift.jpg|The ''Dawn'''s remains, drifting through uncharted space.
-File:H4FUD Forward Unto Dawn.jpg|The remains of the ''Forward Unto Dawn''.
+File:H4FUD Forward Unto Dawn.jpg|The redesigned ''Dawn'''s bridge.
+File:FUD-Dawn-Bridge.jpg|The bridge of the redesigned ''Dawn''.
 File:Storm fleet surrounding FUD.jpg|The [[Covenant remnant]] fleet converging around the ''Forward Unto Dawn''.
-File:Forward Unto Dawn Name.jpg|The ''Forward Unto Dawn'''s name plate.
+File:Forward Unto Dawn H4.jpg|The ''Forward Unto Dawn'''s name plate.
 File:Fud bridge.JPG|The ''Dawn's'' bridge.
 File:DawnInterior.jpg|The cryo bay of the ''Dawn'' in ''Halo 4''.