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==History== | ==History== | ||
More than fifty years after being constructed, it was recommissioned and refitted for military service prior to the period of history known as the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The [[AI]] on board the ''Spirit of Fire'' was known as [[Serina]]. | More than fifty years after being constructed, it was recommissioned and refitted for military service prior to the period of history known as the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The [[AI]] on board the ''Spirit of Fire'' was known as [[Serina]]. | ||
[[Image:Sof logo.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The ship's emblem.]] | |||
The ''Spirit of Fire'' was originally a colony ship, transporting equipment and colonists in the UNSC's expansion efforts. In [[2520]] the ship was refit with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] and other armaments to serve as a warship. Huge storage bays that used to house machine parts now carry everything from [[Warthogs|M12 Warthogs]] and [[Scorpion Tanks|M808B Scorpions]] to construction supplies for fire bases involved in front line engagements or in rearguard actions. In [[2530]] the ''Spirit of Fire's'' thrust assemblies were replaced from the Destroyer [[UNSC Calcutta]], increasing output by 37%.<ref>''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''</ref> | The ''Spirit of Fire'' was originally a colony ship, transporting equipment and colonists in the UNSC's expansion efforts. In [[2520]] the ship was refit with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] and other armaments to serve as a warship. Huge storage bays that used to house machine parts now carry everything from [[Warthogs|M12 Warthogs]] and [[Scorpion Tanks|M808B Scorpions]] to construction supplies for fire bases involved in front line engagements or in rearguard actions. In [[2530]] the ''Spirit of Fire's'' thrust assemblies were replaced from the Destroyer [[UNSC Calcutta]], increasing output by 37%.<ref>''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''</ref> | ||
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After the events on Harvest, the Spirit of Fire arrived at the planet [[Arcadia (Planet)|Arcadia]], where it assisted in the evacuation of civilians, and the eradication of the Covenant from the planet's surface. When [[Ellen Anders|Professor Anders]] was captured by the [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]], the Spirit of Fire quickly gave chase, following the Arbiter's flagship to a [[Flood-controlled Shield World|Flood-controlled planet]] in an unknown system. This planet eventually turned out to be a Forerunner [[Shield World]], containing a multitude of Forerunner warships. To ensure that the Covenant would not be able to use these warships against humanity, the Spirit of Fire's [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] was detonated inside the Shield World's artificial sun. The ship managed to escape the exploding Forerunner installation, but without an FTL drive, the journey home would take many years, if not decades. Most of the crew entered cryonic sleep at this point, with only a skeleton crew remaining active to run the ship.<ref>Halo Wars timeline</ref> | After the events on Harvest, the Spirit of Fire arrived at the planet [[Arcadia (Planet)|Arcadia]], where it assisted in the evacuation of civilians, and the eradication of the Covenant from the planet's surface. When [[Ellen Anders|Professor Anders]] was captured by the [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]], the Spirit of Fire quickly gave chase, following the Arbiter's flagship to a [[Flood-controlled Shield World|Flood-controlled planet]] in an unknown system. This planet eventually turned out to be a Forerunner [[Shield World]], containing a multitude of Forerunner warships. To ensure that the Covenant would not be able to use these warships against humanity, the Spirit of Fire's [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] was detonated inside the Shield World's artificial sun. The ship managed to escape the exploding Forerunner installation, but without an FTL drive, the journey home would take many years, if not decades. Most of the crew entered cryonic sleep at this point, with only a skeleton crew remaining active to run the ship.<ref>Halo Wars timeline</ref> | ||