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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, the ''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. Aside from various Forerunner vessels, her length is surpassed only by the Covenant's gargantuan 29-kilometer {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}}.<ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 28''</ref> ''Infinity'' is considerably larger than the previous UNSC record holders such as the [[UNSC supercarrier|supercarrier]]s and {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}s.<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> According to a Catalog unit, the Infinity was described as a "destroyer," likely as an analogy to the Forerunner class.<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963929_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2963929 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 6'']</ref> For transportation throughout the enormous vessel, the ''Infinity'' is equipped with a high-speed [[tram]] system.<ref name="catherine"/> | From stem to stern, the ''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), with a minimum of 895 decks. This makes her the largest warship the UNSC Navy has ever commissioned. Aside from various Forerunner vessels, her length is surpassed only by the Covenant's gargantuan 29-kilometer {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}}.<ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 28''</ref> ''Infinity'' is considerably larger than the previous UNSC record holders such as the [[UNSC supercarrier|supercarrier]]s and {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}s.<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> According to a Catalog unit, the Infinity was described as a "destroyer," likely as an analogy to the Forerunner class.<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963929_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2963929 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 6'']</ref> For transportation throughout the enormous vessel, the ''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"/> | ||