CAA Heavy Burden

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The CAA Heavy Burden (hull classification symbol: CFM-88) is a former Colonial Administration Authority Springhill-class mining vessel, repurposed for use as an ordnance transport by the United Nations Space Command during the Human-Covenant War.^[1]^[2]

Background

A very old vessel, the ship hails from the Unified Earth Government's colonial period.^[3] At some point during the war a HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark II (D) armor system powered exoskeleton was put under construction aboard the vessel. The ship was damaged during the Battle of Kholo in 2539 and later entered a slowly degrading orbit around a nearby gas giant. The vessel's automated systems continued to function despite the ship's impending destruction.^[2]^[4]^[5]

In 2558, part of the ship was simulated on the UNSC Infinity's training deck as a practice environment for the latter vessel's SPARTAN-IV complement.^[6]

Production notes

This vessel is the setting for the Halo 4 multiplayer map Adrift.
In the E3 2012 build of Adrift, the mining vessel's hull classification symbol was FFG-88, designating it as a frigate.
Though the ship was rendered derelict long before the end of the Human-Covenant War, the hull bears the post-war version of the UNSC insignia. This could be attributed to a quirk of the War Games simulation.

Gallery

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Concept art of the mining ship.
WarhouseLandingPad.jpg

Concept art of a D79-TC Pelican dropship arriving at the ship.
WarhouseLoadingBay.jpg

Concept art of a lone soldier in Loading Bay 04-A7.
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Concept art of the ship's industrial lattices.
External rear view of the mining ship's engines in Adrift.
Another external rear view of the vessel.
Port side view of the mining ship.
Another view of the ship.
View of what is assumed to be the mining vessel's command bridge.
A row of cylindrical storage pods on the ship's dorsal surface.
Schematics of the ship.