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==== Battle of Requiem ==== | ==== Battle of Requiem ==== | ||
{{Main|Battle of Requiem}} | {{Main|Battle of Requiem}} | ||
On [[2557#July|July 20, 2557]],<ref name="Game Informer May 2012">'''Game Informer''': ''May 2012''</ref> precisely four years, seven months, and ten days after the Battle of Installation 00, Cortana noticed that the ship's intruder alarms had been activated and awakened John-117 from [[Cryonics|cryosleep]]. After being revived, John fought off the intruders, who turned out to be [[Sangheili]], [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Unggoy]]. The Chief and Cortana soon realized that a [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant fleet]] had surrounded the ''Forward Unto Dawn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s remains while a group of [[Type-44 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]] unloaded more boarders onto the heavily damaged frigate. During the fight through the ship, the Master Chief managed to launch one of the ship's [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system|''Hyperion'' nuclear missiles]] and destroy a nearby {{ | On [[2557#July|July 20, 2557]],<ref name="Game Informer May 2012">'''Game Informer''': ''May 2012''</ref> precisely four years, seven months, and ten days after the Battle of Installation 00, Cortana noticed that the ship's intruder alarms had been activated and awakened John-117 from [[Cryonics|cryosleep]]. After being revived, John fought off the intruders, who turned out to be [[Sangheili]], [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Unggoy]]. The Chief and Cortana soon realized that a [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant fleet]] had surrounded the ''Forward Unto Dawn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s remains while a group of [[Type-44 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]] unloaded more boarders onto the heavily damaged frigate. During the fight through the ship, the Master Chief managed to launch one of the ship's [[M4093 Hyperion nuclear delivery system|''Hyperion'' nuclear missiles]] and destroy a nearby {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} which was approaching to destroy the ship's remains with its ventral [[energy projector]] but did not bother to raise its shields. Shortly afterwards, the ''Dawn's'' remains were caught in the [[gravity well]] of the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] of [[Requiem]] and was drawn inside. Though John attempted to escape using one of the ''Dawn's'' escape pods, he was sucked into space before he could board one.{{Ref/Reuse|Dawn}} The remnants of the ''Dawn'' did not survive atmospheric entry and the ship was torn to pieces, scattered over a kilometers-wide swath on the surface, along with the attacking Covenant vessels.<ref name="Requiem">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''</ref> | ||
Fortunately, dozens of weapons and a handful of [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|M12 Warthog LRVs]] survived the crash, enabling John and Cortana to scout the surface of the shield world. Having discovered Cortana's distress beacon, the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} was deployed to recover the ''Dawn's'' survivors.{{Ref/Reuse|Requiem}} ''Infinity's'' crew, still following the beacon, attempted to find the ''Dawn's'' crash site inside the installation. However, the ship's locator signal was being faked by the [[Forerunner]] supreme commander known as the [[Ur-Didact]], who attempted to draw the ''Infinity'' inside Requiem to enact his plan of vengeance upon humanity.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Forerunner (level)|Forerunner]]''</ref> The wreckage was presumably destroyed along with Requiem itself in [[2558|February 2558]].<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''', [[S1/Exodus|S1E10 - ''Exodus'']]</ref> | Fortunately, dozens of weapons and a handful of [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|M12 Warthog LRVs]] survived the crash, enabling John and Cortana to scout the surface of the shield world. Having discovered Cortana's distress beacon, the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} was deployed to recover the ''Dawn's'' survivors.{{Ref/Reuse|Requiem}} ''Infinity's'' crew, still following the beacon, attempted to find the ''Dawn's'' crash site inside the installation. However, the ship's locator signal was being faked by the [[Forerunner]] supreme commander known as the [[Ur-Didact]], who attempted to draw the ''Infinity'' inside Requiem to enact his plan of vengeance upon humanity.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Forerunner (level)|Forerunner]]''</ref> The wreckage was presumably destroyed along with Requiem itself in [[2558|February 2558]].<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''', [[S1/Exodus|S1E10 - ''Exodus'']]</ref> | ||
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''Forward Unto Dawn'' underwent a major redesign in ''[[Halo 4]]'', though [[343 Industries]] writer [[Jeff Easterling]] has since confirmed that the ship's original appearance is considered canon.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Canon Fodder - Have S'moa'']</ref> A modified version of the design is used as the appearance of the {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}. | ''Forward Unto Dawn'' underwent a major redesign in ''[[Halo 4]]'', though [[343 Industries]] writer [[Jeff Easterling]] has since confirmed that the ship's original appearance is considered canon.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-have-s-moa '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Canon Fodder - Have S'moa'']</ref> A modified version of the design is used as the appearance of the {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}. | ||
Despite maintaining a [[:File: | Despite maintaining a [[:File:Infinity fud scale.jpg|generally similar profile]], the ship appears much larger, with more of the forward half remaining intact. This increase in scale was intended to create a more interesting playspace, much like the dramatic upscaling of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} in ''[[The Maw]]''; otherwise, the first level's playspace would have been cramped and required a great deal of backtracking. The scale is further confused as the ''Dawn'' dwarfs the 300-meter {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}}s encountered in the level. The ship's cryotubes have also been remodeled and the cryo bay has been rearranged. | ||
The enlarged cargo bay (a defining feature of the ''Charon'' class) is greatly reduced in size and moved farther forward, creating an inconsistency with ''Halo 3''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Halo (Halo 3 level)|final level]]. Rather than having two primary engines 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 visual armament has been changed; rather than the four dual-barreled guns, six quad-barreled point defense guns and five triple-barreled turrets are mounted on the upper portion of the hull. These are similar in design to the [[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Ramparts]] and [[Mark 55 Castor naval coilgun]]s found on the ''Strident''-class.<ref name="H4InGame">[[:File:H4fudback.jpg|''Forward Unto Dawn''{{'}}s starboard hull.]]</ref> | The enlarged cargo bay (a defining feature of the ''Charon'' class) is greatly reduced in size and moved farther forward, creating an inconsistency with ''Halo 3''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Halo (Halo 3 level)|final level]]. Rather than having two primary engines 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 visual armament has been changed; rather than the four dual-barreled guns, six quad-barreled point defense guns and five triple-barreled turrets are mounted on the upper portion of the hull. These are similar in design to the [[M870 Rampart point defense gun|M870 Ramparts]] and [[Mark 55 Castor naval coilgun]]s found on the ''Strident''-class.<ref name="H4InGame">[[:File:H4fudback.jpg|''Forward Unto Dawn''{{'}}s starboard hull.]]</ref> | ||