UNSC Infinity: Difference between revisions

{{disambig header|the UNSC vessel|articles of the same name|Infinity|l3=Infinity (disambiguation)}}

|armament=*4× [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|CR-03, Series-8 MAC]] {{c|2 bow, 2 bow flank}} {{c|Pre-2558 refit}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg 188}}{{Ref/Reuse|packet}}

*4× CR-03B, Series-8 MAC {{c|2 bow, 2 bow flank}} {{c|Post-2558 refit}}<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''pages 42-43''</ref>

*10× Dorsal [[Mark 2551 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark 2551 MAC]] network{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}}

*85× Dorsal [[M85 Anti-Aircraft Gun]] network{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}}

*190× Dorsal [[M97 Guided Missile Weapon System]] network{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}}

The ship was constructed in the [[Special Assembly Plant Concord]] located in the [[Oort cloud]] surrounding the [[Sol system]],{{Ref/Reuse|Glasslands 422}} with construction beginning in [[2544]].{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos132}}<ref name="Infinity trailer">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsNWkjP65Cg '''YouTube''': ''Halo 4 Infinity Multiplayer'']</ref> The ship was designed by a team composed of [[Elizabeth Sark|Vice Admiral Elizabeth Sark]], [[Oscar Greyson|Commander Oscar Greyson]], and [[Dana Wolff|Doctors Dana Wolff]] and [[Sada no Okuni]].{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}} Secrecy was ensured by having workers permanently stationed there over several years with a total communications blackout in effect. The ship's massive building expenditures, however, prevented ONI from keeping the ''Infinity'' a complete secret. Many senior members of the Admiralty, such as [[Saeed Shafiq|Rear Admiral Saeed Shafiq]] of [[UNSC Procurement]], were fully aware of the ship's existence at the time of her construction.<ref name="Glasslands 390">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 390''</ref> Eventually the Fleet took control of the vessel rather than the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. Captain Andrew Del Rio took command of the ship and her pre-commission crew years prior to the end of major hostilities in the war,{{Ref/Reuse|Glasslands 422}} though [[Commander-in-Chief of the Office of Naval Intelligence|CINCONI]] [[Margaret Parangosky]] correctly predicted that [[Thomas Lasky|Commander Thomas Lasky]] would eventually supplant Del Rio.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page ???''</ref>

[[File:H4-E3-Campaign-4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[John-117]] watches as ''Infinity'' is pulled into Requiem.]]

[[File:Infinity n Frigates.png|thumb|right|250px|''Infinity'' being escorted by two of her sub-vessels above Requiem.]]

In late 2559, ''Infinity'' was part of a UNSC fleet that was sent to [[Installation 07]] on a mission to eliminate Cortana using [[The Weapon]]. ''Infinity'' arrived at Zeta Halo on December 12 and immediately fell into [[Battle over Installation 07|an ambush]]. The [[Banished]] had reached the ring first and were already in the process of occupying it. Multiple Banished raiding parties, including one personally led by [[Atriox]], stormed the ship within seconds of its appearance.{{Ref/Game|Id=ia4|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 4|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #04 - Arrival}}{{Ref/Game|Id=ia5|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 5|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #05 - Zero Hour}} With the boarders making rapid progress, John-117 took charge of escorting Captain Lasky from the bridge to the hangar bay for evacuation, and was aided along the way by [[Fireteam Taurus]].{{Ref/Game|Id=ia6|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 6|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #06 - Ingress}}{{Ref/Game|Id=ia8|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 8|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #08 - Losing Ground}}{{Ref/Game|Id=ia9|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 9|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #09 - Taurus}} Although the hangar was being overrun by Banished by the time Lasky's group reached it, an intact dropship was secured, and as Lasky departed for the surface of Zeta Halo he declared ''Infinity'' had been compromised and issued the order for all remaining crew to abandon ship.{{Ref/Game|Id=ia10|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 10|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #10 - Priorities}}{{Ref/Game|Id=ia11|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 11|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #11 - Egress}}{{Ref/Game|Id=ia12|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 12|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #12 - Abandon Ship}}

Her hull is covered in 4.9 meters of [[Titanium-A armor|titanium-A3 armor]]. The ship also one of the first vessels to possess [[energy shielding|energy shields]], a byproduct of extensive reverse engineering of Covenant shielding and improvements in human development. Being one of the first UNSC ships known to be fitted with such technology. The combination of armor and shields is strong enough to withstand direct impact with a Covenant {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}} while sustaining negligible damage.{{Ref/Reuse|Departure}} The ship's sublight power plant is a [[Deuterium fusion reactor|XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X-DFR]], a [[Nuclear fusion|fusion]]-powered set of one primary and two secondary [[repulsor engine]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos132}} This entire city-sized engine module took fifteen years to design, build and test.{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}} [[Slipstream space|Translight]] power is provided by a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS]] mounted on a remote carriage.{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin101012}} The latter is of Forerunner design and origin, capable of dropping out of slipspace with pinpoint accuracy.{{Ref/Reuse|catherine}} It is also capable of powering itself by drawing upon foaming [[vacuum energy]], which powers it independently of the ship's powerplants. As the alien slipspace drive is not compatible with UNSC standard power and data feeds, a series of Engine Module Interlinks - interlocks based on Covenant control restrictors - are fitted.{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}} The ''Infinity'' is also waterproof.<ref>[https://mixer.com/Halo?vod=16563865 '''Mixer''': ''Inside Look at Halo: Warfleet'']</ref>

As of February 2558, ''Infinity'' had an official complement of 17,151. This included 8,900 Navy personnel, 5,400 [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]], 750 [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]], 1,700 [[ONI]] agents, 480 civilian [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] personnel, 8 [[Huragok]], and 24 [[Swords of Sanghelios]] members. These are organised into a Marine Expeditionary Division and a drop battalion for the ODSTs, which are then subdivided into five task forces, each of which can operate independently.{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}} She also houses hundreds of [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] led by [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Sarah Palmer]]; the ship's S-deck, affectionately known as "Spartan Town", is dedicated to their use. Additionally, 800 of [[UNSC Army|Army]] and 200 [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]] assets were assigned to the ship during her [[Requiem Campaign|second tour on Requiem]].{{Ref/Reuse|Departure}}{{Ref/Note|The UNSC ''Infinity'' briefing packet does not include the Spartans, Army, or Air Force as part of the ship's registers. It is unclear why the Spartans' numbers are not listed, as they are a permanent fixture of the ship. However, the Army and Air Force components may have been temporarily assigned to ''Infinity'' for the second tour on Requiem, explaining their omission from the briefing packet.}} The ''Infinity'' is almost completely self-sufficient, boasting facilities and comforts normally only seen on colony support ships.{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}}

**[[Edward Buck]] (Later Assigned to Fireteam Osiris)

File:H4 Infinity logo.png|The ''Infinity'''s logo.

File:HM-Infinity.png|''Infinity'' escorted by several ships in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.

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