UNSC Infinity: Difference between revisions

===First tour on Requiem===

{{Main|Battle of Requiem}}

The UNSC officially commissioned ''Infinity'' into service, publicly refocusing her mission on peace and exploration, on February 21, 2557. The following year, this date would be commemorated as "''Infinity'' Day".{{Ref/Reuse|packet}} ''Infinity'' was tasked with finding the rest of the Halo Array, and the UNSC forces managed to set up bases on Installation 03 as well as Installation 05 for studying and decommissioning the ringworlds.<ref name="level">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Infinity (level)|Infinity]]''</ref> Furthermore, the ''Infinity'' was used to transport a massive Forerunner artifact known as the [[Composer]] to ''[[Ivanoff Station]]'', a research station in orbit of Installation 03. After an ONI team at ''Ivanoff Station'' vanished while researching the Composer, the ship's crew learned the location of the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]].{{Ref/Reuse|level}} During the approach to Requiem, ''Infinity'' picked up a distress call from the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} and her two surviving crew, [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and his [[smart AI]] companion [[Cortana]]. During the attempted rescue, the ship's control systems were hacked by the [[Didact]], the leader of the Forerunners' [[Promethean]] [[Warrior-Servant]]s, which caused it to crash-land on the shield world's surface.{{Ref/Reuse|Commissioning}} The Master Chief rallied scattered reconnaissance personnel and was soon reunited with Commander Lasky, whom he had met decades prior during the [[Battle of Circinius IV]].{{Ref/Reuse|level}}

===Second tour on Requiem===

{{Main|Requiem Campaign}}

On [[2558#February|February 7, 2558]], ''Infinity'' returned to Requiem to clear territory for UNSC research bases. The ship and her [[UNSC frigate|sub-vessels]] quickly dispatched a small Covenant task force stationed at the entrance portal and deployed numerous dropships through the opening. A massive joint effort comprising the Navy, [[UNSC Army|Army]], [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]], and [[Spartan Operations|Spartans]] began securing areas on the surface from Covenant garrison forces.{{Ref/Reuse|Departure}} After a short span of time, Spartan [[Fireteam Crimson]] secured [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|a Forerunner artifact]] from an area known as "[[the Cauldron]]" and brought it aboard the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|Departure}} When the artifact began disrupting ''Infinity''{{'}}s power, artificial gravity, and propulsion, Spartan [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Sarah Palmer]] was able to disable it. Palmer, Captain Lasky, and [[Henry Glassman|Chief Engineer Dr. Glassman]] then inspected the artifact. Palmer saved Lasky from being translocated along with Glassman to Requiem by the artifact.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Artifact|S1E2 ''Artifact'']]</ref> Sometime later, Dr. Halsey was brought in to examine the artifact, much to Palmer's chagrin. Due to the artifact continuously causing problems for the ship, it then was navigated by Roland, who could accomplish little without human help.<ref name="catherine">'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Catherine|S1E3 ''Catherine'']]</ref>

==Design details==

===Hull and propulsion===

From stem to stern, ''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, surpassing previous record holders such as the {{Class|Punic|supercarrier}}.{{Ref/Reuse|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>  and among the largest starships built by humanity ever.  Among contemporary vessels her length is surpassed only by the Covenant's 29-kilometer {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}s<ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 28''</ref> and the Sangheili's 6.3-kilometer {{Pattern|Lursu|brigantine}}s, though by Forerunner standards she qualifies as a mere destroyer.<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963929_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2963929 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 6'']</ref> For transportation throughout the enormous vessel, ''Infinity'' is equipped with a high-speed [[tram]] system.{{Ref/Reuse|catherine}}