Editing UNSC Antaeus

{{Title|UNSC ''Antaeus''}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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|name            = UNSC ''Antaeus''
|image           = [[File:H2 ShieldShip Concept.jpg|300px]]
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|country              = [[Unified Earth Government]]
|country flag         = {{Icon|UEG}}
|name                 = ''Antaeus''
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|namesake             = <!--The ship's namesake, if any-->
|identification       = <!--The ship's hull code-->
|operator             = <!--The armed forces/branch that uses this ship-->
|manufacturer         = [[Watershed Division]] {{C|refit}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDigsiteDiscourse|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-n-discourse|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Digsite 'n' Discourse|D=24|M=06|Y=2024}}
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|commissioned         = [[2552]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsiteDiscourse}}
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|length          = {{Convert|322.5|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsiteDiscourse}}
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|mass            = 
|power           = Upgraded [[fusion reactor]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsiteDiscourse}}
|maneuver drive  = [[Fusion drive]]s
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|crew            = 10{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsiteDiscourse}}
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|troops          = <!--Describes on-boarded Marine, Army etc ground troop forces-->
|hull            = <!--Describes hull plate material-->
|shielding       = 4 [[Energy shielding|shield generators]]{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsiteDiscourse}}
|sensors         = <!--Describes sensors and whatnot-->
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|aircraft        = <!--Describes embarked aircraft and dropships-->
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'''UNSC ''Antaeus''''' is a specialised refit heavy-lift [[Dropship|drop-freighter]] in the service of the [[United Nations Space Command]]. The freighter was formally refit by the [[Watershed Division]] and introduced into service in [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsiteDiscourse}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
''Antaeus'' consists of a modified heavy-lift dropfreighter similar in nature to the [[D96-TCE Albatross]] or [[D20 Heron]] dropships. The vessel has been modified to include an upgraded [[Fusion reactor|fusion plant]] and four [[Energy shielding|energy shield]] generators salvaged from a captured [[Covenant]] [[deployment spire]], with the ship serving as an R&D platform with which Watershed Division could test the reverse-engineering and integration of enemy [[Capital ship|capital-scale]] shield generators into UNSC technology.{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsiteDiscourse}}

==Development history==
UNSC ''Antaeus'' was built in the [[Special Assembly Plant Concord]] shipyards on the [[Oort cloud|outskirts]] of [[Sol system]]. The ship was operational by [[2551]], though was not formally commissioned into service until the [[2552|following year]]. During the [[Battle for Earth]] in October-November 2552, ''Antaeus'' was placed on standby though remained docked at the Special Assembly Plant. The UNSC conducted a number of [[War Games|simulations]] to test the ship's utility in ground campaigns, though ultimately elected to prioritise the completion of the then-under construction {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} over producing more shield ships.{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsiteDiscourse}}

==Production notes==
''Antaeus'' was initially concepted as one of [[Cut Halo 2 vehicles#Shield ship|many vehicles]] intended for, and cut from, ''[[Halo 2]]''. The ship was concepted by [[Eddie Smith]] and intended for use in the [[Cut Halo 2 levels#M1 - Defensive|Milestone 1 Defensive]] level - one of several gameplay prototypes intended to test new game systems and features. In the scenario, the ship appears as an objective the player must defend while it casts an energy shield around the defensive zone.{{Ref/Site|Id=DeepDive|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/digsite-deep-dive|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Digsite Deep-Dive|D=24|M=06|Y=2024}} The ship was later canonised in a [[2024]] issue of [[Canon Fodder]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsiteDiscourse}}

A reuse of the ship's concept art later appeared in ''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]'' in a non-canon [[easter egg]] capacity.{{Ref/Reuse|CFDigsiteDiscourse}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H2 ShieldShip Concept.jpg|''Halo 2'' concept art for the ship.
File:H2 ShieldShip Concept 2.jpg|''Halo 2'' concept art for the ship.
File:H2 ShieldShip Concept 3.jpg|''Halo 2'' concept art for the ship.
File:H2 ShieldShip Concept 4.jpg|''Halo 2'' concept art for the ship.
File:H2 ShieldShip Concept 5.jpg|''Halo 2'' concept art for the ship.
File:H2 M1Defense ShieldShip Blockout.png|A screenshot of the shield ship blockout, as created for early ''Halo 2'' development.
File:BootCamp - Reach.png|The ship's easter egg appearance in the ''Fall of Reach'' comic.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]'' {{C|Easter egg-only}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:UNSC ships]]