Editing UNSC In Amber Clad

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{{Individual ship infobox
|name=UNSC In Amber Clad
|image=[[Image:Frigate 3.jpg|300px]]
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|length=478.0m (1568 feet)
|width=151.9m (498 feet)
|height=112.3m (369 feet)
|max accel=1,000,000 pound thrust
|max speed space=1,000,000 MPS
|max speed air=Mach 6
|engine=*(2) Main Drives
*(2) Auxiliary  Drives 
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|slipspace speed=2.1LY/Day
|poweroutput=(2) [[Deuterium Fusion Core]]s 
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|shield gen=none
|hull=60cm [[Titanium-A]] Battleplate
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|countermeasures=
|armament=*(1) [[MAC|MAC Gun]] 
*[[Archer Missile]] Pods (30 Missiles/Pod)
*[[Shiva]] 20 Megaton Thermonuclear Warhead (1)
|complement=*1 [[UNSC Marine]] Battalion
*1 [[UNSC Marine]] [[ODST|Shock]] Company
*[[Pelicans|D77H-TCI Pelican Dropships]] (+7)
*[[Albatross|Albatross Heavy Dropships]] (+2)
*[[M808 Scorpion MBT]]s (+4)
*[[Warthog|M12 LRV Warthog]]s (+9)
*[[Gauss Warthog|M12G1 LAAV Warthog]]s (+3)
*[[HEV]] (12)
*[[Clarion Spy Drone]]s
*1 [[Spartan]]
|crew=7
|skeleton=3
|passengers=210
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|first sighting=[[2552]]
|destroyed=October [[2552]]
|retired=
|last sighting=
|battles=*[[First Battle of Earth]]
**[[First Battle of Mombasa]]
*[[Battle of Installation 05]]
|affiliation= [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]
|fleet=[[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]]
|taskforce=
|owners=
|namedcrew=Commander Keyes. [[Spartan 117]]
|captains=[[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]]
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The '''{{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}''' ([[Hull Classification Symbol|FFG-142]]) was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Frigate|Frigate]] <ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>.

==History==
===First Battle of Earth===
{{main|First Battle of Earth}}
As of October [[2552]], the ''In Amber Clad'' was commanded by [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]]. It was docked with [[Orbital Defense Platform]] [[Cairo]] during an award ceremony. In the middle of the ceremony, however, a [[Covenant]] [[Fleet]] appeared around [[Earth]] and so the [[First Battle of Earth]] began. [[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]] ships then began to open fire on the Covenant Ships. Though the ''In Amber Clad'' did not engage in direct combat over Earth, they did descend to catch [[John-117]] after his daring destruction of one of the Covenant's [[Assault Carriers]] using their own bomb.

===First Battle of Mombasa===
{{main|First Battle of Mombasa}}
Afterward, the vessel descended to [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]], where it dispatched numerous units from the [[17th Marine Regiment|17th]] and [[77th Marine Regiment]]s. During the battle, the ''In Amber Clad'' was the headquarters for all UNSC forces in the area. The ship also reinforced and resupplied the Marines with armor, ground support, and more troops. The ''In Amber Clad'' also began to Evac and treat injured and wounded Marines. 

As the [[High Prophet of Regret]] suddenly initiated a [[Slipspace]] jump inside the city, the ''In Amber Clad'' was one of the only vessels close enough to follow it. [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Sir Terrence Hood]] allowed Keyes to follow the [[Assault Carrier]] through the Slipspace rupture, even though she did not know where it was headed.

The {{UNSCShip|Coral Sea}}, {{UNSCShip|Dusk}}, {{UNSCShip|Paris}}, and the {{UNSCShip|Redoubtable}} were sent to follow and assist the ''In Amber Clad'' with the heavy Assault Carrier.

===Battle of Installation 05===
{{main|Battle of Installation 05}}
The ''In Amber Clad'' ended up at [[Installation 05]].  It is stated that covenant ships appear dead in space when they exit slipspace because the precise jumps require all of the power, which may be why In Amber Clad was dead in space when they exited the jump.There, Keyes immediately sent Spartan-117 and her contingent of [[Marine]] [[ODST|Shock Trooper]]s to the surface in [[Human Entry Vehicle]]s to track down the Prophet of Regret at the [[The Temple|Temple]], while she took herself, Johnson and the [[77th Marine Regiment|77th Marines]] to the [[Library]] in order to retrieve the [[Index]] and prevent the Covenant from activating Halo. 

As Keyes entered the Library, they were immediately attacked by the [[Flood]] and most of her Marines were taken by the flood and became [[Combat Form]]s and [[Carrier Form]]s, only a few eventually making it to the index. Keyes, Johnson, and what was left of the Marines were ambushed, however, by the [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]] only a few seconds after retrieving the index. 

It is likely that the Flood commandeered a Pelican and infiltrated the ''In Amber Clad'', as it was not seen again until it crashed into ''[[High Charity]]''. At this point the Flood controlled the ship. It is speculated that [[Gravemind]] was aboard.

===First Battle of High Charity===
{{main|First Battle of High Charity}}
The ship crashed into a tower near the [[Council Chamber]] and immediately the Flood used most of the ship's remaining Pelicans to spread out over ''High Charity'', often crashing the ships to inflict maximum damage on the city. The Flood quickly assimilated most of High Charity's population. At this point, the ship was out of commission, designating it as destroyed.

[[Cortana]] intended to use the ''In Amber Clad'''s engines to destroy ''High Charity'', but it was never done. It is unclear whether she still could do it because during the [[Battle of Installation 00]], [[Cortana]] was unable to stop the Gravemind from using High Charity to travel through the galaxy. It is assumed to be completely destroyed when John-117 blasted the station's reactors causing them to go critical.

==Crew Fates==
While the majority of the "In Amber Clad"'s UNSC Marine forces were deployed to secure the Delta Halo [[Activation Index]], Flood forces managed to infect the under-strength ship. The remaining crew were infected, and converted into combat forms for use in the invasion of High Charity. A small number, however, managed to outlive their ship, at least for a short while.

Commander Keyes herself survived the trials of the [[Sentinel Wall]] and the [[Quarantine Zone]], as well as Sergeant Major Johnson and a small number of Marines. While only Johnson and Keyes managed to reach the Index, the other Marines were either killed by the Flood upon arrival at the Index chamber, or captured by the Covenant. Both Keyes and Johnson were captured by the Covenant, only to escape much later thanks to the intervention of a [[Sangheili]]-led assault on their captors' base. They would later go on to play pivotal roles in the Second Battle of Earth, both dying on or near the [[Installation 00|Ark]]. The other captive Marines joined the Master Chief during his rampage through [[High Charity]], but were killed either by the Covenant or by the Flood.

Although several Marine bodies can be found on High Charity well after the planetoid had been totally infested, it remains unknown whether these were survivors of the ''In Amber Clad'' or if they had been killed after trying to follow the Master Chief into the infected city.

==Appearances==
*[[The Heretic (Level)|The Heretic]] - Cut scene (briefly)
*[[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]] - Docked
*[[Outskirts]] - Cut scene 
*[[Metropolis]] - Cut scene 
*[[Delta Halo (Level)|Delta Halo]] - Cut scene 
*[[Quarantine Zone]] - Gondola
*[[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]] - over bridge
*[[High Charity (Level)|High Charity]] - Both cutscenes and gameplay

==Trivia==
*In the level Cairo Station, there is a way of walking over the ship. When you come to the first outside part, you head to the diagonal beam in front of the airlock. After jumping to the top by using it as a step, walk to very end of the path. After the last airlock, move to your right and jump. You will land on the Ship and be free to walk all around and get back safely.
*In ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', the ''In Amber Clad'' was once referred to as a destroyer, however, because the ship carries the FFG hull classification, it is designated as a frigate.''
*''In Amber Clad's'' hull numbered designation is 142. 1+4+2 =[[7]]. Another 7 reference amid the [[Halo]] universe.
*In [[Halo 3]], there is evidence that not all of the ship's crew had been infected before the frigate had crashed in [[High Charity]].  On the level Cortana, you can find an occasional marine or [[ODST]] corpse, often located near a flamethrower, suggesting they tried to burn the corpses so the Flood coudn't infect them (Although this could be a marine that came through the portal to the Ark as he is found near the crashed Pelican).
*In [[Halo 2]], in the cutscenes when you see the interior of the ship, (Delta Halo, Cairo Station) you can see that the monitors show the three MAC orbital cannons, ''Cairo'', ''Malta'' and ''Athens'' even though they are not present in the level [[Delta Halo (Level)|Delta Halo]], and the ''Malta'' and the ''Athens'' were destroyed by the [[Covenant]].
*''In Amber Clad'' rested in High Charity until the Planetoids  destruction as [[Cortana]] failed to activate the self-destruct.
*The ''In Amber Clad'' appears in the level Quarantine Zone. After the cut scene on the Gondola, look to the rear. Zoom in to the left and the Frigate can be seen over the Mountains.
*In all 3 Halo games the main UNSC ship becomes severely damaged and unable to be used again. The ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' crashed on [[Installation 04]], the ''In Amber Clad'' crashed into High Charity and the [[Forward unto Dawn]] was cut in half.
*The name ''In Amber Clad'' could refer to the ancient Greek (among other cultures) reverence for amber in jewelery and adornment; thus, ''In Amber Clad'' would give the vessel a sense of royalty.
*Between the two forward struts of the MAC gun and lower strut is a box-like part of the ship which is most likely is the MAC round storage, and their are 6 large doors on either side of it which may be where the [[Longsword]]'s are kept which would mean there are 12 Longsword's in each Frigate.
*Since In Amber Clad is able to function in atmosphere and land, the bottom strut may be where a landing gear is, since weight may not be evenly distributed which would cause it to tip forward.

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==Images==
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Image:IAC Logo.jpg|The Ship Emblem of the UNSC ''In Amber Clad''
Image:In Amber Clad.jpg|The UNSC ''In Amber Clad''
Image:Frigate 2.jpg|The UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' moves on full burn over [[New Mombasa]] in the [[First Battle of Earth]].
Image:UNSCFrigate.JPG|UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' over [[Installation 05]].
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