Editing UNSC In Amber Clad

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{{Title|UNSC ''In Amber Clad''}}
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{{Individual ship infobox
|name            = UNSC ''In Amber Clad''
|image           = [[File:Frigate 3.jpg|300px]]
|class           = [[Stalwart-class light frigate|''Stalwart''-class light]] [[UNSC Frigate|frigate]]
|manufacturer    =
|modifier        =
|sysmods         = 
|length          = {{Convert|478|m|ftin}}
|width           = {{Convert|151.9|m|ftin}}
|height          = {{Convert|112.3|m|ftin}}
|max accel       = 4,448,221.62 newton thrust
|max speed space = 1,000,000 m/s
|max speed air   = 2,041.74 m/s
|engine          =*(2) main drives
*(2) auxiliary  drives 
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]
|poweroutput     = (2) [[deuterium fusion core]]s 
|power           =
|shield gen      = none
|hull            = {{Convert|60|cm|ftin}} [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]] battleplate
|sensor          =
|target          =
|navigation      = 
|avionics        =
|countermeasures =
|armament        =*(1) [[MAC Gun]] 
*[[Archer missile]] pods (30 missiles/pod)
|complement      =*1 [[UNSC Marine]] battalion
*1 [[UNSC Marine|Marine]] [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] company
*1 [[John-117|SPARTAN-II]]
*[[D77-TC Pelican Dropship]]s (+7)
*[[Albatross|Albatross Heavy Dropships]] (+2)
*[[M808 Scorpion MBT]]s (+5)
*[[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]]s (+9)
*[[M12G1_Light_Anti-Armor_Vehicle|M12G1 LAAV Warthog]]s (+3)
*[[HEV]] (12)
*[[Clarion spy drone]]s (+3)
|crew            =
|skeleton        =
|passengers      =
|capacity        =
|consumables     =
|other systems   =
|role            =
|commission      =
|firstsight      = [[2552]]
|destroyed       = December [[2552]]
|retired         =
|lastsight       =
|battles         =*[[Battle of Earth]]
**[[Battle of Mombasa]]
*[[Battle of Installation 05]]
*[[First Battle of High Charity]]
|affiliation     = *[[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]
*The [[Flood]] (later)
|fleet           = [[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]]
|taskforce       =
|owners          =
|namedcrew       = [[Miranda Keyes|Commander Keyes]]
|captains        = [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]]
}}

The '''UNSC ''In Amber Clad''''' ('''[[Hull classification symbol|FFG-142]]''') was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[Stalwart-class light frigate|''Stalwart''-class light]] [[UNSC frigate|frigate]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind ]]''</ref>

==History==
===Battle of Earth===
{{main|Battle of Earth}}
As of October [[2552]], the ''In Amber Clad'' was commanded by [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]]. It was docked with the [[Orbital Defense Platform]] [[Cairo Station|Cairo]] during an award ceremony. In the middle of the ceremony, however, the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] appeared in the [[Sol System|system]] and engaged [[Earth]]'s defenses, igniting the Battle of Earth. [[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 {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s using their own [[Antimatter charge|bomb]].

===Battle of Mombasa===
{{main|Battle of Mombasa}}
Afterward, the vessel descended to [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]], where it dispatched numerous Marine units to reinforce the Marines from [[E2-BAG/1/7]], [[A Company]], the [[17th Marine Regiment]] and several other units on the ground. During the battle, the ''In Amber Clad'' served as a headquarters for the [[UNSC]] forces in the area, reinforcing and resupplying the Marines with armor, ground support, and troop reinforcements. The ''In Amber Clad'' also began to evacuate and treat injured and wounded Marines. 

As the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' 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]] [[Terrence Hood|Sir Terrence Hood]] allowed Keyes to follow the ''Solemn Penance'' 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.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 186-187''</ref>

===Battle of Installation 05===
{{main|Battle of Installation 05}}

Piggybacking in the slipspace field of the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', the ''In Amber Clad'' ended up at [[Installation 05]] in the [[Coelest system]]. There, Keyes immediately sent Spartan-117 and her contingent of Marine [[ODST|Shock Troopers]] to the surface in [[Human Entry Vehicle]]s to track down the Prophet of Regret at the [[Temple (Installation 05)|Temple]], while she took herself, Johnson and the Marines to the [[Library]] in order to retrieve the [[Activation Index]] and prevent the Covenant from activating Halo. The ''In Amber Clad'' remained parked at low-altitude over the Library grounds, remaining on station for the return of its captain.

As Keyes entered the Library, they were immediately attacked by the [[Flood]] and most of her Marines were infected, with only a few eventually making it to the Index. Keyes, Johnson, and what was left of the Marines were ambushed, however, by the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] only a few seconds after retrieving the index. 

Some time later, the ''In Amber Clad'' was commandeered by the Flood and was used as a means by the [[Gravemind]] to gain access to ''[[High Charity]]''.

===Battle of High Charity===
{{main|Battle of High Charity}}
Performing a  slipspace jump inside the central dome of the Covenant's holy city, the Flood-controlled ''In Amber Clad'' soon crashed into one of the towers lining the city's edge and immediately released the Flood into the city. The Flood made use of the ship's remaining Pelicans to spread out over ''High Charity'', often crashing the ships to inflict maximum damage on the city. The majority of the population was quickly assimilated. At this point, the ship was irreparably damaged and considered destroyed.

[[Cortana]] intended to use the ''In Amber Clad'''s engines to destroy ''High Charity'' and Installation 05 in the event the Covenant succeeded in activating the ring. Soon after the ring's activation sequence was halted, the Flood overwhelmed ''High Charity'' and Cortana fell under the clutches of the Gravemind, depriving her of the opportunity to destroy the engines even if she wanted to.

The remnants of the ''In Amber Clad'' were likely destroyed when the Flood-infested ''High Charity'' was destroyed by the Master Chief on the surface of Installation 00. When the Master Chief, the Arbiter and Cortana escaped from High Charity after destroying its fusion reactors, they used a damaged but still operational Pelican left in the city.

==Fate of the crew==
[[File:Wew.png|thumb|The In Amber Clad, stationed next to Installation 5's Library.]]
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 [[Flood combat form|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 did 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 later stages of the Battle of Earth. 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, though it was stated by [[Cortana]] that there were no human life signs detected on that ship.

==Trivia==
[[File:Inambercladconcept.jpg|thumb|Concept art by Eddie Smith, who developed many pieces for Bungie.<ref>[http://www.visualatrium.com Concept Art by Eddie Smith]</ref>]]
*In the level Cairo Station, there is a way of walking at the top of 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 erroneously referred to as a [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]].
*''In Amber Clad's'' hull numbered designation is 142. 1+4+2 =[[List of "seven" references in Halo|7]]; alternately, 14/2=7.
*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 the first four Halo games and ''Halo: Reach'', a main UNSC ship becomes severely damaged and unable to be used again. The ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' was crash-landed onto [[Installation 04]] and later obliterated, ''In Amber Clad'' crashed into High Charity, and then was blown up during High Charity's destruction at the hands of the Master Chief, ''[[Forward Unto Dawn]]'' was cut in half , the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} had its FTL drive taken out and would take years to get back to UNSC controlled space as it was incapable of entering Slipspace, and the [[UNSC Savannah|''Savannah'']] had it's slipspace drive removed to be used as the slipspace bomb that was used to destroy the [[Covenant supercarrier]], ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' and was later destroyed.
*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. 
*The ''In Amber Clad'' has the same number in its hull classification as the [[Cairo Station]], its number is FFG-142 while the Cairo Station is ODA-142. Both the numbers on the ''In Amber Clad'' and Cairo Station add up to [[List of "seven" references in Halo|7]].

==Gallery==
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File:IAC Logo.png|The Ship Emblem of the UNSC ''In Amber Clad''.
File:H2-UNSCFrigateInAmberClad.png|An angled view of the UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' in ''Halo 2''.
File:IAC-HEVbay2.jpg|An ODST stands in one of the ''In Amber Clad'''s two HEV bays.
File:IAC-navigator.jpg|Commander Keyes and her navigator stationed in the ''In Amber Clad'''s bridge.
File:IAC-Docked.jpg|The UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' docked to Cairo Station immediately prior to the [[Covenant]] arrival.
File:In Amber Clad.jpg|The UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' while in flight.
File:Frigate 2.jpg|The UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' moves on full burn over [[New Mombasa]] in the [[Battle of Earth]].
File:H3 ODST IAC.jpg|''In Amber Clad'' as it appears in ''Halo 3: ODST''. The ship uses the ''Charon''-class model, as it is meant to be seen from several in-game kilometers away.
File:In Amber Clad gives chase.jpg|The ''In Amber Clad'' follows Regret's carrier into slipspace.
File:UNSCFrigate.JPG|UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' over [[Installation 05]].
File:H2_IAC_Crashed_Closeup.jpg|The ''In Amber Clad'', crashed into ''High Charity''.
File:In_Amber_Clad_Diagram.gif|A diagram of the ''In Amber Clad''.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''

==Sources==
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