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|name           = ''In Amber Clad''

|image           = [[File:H2A - In Amber Clad render 3.jpg|300px]]

|class               = {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}

|namesake            = <!--The ship's namesake, if any-->

|identification      = FFG-142{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|operator            = [[UNSC Navy]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|manufacturer        = [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|architect            =  

*[[David Pulver|Distinguished Naval Engineer David Pulver]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*[[Eugene Taylor|Dr Eugene Taylor]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|laid down            =  

|launched            = [[2547|February 9, 2547]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|commissioned        =  

|decommissioned      =  

|fate                = Destroyed [[2552|November 3, 2552]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|status              =

|captains            = [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] {{c|April 7, 2550 - November 3, 2552}}

|badge                = [[File:IAC Logo.png|150px]]

|hide-characteristics=<!--leave blank unless you want to hide the characteristics section header-->

|nocollapse      =  

|type            = [[UNSC frigate|Light frigate]]

|length          = {{Convert|478|m|ft|sp=us|sigfig=3}}{{Ref/Book|Id=evg98|EVG|Page=98}}{{Ref/Book|Id=evg76|EVG|Page=76}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe frigate|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/unsc-frigate|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=UNSC Frigate|D=06|M=04|Y=2017}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe iac|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/unsc-in-amber-clad|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=UNSC In Amber Clad|D=29|M=11|Y=2015}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Warfleet|HWF|Page=36-37}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=122}}

|maneuver drive  = 2 [[Fusion drive|OKB Karman 56K fusion drives]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Starwerx FTL-290C]] {{C|[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine#CODEN series|CODEN Series IV]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|crew            = 250 sailors{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*12 [[M12 Warthog]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|troops          =  

*200 [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|hull            = [[Titanium-A armor]]

|shielding      = <!--Describes shielding-->

|sensors        = Dorsally-mounted [[Wikipedia:Active Phased Array Radar|Active Phased Array Radar]] panels{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|ew              = <!--Describes electronic warfare capabilities-->

|armaments      =  

*1 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|56A2D4 Mark II light MAC]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

*16 [[Archer missile#M58 Archer|M58 Archer missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

*76 [[M340A4 Streak missile]] pods{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

*6 [[M870 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

*52 [[M710 Bulwark point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

*6 [[D77-TC Pelican]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*[[D96-TCE Albatross]]es{{Ref/Site|Id=Albatross|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/delta-halo|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Delta Halo|D=27|M=10|Y=2015}}

*24 [[M8823 drop pod|M8823 HEV]] drop pods{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|air facilities  =  

*2 [[hangar]] bays (1 port, 1 starboard){{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*1 ventral [[coilgun]]-accelerated [[drop pod]] launch system{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

The ''In Amber Clad'' was launched from [[Naval Yard AS-9]] over Reach on February 9, [[2547]], alongside fifteen other frigates. By [[2549]], the ''Clad'' was the sole survivor of its group, its sister ships having perished in the battles of [[Paris IV]], [[Iota]] and [[Arcadia]].{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

Following her victory at the [[Battle of Gamma Pavonis VII]] in [[2550]] and the ''Clad''{{'}}s partial repairs and replenishment at [[Tribute]], Lieutenant Commander [[Miranda Keyes]] was given command of the ''In Amber Clad'' on April 7, 2550{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} after her ship, the {{UNSCShip|Hilbert}}, was destroyed in the engagement.<ref name="news">'''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Intersystem News]], LCDR Miranda Keyes Awarded Silver Star''</ref>

As of [[2552|October 2552]], the ''In Amber Clad'' was still commanded by now-Commander Miranda Keyes. At this time, the vessel served as part of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]]'s [[Medii Battle Group]].{{Ref/Book|Id=evg|EVG|Page=107}} It was docked with the [[orbital defense platform]] ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]'' of [[Earth]] 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 for Earth]]. [[UNSC Home Fleet]] ships then began to open fire on the [[Covenant]] ships. After the Home Fleet managed to take down the shields of the {{Pattern|Syfon|assault carrier}} ''[[Day of Jubilation]]'', Keyes requested permission to engage, but Lord Hood refused as the frigate would be outgunned by the assault carrier. Instead, the [[John-117|Master Chief]], after deactivating the Covenant [[antimatter charge|bomb]] on ''Cairo Station'', launched an attack using the bomb. The Master Chief used the bomb to destroy ''Day of Jubilation'' from the inside and then made a jump to the ''In Amber Clad'' which headed to the planet's surface to help in the defense against the ground forces of the ''[[Solemn Penance]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|cairo}}

Afterward, the vessel descended to [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]], where it dispatched numerous Marine units to reinforce the Marines from [[E2-BAG/1/7]], [[A Company]], 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.{{Ref/Level|H2|Outskirts}}

As the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' suddenly initiated a [[slipspace]] jump inside the city when the [[Prophet of Regret]] tried to flee the system, the ''In Amber Clad'' was one of the only vessels close enough to follow it. [[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood]], although hesitant, allowed Keyes to follow the ''Solemn Penance'' through the slipspace rupture, even though she did not know where it was headed.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> 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, as they were the closest, fastest UNSC ships to the carrier with charged slipspace capacitors. The ships intended to find out where the assault carrier was heading, or destroy the ship entirely to kill Regret.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 186-187''</ref> Although the ''In Amber Clad'', as well as the ''Dusk'', was separated and lost contact with all following ships after entering slipspace.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 189''</ref>

Piggybacking in the slipspace field of the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', the ''In Amber Clad'' ended up at [[Installation 05]] in the [[Coelest system]]. With depleted [[Fusion drive|engine cores]] and the frigate's weapons currently unavailable, Keyes demanded all information on the installation from [[Cortana]]. Then, Keyes immediately sent John-117 with the ship's contingent of Marine [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s to the surface in [[M8823 drop pod]]s, along with two [[D77-TC Pelican]]s, to track down the Prophet of Regret at the [[Temple (Installation 05)|Temple]].{{Ref/Level|H2|Delta Halo}} After discovering Regret required the installation's [[Activation Index]] to fire the Halo, she took herself, Johnson and his Marines to the [[Library]] in order to retrieve the Index and prevent the Covenant from activating Halo and ordered John-117 to assassinate the Prophet of Regret. ''In Amber Clad'' remained parked at low-altitude over the Library grounds, remaining on station for the return of its captain.{{Ref/Level|Id=QZ|H2|Quarantine Zone}}

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.{{Ref/Reuse|QZ}}

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]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|gravemind}}

[[File:H2ainambercladcrash.png|thumb|250px|left|''In Amber Clad'' crashed into one of ''High Charity''{{'}}s towers.]]

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.{{Ref/Reuse|gravemind}}

[[Cortana]] intended to use the ''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s [[Fusion drive#Use as improvised weapons|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.{{Ref/Level|H2|High Charity (level)|High Charity}}

Shortly after the ''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s arrival at Delta Halo, the surveillance team [[RECON 127]] was deployed to investigate a large structure located on an island, but were killed in action by a Covenant detachment shortly after their [[Albatross]] crash-landed.{{Ref/Reuse|Albatross}}

 

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 for 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 when ''In Amber Clad'' arrives on ''High Charity''.

 

*[[McKenzie (Marine)|McKenzie]]

 

*[[Walpole]]

*''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s hull numbered designation is 142. 1+4+2 =[[Seven|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]], and the ''Malta'' and the ''Athens'' were destroyed by the Covenant.

*The name ''In Amber Clad'' could refer to the ancient Greek (among other cultures) reverence for amber in jewelry and adornment; thus, ''In Amber Clad'' would give the vessel a sense of royalty. in the same vein, this could also be a reference to the Norse goddess Freyja - whose name means "Lady" - who wore (or was clad in) the magical amber necklace Brisingamen.

*The ''In Amber Clad'' has the same number in its hull classification as the [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]], its number is FFG-142 while the Cairo Station is OWP-142. Both the numbers on the ''In Amber Clad'' and Cairo Station add up to 7.

 

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:In Amber Clad.jpg|The UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' while in flight in ''Halo 2''.

File:UNSCFrigate.JPG|UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' over [[Installation 05]] in ''Halo 2''.

File:Frigate 3.jpg|UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' inside High Charity in ''Halo 2''.

File:H2_IAC_Crashed_Closeup.jpg|The ''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s wreckage in High Charityin ''Halo 2''.

File:H3 ODST IAC.jpg|''In Amber Clad'' in ''Halo 3: ODST'', represented by the ''Charon''-class model, as it is meant to be seen from far away.

File:In Amber Clad gives chase.jpg|The ''In Amber Clad'' follows Regret's carrier into slipspace in ''Halo 3: ODST''.

File:H2A CairoStation Loadscreen.png|''In Amber Clad'' docked to ''Cairo Station'' in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.

File:H2A In Amber Clad orbit earth.png|UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' over Earth in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.

File:H2A - Underside of In Amber Clad.jpg|The underside of the vessel in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.

File:Inambercladh2a.png|The ''In Amber Clad'' while chasing the ''Solemn Penance'' in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.

File:H2A In Amber Clad intercept.png|The ''In Amber Clad'' approaching the ''Solemn Penance'' in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.

File:H2A In Amber Clad intercepting carrier.png|''In Amber Clad'' pursues the ''Solemn Penance'' into slipspace in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.

File:H2A-In Amber Clad In High Charity.png|The Flood-commandeered ''In Amber Clad'' glides over High Charity after exiting slipspace in ''Halo 2 Anniversary''.

 

 

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