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{{Title|''Infinity''-class supercarrier}}
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{{Ship class infobox
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*Large-scale force deployment
*Large-scale force deployment
|length={{Convert|5694.2|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="packet">'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''' — ''[[Infinity Briefing Packet|UNSC ''Infinity'' briefing packet]]''</ref><ref name="bulletin101012">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-101012-.aspx '''Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12'']</ref>
|length={{Convert|5694.2|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="packet">'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''' — ''[[Infinity Briefing Packet|UNSC ''Infinity'' briefing packet]]''</ref><ref name="bulletin101012">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-101012-.aspx '''Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12'']</ref>
|width=833.3 meters (2,773.9 ft)<ref name="packet"/>
|width=833.3 meters (2,773.9 ft){{Ref/Reuse|packet}}
|height=1,041.2 meters (3,415.9 ft)<ref name="packet"/>
|height=1,041.2 meters (3,415.9 ft){{Ref/Reuse|packet}}
|mass=970 million metric tons<ref name="wf infinity"/>
|mass=907 million metric tons{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}}
|power=
|power=
|engine= [[Deuterium fusion reactor|XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X-DFR]]<ref name="packet"/><ref name="h4evg 188">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''pages 188-189''</ref>
|engine= [[Deuterium fusion reactor|XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X-DFR]]{{Ref/Reuse|packet}}<ref name="h4evg 188">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''pages 188-189''</ref>
*One primary, two secondary [[repulsor engine]]s<ref name="Mythos132">'''Halo Mythos''', ''pages 132-133''</ref>
*One primary, two secondary [[repulsor engine]]s<ref name="Mythos132">'''Halo Mythos''', ''pages 132-133''</ref>
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS]]
|slipspace drive = [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS]]
|navigation=
|navigation=
|hull=[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A3 battle plate]] (4.9 meters)<ref name="packet"/>
|hull=[[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A3 battle plate]] (4.9 meters){{Ref/Reuse|packet}}
*Equipped with [[Energy shielding|MG-44N Heavy Dispersal Field Generators]]<ref name="wf infinity"/>
|shielding=[[Energy shielding|MG-44N Heavy Dispersal Field Generators]]{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}}
|shielding=
|armament=*4× [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|CR-03, Series-8 MAC]] (4 bow){{Ref/Reuse|packet}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg 188}}
|armament=*4× [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|CR-03, Series-8 MAC]] (2 bow, 2 bow flank)<ref name="packet"/><ref name="h4evg 188"/>
*350× 24 [[Archer missile#M42 Archer|M42 Archer]]{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin101012}}
*350× 24 [[Archer missile#M42 Archer|M42 Archer]]<ref name="bulletin101012"/>
*250× 30 [[Rapier missile|M75 Rapier]]{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin101012}}
*250× 30 [[Rapier missile|M75 Rapier]]<ref name="bulletin101012"/>
*500× 20 [[Howler missile|M96 Howler]]{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin101012}}
*500× 20 [[Howler missile|M96 Howler]]<ref name="bulletin101012"/>
*830× [[M965 Fortress point defense network|M965 Fortress 70mm guns]]{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin101012}}
*830× [[M965 Fortress point defense network|M965 Fortress 70mm guns]]<ref name="bulletin101012"/>
*10× [[Mark 2551 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark 2551 MAC]] network{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}}
*10× Dorsal [[Mark 2551 Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|Mark 2551 MAC]] network<ref name="wf infinity"/>
*85× [[M85 Anti-Aircraft Gun]] network{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}}
*85× Dorsal [[M85 Anti-Aircraft Gun]] network<ref name="wf infinity"/>
*190× [[M97 Guided Missile Weapon System]] network{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}}
*190× Dorsal [[M97 Guided Missile Weapon System]] network<ref name="wf infinity"/>
*Several [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]s<ref name="HAVOK">'''Spartan Ops Season One''', ''[[S1/Scattered|Scattered]]'' and ''[[S1/Invasion|Invasion]]''</ref>
*Several [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]s<ref name="HAVOK">'''Spartan Ops Season One''', ''[[S1/Scattered|Scattered]]'' and ''[[S1/Invasion|Invasion]]''</ref>
|complement=
|complement=
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The '''''Infinity''-class supercarrier''' is a [[carrier]] sub-classification in service with the [[UNSC Navy]].  
The '''''Infinity''-class supercarrier'''{{Ref/Reuse|wf infinity}} is a [[carrier]] sub-classification in service with the [[UNSC Navy]].  


==Specifications==
==Design details==
[[File:HW Infinity.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A cross-section of UNSC ''Infinity''.]]
===Hull===
===Hull===
The ship is 5,694.1 meters (18,681 ft), currently the largest warship in the [[UNSC Navy]]. The ship's sublight power plant is a [[Deuterium fusion reactor|XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X-DFR]]. Translight power is provided by a [[STFE|Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS]].<ref name="bulletin101012"/>
The ship is 5,694.1 meters (18,681&nbsp;ft), currently the largest warship class in the [[UNSC Navy]]. The ship's sublight power plant is a [[Deuterium fusion reactor|XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X-DFR]]. Translight power is provided by a [[STFE|Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS]].{{Ref/Reuse|bulletin101012}}


===Armament===
===Armament===
The ''Infinity''-class warship's primary armament is 4 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|CR-08, Series-8 MACs]]. It also boasts 350 [[M42 Archer missile|M42 Archer]] pods, each of which carries 24 missiles. It also carries 250 [[Rapier missile|M75 Rapier]] pods each carrying 30 missiles and 500 [[Howler missile|M96 Howler]] pods carrying 20 missiles each. It is also armed with 830 [[M965 Fortress point defense network|M965 Fortress 70mm point defense guns]] <ref name="bulletin101012"/>
The ''Infinity''-class warship's primary armaments are 4 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|CR-08, Series-8 MACs]]. It also boasts 350 [[M42 Archer missile|M42 Archer]] pods, each of which carries 24 missiles. It also carries 250 [[Rapier missile|M75 Rapier]] pods each carrying 30 missiles and 500 [[Howler missile|M96 Howler]] pods carrying 20 missiles each. It is also armed with 830 [[M965 Fortress point defense network|M965 Fortress 70mm point defense guns]] {{Ref/Reuse|bulletin101012}}


===Complement===
===Complement===
The Infinity-class has a maximum crew and complement of over 17,000.
The ''Infinity''-class has a maximum crew and complement of over 17,000. Upon its 2558 refit, the lead ship, ''Infinity'', now hosts a complement of nearly 18,300.


==Ships of the line==
==Ships of the line==
*{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} - The lead ship of the class - Active as of [[2558]]
*{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} (INF-101) - The lead ship of the class - Status unknown following the [[Battle for Installation 07]] on [[2559#December|December 12–13, 2559]].{{Ref/Twitter|Id=StatusUnknown|Halo|1606394218079035415|Halo|Quote=...Ambushed and boarded by the Banished at Zeta Halo, its current status is unknown.|D=01|M=01|Y=2023}}
*{{UNSCShip|Eternity}} - The sister ship of the ''UNSC Infinity'' - Incomplete as of [[2558]]
*{{UNSCShip|Eternity}} - The sister ship of the ''UNSC Infinity'' - Incomplete as of [[2559]]


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Infinity-Nameplate.jpg|''Infinity'''s nameplate in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''.
File:Infinity-Nameplate.jpg|''Infinity'''s nameplate in ''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''.
File:FUD-Infinity-Fleet.jpg|''Infinity'' and her escort group heading to John-117's location.
File:FUD-Infinity-Fleet.jpg|''Infinity'' and her escort group heading to [[Requiem|John-117's location]].
File:Infinity fud scale.jpg|Size comparison between ''Infinity'' and ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|Forward Unto Dawn]]'' for ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:Infinity fud scale.jpg|Size comparison between ''Infinity'' and {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} for ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4-Infinity-Fore.jpg|Forward view of ''Infinity''.
File:H4-Infinity-Fore.jpg|Forward view of ''Infinity''.
File:H4-Infinity-Aft.jpg|Ventral view of ''Infinity''.
File:H4-Infinity-Aft.jpg|Ventral view of ''Infinity''.
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File:H4_Infinity_escort.jpg|''Infinity'' being escorted by a squadron of {{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}s.
File:H4_Infinity_escort.jpg|''Infinity'' being escorted by a squadron of {{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}s.
File:H4-E3-Campaign-3.jpg|''Infinity'' emerging through [[Requiem]]'s clouds.
File:H4-E3-Campaign-3.jpg|''Infinity'' emerging through [[Requiem]]'s clouds.
File:H4-E3-Campaign-6.jpg|A [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] aerial squadron converges on the ''Infinity'''s crash site as the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[Cryptum]] silently hovers above.
File:H4-E3-Campaign-6.jpg|A [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] aerial squadron converges on the ''Infinity'''s crash site as the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[Cryptum]] silently hovers above.
File:INFslipspace.jpg|''Infinity'' transitioning to [[slipspace]].
File:INFslipspace.jpg|''Infinity'' transitioning to [[slipspace]].
File:H4-Infinity-Firing.jpg|''Infinity'' firing her main guns.
File:H4-Infinity-Firing.jpg|''Infinity'' firing her main guns.
File:H4 UNSC Infinity ending.jpg|''Infinity'' in Earth's orbit.
File:H4 UNSC Infinity ending.jpg|''Infinity'' in Earth's orbit.
File:Infinity and Frigate-Paris.jpg|''Infinity'' alongside two {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s
File:Infinity and Frigate-Paris.jpg|''Infinity'' alongside two {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s
File:InfinityRam.jpg|''Infinity'' moments before ramming an ''RCS''-class armored cruiser.
File:InfinityRam.jpg|''Infinity'' moments before ramming an {{Pattern|Maugen|armored cruiser}}.
File:H4 SO-EP2 Infinity.jpg|''Infinity'''s engine.
File:H4 SO-EP2 Infinity.jpg|''Infinity'''s engine.
File:Requiem destruction.png|''Infinity'' fleeing the flare emitted immediately after Requiem's collision with the star.
File:Requiem destruction.png|''Infinity'' fleeing the flare emitted immediately after [[Requiem]]'s collision with its star.
File:Infinity hololens.jpg|UNSC ''Infinity'' in the [[Halo 5: Guardians E3 Hololens Experience|''Halo 5: Guardians'' E3 Hololens Experience]].
File:H5G Marketing E32015HE Infinity.jpg|''Infinity'' in the [[Halo 5: Guardians E3 Hololens Experience|''Halo 5: Guardians'' E3 Hololens Experience]].
File:H5G-Infinity 2.png|''Infinity'' in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G-Infinity 2.png|''Infinity'' in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G-Infinity.png|Another view of ''Infinity'' in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-Infinity.png|Another view of ''Infinity'' in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-Infinity Rear.png|A view of ''Infinity'''s stern.
File:H5G-Infinity Rear.png|A view of ''Infinity'''s stern.
File:HFB-Lotsofships.png|Size comparison between ''Infinity'' and other UNSC and Covenant capital ships through history.
File:HFB-Lotsofships.png|Size comparison between ''Infinity'' and other UNSC and Covenant capital ships through history.
File:HM-Infinity.png|''Infinity'' escorted by several ships in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.
File:HM Infinity.jpg|''Infinity'' escorted by several ships in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.
File:HM-Composer extraction final.jpg|''Infinity'' extracting a Composer from Installation 03's surface.
File:HM-Composer extraction final.jpg|''Infinity'' extracting a [[Composer]] from Installation 03's surface.
File:HWF - Infinity.jpg|In depth profile of the UNSC ''Infinity'' from ''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''.
File:HWF - Infinity.jpg|In depth profile of the UNSC ''Infinity'' from ''[[Halo: Warfleet]]''.
</gallery>
</gallery>
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File:H4Concept - InfinityProfile 1.jpg|Various conceptual explorations of the profile of ''Infinity''.
File:H4Concept - InfinityProfile 1.jpg|Various conceptual explorations of the profile of ''Infinity''.
File:H4Concept - InfinityProfile 2.jpg|Near-final profile concepts of the ship.
File:H4Concept - InfinityProfile 2.jpg|Near-final profile concepts of the ship.
File:H4Concept - InfinityProfile 3.jpg|Near final concepts of ''Infinity'''s engines.
File:H4Concept - InfinityProfile 3.jpg|Near final concepts of ''Infinity''{{'}}s engines.
File:UNSC Infinity.jpg|''Infinity'' and a number of other vessels above Earth.
File:H4_UNSCInfinity_Concept_1.jpg|''Infinity'' and a number of other vessels above Earth.
File:Commissioning-Concept-1.jpg|''Infinity'' during her commissioning ceremony.
File:Commissioning-Concept-1.jpg|''Infinity'' during her commissioning ceremony.
File:H4-Concept-Chief-Bridge.jpg|Finalized concept art of the bridge.
File:H4-Concept-Chief-Bridge.jpg|Finalized concept art of the bridge.
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File:Commissioning-Concept-3.jpg|A hallway inside ''Infinity'' during the ship's descent into Requiem.
File:Commissioning-Concept-3.jpg|A hallway inside ''Infinity'' during the ship's descent into Requiem.
File:H4-Concept-ArmorBay.jpg|The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2]] assembling bay on ''S'' Deck.
File:H4-Concept-ArmorBay.jpg|The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2]] assembling bay on ''S'' Deck.
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-LaunchBay.jpg|One of the ship's aircraft launch bays.
File:H4 Concept InfinityHangars.jpg|One of the ship's aircraft launch bays.
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Hangar.jpg|A rapid-deployment hangar.
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Hangar.jpg|A rapid-deployment hangar.
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-VehicleBay.jpg|A ground vehicle bay in zero-gravity conditions.
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-VehicleBay.jpg|A ground vehicle bay in zero-gravity conditions.
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Causeway.jpg|One of the ship's maintenance causeways.
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Causeway.jpg|One of the ship's maintenance causeways.
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Engine.jpg|Concept art of the ship's engine room.
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Engine.jpg|Concept art of the ship's engine room.
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Quarters.jpg|''Infinity'''s crew quarters.
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Quarters.jpg|''Infinity''{{'}}s crew quarters.
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Holotable.jpg|''Infinity'' bridge's [[holography|holotable]].
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Holotable.jpg|''Infinity'' bridge's [[holography|holotable]].
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Monitors.jpg|The computer screens on ''Infinity''.
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Monitors.jpg|The computer screens on ''Infinity''.
File:H4-Concept-MissileBattery.jpg|One of  ''Infinity'''s [[M97 Lance|M97 missile batteries]].
File:H4-Concept-MissileBattery.jpg|One of  ''Infinity''{{'}}s [[M97 Lance|M97 missile batteries]].
File:Sparth unknown future project.jpg|''Infinity'' hovering above a human world.
File:H5G_InfinityCity_Concept.jpg|''Infinity'' hovering above a human world.
File:H5G-Hangar bay 11 concept.jpg|Hangar bay 11.
File:H5G-Hangar bay 11 concept.jpg|Hangar bay 11.
File:H4-Concept-Infinity-Server.jpg|Concept of the Server room.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[The Commissioning]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[The Commissioning]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'' {{Mo}}
{{col-3}}
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
**''[[All Hail]]''
**''[[All Hail]]''
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**''[[Fireteam Majestic Poker Night]]''
**''[[Fireteam Majestic Poker Night]]''
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
{{col-3}}
*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo: Empty Throne]]''
{{col-end}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Reflist|3}}
{{Ref/Sources|3}}


{{Human Ships}}
{{Human Ships}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Infinity}}
[[Category:Carriers]]
[[Category:Carriers]]
[[Category:United Nations Space Command ships]]
[[Category:UNSC ship classes]]

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Infinity-class supercarrier
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Production information

Manufacturer:

Special Assembly Plant Concord[1]

Class:

Carrier

Role:

  • Fleet flagship
  • Galactic exploration
  • Large-scale force deployment
Technical specifications

Length:

5,694.2 meters (18,682 ft)[2][3]

Width:

833.3 meters (2,773.9 ft)[2]

Height:

1,041.2 meters (3,415.9 ft)[2]

Mass:

907 million metric tons[1]

Engine(s):

XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X-DFR[2][4]

Slipspace drive:

Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS

Hull:

Titanium-A3 battle plate (4.9 meters)[2]

Shielding:

MG-44N Heavy Dispersal Field Generators[1]

Armament:

Chronological and affiliation

Era:

Post-Covenant War conflicts

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

 

The Infinity-class supercarrier[1] is a carrier sub-classification in service with the UNSC Navy.

Design details[edit]

A cross-section of UNSC Infinity.

Hull[edit]

The ship is 5,694.1 meters (18,681 ft), currently the largest warship class in the UNSC Navy. The ship's sublight power plant is a XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X-DFR. Translight power is provided by a Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS.[3]

Armament[edit]

The Infinity-class warship's primary armaments are 4 CR-08, Series-8 MACs. It also boasts 350 M42 Archer pods, each of which carries 24 missiles. It also carries 250 M75 Rapier pods each carrying 30 missiles and 500 M96 Howler pods carrying 20 missiles each. It is also armed with 830 M965 Fortress 70mm point defense guns [3]

Complement[edit]

The Infinity-class has a maximum crew and complement of over 17,000. Upon its 2558 refit, the lead ship, Infinity, now hosts a complement of nearly 18,300.

Ships of the line[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Profile[edit]

Interior[edit]

Commissioning ceremony[edit]

Concepts[edit]

Renders[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Halo: Warfleet, pages 42-43
  2. ^ a b c d e f Halo 4 Limited EditionUNSC Infinity briefing packet
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12
  4. ^ a b Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, pages 188-189
  5. ^ Halo Mythos, pages 132-133
  6. ^ Spartan Ops Season One, Scattered and Invasion
  7. ^ Twitter, Halo (@Halo): "...Ambushed and boarded by the Banished at Zeta Halo, its current status is unknown." (Retrieved on Jan 1, 2023) [archive]