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UNSC Forward Unto Dawn
	File:Forward into dawn.jpg
Production information
Class:	Frigate
Role:	Support for heavier ships, Transport, Command Vessel, Frigate
Specifications
Length:	489.8 metres (1,607 ft)
Width:	155.2 metres (509 ft)
Height:	139.2 metres (457 ft)
Engine:	Fusion Reactor - 2 Primary/2 Secondary
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Hull:	60 centimeters Titanium-A battleplate
Armament:	MAC Gun (1); Archer Missile (50) Pods; 30 Missiles/Pod 2x 50mm point defense gun (4); Nuclear missiles (3);
Service information
Destroyed:	2552, entire vessel was split in half, one piece returning to Earth, another drifting to an unknown planet along with John-117 and Cortana.
Participated battles:	Battle of Earth Battle of Voi; ; Battle of Installation 00;
Fleet:	UNSC Home Fleet
Known commanders:	Commander Miranda Keyes; Admiral Terrence Hood; Sergeant Major Avery J. Johnson (technicality);
Affiliation:	UNSC Navy

Revision as of 22:09, September 13, 2010

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The UNSC Forward Unto Dawn (FFG-201) was a United Nations Space Command Frigate.

It was also more commonly known by UNSC personnel as "The Dawn".^[1]

History

Battle of Earth

Main article: Battle of Earth

The UNSC fleet suffered heavy casualties during the Covenant assault on Earth. By the time John-117 arrived from Installation 05 aboard the Prophet of Truth's Forerunner Dreadnought, Forward Unto Dawn was one of the few ships remaining to Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood. Hood agreed to commit Forward Unto Dawn and three other frigates against the grounded Dreadnought on the Portal once the Spartan destroyed the enemy's local air defenses.

The frigate squadron and accompanying Longsword fighters attacked the primary target at the conclusion of the Battle of Voi. Multiple MAC rounds and close-in fire from the fighters failed to make any impression on the Dreadnought. The Portal to the Ark was activated and the Covenant departed.^[2]

Battle of Installation 00

Main article: Battle of Installation 00

"I'm giving the Brutes all I've got...but this is a heavy-weight fight! The Dawn's only got the tonnage to last a few rounds."

— Miranda Keyes on The Ark.

The Flood arrived shortly after the opening of the slipspace portal; the parasite was pursued by a Covenant Separatist fleet led by the Assault Carrier Shadow of Intent. The Flood threat forced the UNSC into an alliance with the Separatists. They hoped to find a solution to the Flood beyond the portal at the Ark.

The UNSC task force accompanying the Separatists included the frigates Forward Unto Dawn and UNSC Aegis Fate. Commander Miranda Keyes commanded the UNSC component from Forward Unto Dawn.

Once at the Ark, the opposing Covenent fleets engaged one another. The UNSC frigates were ill-equipped to fight against such large opponents. Forward Unto Dawn deployed troops in five D77H-TCI Pelican dropships, including John-117, to secure a landing zone on the surface. Forward Unto Dawn landed near the Cartographer and directly offloaded additional heavy equipment. As the operation to activate the replacement for Installation 04 got underway, Sergeant Major Avery Junior Johnson brought Forward Unto Dawn close to the incomplete ring's Control Room, before disembarking and completing the journey in a Warthog.

Escape from Installation 00

File:Forward Unto Dawn Name.jpg

The Forward Unto Dawn.

"Well...some of us made it."

— Cortana, after escaping the second Installation 04.

The ship was mostly deserted when John-117 and Thel 'Vadam boarded to escape the ring's impending activation. Thel 'Vadam headed for the bridge while the Spartan uploaded Cortana in the hanger to activate the engines.^[3] The ship entered the slipspace portal, but the portal collapsed as the ring's pulse hit and the frigate was cut in half.

The forward section with Thel 'Vadam returned to Earth and crashed into the ocean; he was safely recovered from the wreck.^[3]

The aft section with John-117 and Cortana emerged in parts unknown. The Spartan was left in a drifting wreck without artificial gravity. The AI dropped a distress beacon and John-117 entered a cryo-chamber to wait for recovery.^[3] The

In 2556, Cortana compiled a history of the Forerunner and Humanity while aboard Forward Unto Dawn^[4]

The wreck eventually drifted near an unknown planet^[5].

Trivia

On the lower part of the bow there is a black 7 inside a yellow star with a yellow chevron under it, this being one of Bungie's 7 references.
All the frigates in the level Template:Levelname use the same textures as Forward Unto Dawn.
Forward Unto Dawn has fifty Archer Missile pods: two behind its bay, two in front of its bay, two on both sides of its MAC gun and one on each side of the thrusters. Other source credit frigates with 30 pods.
Forward Unto Dawn is the third of three main ships, Pillar of Autumn and In Amber Clad, to be destroyed in or near the end of the game.
Players can be killed if hit by the ship on Installation 00.

Gallery

Forward Unto Dawn hovering over the new Installation 04B with the Ark in the skyline.
The Dawn, perched on Installation 00.
The Dawn deploys ground forces onto Installation 00.
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Forward Unto Dawn escapes.
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A profile of the Forward Unto Dawn.
Rear section of the Dawn after being split in two as seen at the end of Halo 3.

Sources

^ Halo 3: Official Strategy Guide, page 109
^ Halo 3, level Template:Levelname
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo 3, level Halo
^ Halo Legends - Origins
^ Halo 3, final cut scene

Links

Internal

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[1] Halo 3: Official Strategy Guide, page 109

[2] Halo 3, level Template:Levelname

[level-3] Halo 3, level Halo

[4] Halo Legends - Origins

[5] Halo 3, final cut scene

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 ===Battle of Earth===
 {{Main|Battle of Earth}}
-While nothing is known about the ''Dawn'''s active role in the early stages of the [[Battle of Earth]], since the ship was the flagship of [[Admiral Hood]] it can be accurately assumed that the ship was present to escort him from [[Orbital Defense Platform]] ''[[Cairo Station|Cairo]]'', his previous command. It is also presumed that the ship, along with the few remaining warships of the [[Home Fleet]], hid on the continent of [[Africa]] until the Battle of Voi.
+The UNSC fleet suffered heavy casualties during the Covenant assault on Earth. By the time [[John-117]] arrived from [[Installation 05]] aboard the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], ''Forward Unto Dawn'' was one of the few ships remaining to [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]]. Hood agreed to commit ''Forward Unto Dawn'' and three other frigates against the grounded Dreadnought on the [[Portal]] once the Spartan destroyed the enemy's local air defenses.
-During the [[Battle of Voi]], the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' was part of a formation of three UNSC frigates over the African Savannah of the [[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]]. Combined with several squadrons of [[Longsword]] fighters, they assaulted Truth's position.
+The frigate squadron and accompanying [[Longsword]] fighters attacked the primary target at the conclusion of the [[Battle of Voi]]. Multiple [[MAC]] rounds and close-in fire from the fighters failed to make any impression on the Dreadnought. The [[Portal]] to the [[Ark]] was activated and the Covenant departed.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''{{Levelname|The Storm}}''</ref>
-It fired its [[MAC]] guns at the [[Forerunner]] ''[[Dreadnought]]'', containing [[Truth]], in attempts to stop him from activating the [[Portal]] to the [[Ark]]. This attempt failed, and it appeared the Dreadnought survived unscathed, escaping through the Portal to the Ark.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''{{Levelname|The Storm}}''</ref>
 ===Battle of Installation 00===
 {{Main|Battle of Installation 00}}
 {{Quote|I'm giving the [[Brutes]] all I've got...but this is a heavy-weight fight! The Dawn's only got the tonnage to last a few rounds.|[[Miranda Keyes]] on The Ark.}}
+The [[Flood]] arrived shortly after the opening of the slipspace portal; the parasite was pursued by a [[Covenant Separatist]] fleet led by the [[Assault Carrier]] ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''. The Flood threat forced the UNSC into an alliance with the Separatists. They hoped to find a solution to the Flood beyond the portal at the Ark.
-The ''Forward Unto Dawn and [[UNSC Aegis Fate]]'' went through the slipspace portal along with several [[Covenant Separatist]] vessels including the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' along with the rest of the Sangheilian Fleet.
+The UNSC task force accompanying the Separatists included the frigates ''Forward Unto Dawn'' and {{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}}. [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] commanded the UNSC component from ''Forward Unto Dawn''.
-It dropped five [[D77H-TCI Pelican|D77H-TCI Pelican Dropships]] in a zero-G drop for a landing on [[the Ark]]. However, the Separatist-[[UNSC]] and Loyalist fleets heavily engaged. This left Commander [[Keyes]] desperate for a landing zone, as most, if not all, of the [[Covenant]] ships heavily outclassed the ''Dawn''. The first objective for the ''Dawn'''s [[Marine]] complement was to clear a landing zone for the ''Dawn'' to escape. It became the Flagship for [[human]] operations at the [[Ark]], despite the fact that it was a mere [[UNSC Frigate|Frigate]].
-After [[Cortana]] was recovered from the infected remains of ''[[High Charity]]'', it seems that the remaining humans were transferred to the ''Shadow of Intent'' and/or the {{UNSCship|Aegis Fate}}, leaving Sgt. Johnson as the temporary captain of the ship (Unorthodox as the Sergeant is not a [[Navy|Naval Officer]]). He took it as close as he could to the Control Room of [[Installation 04 (II)|Replacement Installation 04]], leaving it and using a [[Warthog]], he traversed the remaining distance to aid the Master Chief and the Arbiter. After the ring's activation, it was used to help [[John-117]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]] escape into [[the portal]].<ref name="level">'''Halo 3''', level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]]''</ref>
-After crash-landing in the Hangar Bay of the ship, the Arbiter traveled to the bridge of the ship while the Master Chief stayed to implant Cortana into the ship to allow them to escape from the ring's activation. After being hit and nearly knocked out of the ''Dawn'' by the very [[Warthog]] he was driving a few moments ago, John-117 was nearly crushed by a [[Scorpion]] tank that was falling out of the ''Dawn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hangar, but managed to hang on. He survived the travel into the portal, but unfortunately the ship was cut in half as the portal collapsed, leaving John stranded in slip-space until the aft half was forced out by unknown means.
+Once at the Ark, the opposing Covenent fleets engaged one another. The UNSC frigates were ill-equipped to fight against such large opponents. ''Forward Unto Dawn'' deployed troops in five [[D77H-TCI Pelican]] dropships, including [[John-117]], to secure a landing zone on the surface. ''Forward Unto Dawn'' landed near the [[Cartographer]] and directly offloaded additional heavy equipment. As the operation to activate the [[Installation 04B|replacement]] for [[Installation 04]] got underway, [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson]] brought ''Forward Unto Dawn'' close to the incomplete ring's [[Control Room]], before disembarking and completing the journey in a [[Warthog]].
-===Current Status===
+===Escape from Installation 00===
 [[File:Forward Unto Dawn Name.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The ''Forward Unto Dawn''.]]
 {{Quote|Well...some of us made it.|Cortana, after escaping the [[Installation 04B|second Installation 04]].}}
+The ship was mostly deserted when [[John-117]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]] boarded to escape the ring's impending activation. Thel 'Vadam headed for the bridge while the Spartan uploaded [[Cortana]] in the hanger to activate the engines.<ref name="level">'''Halo 3''', level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]]''</ref> The ship entered the slipspace portal, but the portal collapsed as the ring's pulse hit and the frigate was cut in half.
-The forward half of the vessel, including [[Thel 'Vadam]], was able to transition to [[Earth]] and land in an unknown ocean (possibly the Indian Ocean, given the portal's location). The Arbiter was rescued successfully from this impact. The latter half of the vessel was left behind at the Ark, drifting, but in a currently unknown location. While jumping through the portal, the stern half of the ''Dawn'' was separated from the forward half by the firing of [[Installation 04B|Alpha Halo]]. As a result, the ship's power failed, as can be seen by the failure of [[artificial gravity]].<ref name="level"/>
+The forward section with Thel 'Vadam returned to [[Earth]] and crashed into the ocean; he was safely recovered from the wreck.<ref name="level"/>
-Whether or not the vessel was left relatively close to the [[Ark]], or the back half of the frigate managed to fit into the portal and get thrown out at a random destination is unknown. The latter theory brings to question how Cortana knew that the firing "did a number on the Ark", while the first theory brings with it the question of how the Master Chief survived the Halo's firing sequence.
+The aft section with John-117 and Cortana emerged in parts unknown. The Spartan was left in a drifting wreck without [[artificial gravity]]. The AI dropped a distress beacon and John-117 entered a [[cryo-chamber]] to wait for recovery.<ref name="level"/> The
-[[Cortana]] dropped a distress beacon while the [[John-117|Master Chief]] sealed himself in one of the ''Dawn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cryogenic chambers (these are designed to work independent of a ships power, they are able to be dumped into space still active upon a ship's impending destruction).
+In [[2556]], Cortana compiled a history of the [[Forerunner]] and [[Human]]ity while aboard ''Forward Unto Dawn''<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''' - ''[[Origins]]''</ref>
-Four years later, in [[2556]], the ''Dawn'' was still stranded in space. Cortana, showing signs of Rampancy, filed a report on the history of the [[Forerunner]]s and [[Human]]ity<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''' - ''[[Origins]]''</ref>. An undetermined amount of time later, the  ''Dawn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s melted, mangled aft section was seen drifting towards an [[Legendary Planet|unknown planet]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', final cut scene</ref>.
+The wreck eventually drifted near an [[Legendary Planet|unknown planet]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', final cut scene</ref>.
 ==Trivia==
 *On the lower part of the bow there is a black [[7]] inside a yellow star with a yellow chevron under it, this being one of [[Bungie]]'s [[7]] references.
-*If you look at the designations of the [[UNSC]] Frigates firing on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] on the level {{Levelname|The Storm}}, they all say ''Forward Unto Dawn'' and the ships numbers are the same as well. This shows that Bungie only made two Frigate models, with the ''Aegis Fate'' model only being used for the multiplayer level "[[Sandtrap]]"
+*All the frigates in the level {{Levelname|The Storm}} use the same textures as ''Forward Unto Dawn''.
-*The ''Forward Unto Dawn'' was originally the flagship of [[Fleet Admiral Hood]]. However, he left it in the capable hands of [[Miranda Keyes]] as she fought her way to the [[Ark]].
+*''Forward Unto Dawn'' has fifty [[Archer Missile]] pods: two behind its bay, two in front of its bay, two on both sides of its [[MAC]] gun and one on each side of the thrusters. Other source credit frigates with 30 pods.
-**It is rare for a very high ranking officer like Fleet Admiral [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]] to have such a small vessel as the flagship of the [[Home Fleet]]. This is probably because many of the more powerful UNSC ships were destroyed during the first actions of the Battle of Earth.
-*It is said that frigates have 30 [[Archer Missile|Archer Missile Pods]]. The ''Dawn'' however has fifty: two behind its bay, two in front of its bay, two on both sides of its [[MAC]] gun and one on each side of the thrusters, although this could be a modification, since it once belonged to Admiral Hood.
-*It is small enough to fit in the hangar of the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''.
-*On the opening cutscene for The Ark, Johnson's Pelican along with two others are dropped from the hanger of the ''Dawn''. This is interesting, as later on in the level, elevators are seen there. This could have been possibly overlooked by [[Bungie]]. Or it is possible that the bottom of the elevators were retracted or were pulled into the frigate so they were not seen in the cutscene and were deployed after the ''Dawn's'' landing on the Ark.
 *''Forward Unto Dawn'' is the third of three main ships, ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' and ''[[In Amber Clad]]'', to be destroyed in or near the end of the game.
 *Players can be killed if hit by the ship on Installation 00.