UNSC Vanishing Point

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UNSC Vanishing Point
Production information
Class:	Point Blank-class stealth cruiser
Role:	Prowler logistics support Stealth infiltration and exfiltration Intelligence-gathering
Specifications
Slipspace drive:	Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine
Hull:	Titanium-A
Armament:	M42 Archer missile pods
Complement:	At least 2 Razor-class prowlers At least 21 S-14 Baselards
Service information
Affiliation:	Office of Naval Intelligence

The UNSC Vanishing Point is a Point Blank-class stealth cruiser that was in service with the UNSC Navy during the early years of the Human-Covenant War. It was attached to Task Force Yama—a splinter group of Vice Admiral Preston Cole's Battle Group X-Ray composed primarily of prowlers—for the duration of Operation: SILENT STORM. The Vanishing Point served as the task force's logistics-support vessel, intended to remain far away from the field of battle.

Specifications

The Vanishing Point has a large "mission preparation" hold, which is used to by the ship's complement to conduct training exercises.

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History

On March 8, 2526, Vice Admiral Preston Cole held a briefing on the Vanishing Point for those that would lead Task Force Yama in Operation: SILENT STORM. Captain Halima Ascot of the UNSC Starry Night, Colonel Marmon Crowther of the 21st Space Assault Battalion, Spartan-II John-117, Staff Sergeant Avery Johnson, and Doctor Catherine Halsey were in attendance. Cole had chosen this vessel for the meeting over his own flagship, the UNSC Everest, for the purpose of operation security. During the briefing, Cole laid out the plan to board key Covenant vessels and destroy them from within using nukes, crippling the aliens' advance fleets and buying humanity time. It was decided that while Dr. Halsey's presence was very important to the mission, she was too integral to the UNSC's war effort that she would need to remain on the Vanishing Point, which would not be directly partaking in any dangerous fleet actions itself.

As the Vanishing Point travelled through slipspace to Biko, the Spartan-IIs trained with the ODSTs of the Black Daggers in the vessel's mission preparation hold. The Spartans made short work of the marines in every exercise until Staff Sergeant Johnson taught they some new, unorthodox strategies that were much more effective. After four days of this training, Colonel Crowther had them all gather in the drop hangar to discuss the specifics of the plan.

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List of Appearances

• Halo: Silent Storm (First appearance)