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*Like all UNSC ships, it is not stated how they achieve lift in a planet's gravitational field. In ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' wasn't designed to enter a planet's atmosphere, due to lack of vertical thrust necessary to keep it in the air. No evidence of lift systems can be seen on ''Spirit of Fire'', or indeed several of the frigates and destroyers seen in some of the Halo games e.g. ''In Amber Clad''. | *Like all UNSC ships, it is not stated how they achieve lift in a planet's gravitational field. In ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' wasn't designed to enter a planet's atmosphere, due to lack of vertical thrust necessary to keep it in the air. No evidence of lift systems can be seen on ''Spirit of Fire'', or indeed several of the frigates and destroyers seen in some of the Halo games e.g. ''In Amber Clad''. | ||
*In addition to the normal UNSC ship armament, the ''Spirit of Fire'' also sports "heavy deck guns", a weapons systems not discussed in any of the Halo novels. From appearance, they are heavy duty artillery platforms designed for fleet engagements or destroying approaching dropships and Seraph class fighters, as demonstrated in game. They may, however, be a relic of earlier UNSC technology that is unused by other fleet vessels. In addition, the ''Spirit Of Fire's'' hull has [[Base Turret]] build sites which you can use to repel Covenant forces. These are possibly oversized point-defense guns, which are used to protect UNSC vessels from single-ships such as the [[Seraph]]. This is especially likely given the massive size of the ''Spirit of Fire'', which could possibly need more firepower than that provided by standard point defense guns. | *In addition to the normal UNSC ship armament, the ''Spirit of Fire'' also sports "heavy deck guns", a weapons systems not discussed in any of the Halo novels. From appearance, they are heavy duty artillery platforms designed for fleet engagements or destroying approaching dropships and Seraph class fighters, as demonstrated in game. They may, however, be a relic of earlier UNSC technology that is unused by other fleet vessels. In addition, the ''Spirit Of Fire's'' hull has [[Base Turret]] build sites which you can use to repel Covenant forces. These are possibly oversized point-defense guns, which are used to protect UNSC vessels from single-ships such as the [[Seraph]]. This is especially likely given the massive size of the ''Spirit of Fire'', which could possibly need more firepower than that provided by standard point defense guns. | ||
*The UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' was the first known ship to collide with a [[Covenant Destroyer]], the second being the {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} at [[Sigma Octanus IV]] when performing the [[Keyes Loop]]. | *The UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' was the first known ship to collide with a [[Covenant Destroyer]], the second being the {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} at [[Sigma Octanus IV]] when performing the [[Keyes Loop]] | ||
*The Spirit of Fire is listed as a carrier (CFV) so it's odd that it is commanded by a Captain and not at least a Real Admiral. | |||
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