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UNSC All Under Heaven

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Not to be confused with the cruiser UNSC Dawn Under Heaven.
All Under Heaven
Ship history
Unified Earth Government

Name:

All Under Heaven

Namesake:

Tianxia (meaning "all under heaven")

Operator:

UNSC Navy

Status:

Active as of July 3, 2545[1][2][3]

General characteristics

Type:

Carrier[1][2][3]

Troops:

Air wing:

At least 300 Long Range Stealth Orbital Insertion Pods[2][3][1]

 

UNSC All Under Heaven is a carrier in the service of the UNSC Navy.[1][2][3]

Service history

Operation: TORPEDO

On July 3, 2545; UNSC All Under Heaven was assigned to the 51 Pegasi system as the staging ground for Operation: TORPEDO. It launched the 300 Spartan-IIIs of Beta Company in Long Range Stealth Orbital Insertion Pods while still in slipspace to the planet Pegasi Delta.[1][2][3]

Trivia

The ship's name is a reference to an ancient Chinese cultural and political concept known as tianxia (Chinese: 天下) which translates to "all under heaven."

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, Prologue
  2. ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Chapter Nine: Transport - Famous UNSC Ships, page 258
  3. ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition) - Chapter Nine: Transport - Famous UNSC Ships, page 270