UNSC Infinity

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UNSC Infinity
Production information
Class	Infinity-class warship
Manufacturer	United Nations Space Command
Technical specifications
Length	5,694.2 metres (18,682 ft)
Width	833.3 metres (2,734 ft)
Height	1,041.2 metres (3,416 ft)
Engine unit(s)	XR2 Borlin Fields: S81/X-DFR
Slipspace Drive	Mark X Macedon/Z-PROTOTYPE #78720HDS
Shielding	Advanced shielding
Hull	490 centimetres (190 in) Titanium-A3 armor plating
Sensor systems	Radar Spectroscopes LIDAR
Armament	4 CR-03, Series-8 MAC (Primary, two fore, two flank) 350 M42 Archer Missile pods, 24 missiles per pod (Secondary) 250 M75 Rapier Missile pods, 30 missiles per pod (Tertiary) 500 M96 Howler Missile pods, 20 missiles per pod (Quaternary) 830 70mm M965 Point Defense Turrets (Quinary) Mark 2551 Magnetic Accelerator Cannons M85 Anti-Aircraft Guns M97 Guided Missile Weapon Systems HAVOK Tactical Nuclear Weapon
Complement	M12 Force Application Vehicles D79H-TC Pelicans M808B Main Battle Tanks M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicles M510 Siegework/Ultra-Heavy Mobile Anti-Aircraft Weapons Platforms HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Armor Defense Systems F-41 Exoatmospheric Multirole Strike Fighters 10x Strident-class heavy frigates R1295 Launching System/M9407 SOEIV (329) B854 Jettison Bays/M8823 HEV (124) SKT-29 Class-8 EHL/C (8,900) RLT-85 Emergency Shuttlepods (12,570)
Crew	Total Crew: 17,151 Naval: 8,954 Marine: 6,021 Intelligence: 1,699 Civilian: 477
Other systems	AI Aine (2553-2557) AI Roland (2558)
Usage
Role(s)	UNSC Flagship, exploration
Commissioned	2557
Earliest sighting	2553
Present for battles/events	Battle of Sanghelios First Battle of Requiem Second Battle of Requiem
Affiliation	Unified Earth Government United Nations Space Command
Fleet	Home Fleet (July, 2557)
Known owner(s)	UNSC Navy
Known crewmembers	See below
Known commander(s)	CAPT Andrew Del Rio 2553-2557 CAPT Thomas Lasky 2557-present

“This is the culmination of human achievement.”

— Unnamed UNSC Official

UNSC Infinity (INF-101) is the first Infinity-class warship commissioned into the UNSC Navy following the end of the Human-Covenant war in 2553. Infinity was a starship technology demonstrator, using recovered technology found during the war against the Covenant Empire and from Forerunner facilities and installations. Infinity's on-board AI, Roland, oversees all activities on the ship.

History

Construction

This starship was constructed in the Oort cloud on the outskirts of the Sol System. The Office of Naval Intelligence attempted to keep the ship's construction a secret by permanently stationing workers in the Oort cloud while maintaining a complete communications blackout.

However, due to the ship's massive construction costs, the Office of Naval Intelligence was unable to keep Infinity a secret from some senior members of the UNSC Navy, like Rear Admiral Saeed Shafiq.

This ship was to receive upgrades, particularly slipspace navigation which was reverse engineered from the Forerunner technology retrieved from Shield World Trevelyan as well as modified communications allowing ships to communicate even in slipspace. These modifications delayed Infinity from full deployment as it was still not complete and with the modifications it would take even longer.

Andrew Del Rio was assigned as the captain of Infinity. The rest of the crew consisted of several SPARTAN-IV personnel. They were assigned to her before the preliminary trials on the ship began. While the ship was still under construction, it was seized by a group of Insurrectionists led by Ilsa Zane before being retaken by Spartan-IVs under the command of Sarah Palmer. In 2553, Infinity would assist Arbiter Thel 'Vadam in putting down a revolt led by the Servants of Abiding Truth.

Requiem

Four years after the Human-Covenant war, Infinity was officially commissioned into the UNSC Navy. One of her first assignments was to locate the remaining Halo Installations so that the UNSC could study them and later decommission them. While moving the Composer from Installation 03 to Ivanoff Research Station, Infinity would receive a set of coordinates leading to Requiem.

While en route, the ship receives a beacon from UNSC Forward Unto Dawn. Upon arrival, Infinity informs FLEETCOM of the situation and attempts to contact the two survivors of the Dawn. The Didact then seizes control of the ship and Infinity crashes onto the interior surface of Requiem, where it was attacked by Promethean and Covenant Remnant forces.

After subsequent repairs Infinity was able to lift off and, after deploying surface parties to neutralize a gravity well, escaped the Shield World to regroup with UNSC forces. When the Ur-Didact attacked Earth, Infinity engaged Mantle's Approach, penetrating its hull with her forward MACs. This action provided John-117 a route in which to infiltrate the vessel with an F-41 Exoatmospheric Multirole Strike Fighter and destroy it from within using a HAVOK Tactical Nuclear Weapon. 

After six months, Infinity would return to Requiem and begin operations against the Covenant Remnant and Promethean forces still present on the Shield World. Toward the end of the conflict Infinity was boarded by the Covenant Remnant and Promethean forces. While the Covenant trapped Infinity with a Forerunner artifact using slipspace as an anchor, Jul 'Mdama manipulated Requiem's systems sending the planetoid on a collision course with its local star. Fireteam Crimson, Fireteam Majestic and Sarah Palmer were deployed to deactivate the artifacts anchoring Infinity to Requiem. Upon success, the Spartan fireteams narrowly regrouped with Infinity amongst falling debris via D79H-TC Pelican dropships. Infinity made an emergency slipspace transition out of Requiem as it fell into its star, which exploded into a massive supernova, the deadly energy of which followed the vessel through its slipspace transition point. Infinity narrowly made its transition back into realspace speeding ahead of the pursuing inferno which was cut short as the transition closed. 

Specifications

Infinity is approximately 5.7 kilometres (3.5 miles) from bow to stern, placing it as the largest UNSC vessel. Infinity was given "every scrap of Forerunner technology that the UNSC picked apart during the war". It has a primary armament consisting of 4 Magnetic Accelerator Cannons. The hull and shielding have been shown to be immensely powerful, as demonstrated when it rammed a RCS-class armored cruiser and destroyed it without even breaking its own shields. The engines are of Forerunner design, recovered from Trevelyan.

Armament

Infinity's primary armament is four CR-03 Series-8 Magnetic Accelerator Cannons. Infinity boasts a significant missile network that can be implemented for ship-to-ship combat, anti-air defense and orbital gunfire support for Marine forces. Placed throughout the ship are 1,100 missile pods of three types: Archer, Rapier, and Howler, totalling the ship's missile payload at 25,900 missiles. Close-in defense against enemy missiles, fighters, and boarding craft is provided by the ship's M965 Fortress point defense system, a network of 830 70mm automatic cannons. It also has a number of Mark 2551 Magnetic Accelerator Cannons placed along the ship.

Purpose

The original purpose of Infinity was to beat back the Covenant in the event that Earth was lost and humanity needed a last resort. After the end of the Human-Covenant war, it was re-purposed as an expeditionary and exploratory ship. It is also the location of a SPARTAN-IV training site. Infinity's mission prior to the First Battle of Requiem was to locate the remaining Halo Arrays and other Forerunner installations and establish bases on them to oversee their decommission. They were also tasked with the search of Jul 'Mdama and his remaining Covenant Remnant. However, the Infinity was pulled off this assignment by order of Lord Terrence Hood in favour of UNSC Vociferous.

Named Crew

Naval crew

• Captain Thomas Lasky- Commanding Officer 2557–Present
• Lieutenant Commander Phillips
• Lieutenant Cameron
• Lieutenant Priselkov
• Lieutenant James - Helmsmen
• Lieutenant Junior Grade Campbell
• Petty Officer Richardson
• Master Chef Jonathan Lowell
• Chief Mechanized Repair Officer Gordon Kushner
• Weapon Officer Austen
• Roland (Shipboard AI)

Marines

• Lieutenant TJ Murphy
• Lieutenant Austen
• Master Sergeant Marcus P. Stacker
• Sergeant Virgil Bernardin
• Private First Class Forrest
• Private Ted Brown
• Private Gordon Cooper
• Private Fred Gordon
• Wolfkill

Infinity Science

• Dr. Henry Glassman — Chief engineer
• Dr. Morgan Rivera
• Dr. Boyd
• Dr. Shannon Owen
• Dr. Ruiz
• Dr. Taylor Pierce
• Dr. Lani Truman
• Dr. Stafford

Spartans

• Commander Palmer
• Robert Dalton
• Horatio Fry
• Yeong-Hao Holst
• Carlo Hoya
• Anthony Madsen
• Jared Miller
• Joel Thomas
• Gabriel Thorne
• Tedra Grant

Former Crew

• Captain Andrew Del Rio - Commanding officer, 2552 - July 2557
• First Lieutenant Paolo J. Jiminez - Killed in Action, First Battle of Requiem
• Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey - Defected to Covenant Remnant after Second Battle of Requiem
• Spartan Estey-Bethel - Killed in Action, Second Battle of Requiem
• Spartan Lincoln - Killed in Action, Second Battle of Requiem
• Spartan Dunlap - Killed in Action, Second Battle of Requiem
• Spartan Casillas - Killed in Action, Second Battle of Requiem
• Spartan Tashi - Killed in Action, Second Battle of Requiem
• Aine - former AI
• Spartan Vladimir Scruggs - Killed by Sarah Palmer after betraying the UNSC
• Spartan Paul DeMarco - Killed in Action, Battle of Ealen IV

Gallery

One of the scenarios which the holo-deck of UNSC Infinity can generate for SPARTAN-IV training. John-117 watching Infinity descend into Requiem A CGI version of Infinity, in space. UNSC Infinity alongside several Autumn-class heavy cruisers. Captain Andrew Del Rio in UNSC Infinity. The Covenant advance on UNSC Infinity's crash site. The Master Chief with UNSC forces and UNSC Infinity in the background. UNSC Infinity hovers over an unknown human city . The Ur-Didact's symbol appears on terminals throughout UNSC Infinity before crashing into Requiem. Starboard quarter of Infinity before entering Requiem. A side-view of UNSC Infinity without the accompanying starships. The Holotank on the bridge of Infinity. The Bridge of UNSC Infinity after crashing on Requiem. UNSC Infinity in comparison to UNSC Forward Unto Dawn. Frigates underslung on UNSC Infinity. UNSC Infinity and it's escort. The bridge with AI Roland and Lasky during battle for Requiem. UNSC Infinity going into Slipspace. UNSC Infinity inside of Slipspace. UNSC Infinity ramming a RCS-class armored cruiser, while its advanced shielding is active and showing. UNSC Infinity and her Strident-class heavy frigates about to engage the Covenant forces over Requiem. Ship to ship battle outside Requiem. UNSC Strident-class heavy frigates launching from UNSC Infinity. UNSC Infinity in orbit over Requiem. UNSC Infinity command post. Tumblr mddzlbyZrA1qlglkvo1 500.jpg Infinity hovers inside Requiem. Infinty narrowly escaping The sun's supernova after Requiem's collision with the star. Near-final piece of UNSC Infinity Concept Art. Concept of S-Deck. Concept of the ship's bridge. Concept of a hangar. Concept of the ship's bridge. Concept of Infinity. Infinity concept progress. Infinity bridge Holotable model. Infinity Model's for Monitor screens. Infinity Missile Battery Concept art. H4-Render-Infinity-3.jpg Render rear angle view of Infinity's engines when ignition is off. H4-Render-Infinity-2.jpg Render angled-up back view of Infinity. H4-Render-Infinity-1.jpg Render angle view of Infinity. H4-Render-Infinity-5.jpg Render frontal view of Infinity's MACs. H4-Render-Infinity-6.jpg Render rear view of Infinity's engines when ignited. Concept art of Infinity's Spartan-IV armor bay. A detailed layout of the assembly. Spartan-IV armor assembly schematics UNSC Infinity narrowly escaping the demise of Requiem as depicted in Halo Escalation

Trivia

• Marathon Infinity is the third game in the Marathon series created by Bungie, and the possible namesake of the ship. However, this may be (and most likely is) a coincidence. 343 Industries has yet to confirm if this is true or not.
• At 5.6 kilometers long, the UNSC Infinity is the largest ship in the fleet, longer than a CAS-class assault carrier which is 5.3 kilometers long from bow to stern.
• Infinity also devotes an entire deck of the ship to the training of the SPARTAN-IVs. This deck is named S-Deck.
• The final design for Infinity was supplied by Ansel Hsiao, a 3D Artist who previously submitted artwork for the Star Wars guidebook The Essential Guide to Warfare.
• As shown in the first Spartan Ops cinematic, Infinity is capable of storing ten Strident-class heavy frigates in its sub-vessel deployment bays along its ventral surface.
  • This capability makes it similar to the CAS-class assault carrier and CSO-class supercarrier, both of which can also carry smaller warships into battle.
  • It is also later seen to be able to allow a Sahara-class heavy prowler to land in one of its hangar bays.
• At the end of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, UNSC Infinity can be seen escorted by 13 Autumn-class heavy cruisers, and 28 Paris-class heavy frigates right before entering Slipspace, making it a total of 41 ships escorting Infinity.
• In Episode 7 of Spartan Ops, UNSC Infinity is the only playable scene that does not take place on the surface of Requiem.
• There is known to be Huragok assigned to the Infinity.
• Infinity breaks the tradition of major ships in the Halo series being severely damaged or outright destroyed by the end of the game.
  • UNSC Spirit of Fire severely damaged its port side and lost its Slipspace Drive to destroy Shield 0459, UNSC Pillar of Autumn detonated its main engine core to destroy Installation 04, UNSC In Amber Clad was hijacked by the Gravemind and was crashed into High Charity, and UNSC Forward Unto Dawn was split in half with the front half crashing on Earth and the back half crashing on Requiem.

Appearances

• Halo: Glasslands (First mentioned)
• Halo: The Thursday War (First appearance)
• Halo 4
• Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
• Halo: Spartan Assault
• Halo: Initiation
• Halo: Escalation