As the waves of ground forces continued to swarm into Requiem, Infinity and her frigate escorts pushed the Covenant fleet back and secured a UNSC foothold above Requiem.Īt exactly 0500 hours (5:00 a.m. As soon as enough Covenant ships had been cleared to make a clean shot for Requiem's portal to its interior, the ground forces were deployed in a massive invasion. Hundreds of Scorpions and Warthogs were loaded onto Pelican dropships, plus dozens of Spartan and Marine fireteams. Infinity began preparing a strike force for deployment to the interior surface of Requiem. Infinity then launched her complement of Strident-class heavy frigates and hundreds of Broadsword fighters, which were engaged by Seraph fighters. Shortly before 0500 hours on February 7, 2558, UNSC Infinity emerged from slipspace in the midst of a Covenant fleet, plowing through a RCS-class armored cruiser before the Covenant could react. Several new Spartan and Marine fireteams were deployed to Infinity along with hundreds of engineers and scientists. Six months after the Ur-Didact's attack on New Phoenix, Infinity was ordered to return to Requiem by FLEETCOM. Andrew Del Rio was stripped of his position as captain of the warship, and the newly promoted Captain Lasky took his place.
UNSC Infinity escapes with other half of Janus KeyĪfter the First Battle of Requiem the UNSC Infinity returned to Earth.
