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How a fleet of Infinity-class ships changes the Human-Covenant War

Ten to twenty early Infinity-class ships could support concentrated attacks and planetary defence, but Covenant reserves and High Charity still limit the scenario.

Question

What if ten to twenty Infinity-class ships were available halfway through the Human-Covenant War?

Short answer

The UNSC could form powerful hunting groups and defended hubs, inflict much heavier Covenant losses, and possibly accelerate political fractures within the Covenant.

Notes

Ten to twenty Infinity-class ships would bring both capital-ship firepower and carried frigates into the Human-Covenant War much earlier. The frigate complement is corrected during the exchange to ten per ship, giving a proposed twelve-ship hunting group 120 escorts. Smaller groups could protect threatened worlds, while concentrated attacks on a Prophet's command ship could damage Covenant prestige or encourage internal fractures. Covenant reserves and commitments across a much larger territory complicate the outcome. An immediate assault on High Charity is rejected as suicidal. A suggestion that defeat might force the Prophets to risk High Charity is challenged because it is too important and its artificial intelligence might refuse.