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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{Military infobox
{{Infobox Military Unit
|variant=Human
|unit_name=''Battle Group X-Ray''
|unit_name=''Battle Group X-Ray''
|image=[[File:HWG BattlegroupX-Ray.png|300px]]
|image=[[Image:Battle_Group_X-Ray.png|250px]]
|formed=
|formed=
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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|type=
|type=
|role=
|role=
|size=40 warships<ref name="Harvest">''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", p. 462-467</ref>
|size=40 warships<ref name="Harvest">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''pages 462-467''</ref>
*1 {{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}}
*1 {{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}}
**{{UNSCShip|Everest}} {{C|[[Flagship]]}}<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 4</ref>
**[[UNSC Everest|UNSC ''Everest'']]
[[Task Force Yama]]
*10+ {{class|Halcyon|cruiser}}s
*Three squadrons of Prowlers{{Ref/Reuse|hssc5}}
*1 {{Class|Point Blank|prowler}}
[[Task Force Pantea]]
*At least five ''Halberd''-class destroyers<ref>''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', Chapter 4</ref>
|nickname=
|battles=[[Second Battle of Harvest]]{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}}<ref name="HWG">''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', p. 1-10</ref>
|commanders=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston J. Cole]]{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}}{{Ref/Reuse|HWG}}}}
{{Quote|We returned to Harvest with enough firepower to assault the vaults of Heaven.|Preston Cole, describing X-Ray going into the [[Second Battle of Harvest]]{{Ref/Reuse|HWG}}}}
 
'''Battle Group X-Ray''' was a [[battle group]] [[fleet]] given to [[Preston Cole|Admiral Cole]] to command in [[2526]].{{Ref/Reuse|historiansnote}}
 
==History==
===Harvest===
{{Main|Second Battle of Harvest}}
On March 1, 2526, Battle Group X-Ray engaged the Covenant over Harvest. The engagement resulted in the destruction of 13 UNSC vessels and a single {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}}.{{Ref/Reuse|HWG}}<ref name="historiansnote">''Halo: Silent Storm'', Historian's Note</ref>
 
===SILENT STORM===
{{Main|Operation: SILENT STORM}}
[[Seven]] days after the battle at Harvest, Admiral Cole as well as several others formulated Operation: SILENT STORM. The group predicted that the Covenant would likely attack [[Biko]]. With this, Task Force Yama would secretly waiting to counter-attack the Covenant when they got there. At the same time, Battle Group X-Ray would start harassing Covenant forces independently of Yama.<ref name="hssc5">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 5</ref>
 
===Post-2526===
The battle group was disbanded or transferred to another flag-officer sometime prior to the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]], as Admiral Cole then commanded [[Battle Group India|UNSC Battle Group India]].{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}}{{Ref/Reuse|HWG}}<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", p. 476-482</ref>
 
==Composition==
===Main force===
Battle Group X-Ray was comprised of 40 [[Warship]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}}
*5+ {{class|Halcyon|cruiser}}s
**{{UNSCShip|Constantinople}}
**{{UNSCShip|Constantinople}}
*9+ [[UNSC frigate|frigates]]
*9+ [[UNSC frigate|frigates]]
*5+ {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s
*1+ [[Marathon-class cruiser]]s:
*7+ [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]]
**{{UNSCShip|Say My Name}}<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''UNSC Say My Name''</ref>
*Unspecified classes:
**{{UNSCShip|Austerlitz}}
**{{UNSCShip|Austerlitz}}
**{{UNSCShip|Campo Grande}}
**{{UNSCShip|Campo Grande}}
**{{UNSCShip|Gorgon}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=270}}
**{{UNSCShip|Excellence}}
**{{UNSCShip|Lance Held High}}
**{{UNSCShip|Lance Held High}}
**{{UNSCShip|Lowrentz}}
**{{UNSCShip|Maelstrom}}
**{{UNSCShip|Midway}}
**{{UNSCShip|Midway}}
**{{UNSCShip|Sacramento}}
**{{UNSCShip|Sacramento}}
**[[UNSC Tharsis (Harvest)|UNSC ''Tharsis'']]
**[[UNSC Tharsis (Harvest)|UNSC ''Tharsis'']]
**{{UNSCShip|Troy}}
**{{UNSCShip|Virginia Capes}}
**{{UNSCShip|Virginia Capes}}
*Unknown
**{{UNSCShip|Excellence}}
**{{UNSCShip|Lowrentz}}
**{{UNSCShip|Maelstrom}}
**{{UNSCShip|Waterloo}}
**{{UNSCShip|Waterloo}}
**{{UNSCShip|Troy}}
|nickname=
|battles=[[Second Battle of Harvest]]<ref name="Harvest"/><ref name="HWG">'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''', ''pages 1-10''</ref>
|commanders=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston J. Cole]]<ref name="Harvest"/><ref name="HWG"/>
}}
{{Article Quote|We returned to Harvest with enough firepower to assault the vaults of Heaven.}}


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{{Col-2}}


===Task Force Yama===
'''UNSC Battle Group X-Ray''' was the first fleet given to [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Admiral Cole]] to attack the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] at the [[Second Battle of Harvest]] in March [[2526]]. The fleet engaged the Covenant over Harvest, and due to a last moment of tactical inspiration on the part Admiral Cole, Battle Group X-Ray managed to destroy the [[Covenant super-destroyer]] in orbit. The battle group was disbanded or transferred to another flag-officer sometime prior to the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]], as Admiral Cole then commanded [[Battle Group India|UNSC Battle Group India]].<ref name="Harvest"/><ref name="HWG"/><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''pages 476-482''</ref>
{{Main|Task Force Yama}}
{{Stub}}
*{{Class|Point Blank|prowler}}
**{{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}}
*{{Class|Razor|prowler}}
**{{UNSCShip|Black Widow}}
**{{UNSCShip|Starry Night}}
**{{UNSCShip|Widow Maker}}
**{{UNSCShip|Ghost Star}}
**{{UNSCShip|Ghost Flag}}
**{{UNSCShip|Ghost Wind}}
**{{UNSCShip|Ghost Song}}
**{{UNSCShip|Night Watch}}
*{{UNSCShip|Quiet Death}}
*{{UNSCShip|Quiet Man}}
*{{UNSCShip|Hush Now}}
 
{{Col-2}}
 
===Task Force Pantea===
{{Main|Task Force Pantea}}
*{{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}
**{{UNSCShip|Kayenta}}
**{{UNSCShip|Chaco}}
**{{UNSCShip|Cibola}}
**{{UNSCShip|Rio Grande}}
**{{UNSCShip|Mesa Verde}}
{{Col-end}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HWG Cole.jpg|Admiral Preston Cole, commanding officer of Battle Group X-Ray.
Image:Cole.jpg|Admiral Preston Cole, commanding officer of Battle Group X-Ray.
File:HWG_UNSCEverest_Bridge.png|The bridge of ''Everest'', Battle Group X-Ray's flagship. X-Ray is shown on the left side of the tac-map with the Covenant ship on the right.
File:Bridge on the Everest.png|The bridge of ''Everest'', Battle Group X-Ray's flagship. X-Ray is shown on the left side of the tac-map with the Covenant ship on the right.
File:HWG RasusInterdictor Showdown.png|Battle Group X-Ray during the initial assault on the {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}}.
File:Space Battle.png|Battle Group X-Ray during the initial assault on the [[Covenant super-destroyer]].
File:HWG ColeInspiration.png|Admiral Cole reaches a eureka moment in the Second Battle of Harvest with X-Ray on his tac-map.
File:Coles Inspiration at Harvest.png|Admiral Cole reaches a eureka moment in the Second Battle of Harvest with X-Ray on his tac-map.
File:HWG SecondBattleOfHarvest.png|Battle Group X-Ray destroys the Covenant ship at Harvest.
File:Outcome of Second Battle of Harvest.png|Battle Group X-Ray destroys the Covenant ship at Harvest.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
<references/>
{{UNSC Naval Fleets}}


{{UNSC Naval Fleets}}
[[Category:UNSC Navy battle groups|X-Ray]]
[[Category:UNSC Navy battle groups|X-Ray]]

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