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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|HCW}} |
| {{Military infobox | | {{Ratings}} |
| |variant=Human
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| |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= | | |dates=Late [[2525]] - March, [[2526]]<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><ref name="HWG">'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''', pages 1-10</ref> |
| |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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| |branch=[[UNSC Navy]] | | |allegiance=[[UNSC]] |
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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"/> |
| *1 {{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}} | | *1 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}} | | *9+ [[UNSC Frigate|frigates]] |
| *1 {{Class|Point Blank|prowler}} | | *1 Known [[Marathon-class Cruiser]]: |
| [[Task Force Pantea]] | | **{{UNSCShip|Say My Name}}<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''UNSC Say My Name''</ref> |
| *At least five ''Halberd''-class destroyers<ref>''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', Chapter 4</ref> | | *Non-Stated Classes: |
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| |battles=[[Second Battle of Harvest]]{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}}<ref name="HWG">''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', p. 1-10</ref>
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| |commanders=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston J. Cole]]{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}}{{Ref/Reuse|HWG}}}}
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| {{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}}}}
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| '''Battle Group X-Ray''' was a [[battle group]] [[fleet]] given to [[Preston Cole|Admiral Cole]] to command in [[2526]].{{Ref/Reuse|historiansnote}}
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| ==History==
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| ===Harvest===
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| {{Main|Second Battle of Harvest}}
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| 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>
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| ===SILENT STORM===
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| {{Main|Operation: SILENT STORM}}
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| [[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> | |
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| ===Post-2526===
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| 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>
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| ==Composition==
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| ===Main force===
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| Battle Group X-Ray was comprised of 40 [[Warship]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}}
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| *5+ {{class|Halcyon|cruiser}}s
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| **{{UNSCShip|Constantinople}}
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| *9+ [[UNSC frigate|frigates]]
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| *5+ {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s
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| *7+ [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]]
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| **{{UNSCShip|Austerlitz}} | | **{{UNSCShip|Austerlitz}} |
| **{{UNSCShip|Campo Grande}} | | **{{UNSCShip|Campo Grande}} |
| **{{UNSCShip|Gorgon}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=270}} | | **{{UNSCShip|Constantinople}} |
| | **{{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 (Halo: Evolutions)|UNSC ''Tharsis'']] |
| | **{{UNSCShip|Troy}} |
| **{{UNSCShip|Virginia Capes}} | | **{{UNSCShip|Virginia Capes}} |
| *Unknown
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| **{{UNSCShip|Excellence}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Lowrentz}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Maelstrom}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Waterloo}} | | **{{UNSCShip|Waterloo}} |
| **{{UNSCShip|Troy}}
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| | |patron= |
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| | |march= |
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| | |anniversaries= |
| | |equipment= |
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| | |battles=[[Second Battle of Harvest]]<ref name="Harvest"/><ref name="HWG"/> |
| | |decorations= |
| | |battle_honors= |
| | |commanders=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole|Preston J. Cole]]<ref name="Harvest"/><ref name="HWG"/> |
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| | {{Article Quote|We returned to Harvest with enough firepower to assault the vaults of Heaven.}} |
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| ===Task Force Yama===
| | '''UNSC Battle Group X-Ray''' was the first fleet given to [[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-battleship 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 [[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}}
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| *{{Class|Point Blank|prowler}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}}
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| *{{Class|Razor|prowler}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Black Widow}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Starry Night}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Widow Maker}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Ghost Star}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Ghost Flag}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Ghost Wind}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Ghost Song}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Night Watch}}
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| *{{UNSCShip|Quiet Death}}
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| *{{UNSCShip|Quiet Man}}
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| *{{UNSCShip|Hush Now}}
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| ===Task Force Pantea=== | |
| {{Main|Task Force Pantea}}
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| *{{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Kayenta}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Chaco}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Cibola}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Rio Grande}}
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| **{{UNSCShip|Mesa Verde}}
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| ==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-battleship. |
| 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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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}} | | *[[Halo Wars: Genesis]] |
| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | | *[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]] |
| **''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'' | | **[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]] {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
| | <references/> |
| | | [[Category:Fleets]] |
| {{UNSC Naval Fleets}}
| | [[Category:UNSC Military Units]] |
| [[Category:UNSC Navy battle groups|X-Ray]] | |