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It was intended for the NOVA Bomb be used in space against the Covenant fleet during the [[Battle of Reach]]. In the novel, they were left on [[Reach]] and "repurposed" by [[Admiral Whitcomb]]. His reasoning was that "Either the [[Covenant]] pack those bombs up and take them home for study, a possibility that I hope to God happens. A bomb like that could crack their homeworld in two. Or, the bombs stay here, and they'll stop the Covenant on Reach..."<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 180</ref> | It was intended for the NOVA Bomb be used in space against the Covenant fleet during the [[Battle of Reach]]. In the novel, they were left on [[Reach]] and "repurposed" by [[Admiral Whitcomb]]. His reasoning was that "Either the [[Covenant]] pack those bombs up and take them home for study, a possibility that I hope to God happens. A bomb like that could crack their homeworld in two. Or, the bombs stay here, and they'll stop the Covenant on Reach..."<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 180</ref> | ||
The NOVA Bomb has only been used once, when it was accidentally detonated by a group of [[Huragok]], who, through thier curiosity, fixed it, resulting in its detonation. The resulting explosion detonated between a Covenant outpost planet [[Joyous Exultation]] and its moon, [[Malhiem]], scorching a quarter of the planet and shattering the moon, and the resulting winds on Joyous Exultation flattened cities and spawned tidal waves.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 244</ref> This was actually extremely unfortunate as the [[Elites]], lead by Imperial Admiral [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] could have shattered the [[Brute]] fleet, thus effectively destroying the Covenant. This could have turned the tide of the war for both the [[UNSC]] and the [[Covenant Separatists]]. It severely damaged three-quarters of the fleets that were there, which was over 300 ships. | The NOVA Bomb has only been used once, when it was accidentally detonated by a group of [[Huragok]], who, through thier curiosity and obsession, fixed it, resulting in its detonation. The resulting explosion detonated between a Covenant outpost planet [[Joyous Exultation]] and its moon, [[Malhiem]], scorching a quarter of the planet and shattering the moon, and the resulting winds on Joyous Exultation flattened cities and spawned tidal waves.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 244</ref> This was actually extremely unfortunate as the [[Elites]], lead by Imperial Admiral [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] could have shattered the [[Brute]] fleet, thus effectively destroying the Covenant. This could have turned the tide of the war for both the [[UNSC]] and the [[Covenant Separatists]]. It severely damaged three-quarters of the fleets that were there, which was over 300 ships. | ||
== Delta Halo == | == Delta Halo == | ||