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|size=40 warships | |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> | ||
*1 {{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}} | *1 {{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Everest}} {{C|[[Flagship]]}} | **{{UNSCShip|Everest}} {{C|[[Flagship]]}}<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 4</ref> | ||
[[Task Force Yama]] | [[Task Force Yama]] | ||
*Three squadrons of Prowlers{{Ref/Reuse| | *Three squadrons of Prowlers{{Ref/Reuse|hssc5}} | ||
*1 {{Class|Point Blank|prowler}} | *1 {{Class|Point Blank|prowler}} | ||
[[Task Force Pantea]] | [[Task Force Pantea]] | ||
*At least five ''Halberd''-class destroyers | *At least five ''Halberd''-class destroyers<ref>''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', Chapter 4</ref> | ||
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|battles=[[Second Battle of Harvest]]{{Ref/Reuse| | |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| | |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}}}} | {{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| | '''Battle Group X-Ray''' was a [[battle group]] [[fleet]] given to [[Preston Cole|Admiral Cole]] to command in [[2526]].{{Ref/Reuse|historiansnote}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Harvest=== | ===Harvest=== | ||
{{Main|Second Battle of 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}} | 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=== | ===SILENT STORM=== | ||
{{Main|Operation: 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. | [[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=== | ===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| | 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== | ==Composition== | ||
===Main force=== | ===Main force=== | ||
Battle Group X-Ray was comprised of 40 [[Warship]]s.{{Ref/Reuse| | Battle Group X-Ray was comprised of 40 [[Warship]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}} | ||
*5+ {{class|Halcyon|cruiser}}s | *5+ {{class|Halcyon|cruiser}}s | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Constantinople}} | **{{UNSCShip|Constantinople}} | ||
