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The Baselard was one of the most prolific UNSC fighters in the 25th century, and was introduced decades prior to the onset of the [[Insurrection]] in the 2490s. At this time, the Baselard was nearly unmatched against all colonial aerospace superiority measures - but ultimately found itself put to its test against [[Covenant]] strikecraft in the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-encyclopedia-extravaganza|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Encyclopedia Extravaganza|D=01|M=06|Y=2022 | The Baselard was one of the most prolific UNSC fighters in the 25th century, and was introduced decades prior to the onset of the [[Insurrection]] in the 2490s. At this time, the Baselard was nearly unmatched against all colonial aerospace superiority measures - but ultimately found itself put to its test against [[Covenant]] strikecraft in the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-encyclopedia-extravaganza|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Encyclopedia Extravaganza|D=01|M=06|Y=2022}} | ||
At least twenty-four S-14 Baselards were deployed from the {{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}} on [[2526#March|March 26, 2526]], during [[Battle over Etalan|an action]] against the [[Covenant]] over the [[Attack on Etalan|recently-]][[glassing|glassed]] colony of [[Etalan]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS19}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS20}} Four of the fighters were crewed by the [[Spartan-II]]s of [[Gold Team|Gold]] and [[Green Team]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS20}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS19}} Baselards continued to see service throughout the war up until its end, with at least a dozen Baselards taking part in the [[defense of Concord]] in [[2551]]. During the battle, the craft were used to bait Covenant [[Banshee]]s and {{Pattern|Bkowe'nei|Vampire}} aircraft into the range of ground-based [[M9 Wolverine]] anti-air fire - albeit at the cost of the pilots' lives.{{Ref/Book|Id=WC|Halo: Winter Contention}} | At least twenty-four S-14 Baselards were deployed from the {{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}} on [[2526#March|March 26, 2526]], during [[Battle over Etalan|an action]] against the [[Covenant]] over the [[Attack on Etalan|recently-]][[glassing|glassed]] colony of [[Etalan]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS19}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS20}} Four of the fighters were crewed by the [[Spartan-II]]s of [[Gold Team|Gold]] and [[Green Team]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS20}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS19}} Baselards continued to see service throughout the war up until its end, with at least a dozen Baselards taking part in the [[defense of Concord]] in [[2551]]. During the battle, the craft were used to bait Covenant [[Banshee]]s and {{Pattern|Bkowe'nei|Vampire}} aircraft into the range of ground-based [[M9 Wolverine]] anti-air fire - albeit at the cost of the pilots' lives.{{Ref/Book|Id=WC|Halo: Winter Contention}} | ||
