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At some point before the Covenant assault to Earth, the [[Prophet of Truth]] had managed to discover the location of humanity's homeworld. He secretly begun amassing a fleet of over five hundred warships commanded exclusively by the [[Jiralhanae]] to attack and occupy Earth.<ref name="waypoint">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''"Ten Twenty" history entry''</ref> | At some point before the Covenant assault to Earth, the [[Prophet of Truth]] had managed to discover the location of humanity's homeworld. He secretly begun amassing a fleet of over five hundred warships commanded exclusively by the [[Jiralhanae]] to attack and occupy Earth.<ref name="waypoint">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''"Ten Twenty" history entry''</ref> | ||
[[File:FS cover full.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Spartans | [[File:FS cover full.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Spartans fighting in the Unyielding Hierophant.]] | ||
At the time of its destruction it was located in the [[Tau Ceti system]]. The system was used as a rendezvous point for Covenant forces before they prepared to launch their impending attack on [[Earth]]. When the the crew of the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]-[[Gettysburg]]'' discovered this, they decided to initiate a first strike against the Covenant to postpone an inevitable Covenant assault against Earth. A team of [[SPARTAN-II]]s, among them [[John-117]], [[Grace-093]], [[Fred-104]], [[Linda-058]] and [[William-043]] commandeered a Covenant dropship and, after they had reinforced the armor of the dropship with [[Titanium-A armor]], lead, and carbon molybdenum steel I-beams so the ship could withstand immense pressures, departed and made the transition from [[Slipspace]] to normal space in one piece. | At the time of its destruction it was located in the [[Tau Ceti system]]. The system was used as a rendezvous point for Covenant forces before they prepared to launch their impending attack on [[Earth]]. When the the crew of the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]-[[Gettysburg]]'' discovered this, they decided to initiate a first strike against the Covenant to postpone an inevitable Covenant assault against Earth. A team of [[SPARTAN-II]]s, among them [[John-117]], [[Grace-093]], [[Fred-104]], [[Linda-058]] and [[William-043]] commandeered a Covenant dropship and, after they had reinforced the armor of the dropship with [[Titanium-A armor]], lead, and carbon molybdenum steel I-beams so the ship could withstand immense pressures, departed and made the transition from [[Slipspace]] to normal space in one piece. | ||