Battle of 18 Scorpii

The Battle of 18 Scorpii was an engagement during the Human-Covenant War. Upon arrival the lone Covenant ship inflicted heavy damage on the Battle Group which was unable to penetrate the Covenant ship's shields. The and  sustained only moderate damage, however the  was heavily damaged and its Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine was rendered inoperative. This gave the commanding Captain the choice of whether to fall back and save two the two destroyers, or fight and possibly lose all three ships. Luckily, unknown friendly reinforcements jumped in system and destroyed the Covenant ship, saving the UNSC forces. The lead ship's profile matched a thirty-year-old frigate design with major modifications, which a passive transponder identified as the UNSC Bellerophon.