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==History== | ==History== | ||
The ''Say My Name'' is one of two ships known to have fought in both the [[Harvest campaign]] and be still in service by the time of the [[Battle for Earth]].<ref name="profile"/> [[Veronica Dare]] served on the warship as | The ''Say My Name'' is one of two ships known to have fought in both the [[Harvest campaign]] and be still in service by the time of the [[Battle for Earth]].<ref name="profile"/> [[Veronica Dare]] served on the warship as an ONI intelligence officer before the Battle for Earth.<ref name="profile"/> | ||
During the opening engagement of the battle, ''Say My Name'' was one of eight cruisers in Earth's defense fleet. During the initial attack, the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' broke through Earth's defenses and came to stop above the city of [[New Mombasa]]. [[FLEETCOM]] issued an unexpected order to the commanding officer: the ship was to launch a force of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] from the [[65th Shock Troops Division]] (including [[Edward Buck]]'s fireteam, [[Alpha-Nine]]) onto the carrier, breaching its hull and forcing the ship down by gaining access to the interior.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/into-hell-1/6c327f74-5bc0-43c4-ac92-0feef4a712b0 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Into Hell 1'']</ref> Codenamed [[Operation: BUMRUSH]], this attempt was greenlit at 1602 hours but was foiled when the carrier jumped into [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] at 1603 hours.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level ''[[Prepare to Drop]]''</ref> | During the opening engagement of the battle, ''Say My Name'' was one of eight cruisers in Earth's defense fleet. During the initial attack, the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' broke through Earth's defenses and came to stop above the city of [[New Mombasa]]. [[FLEETCOM]] issued an unexpected order to the commanding officer: the ship was to launch a force of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] from the [[65th Shock Troops Division]] (including [[Edward Buck]]'s fireteam, [[Alpha-Nine]]) onto the carrier, breaching its hull and forcing the ship down by gaining access to the interior.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/into-hell-1/6c327f74-5bc0-43c4-ac92-0feef4a712b0 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Into Hell 1'']</ref> Codenamed [[Operation: BUMRUSH]], this attempt was greenlit at 1602 hours but was foiled when the carrier jumped into [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] at 1603 hours.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level ''[[Prepare to Drop]]''</ref> | ||