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|size=40 warships<ref name="Harvest"> | |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}} | ||
**[[UNSC | **{{UNSCShip|Everest}} {{C|[[Flagship]]}}<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 4</ref> | ||
[[Task Force Yama]] | |||
*Three squadrons of Prowlers<ref name="hssc5"/> | |||
*1 {{Class|Vanishing Point|stealth cruiser}} | |||
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|battles=[[Second Battle of Harvest]]<ref name="Harvest"/><ref name="HWG">''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', p. 1-10</ref> | |||
|commanders=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston J. Cole]]<ref name="Harvest"/><ref name="HWG"/> | |||
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{{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 name="HWG"/>}} | |||
'''Battle Group X-Ray''' was a [[fleet]] given to [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Admiral Cole]] to command in [[2526]].<ref name="historiansnote"/> | |||
==History== | |||
===Harvest=== | |||
{{Main|Second Battle of Harvest}} | |||
On March 1st, 2526, Battle Group X-Ray engaged the Covenant over Harvest. The engagement resulted in the destruction of 13 UNSC vessels and a single [[Covenant super-destroyer]].<ref name="HWG"/><ref name="historiansnote">''Halo: Silent Storm'', Historian's Note</ref> | |||
===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.<ref name="hssc5">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 5</ref> | |||
===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 name="Harvest"/><ref name="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== | |||
===Main force=== | |||
Battle Group X-Ray was comprised of 40 [[Warship]]s.<ref name="Harvest"/> | |||
*5+ {{class|Halcyon|cruiser}}s | *5+ {{class|Halcyon|cruiser}}s | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Constantinople}} | **{{UNSCShip|Constantinople}} | ||
*9+ [[UNSC frigate|frigates]] | *9+ [[UNSC frigate|frigates]] | ||
*5+ | *5+ {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s | ||
*5+ [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]] | |||
* | |||
**{{UNSCShip|Austerlitz}} | **{{UNSCShip|Austerlitz}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Campo Grande}} | **{{UNSCShip|Campo Grande}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Lance Held High}} | **{{UNSCShip|Lance Held High}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Midway}} | **{{UNSCShip|Midway}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Sacramento}} | **{{UNSCShip|Sacramento}} | ||
**[[UNSC Tharsis (Harvest)|UNSC ''Tharsis'']] | **[[UNSC Tharsis (Harvest)|UNSC ''Tharsis'']] | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Virginia Capes}} | **{{UNSCShip|Virginia Capes}} | ||
*Unknown | |||
**{{UNSCShip|Excellence}} | |||
**{{UNSCShip|Lowrentz}} | |||
**{{UNSCShip|Maelstrom}} | |||
**{{UNSCShip|Waterloo}} | **{{UNSCShip|Waterloo}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Troy}} | |||
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===Task Force Yama=== | |||
{{ | {{Main|Task Force Yama}} | ||
*{{Class|Point Blank|stealth cruiser}} | |||
**{{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}} | |||
*{{Class|Razor|prowler}} | |||
**{{UNSCShip|Black Widow}} | |||
**{{UNSCShip|Starry Night}} | |||
**{{UNSCShip|Widow Maker}} | |||
**{{UNSCShip|Ghost Star}} | |||
**{{UNSCShip|Ghost Flag}} | |||
*{{UNSCShip|Quiet Death}} | |||
*{{UNSCShip|Quiet Man}} | |||
*{{UNSCShip|Hush Now}} | |||
*{{UNSCShip|Ghost Wind}} | |||
*{{UNSCShip|Ghost Song}} | |||
*{{UNSCShip|Night Watch}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' | *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |