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'Barutamee led a hand-picked crew of Sangheili Zealots known as the [[Devoted Sentries]] from aboard the [[active camouflage|cloaked]] ''Long Night of Solace'' as they covertly searched for numerous Forerunner relics scattered across Reach.<ref name="Rho"/> When the UNSC realized the Covenant had arrived in the system, a large-scale engagement began. The Covenant's arrival forced the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] research team at [[Teller Station]] to abandon their efforts at uncovering [[Site 17|a Forerunner installation]] beneath the surface of a planetoid in Epsilon Eridani's [[Oort cloud]]. As the team attempted one last dig, they inadvertently activated Forerunner systems within the installation, revealing the site's location to 'Barutamee and the Fleet of Valiant Prudence.<ref name="fb3">'''Halo: Fleet Battles''', ''Scenario Three: Evacuate!''</ref> The human scientists managed to recover a Forerunner artifact from within the installation and departed the Oort cloud; 'Barutamee ordered his fleet's reconnaissance elements to retrieve the artifact when he learned of the object's importance. However, Vice Admiral [[Michael Stanforth]] intended to lure the Covenant fleet away from the relic and into a trap over Reach.<ref name="fb4">'''Halo: Fleet Battles''', ''Scenario Four: Run!''</ref> 'Barutamee continued to search for Forerunner artifacts that he hoped would reveal the location of the Capital. However, he feared that a massive fleet from the [[Ministry of Resolution]]<ref name="fb6">'''Halo: Fleet Battles''', ''Scenario Six: LEFT JAB''</ref> en route to Reach would rob him of the chance to secret away relics from the other ministries and locate the Forerunner site.<ref name="Rho"/> With his artifact recovery teams pinned down by UNSC forces on Reach's surface, 'Barutamee recognized that if his fleet could not locate an object of value before the second fleet's arrival, he would be forced to either evacuate and abandon many of his own Zealots in the process, or face interrogation by the [[Hierarchs]] for his impudence and apparent incompetence in the battle.<ref name="fb6"/> | 'Barutamee led a hand-picked crew of Sangheili Zealots known as the [[Devoted Sentries]] from aboard the [[active camouflage|cloaked]] ''Long Night of Solace'' as they covertly searched for numerous Forerunner relics scattered across Reach.<ref name="Rho"/> When the UNSC realized the Covenant had arrived in the system, a large-scale engagement began. The Covenant's arrival forced the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] research team at [[Teller Station]] to abandon their efforts at uncovering [[Site 17|a Forerunner installation]] beneath the surface of a planetoid in Epsilon Eridani's [[Oort cloud]]. As the team attempted one last dig, they inadvertently activated Forerunner systems within the installation, revealing the site's location to 'Barutamee and the Fleet of Valiant Prudence.<ref name="fb3">'''Halo: Fleet Battles''', ''Scenario Three: Evacuate!''</ref> The human scientists managed to recover a Forerunner artifact from within the installation and departed the Oort cloud; 'Barutamee ordered his fleet's reconnaissance elements to retrieve the artifact when he learned of the object's importance. However, Vice Admiral [[Michael Stanforth]] intended to lure the Covenant fleet away from the relic and into a trap over Reach.<ref name="fb4">'''Halo: Fleet Battles''', ''Scenario Four: Run!''</ref> 'Barutamee continued to search for Forerunner artifacts that he hoped would reveal the location of the Capital. However, he feared that a massive fleet from the [[Ministry of Resolution]]<ref name="fb6">'''Halo: Fleet Battles''', ''Scenario Six: LEFT JAB''</ref> en route to Reach would rob him of the chance to secret away relics from the other ministries and locate the Forerunner site.<ref name="Rho"/> With his artifact recovery teams pinned down by UNSC forces on Reach's surface, 'Barutamee recognized that if his fleet could not locate an object of value before the second fleet's arrival, he would be forced to either evacuate and abandon many of his own Zealots in the process, or face interrogation by the [[Hierarchs]] for his impudence and apparent incompetence in the battle.<ref name="fb6"/> | ||
'Barutamee's vessel partook in the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]] on the surface of Reach, where [[UNSC Army]] forces accompanied by the [[Spartan-III]]s of [[Noble Team]] exposed ''Long Night of Solace'' through the destruction of [[Spire One]], a [[Covenant spire|communications tower]] that had been cloaking the vessel. In response, 'Barutamee destroyed {{UNSCShip|Grafton}}, the {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} that revealed the supercarrier's location by destroying the spire.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> 'Barutamee's vessels smashed the Army garrisons below before retreating to Reach's orbit.<ref name="hr solace"/> UNSC commanders and Noble Team formulated two operations to eliminate the | 'Barutamee's vessel partook in the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]] on the surface of Reach, where [[UNSC Army]] forces accompanied by the [[Spartan-III]]s of [[Noble Team]] exposed ''Long Night of Solace'' through the destruction of [[Spire One]], a [[Covenant spire|communications tower]] that had been cloaking the vessel. In response, 'Barutamee destroyed {{UNSCShip|Grafton}}, the {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} that revealed the supercarrier's location by destroying the spire.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> 'Barutamee's vessels smashed the Army garrisons below before retreating to Reach's orbit.<ref name="hr solace"/> | ||
In response to the revelation of the supercarrier, UNSC commanders and Noble Team formulated two operations to eliminate the ship: [[Operation: UPPER CUT|Operations: UPPER CUT]] and [[Operation: LEFT JAB|LEFT JAB]]. Operation: LEFT JAB would serve as a mission to distract the Covenant fleet, while Noble Team destroyed ''Long Night of Solace'' with the rigged [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] of the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}}.<ref name="fb6"/> On [[2552#August|August 14, 2552]], the operations were set into motion. While the Epsilon Eridani Fleet engaged the Fleet of Valiant Prudence, the significantly smaller Covenant fleet became stretched thin—leaving 'Barutamee's flagship open for a direct attack.<ref name="fb7">'''Halo: Fleet Battles''', ''Scenario Seven: Finishing Blow''</ref> The UNSC hijacked the {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}} ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' disabled the ship's communications so it couldn't warn the supercarrier and activated the corvette's refueling track. The ''Long Night of Solace'' was caught completely by surprise when [[Jorge-052]] detonated the rigged slipspace drive to underneath the supercarrier. Rho 'Barutamee was presumably killed along with his entire crew when the subsequent slipspace rupture tore the ship in half or when its remains reentered the atmosphere and crashed on the surface near [[New Alexandria]].<ref name="Rho"/><ref name="hr solace"/> | |||
Following 'Barutamee's death, his lieutenant—Shipmaster [[Kantar 'Utaralee]]—assumed command of the splintered Fleet of Valiant Prudence. In a last ditch effort, 'Barutamee's fleet attempted to recover the Forerunner relic from Epsilon Eridani's Oort cloud, now held in a [[space station]] near [[Turul]].<ref name="fb8">'''Halo: Fleet Battles''', ''Scenario Eight: Rally Point Zulu''</ref> The Ministry of Resolution's fleet arrived directly afterwards to engage UNSC forces at Reach.<ref name="hr solace"/> | Following 'Barutamee's death, his lieutenant—Shipmaster [[Kantar 'Utaralee]]—assumed command of the splintered Fleet of Valiant Prudence. In a last ditch effort, 'Barutamee's fleet attempted to recover the Forerunner relic from Epsilon Eridani's Oort cloud, now held in a [[space station]] near [[Turul]].<ref name="fb8">'''Halo: Fleet Battles''', ''Scenario Eight: Rally Point Zulu''</ref> The Ministry of Resolution's fleet arrived directly afterwards to engage UNSC forces at Reach.<ref name="hr solace"/> | ||