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After the Prophet of Truth activated the Portal, its fleet under his command went through [[Slipspace portal|the slipspace rift]] to the Ark, a massive [[Forerunner]] installation outside the [[Milky Way Galaxy]]. Soon after this the Flood-controlled [[Indulgence of Conviction|battlecruiser]] appeared and crashed into the city, delaying the UNSC's attempt to pursue the loyalist fleet and forcing them to blow up the ship.<ref name="Floodgate">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> On [[2552#December|December 11]], the fleet used this time to deploy ground forces to the Ark, while Truth and his bodyguard of Jiralhanae moved to [[the Citadel]] to activate the [[Halo Array|Halo rings]]. | After the Prophet of Truth activated the Portal, its fleet under his command went through [[Slipspace portal|the slipspace rift]] to the Ark, a massive [[Forerunner]] installation outside the [[Milky Way Galaxy]]. Soon after this the Flood-controlled [[Indulgence of Conviction|battlecruiser]] appeared and crashed into the city, delaying the UNSC's attempt to pursue the loyalist fleet and forcing them to blow up the ship.<ref name="Floodgate">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> On [[2552#December|December 11]], the fleet used this time to deploy ground forces to the Ark, while Truth and his bodyguard of Jiralhanae moved to [[the Citadel]] to activate the [[Halo Array|Halo rings]]. | ||
After the humans and Sangheili contained the Flood on Earth, a joint UNSC-Sangheili effort, consisting of at least two [[Charon-class light frigate|UNSC frigates]] of the [[Battle Group Victory]], and the [[Covenant separatists|Seperatist]] [[Fleet of Retribution]], consisting of at least nine Sangheili battlecruisers and at least one [[Shadow of Intent|larger assault carrier]], managed to follow the Covenant ships a few hours after their initial retreat through the portal. Upon arriving above the Ark | After the humans and Sangheili contained the Flood on Earth, a joint UNSC-Sangheili effort, consisting of at least two [[Charon-class light frigate|UNSC frigates]] of the [[Battle Group Victory]], and the [[Covenant separatists|Seperatist]] [[Fleet of Retribution]], consisting of at least nine Sangheili battlecruisers and at least one [[Shadow of Intent|larger assault carrier]], managed to follow the Covenant ships a few hours after their initial retreat through the portal. Upon arriving above the Ark on December 11, the Jiralhanae fleet [[Battle of Installation 00|engaged]] the Fleet of Retribution, backed up by the UNSC frigates. While Truth's fleet outnumbered the UNSC-Sangheili fleet three to one, the Sangheili's tactics proved superior to that of the Jiralhanae, eventually obliterating the entirety of the loyalist fleet except at least [[Foebane|one]] [[ORS-class heavy cruiser|heavy cruiser]] that abandoned the other Covanant forces to their doom earlier.<ref name="TheArk">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark]]''</ref> Together with the utter defeat of the Jiralhanae-led forces on the Ark itself during the conflict on the installation and Truth's eventual death at the hands of the [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]], this signalled the final and pyrrhic UNSC-Sangheili victory over the Covenant and the end of the 27-years-long Human-Covenant War.<ref name="TheCovenant">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref><ref name="Halo">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]''</ref> | ||
As of April [[2559]], the wreckage of one of Truth's cruisers remained to orbit the Installation 00.<ref name="FB">[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1884365661787920/permalink/2257678564456626/?comment_id=2258443351046814 '''Facebook - Ken Peters''']</ref> | As of April [[2559]], the wreckage of one of Truth's cruisers remained to orbit the Installation 00.<ref name="FB">[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1884365661787920/permalink/2257678564456626/?comment_id=2258443351046814 '''Facebook - Ken Peters''']</ref> | ||