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During the battle, eight of Green Team's Black Daggers were picked up by ships of the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience]]. The Black Daggers managed to sneak their octas onboard with them when they were captured, running on the sixty minute automatic countdown and as a result, only laughed in the faces of their captors when interrogated. When the timer ran out, the eight octas detonated, visibly destroying the six Covenant ships they went off on to the astonishment of the watching UNSC forces from their hidden [[Prowler]]s who realized what the Black Daggers must've done even after being defeated.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Epilogue''</ref> The Fleet of Inexorable Obedience was decimated by the attack.<ref>'''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''', ''page 69''</ref> | During the battle, eight of Green Team's Black Daggers were picked up by ships of the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience]]. The Black Daggers managed to sneak their octas onboard with them when they were captured, running on the sixty minute automatic countdown and as a result, only laughed in the faces of their captors when interrogated. When the timer ran out, the eight octas detonated, visibly destroying the six Covenant ships they went off on to the astonishment of the watching UNSC forces from their hidden [[Prowler]]s who realized what the Black Daggers must've done even after being defeated.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Epilogue''</ref> The Fleet of Inexorable Obedience was decimated by the attack.<ref>'''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''', ''page 69''</ref> | ||
By [[2559#October|October 2559]], the UNSC employed weapons | By [[2559#October|October 2559]], the UNSC employed weapons called [[octadart]]s; relatively small laser-guided bombs filled with an octanitrocubane charge and capable of blasting through the shields of an [[intrusion corvette]].{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=19}} | ||
During [[Operation: WOLFE]] in October 2559, an octanitrocubane charge acted as the [[self-destruct]] of the {{UNSCShip|Special Delivery}}.{{Ref/Novel|HSoR|Chapter=2}} | During [[Operation: WOLFE]] in October 2559, an octanitrocubane charge acted as the [[self-destruct]] of the {{UNSCShip|Special Delivery}}.{{Ref/Novel|HSoR|Chapter=2}} | ||