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{{quote|Sir, that was the most brilliant maneuver I have ever seen.|[[Lieutenant Hikowa]] to [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]].}} | {{quote|Sir, that was the most brilliant maneuver I have ever seen.|[[Lieutenant Hikowa]] to [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]].}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:Keyes Loop.jpeg|thumb|275px|The "Keyes Loop", as drawn by Captain Keyes for Dr. Halsey.]] | ||
The '''Keyes Loop'''<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 18</ref><ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'''</ref> was a famous space tactical maneuver first executed by then-[[Jacob Keyes|Commander Jacob Keyes]] at the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552]]. The result was one of the rare naval victories achieved by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] over [[Covenant]] forces, and it led to Keyes' promotion to [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] by [[Admiral Stanforth]]. It also provided a badly-needed morale boost to the whole fleet. | The '''Keyes Loop'''<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 18</ref><ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'''</ref> was a famous space tactical maneuver first executed by then-[[Jacob Keyes|Commander Jacob Keyes]] at the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552]]. The result was one of the rare naval victories achieved by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] over [[Covenant]] forces, and it led to Keyes' promotion to [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] by [[Admiral Stanforth]]. It also provided a badly-needed morale boost to the whole fleet. | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Arriving over [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in response to a possible impending Covenant attack, the [[Halberd-class light destroyer|destroyer]] {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}}, under the command of Commander Keyes, found itself outmatched by the arrival of a Covenant [[battle group]] consisting of one [[Covenant carrier|carrier]], one {{ | Arriving over [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in response to a possible impending Covenant attack, the [[Halberd-class light destroyer|destroyer]] {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}}, under the command of Commander Keyes, found itself outmatched by the arrival of a Covenant [[battle group]] consisting of one [[Covenant carrier|carrier]], one {{Pattern|Wik|light destroyer}}, and two [[Covenant frigate|frigates]] (medium-sized support ships). They were only expecting four medium-sized ships. | ||
Keyes resolved to attack by setting the ''Iroquois'' on a collision course for the destroyer at emergency acceleration while launching a nuclear warhead in what seemed to be the wrong direction. The two escorting frigates proceeded to launch one [[plasma torpedo]] each, but the ''Iroquois'' managed to evade by utilizing its [[emergency thruster]]s. Having missed their target, the plasma torpedoes came about and continued to track and home in on the UNSC [[warship]]. | Keyes resolved to attack by setting the ''Iroquois'' on a collision course for the destroyer at emergency acceleration while launching a nuclear warhead in what seemed to be the wrong direction. The two escorting frigates proceeded to launch one [[plasma torpedo]] each, but the ''Iroquois'' managed to evade by utilizing its [[emergency thruster]]s. Having missed their target, the plasma torpedoes came about and continued to track and home in on the UNSC [[warship]]. | ||