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[[File:Origins ii Human-CovenantWar.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Humanity, heavily out-gunned, lost much ground to the Covenant.]] | [[File:Origins ii Human-CovenantWar.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Humanity, heavily out-gunned, lost much ground to the Covenant.]] | ||
For fifteen years, the war ground on in a predictable pattern; costly victories on the ground for UNSC forces, with near total Covenant space superiority. The UNSC managed to deal a heavy blow to the Covenant in 2537 with the destruction of the Covenant manufacturing plant [[K7-49]] in [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]],<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', p. 341</ref> and again during the [[Siege of the Atlas Moons]] in the same year. However, these victories were offset by the loss of [[New Constantinople]], the loss of its colonies at [[Leonis Minoris]], and the total destruction of the force of SPARTAN-IIIs sent to destroy the Covenant base.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 179 ("John had never worked with the Admiral before, but his accomplishments during the battles for New Constantinople and the Siege of the Atlas Moons were well known.")</ref> | For fifteen years, the war ground on in a predictable pattern; costly and rare victories on the ground for UNSC forces, with near total Covenant space superiority.{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=205}} The UNSC managed to deal a heavy blow to the Covenant in 2537 with the destruction of the Covenant manufacturing plant [[K7-49]] in [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]],<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', p. 341</ref> and again during the [[Siege of the Atlas Moons]] in the same year. However, these victories were offset by the loss of [[New Constantinople]], the loss of its colonies at [[Leonis Minoris]], and the total destruction of the force of SPARTAN-IIIs sent to destroy the Covenant base.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', p. 179 ("John had never worked with the Admiral before, but his accomplishments during the battles for New Constantinople and the Siege of the Atlas Moons were well known.")</ref> | ||
Throughout the 2540s, the UNSC was dealt ever greater blows with the death of the SPARTAN-II [[Sheila-065]] during the [[Battle of Miridem]] in 2544,<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 173''</ref> followed by the [[Battle of Actium|defeat at Actium]] in [[2545]],<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herocourage/c2ada678-e9ce-4db9-9ce9-1864070bd198 '''Halo Waypoint''' video, ''Hero-Courage'']</ref> defeat during the [[Fall of Arcadia]]<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'''</ref> and the [[Siege of Paris IV|loss of Paris IV]] in 2549.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', p. 244</ref> One of the UNSC's success was [[Operation: TORPEDO]] in 2545. The loss of 298 SPARTAN-IIIs was ultimately considered acceptable losses by UNSC High Command.<ref name=Onyx27 >''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', p. 21</ref> The SPARTAN-II raid on the [[Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence]] to recover a captive Dr. Halsey further proved the Covenant Empire was overwhelmingly powerful, but not invincible.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''</ref> | Throughout the 2540s, the UNSC was dealt ever greater blows with the death of the SPARTAN-II [[Sheila-065]] during the [[Battle of Miridem]] in 2544,<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 173''</ref> followed by the [[Battle of Actium|defeat at Actium]] in [[2545]],<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herocourage/c2ada678-e9ce-4db9-9ce9-1864070bd198 '''Halo Waypoint''' video, ''Hero-Courage'']</ref> defeat during the [[Fall of Arcadia]]<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'''</ref> and the [[Siege of Paris IV|loss of Paris IV]] in 2549.<ref>''Halo: First Strike'', p. 244</ref> One of the UNSC's success was [[Operation: TORPEDO]] in 2545. The loss of 298 SPARTAN-IIIs was ultimately considered acceptable losses by UNSC High Command.<ref name=Onyx27 >''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', p. 21</ref> The SPARTAN-II raid on the [[Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence]] to recover a captive Dr. Halsey further proved the Covenant Empire was overwhelmingly powerful, but not invincible.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''</ref> | ||