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By this time, the Prophet of Truth led the largest Covenant invasion force recorded by the UNSC at that point in the war to Earth: a very massive Covenant combined armada, presumably both larger than the [[Fleet of Particular Justice|one]] used during the Fall of Reach and containing at least over three hundreds ships – including the remaining loyalist starships and fleets of the [[High Charity defense fleet]] – as the final contingent of his forces.{{Ref/Reuse|truthsfleet}}{{Ref/Site|Id=dreadnought|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/dreadnought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Dreadnought|D=25|M=07|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|Id=dreadnought|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/dreadnought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Dreadnought|D=25|M=07|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=hbc286|Novel=[[Halo: Broken Circle]] (Google Books)|Page=286|Quote=He has taken what is left of the Covenant fleets and is heading for the human world, Earth. He is seeking the Ark.|Quotee=[[G'torik 'Klemmee]]}} The fleet would later breach the Lunar perimeter,{{Ref/Reuse|H3CN}} and then engage the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], which was already weakened by the previous invasion fleets over Earth, at some point prior to the Forerunner Dreadnought's arrival on Earth as the November 17 dawned.{{Ref/Level|Id=H2GJ|Game=Halo 2|Level=[[The Great Journey (level)|The Great Journey]]}} | By this time, the Prophet of Truth led the largest Covenant invasion force recorded by the UNSC at that point in the war to Earth: a very massive Covenant combined armada, presumably both larger than the [[Fleet of Particular Justice|one]] used during the Fall of Reach and containing at least over three hundreds ships – including the remaining loyalist starships and fleets of the [[High Charity defense fleet]] – as the final contingent of his forces.{{Ref/Reuse|truthsfleet}}{{Ref/Site|Id=dreadnought|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/dreadnought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Dreadnought|D=25|M=07|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|Id=dreadnought|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/dreadnought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Dreadnought|D=25|M=07|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=hbc286|Novel=[[Halo: Broken Circle]] (Google Books)|Page=286|Quote=He has taken what is left of the Covenant fleets and is heading for the human world, Earth. He is seeking the Ark.|Quotee=[[G'torik 'Klemmee]]}} The fleet would later breach the Lunar perimeter,{{Ref/Reuse|H3CN}} and then engage the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], which was already weakened by the previous invasion fleets over Earth, at some point prior to the Forerunner Dreadnought's arrival on Earth as the November 17 dawned.{{Ref/Level|Id=H2GJ|Game=Halo 2|Level=[[The Great Journey (level)|The Great Journey]]}} | ||
Whilst on [[Installation 05]], [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]], [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]], and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] learned of the Prophet of Truth's intentions and departed the installation after the ''Anodyne Spirit'' while [[Rtas 'Vadum]] and most of [[Fleet of Retribution|Sangheili vessels]] under his command, comprising hundreds of ships, stayed behind on Installation 05 in order to quarantine and glass the Halo ring as well as quarantine High Charity in order to stop the escape of the [[Flood]] and the Gravemind from both the Halo and the city. Upon arrival at Earth on or just before November 15 aboard one of Sangheili vessels,{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}{{Ref/Site|Id=lrh|URL=https://youtu.be/8K3hG76Ctmo?t=164|Site=YouTube|Page=Halo 101: Long Road Home|D=14|M=06|Y=2021}} they took up station in an old military base, [[Crow's Nest]], near Voi, and waited for John-117 to arrive.{{Ref/Reuse|H3CN}}{{Ref/Note|The Sangheili vessel carrying the Arbiter and the survivors of ''In Amber Clad'' arrived at Earth at least two days before Truth's Keyship, despite the latter leaving Delta Halo's orbit well ahead of the former. While this may appear strange given that Forerunner slipspace travel can vastly outpace that of the Covenant, the apparent discrepancy is explained by the Keyship exiting slipspace in the outer edges of the Sol system on November 8 and not landing on Earth until November 17. The reason behind this delay was that the Covenant soldiers inside the Keyship focused on killing John instead of proceeding, as they feared he would kill the Prophet of Truth.}} On November 15, Sergeant Major Johnson and the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] interrogated [[Quick to Adjust]], a rebel [[Huragok]] since the Regret's attack on New Mombasa, to share information he had and relating to the [[Portal at Voi]].{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}{{Ref/Reuse|H3RCoast}} | Whilst on [[Installation 05]], [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]], [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]], and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] learned of the Prophet of Truth's intentions and departed the installation after the ''Anodyne Spirit'' while [[Rtas 'Vadum]] and most of [[Fleet of Retribution|Sangheili vessels]] under his command, comprising hundreds of ships, stayed behind on Installation 05 in order to quarantine and glass the Halo ring as well as quarantine High Charity in order to stop the escape of the [[Flood]] and the Gravemind from both the Halo and the city. Upon arrival at Earth on or just before November 15 aboard one of the Sangheili vessels,{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}{{Ref/Site|Id=lrh|URL=https://youtu.be/8K3hG76Ctmo?t=164|Site=YouTube|Page=Halo 101: Long Road Home|D=14|M=06|Y=2021}} they took up station in an old military base, [[Crow's Nest]], near Voi, and waited for John-117 to arrive.{{Ref/Reuse|H3CN}}{{Ref/Note|The Sangheili vessel carrying the Arbiter and the survivors of ''In Amber Clad'' arrived at Earth at least two days before Truth's Keyship, despite the latter leaving Delta Halo's orbit well ahead of the former. While this may appear strange given that Forerunner slipspace travel can vastly outpace that of the Covenant, the apparent discrepancy is explained by the Keyship exiting slipspace in the outer edges of the Sol system on November 8 and not landing on Earth until November 17. The reason behind this delay was that the Covenant soldiers inside the Keyship focused on killing John instead of proceeding, as they feared he would kill the Prophet of Truth.}} On November 15, Sergeant Major Johnson and the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] interrogated [[Quick to Adjust]], a rebel [[Huragok]] since the Regret's attack on New Mombasa, to share information he had and relating to the [[Portal at Voi]].{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}{{Ref/Reuse|H3RCoast}} | ||
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