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{{Quote|So then the [[Covenant fleet]] really starts to tear into the orbital defenses. It's getting ugly up there. Major skirmishes with the [[Second Fleet|Second]], [[Seventh Fleet|Seventh]], and [[Sixteenth Fleet]]s.|[[Laura Tanner|Sergeant Laura "Smokes" Tanner]]{{Ref/Reuse|goo204}}}} | {{Quote|So then the [[Covenant fleet]] really starts to tear into the orbital defenses. It's getting ugly up there. Major skirmishes with the [[Second Fleet|Second]], [[Seventh Fleet|Seventh]], and [[Sixteenth Fleet]]s.|[[Laura Tanner|Sergeant Laura "Smokes" Tanner]]{{Ref/Reuse|goo204}}}} | ||
[[File:H2A - BattleofEarth.png|250px | [[File:H2A - BattleofEarth.png|250px|thumb|Ships of the Home Fleet engaging the [[Covenant]] during the early stages of the Battle of Earth.]] | ||
The Home Fleet's first known engagements with the conglomerate of alien races known as the [[Covenant]] were during the last stages of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in the [[Battle of Earth]], where it successfully defeated the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] directly commanded by a member of the Covenant's [[Hierarchs|leadership]] in Earth's orbit. The engagement, however, was against a very small fleet of two [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carriers]] and thirteen [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|battlecruisers]]. This engagement, commanded by both Fleet Admirals Hood and Harper, suffered a number of casualties as the [[Fifth Fleet|fleet]] of sixty-seven frigates and eight cruisers under Harper's command attempted to hold back the enemy cruisers from reaching the orbital defense platforms. | The Home Fleet's first known engagements with the conglomerate of alien races known as the [[Covenant]] were during the last stages of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in the [[Battle of Earth]], where it successfully defeated the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] directly commanded by a member of the Covenant's [[Hierarchs|leadership]] in Earth's orbit. The engagement, however, was against a very small fleet of two [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carriers]] and thirteen [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|battlecruisers]]. This engagement, commanded by both Fleet Admirals Hood and Harper, suffered a number of casualties as the [[Fifth Fleet|fleet]] of sixty-seven frigates and eight cruisers under Harper's command attempted to hold back the enemy cruisers from reaching the orbital defense platforms. | ||
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=====Late Battle for Earth===== | =====Late Battle for Earth===== | ||
[[File:H2A - Earth and Dreadnought.jpg|thumb | [[File:H2A - Earth and Dreadnought.jpg|thumb|300px|As the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' and other forces of the Prophet of Truth moved in, the Home Fleet was devastated.]] | ||
After the [[Flood]] [[Fall of High Charity|infestation]] of High Charity, the Prophet of Truth led what it remains within the [[High Charity defense fleet|Covenant loyalists forces]] in an attempt to make a final push offensive on Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TGJ}} In the later stages of the Battle for Earth around November 17, Truth's [[Truth's fleet#Further engagements|final and overwhelming invasion forces]] arrived in the system and breached the [[Luna]]r perimeter.{{Ref/Reuse|Crows}} With the Earth's defenses already weakened by waves of invasion fleets that had arrived previously, the Home Fleet and orbital defense platforms engaged the Covenant armada in high Earth orbit, holding their own against the overwhelming enemy fleet to defend the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TGJ}} | After the [[Flood]] [[Fall of High Charity|infestation]] of High Charity, the Prophet of Truth led what it remains within the [[High Charity defense fleet|Covenant loyalists forces]] in an attempt to make a final push offensive on Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TGJ}} In the later stages of the Battle for Earth around November 17, Truth's [[Truth's fleet#Further engagements|final and overwhelming invasion forces]] arrived in the system and breached the [[Luna]]r perimeter.{{Ref/Reuse|Crows}} With the Earth's defenses already weakened by waves of invasion fleets that had arrived previously, the Home Fleet and orbital defense platforms engaged the Covenant armada in high Earth orbit, holding their own against the overwhelming enemy fleet to defend the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TGJ}} | ||