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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[File:H3 CovenantDropPod Exiting.jpg|300px|thumb|Separatist SpecOps Officers deploying during the [[Battle of Voi]].]] | |||
===Mission=== | ===Mission=== | ||
Special Operations worked within SWG to conduct unconventional warfare initiatives, by way of stealth and infiltration. Their units typically worked alongside conventional [[Covenant military]] forces to infiltrate enemy fortifications and conduct advance reconnaissance, with their primary goals being to prevent an enemy force from responding to attack in as discreet and efficient a manner possible.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG59}} However, SpecOps units may also work in the field in total isolation for long periods of time; these missions are often done via the direct orders of a [[Hierarchs|Hierarch]]{{Ref/Reuse|LibraryElite}} and are extremely classified.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG59}} When necessary, SpecOps forces may also be used to conduct guerilla warfare behind enemy lines or even conduct assassinations on high-value targets.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG59}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=133}} | Special Operations worked within SWG to conduct unconventional warfare initiatives, by way of stealth and infiltration. Their units typically worked alongside conventional [[Covenant military]] forces to infiltrate enemy fortifications and conduct advance reconnaissance, with their primary goals being to prevent an enemy force from responding to attack in as discreet and efficient a manner possible.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG59}} However, SpecOps units may also work in the field in total isolation for long periods of time; these missions are often done via the direct orders of a [[Hierarchs|Hierarch]]{{Ref/Reuse|LibraryElite}} and are extremely classified.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG59}} When necessary, SpecOps forces may also be used to conduct guerilla warfare behind enemy lines or even conduct assassinations on high-value targets.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG59}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=133}} | ||
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File:HEvol - Elite SpecOps Sword.png|Members of the Silent Shadow in active camouflage capture a SPARTAN-III, [[Jonah-B283]]. | File:HEvol - Elite SpecOps Sword.png|Members of the Silent Shadow in active camouflage capture a SPARTAN-III, [[Jonah-B283]]. | ||
File:File-BOB - SpecOps.jpg|A Special Operations Sangheili in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | File:File-BOB - SpecOps.jpg|A Special Operations Sangheili in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | ||
File:H2A-Rtas&Co.jpg|[[Rtas 'Vadum]], a Covenant [[ | File:H2A-Rtas&Co.jpg|[[Rtas 'Vadum]], a Covenant [[Commander (Covenant)|Commander]] in the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], encouraging his warriors before battle. | ||
File:H2A-SpecOpsBros.png|A Special Operations Unggoy with a Special Operations Sangheili. | File:H2A-SpecOpsBros.png|A Special Operations Unggoy with a Special Operations Sangheili. | ||
File:SSconfronts.png|The Silent Shadow confronts Atriox. | File:SSconfronts.png|The Silent Shadow confronts Atriox. | ||