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===Second Ark Conflict=== | ===Second Ark Conflict=== | ||
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During the later months of [[2559]], a force of [[Banished]] soldiers led by [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Minas]] were [[Raid on Anodyne Spirit|deployed]] to the | During the later months of [[2559]], a force of [[Banished]] soldiers led by [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Minas]] were [[Raid on Anodyne Spirit|deployed]] to the keyship to retrieve several shards of the [[Menachite Forerunner crystal]], intended to be used to re-connect the Banished forces with their allies in the Milky Way.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} | ||
While exploring the ship, the Banished troops were ambushed by the surviving Covenant forces aboard the keyship - who no one had expected to still be alive. Despite using their old Covenant-era equipment, the Covenant troops were able to put up heavy resistance against the Banished troops and arranged several successful ambushes. Later on, they deployed six [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantom dropships]] to support their attack, proving to outnumber the Banished raiding party considerably. Nonetheless, the Banished force's [[Flaktura Workshop Skewer]]s proved capable anti-air weapons in the battle, and the force was ultimately able to escape with the shards retrieved - though at considerably cost to their own numbers. The loyalist forces remained inside the keyship a potential threat to future operations in the region.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} | While exploring the ship, the Banished troops were ambushed by the surviving Covenant forces aboard the keyship - who no one had expected to still be alive. Despite using their old Covenant-era equipment, the Covenant troops were able to put up heavy resistance against the Banished troops and arranged several successful ambushes. Later on, they deployed six [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantom dropships]] to support their attack, proving to outnumber the Banished raiding party considerably. Nonetheless, the Banished force's [[Flaktura Workshop Skewer]]s proved capable anti-air weapons in the battle, and the force was ultimately able to escape with the shards retrieved - though at considerably cost to their own numbers. The loyalist forces remained inside the keyship a potential threat to future operations in the region.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} |
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