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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Arriving over [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in response to a possible impending Covenant attack, the ''[[UNSC Iroquois]]'' found itself outmatched by the arrival of a Covenant battle group consisting of one [[Carrier]], one [[Destroyer]], and two [[Frigates]] (medium-sized support ships). They were only expecting four medium-sized ships. | Arriving over [[Sigma Octanus IV]] in response to a possible impending Covenant attack, the ''[[UNSC Iroquois]]'' found itself outmatched by the arrival of a Covenant battle group consisting of one [[Covenant carrier|Carrier]], one [[Covenant destroyer|Destroyer]], and two [[Covenant frigates|Frigates]] (medium-sized support ships). They were only expecting four medium-sized ships. | ||
Commander Keyes resolved to attack by deciding to set the ''Iroquois'' on a collision course for the destroyer at emergency acceleration while launching a nuclear warhead in what seemed the wrong direction. The two escorting Frigates proceeded to launch one [[Plasma Torpedo]] each, but the ''Iroquois'' managed to evade by utilizing the emergency thruster. Having missed their target, the plasma came about and continued to track and home in on the UNSC warship. | Commander Keyes resolved to attack by deciding to set the ''Iroquois'' on a collision course for the destroyer at emergency acceleration while launching a nuclear warhead in what seemed the wrong direction. The two escorting Frigates proceeded to launch one [[Plasma Torpedo]] each, but the ''Iroquois'' managed to evade by utilizing the emergency thruster. Having missed their target, the plasma came about and continued to track and home in on the UNSC warship. | ||
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The trailing ordinance was to prove critical to the success of Keyes' strategy. A last minute course correction allowed the ''Iroquois'' to merely "graze" (scrape) the destroyer's shields rather than smash directly into the ship properly, resulting in the destruction of a large portion of the ''Iroquois''' armor (Keyes' tore through two meters of titanium armor, and subsequently breached every bottom deck of the ''Iroquois''). However, the tracking [[Plasma torpedo]]es were unable to correct themselves for the sudden maneuver of their target and, consequently, hit the Covenant destroyer instead. A heavy salvo of [[Archer_Missile|Archer Missiles]] sent the remainder of the Covenant warship to its destruction. | The trailing ordinance was to prove critical to the success of Keyes' strategy. A last minute course correction allowed the ''Iroquois'' to merely "graze" (scrape) the destroyer's shields rather than smash directly into the ship properly, resulting in the destruction of a large portion of the ''Iroquois''' armor (Keyes' tore through two meters of titanium armor, and subsequently breached every bottom deck of the ''Iroquois''). However, the tracking [[Plasma torpedo]]es were unable to correct themselves for the sudden maneuver of their target and, consequently, hit the Covenant destroyer instead. A heavy salvo of [[Archer_Missile|Archer Missiles]] sent the remainder of the Covenant warship to its destruction. | ||
With the momentum built up during the first phase, the ''Iroquois'' performed a slingshot maneuver around the planet. Once safely away, the nuclear warhead deployed earlier was detonated, completely draining the shields on the two Frigates. Having completed its orbit, the ''Iroquois'' resumed its attack and destroyed the two Frigates with two heavy [[Magnetic_Accelerator_Cannon|MAC]] rounds and hundreds of its remaining [[Archer_Missile|Archer Missiles]]. Its escorts destroyed, the Carrier disengaged and escaped out system. Before leaving, it dropped 34 dropships and a [[Stealth Corvette]] to continue the ground assault. Later, the Carrier hailed the rest of the attack fleet to Sigma Octanus IV. | With the momentum built up during the first phase, the ''Iroquois'' performed a slingshot maneuver around the planet. Once safely away, the nuclear warhead deployed earlier was detonated, completely draining the shields on the two Frigates. Having completed its orbit, the ''Iroquois'' resumed its attack and destroyed the two Frigates with two heavy [[Magnetic_Accelerator_Cannon|MAC]] rounds and hundreds of its remaining [[Archer_Missile|Archer Missiles]]. Its escorts destroyed, the Carrier disengaged and escaped out system. Before leaving, it dropped 34 dropships and a [[Stealth Corvette]] to continue the ground assault. Later, the Carrier hailed the rest of the attack fleet to Sigma Octanus IV. | ||
==Repair== | ==Repair== | ||