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The '''''Fleet of Particular Justice''''' was a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant Navy|Naval]] unit. It was formerly led by [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadamee]]. This fleet was responsible for glassing [[Reach]], and pursued the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Installation 04]].

The Fleet of Particular Justice was formed in [[2535]] during a reorganization of the [[Covenant Military]] as ordered by the [[High Prophets]], against the wishes of the conservative [[Sangheili]] fleet commanders.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page ??''</ref>

The fleet, along with at least two other fleets,<ref name="flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood|Halo: The Flood (2010)]]''' ''bonus content''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Return]]"</ref> was present at the Battle of Reach under the leadership of [[Thel 'Vadamee]]. Before the initial battle, the Covenant sent a small fleet to Reach, consisting the [[Covenant supercarrier]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', the [[Covenant corvette]] ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' and several unnamed corvettes. When the supercarrier was destroyed on August 14th, another, larger fleet of ships exited Slipspace near Reach to establish a solid beachhead on the planet before the full might of the Fleet of Particular Justice arrived on August 30th. Though the fleet succeeded in glassing [[Reach]], it took heavy casualties during the battle, mainly because of the planet's defending [[MAC#.22Super.22_Magnetic_Accelerator_Cannon|Mk. V "Super" MAC]]-equipped [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s and a well-placed nuclear minefield. Over two-thirds of the fleet were lost taking the planet.<ref name="Halo: The Fall of Reach">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref>

After the fall of Reach, Thel 'Vadamee ordered those closest to his flagship to pursue the Pillar of Autumn to Installation 04. The Covenant warships, being naturally faster than human warships, arrived at Halo first and set up a blockade to prevent the humans from landing on the installation. Due to the [[Prophet of Stewardship]]'s decree which forbids the usage of [[Plasma Torpedoes]] against the human warship due to concerns that the installation might be damaged in the crossfire, 'Vadamee was forced to send boarders over to capture and disable the human ship instead. In the battle that followed, the ''Autumn'' managed to destroy at least four of the fleet's cruisers and damage several others, including the ''Truth and Reconciliation.'' Worse for the Covenant, the ''Autumn'' managed to hold off the boarding parties long enough to launch its escape pods at Halo. The Covenant destroyed some of the pods, but the rest landed on the ring. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' itself soon crash landed on Halo despite the fleet's best efforts to stop it.

During the next several days of the Battle of Installation 04, the fleet of Particular Justice remained in orbit around Halo, sending numerous troops down to the surface in an attempt to both learn the secrets of the ring and to eliminate the human presence.  The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' seemed to act as the flagship on the surface. Because the ring was considered sacred, the fleet was unable to simply wipe the humans out from orbit as they were accustom to doing so. The fleet eventually had their Agriculture Support Ship, the ''[[Infinite Succor]]'', boarded and subsequently hijacked by the Flood.<ref name="Halo Graphic Novel">'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''</ref> Realizing that the battle on Halo's surface would be lost due to the overwhelming Flood, the Covenant Leadership ordered the Fleet of Particular Justice to retreat from Halo.<ref name=Keyes (Level)>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level, ''[[Keyes (Level)]] (''"The Covenant network is in absolute chaos! From what I've been able to piece together, their leadership ordered all ships to abandon Halo when they found the Flood..."'')</ref>  The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' was taken over by first the Flood and then the humans, but was ultimately destroyed by being crashed into Halo. Upon learning that [[John-117]] was about to detonate the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s engines in an effort to destroy Halo, Thel 'Vadamee ordered all ships to take refuge behind [[Threshold]] to avoid being destroyed.<ref name="flood"/>

*''[[Seeker of Truth]]'' - [[Flagship]] - [[Thel 'Vadamee]]

*''[[Glorious Advance]]'' - [[Phantom]] attached to the ''Seeker of Truth''

*''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' - [[CCS-Class Battlecruiser]] - [[Orna 'Fulsamee]] - Destroyed

*''[[Penance]]'' - [[CAR-class Frigate]]

*''[[Esteem]]'' - [[CPV-class Destroyer]]

*''[[Reverence]]'' - [[CPV-class Destroyer]]

*''[[Infinite Succor]]'' - [[Agricultural Support Ship]] - [[Minister of Etiology]] - Destroyed

*''[[Brilliant Gift]]'' - [[Spirit]] - Destroyed

*[[Unidentified Covenant Cruiser]] - Destroyed