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 [[File:Outcome of Second Battle of Harvest.png|thumb|200px|Cole's fleet destroys the Covenant ship in the Second Battle of Harvest.]]
-From that point on, the Covenant continued to attack and destroy the humans where ever they were found, using their [[Luminary|Luminaries]] to find human worlds. Though the UNSC forces fought bravely, their inferior technology and numbers meant that even a ''close'' victory was far from guaranteed. The Covenant also had an advantage in that sometimes they didn't even ''need'' to fight planet-side to destroy the enemy; their ships simply needed to destroy the humans' space-borne defenses and any other threats around the planet, and then reduce the planet's surface to glass with orbital plasma bombardments. The few victories achieved by the UNSC came about due to special tactical maneuvers, extensive use of nuclear weapons, and the crucial assistance of the Spartan-IIs and IIIsas human missiles and magnetic acceleration weapons were unable to compete with Covenant energy shields and plasma torpedoes and reinforcements in the form of Spartans if normal humans were unable to accomplish a mission. This was far from a permanent solution, however, as after just six years of combat, space battles with the Covenant depleted the UNSC's nuclear stockpile to almost nothing.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''''', page 34</ref> Over twenty-seven years, the Covenant whittled down the UNSC planet by planet.
+From that point on, the Covenant continued to attack and destroy the humans where ever they were found, using their [[Luminary|Luminaries]] to find human worlds. Though the UNSC forces fought bravely, their inferior technology and numbers meant that even a ''close'' victory was far from guaranteed. The Covenant also had an advantage in that sometimes they didn't even ''need'' to fight planet-side to destroy the enemy; their ships simply needed to destroy the humans' space-borne defenses and any other threats around the planet, and then reduce the planet's surface to glass with orbital plasma bombardments. The few major victories achieved by the UNSC came about due to special tactical maneuvers, extensive use of nuclear weapons, and the crucial assistance of the Spartan-IIs and IIIs, as human missiles and magnetic acceleration weapons were unable to compete with Covenant energy shields and plasma weaponry. This was far from a permanent solution, however, as after just six years of combat, space battles with the Covenant depleted the UNSC's nuclear stockpile to almost nothing.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''''', page 34</ref> Over twenty-seven years, the Covenant whittled down the UNSC planet by planet.
 Realizing the threat posed to humanity by the Covenant, the UNSC [[Colonial Military Administration]] gave [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] the command of the then-largest fleet in human history with orders to retake Harvest. Cole [[Second Battle of Harvest|retook Harvest]] in [[2526]], and then spent five years chasing the Covenant around the [[Outer Colonies]], fighting them and scoring victories at [[Alpha Aurigae System|Alpha Aurigae]], [[XI Boötis A System|XI Boötis A]], and [[Groombridge-1830]]. Meanwhile, the Covenant returned to Harvest, determined to recapture the planet. This led to a five-year long [[Harvest Campaign|series of engagements]] on Harvest between the Covenant and the UNSC. Because of the threat the Covenant posed, the UNSC began deploying the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]]s, super soldiers originally trained to fight the [[Insurrection]]. The SPARTANs became one of humanity's greatest — and most celebrated — defenders, showing an ability to turn the tide of battle. Their prowess was not lost on the Covenant, who came to fear the SPARTANs as [[demon]]s.