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Although the Broadsword has been in production since the mid-2530s, it was not adopted for widespread usage until the later days of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="H4VG"/> In [[2552#August|August 2552]], at least two Broadswords were deployed to assist [[Battle of Tribute|civilian evacuation operations]] in [[Casbah]], [[Tribute]]<ref>'''Halo 4''', multiplayer level ''[[Landfall (level)|Landfall]]''</ref> while entire squadrons were deployed with [[YSS-1000 Sabre]]s during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'''</ref> Several were present at the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s commissioning ceremony in [[2557|February 2557]].<ref>'''[[The Commissioning]]'''</ref> | Although the Broadsword has been in production since the mid-2530s, it was not adopted for widespread usage until the later days of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="H4VG"/> In [[2552#August|August 2552]], at least two Broadswords were deployed to assist [[Battle of Tribute|civilian evacuation operations]] in [[Casbah]], [[Tribute]]<ref>'''Halo 4''', multiplayer level ''[[Landfall (level)|Landfall]]''</ref> while entire squadrons were deployed with [[YSS-1000 Sabre]]s during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'''</ref> Several were present at the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s commissioning ceremony in [[2557|February 2557]].<ref>'''[[The Commissioning]]'''</ref> | ||
After the | After the ''Infinity'' crash-landed on the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]]'s inner surface, Broadswords were deployed to assault the [[Ur-Didact]]'s [[Cryptum]] and the {{Class|CRS|light cruiser}}s besieging the ship, but not before [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] had reactivated the ship's MAC defense turrets. Together, the turrets and fighters drove the Cryptum off and destroyed at least two light cruisers.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Infinity (Halo 4 level)|Infinity]]''</ref> Later, as [[Gypsy Company]] was sent on a mission to destroy Forerunner [[particle cannon]]s, at least two Broadswords were deployed by the ''Infinity'' to assist.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]''</ref> | ||
''[[Ivanoff Station]]'' had several F41E Broadsword fighters in its hangar bay, though they were not used during the Didact's attack on the station.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]''</ref> John-117 armed one with a HAVOK nuclear warhead, intending to destroy the Didact's ship, ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', before he could unleash the [[Composer]] on [[Earth]]. John caught up with ''Mantle's Approach'' just before it entered slipspace, flying beneath its shields since the Broadsword's were inadequate for slipspace travel. After arriving at Earth, he used the Broadsword to destroy the ship's point-defense guns so that the ''Infinity'' could punch a hole through the ship. Flying the fighter inside the warship's hull, the walls closed around the Broadsword and crushed it, forcing the Spartan to carry the HAVOK the rest of the way to the Composer. The fighter's remains were completely destroyed when John destroyed ''Mantle's Approach'' with the nuclear weapon.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref> | ''[[Ivanoff Station]]'' had several F41E Broadsword fighters in its hangar bay, though they were not used during the Didact's attack on the station.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]''</ref> John-117 armed one with a HAVOK nuclear warhead, intending to destroy the Didact's ship, ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', before he could unleash the [[Composer]] on [[Earth]]. John caught up with ''Mantle's Approach'' just before it entered slipspace, flying beneath its shields since the Broadsword's were inadequate for slipspace travel. After arriving at Earth, he used the Broadsword to destroy the ship's point-defense guns so that the ''Infinity'' could punch a hole through the ship. Flying the fighter inside the warship's hull, the walls closed around the Broadsword and crushed it, forcing the Spartan to carry the HAVOK the rest of the way to the Composer. The fighter's remains were completely destroyed when John destroyed ''Mantle's Approach'' with the nuclear weapon.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref> | ||