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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:H2A Terminals - Sacred Consecration.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The fleet preparing to leave for Earth.]] | [[File:H2A Terminals - Sacred Consecration.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The fleet preparing to leave for Earth.]] | ||
After the Prophet of Regret discovered the location of the [[Installation 00|Ark]] [[Portal at Voi|Portal]] from a [[Forerunner]] [[Luminary]] unearthed in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Meridian]],<ref name="h2at">'''Halo 2 Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2 Anniversary)|Terminals]]''</ref> he quickly conjured a small excavation fleet to uncover it. He was unaware that the relic he sought after was located on [[human]]ity's [[Earth|homeworld]].<ref name="waypoint"/> His significantly outnumbered and out-classed fleet was quickly attacked by the [[UNSC Home Fleet]]'s [[Fifth Fleet]], consisting of eight {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s and sixty-seven {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}s under the command of [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Harper]].<ref name="cairo">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref> | After the Prophet of Regret discovered the location of the [[Installation 00|Ark]] [[Portal at Voi|Portal]] from a [[Forerunner]] [[Luminary]] unearthed in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Meridian]],<ref name="h2at">'''Halo 2 Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''</ref> he quickly conjured a small excavation fleet to uncover it. He was unaware that the relic he sought after was located on [[human]]ity's [[Earth|homeworld]].<ref name="waypoint"/> His significantly outnumbered and out-classed fleet was quickly attacked by the [[UNSC Home Fleet]]'s [[Fifth Fleet]], consisting of eight {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s and sixty-seven {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}s under the command of [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Harper]].<ref name="cairo">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref> | ||
The Covenant fleet then deployed dozens of [[Type-28 boarding craft|boarding craft]] at the [[orbital defense platform]]s defending the planet, in hopes of destroying a cluster with [[antimatter charge]]s. They managed to destroy two orbital stations; the [[Athens Station|''Athens'']] and [[Malta Station|''Malta'']] station, clearing a path for Regret's flagship, the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' to reach Earth.<ref name="cairo"/> | The Covenant fleet then deployed dozens of [[Type-28 boarding craft|boarding craft]] at the [[orbital defense platform]]s defending the planet, in hopes of destroying a cluster with [[antimatter charge]]s. They managed to destroy two orbital stations; the [[Athens Station|''Athens'']] and [[Malta Station|''Malta'']] station, clearing a path for Regret's flagship, the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' to reach Earth.<ref name="cairo"/> | ||
