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By the time of the outbreak of war with [[human]]ity, Zhoist served the Covenant as a vital supply base and staging area for the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience]]. During the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]] in [[2525]], the ''[[Unrelenting]]'' intended to return to Zhoist for repairs following victory against the humans, before its destruction at the hands of [[Blue Team]].<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 9</ref> By [[2526]], Zhoist maintained a small defensive rapid-response flotilla<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 21</ref> and its shipyards were in the middle of constructing the [[Supercarrier]] ''[[Hammer of Faith]]''.<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 27</ref> Following the successful [[Battle | By the time of the outbreak of war with [[human]]ity, Zhoist served the Covenant as a vital supply base and staging area for the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience]]. During the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]] in [[2525]], the ''[[Unrelenting]]'' intended to return to Zhoist for repairs following victory against the humans, before its destruction at the hands of [[Blue Team]].<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 9</ref> By [[2526]], Zhoist maintained a small defensive rapid-response flotilla<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 21</ref> and its shipyards were in the middle of constructing the [[Supercarrier]] ''[[Hammer of Faith]]''.<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 27</ref> Following the successful [[Battle over Etalan]], Task Force Yama targeted the planet for [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], with Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] determining the planet's location due to the planet's status as the only habitable world within jump distance of [[Transit Point Bhadra]]. She named the planet and its moon Naraka and Rudara respectively{{Ref/Reuse|SS24}}, due to not having discerned the Covenant names and in honour of the late Captain [[Halima Ascot]]'s Hindu background.<ref name="SS23">''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 23</ref> | ||
On April 15, 2526<ref name="SS25">''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 25</ref>, Task Force Yama's [[Dagger Force]] and [[Sierra Force]] launched a joint attack on Zhoist, with Dagger aiming to take out the lagrange point stations to distract the fleet while Sierra deployed troops onto the planet to destroy Covenant infrastructure supporting the Ring and fleet stationed there. The resulting [[Attack on Zhoist]] saw the destruction of two of the Ten Cities, the Ring of Mighty Abundance and several of the large [[gravity lift]] [[space elevator]] structures at the hands of UNSC [[nuclear weapon]]s. | On April 15, 2526<ref name="SS25">''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 25</ref>, Task Force Yama's [[Dagger Force]] and [[Sierra Force]] launched a joint attack on Zhoist, with Dagger aiming to take out the lagrange point stations to distract the fleet while Sierra deployed troops onto the planet to destroy Covenant infrastructure supporting the Ring and fleet stationed there. The resulting [[Attack on Zhoist]] saw the destruction of two of the Ten Cities, the Ring of Mighty Abundance and several of the large [[gravity lift]] [[space elevator]] structures at the hands of UNSC [[nuclear weapon]]s. | ||
