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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]] was completely disrupted by the appearance of a cloaked Covenant supercarrier in low orbit above [[Reach]]. The UNSC had no available nuclear weapons or large orbital assets to strike down the supercarrier, prompting the SPARTANs of [[Noble Team]] to improvise. Recalling a slipspace drive accident near [[Cygnus]], [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] [[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[ | The [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]] was completely disrupted by the appearance of a cloaked Covenant supercarrier in low orbit above [[Reach]]. The UNSC had no available nuclear weapons or large orbital assets to strike down the supercarrier, prompting the SPARTANs of [[Noble Team]] to improvise. Recalling a slipspace drive accident near [[Cygnus]], [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] [[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[Catherine-B320]] conceived an unorthodox plan to use a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] as a makeshift bomb.{{Ref/Reuse|lnos}} To reach orbit, they decided to appropriate the top-secret [[YSS-1000 Sabre]] planetary defense fighters stored at the [[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range]] at [[Farkas Lake]]. [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] reluctantly approved the operation, with [[SPARTAN-B312|Noble Six]], a qualified Sabre pilot, leading the space portion of the attack. | ||
To distract the ''Long Night of Solace'', the UNSC fleet under command of Vice Admiral [[Michael Stanforth]] began [[Operation: LEFT JAB]]; a supporting mission to distract the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] by probing the fleet's defenses. Due to the ongoing ground conflict and imminent arrival of a [[Ministry of Resolution]] fleet, Supreme Commander [[Rho 'Barutamee]] made the decision to engage the human fleet, leaving the ''Long Night of Solace'' open for attack.<ref name="HFB6">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', [[Scenario Six: Left Jab]]</ref> | To distract the ''Long Night of Solace'', the UNSC fleet under command of Vice Admiral [[Michael Stanforth]] began [[Operation: LEFT JAB]]; a supporting mission to distract the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] by probing the fleet's defenses. Due to the ongoing ground conflict and imminent arrival of a [[Ministry of Resolution]] fleet, Supreme Commander [[Rho 'Barutamee]] made the decision to engage the human fleet, leaving the ''Long Night of Solace'' open for attack.<ref name="HFB6">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', [[Scenario Six: Left Jab]]</ref> | ||
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File:HR CorvetteSix&Pilots.jpg|Noble Six leading other Sabre pilots into the ''Ardent Prayer''. | File:HR CorvetteSix&Pilots.jpg|Noble Six leading other Sabre pilots into the ''Ardent Prayer''. | ||
File:UNSC Savannah moments before explosion.jpg|The ''UNSC Savannah'' succumbs to the ''Ardent Prayer'''s plasma fire while covering NOBLE Team. | File:UNSC Savannah moments before explosion.jpg|The ''UNSC Savannah'' succumbs to the ''Ardent Prayer'''s plasma fire while covering NOBLE Team. | ||
File:HR CorvetteUltraTeam.jpg|A team of Sangheili Ultra | File:HR CorvetteUltraTeam.jpg|A team of Sangheili Ultra on board the ''Ardent Prayer''. | ||
File:HR CorvetteHangarFight.jpg|Jorge-052 and SPARTAN-B312 fighting a Sangheili Ultra onboard ''Ardent Prayer'''. | File:HR CorvetteHangarFight.jpg|Jorge-052 and SPARTAN-B312 fighting a Sangheili Ultra onboard ''Ardent Prayer'''. | ||
File:Reach AssaultCarriers.jpg|A Covenant fleet entering the system just after the end of the operation. | File:Reach AssaultCarriers.jpg|A Covenant fleet entering the system just after the end of the operation. | ||
