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===Human-Covenant War===
===Human-Covenant War===
During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], a number of C709 Longswords escorted the ''Pillar of Autumn'' after escaping the [[Fall of Reach]]. They destroyed the Covenant's initial recon picket which Cortana described as being "nothing serious," however Cortana detected multiple [[CCS-class battlecruiser|''CCS''-class]] [[Battle group|battlegroups]] of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] approaching.<ref name=poa>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> Later, [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and Cortana used a Longsword to escape from [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]] before it was destroyed.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Maw]]''</ref> They later linked up with a Pelican dropship and [[Skirmish over Threshold|launched an attack]] on a nearby Covenant [[flagship]], the {{class|DDS|carrier}} ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', using the Longsword to board it and destroying its [[Seraph]] fighters with the Longsword's [[Moray space mine]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref>
During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], a number of C709 Longswords escorted the ''Pillar of Autumn'' after escaping the [[Fall of Reach]]. They destroyed the Covenant's initial recon picket which Cortana described as being "nothing serious," however Cortana detected multiple [[CCS-class battlecruiser|''CCS''-class]] [[Battle group|battlegroups]] of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] approaching.<ref name=poa>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> Later, [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and Cortana used a Longsword to escape from [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]] before it was destroyed.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Maw]]''</ref> They later linked up with a Pelican dropship and [[Skirmish over Threshold|launched an attack]] on a nearby Covenant [[flagship]], the {{class|DDS|carrier}} ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', using the Longsword to board it and destroying its [[Seraph]] fighters with the Longsword's [[Moray space mine]]s. The Longsword was subsequently destroyed along with ''Ascendant Justice'' during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref>


Numerous C709 Longswords, along with the smaller C712 Longswords, were utilized over the course of the [[Battle for Earth]], including against the initial Covenant forces from the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]].{{Ref/Level|Id=H2CS|Game=[[Halo 2]] {{c|[[Halo 2: Anniversary|Anniversary]]}}|Level=Cairo Station}}{{Ref/Level|Id=H3Storm|Game=Halo 3|Level=The Storm}}
Numerous C709 Longswords, along with the smaller C712 Longswords, were utilized over the course of the [[Battle for Earth]], including against the initial Covenant forces from the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]].{{Ref/Level|Id=H2CS|Game=[[Halo 2]] {{c|[[Halo 2: Anniversary|Anniversary]]}}|Level=Cairo Station}}{{Ref/Level|Id=H3Storm|Game=Halo 3|Level=The Storm}}