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*1 [[Longsword]] starfighter Squadron | *1 [[Longsword]] starfighter Squadron | ||
*1 Platoon of Spartans | *1 Platoon of Spartans | ||
|forces2=1 Covenant | |forces2=1 Covenant Ship, likely a [[Stealth Corvette]]. | ||
|casual1=*1 Squadron of [[Longsword]] starfighters | |casual1=*1 Squadron of [[Longsword]] starfighters | ||
*1 [[Spartan II]] | *1 [[Spartan II]] | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
En route to the distant [[Damascus Testing Facility]], the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}} was attacked by a [[Covenant | En route to the distant [[Damascus Testing Facility]], the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}} was attacked by a [[Covenant Navy|Covenant]] ship. The frigate successfully fended off the Covenant ship and outlying borders by blasting a hole in it with a [[MAC]] and then hitting it with a [[Shiva]] warhead while a squadron of Longsword fighters, distracting the enemy ship to keep it from retreating. At the cost of the Longsword squadron and heavy damage to the ''Commonwealth'', the Covenant ship was forced to retreat to the edge of the system. | ||
The [[Spartan-II]]s on board then landed on Chi Ceti IV via by [[Pelican]], where they donned their [[MJOLNIR]] armor for the first time, before evacuating the facility along with the small group of technicians and scientists who manned it. | The [[Spartan-II]]s on board then landed on Chi Ceti IV via by [[Pelican]], where they donned their [[MJOLNIR]] armor for the first time, before evacuating the facility along with the small group of technicians and scientists who manned it. | ||