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During the attack on [[Reach]], [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]] [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Joshua-029]], operating as [[Red Team#Fall of Reach splinter arrangement|Alpha]] [[Red Team]], destroyed [[Unidentified cruiser (Particular Justice)|a Covenant cruiser]] by capturing a trio of [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] and throwing a Fury into its [[gravity lift]]. This tactic used the Covenant cruiser's own shield to buffer most of the [[electromagnetic pulse]] given off by the warhead and essentially prevented damage to the nearby [[orbital defense generator|generators]] powering Reach's [[orbital defense platform|orbital MAC guns]]. Another reason for this tactic was that the Fury's explosion rebounded upon itself inside the cruiser, absolutely gutting the vessel and protecting the three Spartans flying away. Kelly-087 remarked that "It'll also turn that ship into the biggest [[m9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|fragmentation grenade]] in history".<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 25''</ref> | During the attack on [[Reach]], [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]] [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Joshua-029]], operating as [[Red Team#Fall of Reach splinter arrangement|Alpha]] [[Red Team]], destroyed [[Unidentified cruiser (Particular Justice)|a Covenant cruiser]] by capturing a trio of [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] and throwing a Fury into its [[gravity lift]]. This tactic used the Covenant cruiser's own shield to buffer most of the [[electromagnetic pulse]] given off by the warhead and essentially prevented damage to the nearby [[orbital defense generator|generators]] powering Reach's [[orbital defense platform|orbital MAC guns]]. Another reason for this tactic was that the Fury's explosion rebounded upon itself inside the cruiser, absolutely gutting the vessel and protecting the three Spartans flying away. Kelly-087 remarked that "It'll also turn that ship into the biggest [[m9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|fragmentation grenade]] in history".<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 25''</ref> | ||
By destroying the Covenant cruiser, they halted an initial invasion force in the area, killing over ten thousand Covenant troops.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 31''</ref> | By destroying the Covenant cruiser, they halted an initial invasion force in the area, killing over ten thousand Covenant troops, though Joshua was killed during the operation.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 31''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||