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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
===July 17, | ===July 17, 2542=== | ||
*'''0000 Hours:''' [[William Lovell|Ensign William Lovell]], aboard the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Remote scanning outpost|Remote Scanning Outpost]] ''[[Archimedes]]'', reports to Sigma Octanus IV concerning a large silhouette in [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] heading for the system. It is suspected to be a group of Covenant ships but it could also be an asteroid. | *'''0000 Hours:''' [[William Lovell|Ensign William Lovell]], aboard the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Remote scanning outpost|Remote Scanning Outpost]] ''[[Archimedes]]'', reports to Sigma Octanus IV concerning a large silhouette in [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] heading for the system. It is suspected to be a group of Covenant ships but it could also be an asteroid. | ||
*'''0300 Hours:''' The {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} arrives in system on patrol. The vessel's Commanding Officer, [[Jacob Keyes|Commander Jacob Keyes]], receives the sensor information and realizes it is a Covenant threat. He contacts [[UNSC Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]] and informs them of the situation. | *'''0300 Hours:''' The {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} arrives in system on patrol. The vessel's Commanding Officer, [[Jacob Keyes|Commander Jacob Keyes]], receives the sensor information and realizes it is a Covenant threat. He contacts [[UNSC Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]] and informs them of the situation. | ||
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*'''2130 Hours:''' [[refit station|Repair station]] ''[[UNSC Cradle|Cradle]]'' moves to protect UNSC Fleet. First salvos are fired by Covenant vessels. | *'''2130 Hours:''' [[refit station|Repair station]] ''[[UNSC Cradle|Cradle]]'' moves to protect UNSC Fleet. First salvos are fired by Covenant vessels. | ||
===July 18, | ===July 18, 2542=== | ||
*'''0500 Hours:''' All Covenant vessels either retreat or are destroyed. Battle concludes. | *'''0500 Hours:''' All Covenant vessels either retreat or are destroyed. Battle concludes. | ||