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I'd have said "decimated", but it has nothing to do with reducing things by one tenth. Also, "ever" isn't the right word when there's an even bigger fleet like a year later.
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
{{Main|First Battle of Harvest}} | {{Main|First Battle of Harvest}} | ||
In early [[2525]], Harvest was attacked by the Covenant. The colony was partially [[Glassing|glassed]] with many colonists fleeing on freighters. A UNSC scout ship | In early [[2525]], Harvest was attacked by the Covenant. The colony was partially [[Glassing|glassed]] with many colonists fleeing on freighters. A UNSC scout ship was destroyed with a CMA battlegroup being devastated in an unsuccessful attempt to dislodge the single [[Covenant super-destroyer]] holding the planet. | ||
Thirteen months later on March 1, | Thirteen months later on March 1, a UNSC-wide mobilization was under way, with [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]] assembling a fleet to retake Harvest. [[Battle Group X-Ray]] is conceived as the largest assembled at that point in human history, ultimately consisted of 40 ships with the admiral commanding from the cruiser {{UNSCShip|Everest}}.<ref name="Harvest"/> | ||
==The Battle== | ==The Battle== | ||