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{{Quote|We are dead in space. I have been trained to follow the rules and regulations and enforce our laws. And even when I broke those rules—it has been to uphold a higher honor. Now I am faced with a choice: Break those rules, discard honor, or lose. No—this has nothing to do with winning or losing. I must break the rules and my honor or die. Or all the crew will die. With so many lives at stake, I have no choice.|Lieutenant Preston Cole, in a captain's log entry, announcing his intentions to save his crew<ref name="he287">"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole" – ''Halo: Evolutions'', p. 287</ref>}} | {{Quote|We are dead in space. I have been trained to follow the rules and regulations and enforce our laws. And even when I broke those rules—it has been to uphold a higher honor. Now I am faced with a choice: Break those rules, discard honor, or lose. No—this has nothing to do with winning or losing. I must break the rules and my honor or die. Or all the crew will die. With so many lives at stake, I have no choice.|Lieutenant Preston Cole, in a captain's log entry, announcing his intentions to save his crew<ref name="he287">"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole" – ''Halo: Evolutions'', p. 287</ref>}} | ||
On [[2494|March 2, 2494]], ''Las Vegas'', ''Buenos Aires'', and ''Jericho'' arrived in the 26 Draconis system; the battle group soon located ''Callisto'' at 0315 [[Military Standard Time|MST]]. Realizing that the UNSC ships had located them, the rebels aboard ''Callisto'' moved the corvette towards a nearby [[asteroid]] field. Captain Lewis and [[Commander]] [[Rinkishale]] of ''Las Vegas'' determined that they needed to engage the corvette before she entered the asteroid field, otherwise ''Callisto'' would be able to "''play cat and mouse''" with the UNSC battle group. As ''Callisto'' neared the field, the corvette slowed and allowed the battle group to catch up. Lewis had all three destroyers in the battle group prepare to fire six of their seven [[ | On [[2494|March 2, 2494]], ''Las Vegas'', ''Buenos Aires'', and ''Jericho'' arrived in the 26 Draconis system; the battle group soon located ''Callisto'' at 0315 [[Military Standard Time|MST]]. Realizing that the UNSC ships had located them, the rebels aboard ''Callisto'' moved the corvette towards a nearby [[asteroid]] field. Captain Lewis and [[Commander]] [[Rinkishale]] of ''Las Vegas'' determined that they needed to engage the corvette before she entered the asteroid field, otherwise ''Callisto'' would be able to "''play cat and mouse''" with the UNSC battle group. As ''Callisto'' neared the field, the corvette slowed and allowed the battle group to catch up. Lewis had all three destroyers in the battle group prepare to fire six of their seven [[Ares missile]]s at ''Callisto'' once they were within range. At 0317 MST, the battle group fired eighteen missiles at ''Callisto'' as the corvette advanced towards a city-sized asteroid. Suddenly, the corvette rolled and executed a slingshot orbit to the far side of the asteroid. As the missiles recalculated their targeting solutions around the rock, a [[nuclear weapon]] preemptively placed inside the asteroid detonated and blew the rock apart, destroying the missiles and launching debris towards the battle group. ''Buenos Aires'', having been the forward-most ship, was obliterated, while ''Jericho'' was damaged and ''Las Vegas'' was hit by a glancing blow that crumpled her hull. The damage ''Las Vegas'' sustained killed Lewis, Rinkishale, and the rest of the [[bridge]] crew except for [[Lieutenant]]s [[Preston Cole]] and [[Jorgenson]], though the latter was rendered unconscious. ''Callisto'', unscathed, angled out of the asteroid field and turned to face the remaining UNSC [[warship]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|he279}} | ||
''Callisto'' engaged ''Jericho'', and the two ships exchanged missile fire, before the corvette succeeded in disabling the destroyer. Meanwhile, aboard ''Las Vegas'', Cole ordered all surviving crew members to the bridge. However, ''Callisto'' soon fired a missile upon ''Las Vegas'', disabling the destroyer. At 0348 MST, as per [[MIL JAG Order TR-19428-P]], Cole took command of ''Las Vegas'' as the destroyer sat dead in space. Knowing that the insurgents would be unable to resist capturing a destroyer, Cole signaled the unconditional surrender of ''Las Vegas'' to ''Callisto'' and requested immediate aid for the wounded. As ''Callisto'' docked with ''Las Vegas'', the insurgents offered to evacuate the injured to [[Lawrence Space Station]] if the crew of ''Las Vegas'' offered no resistance; Cole accepted. However, he had earlier ordered the crewmen to remove the ship's last Ares missile from its silo and transport it to the cargo bay ''Callisto'' was to dock with. Cole had the missile fired directly into the corvette, crippling ''Callisto'' and forcing her surrender.{{Ref/Reuse|he279}} | ''Callisto'' engaged ''Jericho'', and the two ships exchanged missile fire, before the corvette succeeded in disabling the destroyer. Meanwhile, aboard ''Las Vegas'', Cole ordered all surviving crew members to the bridge. However, ''Callisto'' soon fired a missile upon ''Las Vegas'', disabling the destroyer. At 0348 MST, as per [[MIL JAG Order TR-19428-P]], Cole took command of ''Las Vegas'' as the destroyer sat dead in space. Knowing that the insurgents would be unable to resist capturing a destroyer, Cole signaled the unconditional surrender of ''Las Vegas'' to ''Callisto'' and requested immediate aid for the wounded. As ''Callisto'' docked with ''Las Vegas'', the insurgents offered to evacuate the injured to [[Lawrence Space Station]] if the crew of ''Las Vegas'' offered no resistance; Cole accepted. However, he had earlier ordered the crewmen to remove the ship's last Ares missile from its silo and transport it to the cargo bay ''Callisto'' was to dock with. Cole had the missile fired directly into the corvette, crippling ''Callisto'' and forcing her surrender.{{Ref/Reuse|he279}} | ||