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A team of three Spartan-II's, designated Alpha Team, used captured Covenant Banshee fighters to fly past the patrols and anti-air emplacements.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 24-25</ref> At least one [[Unggoy]], [[Zawaz]], detected the Banshee's on a scanner, but did not bother to report them, fearing punishment from his Sangheili superior officers.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 26-27</ref> As the Covenant grew suspicious of these new Banshee's, they demanded proper codeword clearance - the Spartans, unable to translate the messages and not knowing the codewords in any case, ignored them.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 28</ref> One, [[Joshua-029]], was shot down, while the other two, [[Frederic-104]] and [[Kelly-087]], reached the cruiser's gravity lift, throwing a [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon]] into the ship and retreating.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 29</ref> | A team of three Spartan-II's, designated Alpha Team, used captured Covenant Banshee fighters to fly past the patrols and anti-air emplacements.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 24-25</ref> At least one [[Unggoy]], [[Zawaz]], detected the Banshee's on a scanner, but did not bother to report them, fearing punishment from his Sangheili superior officers.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 26-27</ref> As the Covenant grew suspicious of these new Banshee's, they demanded proper codeword clearance - the Spartans, unable to translate the messages and not knowing the codewords in any case, ignored them.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 28</ref> One, [[Joshua-029]], was shot down, while the other two, [[Frederic-104]] and [[Kelly-087]], reached the cruiser's gravity lift, throwing a [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon]] into the ship and retreating.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 29</ref> | ||
The ship was destroyed, its own shields absorbing the electromagnetic pulse from the weapon, preventing it from damaging the nearby Orbital | The ship was destroyed, its own shields absorbing the electromagnetic pulse from the weapon, preventing it from damaging the nearby Orbital Defense Generators. It also leveled the nearby forest and mountain, vaporizing the ground forces. However, its loss did little to save the reactors - another three cruisers descended from orbit to replace it.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 31</ref> | ||
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