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 *[[Colonial Military Administration]]
 **1 scout ship
-***{{CMA ship|Argo}}
+***{{CMAShip|Argo}}
 **2 [[UNSC frigate]]s
-***{{CMA ship|Arabia}}
+***{{CMAShip|Arabia}}
-***{{CMA ship|Vostok}}
+***{{CMAShip|Vostok}}
 **1 [[UNSC destroyer]]
-***{{CMA ship|Heracles}}
+***{{CMAShip|Heracles}}
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 ===CMA investigation===
-[[File:ArabiaVostok.png|thumb|{{CMA ship|Arabia}} and {{CMA ship|Vostok}} hit by Covenant [[plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]].]]
+[[File:ArabiaVostok.png|thumb|{{CMAShip|Arabia}} and {{CMAShip|Vostok}} hit by Covenant [[plasma turret|plasma torpedoes]].]]
-The [[Colonial Administration Authority]] dispatched the {{CMA ship|Argo}} to investigate the cessation of communications from Harvest, and the scout ship arrived in system on [[2525|April 20, 2525]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''' ''Timeline''</ref> The [[artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Mack]] unsuccessfully attempted to warn ''Argo'' of the enemy presence. The scout ship managed to send a single signal before being destroyed by the ''Rapid Conversion''.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 393''</ref> A single [[Covenant super-destroyer]] arrived some time later and remained in the system to face any future investigation parties sent in by the UNSC.
+The [[Colonial Administration Authority]] dispatched the {{CMAShip|Argo}} to investigate the cessation of communications from Harvest, and the scout ship arrived in system on [[2525|April 20, 2525]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''' ''Timeline''</ref> The [[artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Mack]] unsuccessfully attempted to warn ''Argo'' of the enemy presence. The scout ship managed to send a single signal before being destroyed by the ''Rapid Conversion''.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 393''</ref> A single [[Covenant super-destroyer]] arrived some time later and remained in the system to face any future investigation parties sent in by the UNSC.
-''Argo'' was followed up by a [[Battle Group 4|battle group]] consisting of the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] {{CMA ship|Heracles}}, and the {{Class|Charon|light frigate}} {{CMA ship|Arabia}} and {{CMA ship|Vostok}}. [[Maribeau Veredi|Captain Maribeau Veredi]] of ''Heracles'' commanded the formation. The ships arrived in Epsilon Indi on October 7 and encountered the Covenant destroyer. The Covenant ship responded to first contact protocols by broadcasting the message: ''Your destruction is the will of the gods, and we are their instrument'', and then opened fire.<ref name="FOR"/>
+''Argo'' was followed up by a [[Battle Group 4|battle group]] consisting of the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] {{CMAShip|Heracles}}, and the {{Class|Charon|light frigate}} {{CMAShip|Arabia}} and {{CMAShip|Vostok}}. [[Maribeau Veredi|Captain Maribeau Veredi]] of ''Heracles'' commanded the formation. The ships arrived in Epsilon Indi on October 7 and encountered the Covenant destroyer. The Covenant ship responded to first contact protocols by broadcasting the message: ''Your destruction is the will of the gods, and we are their instrument'', and then opened fire.<ref name="FOR"/>
 The CMA battle group was soundly defeated in an engagement lasting fourteen seconds.<ref name="Halo E">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'''</ref> Covenant [[pulse laser turret]]s intercepted many [[Archer missile|Archer Missiles]] with the remainder being shrugged off by [[shield]]s. [[Plasma turret|Plasma torpedoes]] and lasers destroyed both frigates and heavily damaged the ''Heracles''; the destroyer managed to escape but it took several weeks to limp back to [[Reach]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]].<ref name="FOR"/>