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{{Quote|That's no strike force. It's an invading army!|[[Jun-A266]]<ref name= "nightfall">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Nightfall]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|That's no strike force. It's an invading army!|[[Jun-A266]]<ref name= "nightfall">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Nightfall]]''</ref>}}


The '''Fleet of Valiant Prudence''' was a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]] of the [[Ministry of Fervent Intercession]] that served as an archaeological research and retrieval group tasked by the [[Hierarchs]] with the security and stewardship of [[Forerunner]] artifacts during the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]].<ref name= "nightfall"/><ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', page 111''</ref><ref name="Ship happens">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-ship-happens '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Ship Happens'']</ref>
The '''Fleet of Valiant Prudence''' was a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|fleet]] of the [[Ministry of Fervent Intercession]] that served as an archaeological research and retrieval group tasked by the [[Hierarchs]] with the security and stewardship of [[Forerunner]] artifacts during the [[Fall of Reach|Fall]] of [[Reach]].<ref name= "nightfall"/><ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 111''</ref><ref name="Ship happens">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-ship-happens '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Ship Happens'']</ref>


==History==
==History==
===Battle of Beta Eridani===
{{Main|Battle of Beta Eridani}}
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===Fall of Reach===
{{Main|Fall of Reach}}
On or shortly prior to the night of [[2552#July|July 23, 2552]], the fleet arrived on the planet Reach in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], undetected by the [[human]] defenses. The fleet dispatched a small strike force, including a team of artifact-hunting [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]], to [[Visegrád Relay|one]] of the three [[communication relay]]s at [[Visegrád]] to cut off communications between Reach and other [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] colonies. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] assumed that the communications blackout was caused by local [[Insurrectionist]]s; in response, [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] dispatched several [[UNSC Army|Army]] fireteams to the relay. After losing contact with the troopers, [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]] was sent to investigate.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Noble Actual]]''</ref> The team discovered the Covenant presence on [[Reach]] and reported back to [[Central Command|CENTCOM]].
On or shortly prior to the night of [[2552#July|July 23, 2552]], the fleet arrived on the planet Reach in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], undetected by the [[human]] defenses. The fleet dispatched a small strike force, including a team of artifact-hunting [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]], to [[Visegrád Relay|one]] of the three [[communication relay]]s at [[Visegrád]] to cut off communications between Reach and other [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] colonies. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] assumed that the communications blackout was caused by local [[Insurrectionist]]s; in response, [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] dispatched several [[UNSC Army|Army]] fireteams to the relay. After losing contact with the troopers, [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]] was sent to investigate.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Noble Actual]]''</ref> The team discovered the Covenant presence on [[Reach]] and reported back to [[Central Command|CENTCOM]].


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On August 12, 2552, the UNSC [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|attacked]] the Covenant landing zone, destroying [[Spire One|a]] [[Covenant Spire]] in the progress. Subsequently, the UNSC strike force was forced to retreat when the fleet's flagship, the {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} ''Long Night of Solace'', was revealed to be holding position over the planet, having been cloaked by the Spires.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> The UNSC on Reach, with little help until the arrival of reinforcements from elsewhere in the Epsilon Eridani system, derived an operation to destroy the supercarrier. [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], created by [[Kat-B320]], was initiated on August 14, 2552, in an effort to destroy the supercarrier. After the capture of ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', a makeshift [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|"slipspace bomb"]] was activated, destroying ''Long Night of Solace''. As engagements continued in orbit over Reach, [[Shipmaster]] [[Kantar 'Utaralee]] assumed command of the splintered fleet and attempted to lead them in a final effort to recover a [[Forerunner]] artifact that 'Barutamee had attempted to claim for himself. 'Utaralee's forces moved to engage a small UNSC picket fleet that was defending the artifact's location, a [[space station]] near the [[moon]] of [[Turul]].<ref name="fb">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Scenario Eight: Rally Point Zulu''</ref> Though the fleet's flagship had been destroyed, the immediate arrival of another, larger Covenant fleet from the [[Ministry of Resolution]] arrived in the system to engage UNSC forces.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>
On August 12, 2552, the UNSC [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|attacked]] the Covenant landing zone, destroying [[Spire One|a]] [[Covenant Spire]] in the progress. Subsequently, the UNSC strike force was forced to retreat when the fleet's flagship, the {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} ''Long Night of Solace'', was revealed to be holding position over the planet, having been cloaked by the Spires.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> The UNSC on Reach, with little help until the arrival of reinforcements from elsewhere in the Epsilon Eridani system, derived an operation to destroy the supercarrier. [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], created by [[Kat-B320]], was initiated on August 14, 2552, in an effort to destroy the supercarrier. After the capture of ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', a makeshift [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|"slipspace bomb"]] was activated, destroying ''Long Night of Solace''. As engagements continued in orbit over Reach, [[Shipmaster]] [[Kantar 'Utaralee]] assumed command of the splintered fleet and attempted to lead them in a final effort to recover a [[Forerunner]] artifact that 'Barutamee had attempted to claim for himself. 'Utaralee's forces moved to engage a small UNSC picket fleet that was defending the artifact's location, a [[space station]] near the [[moon]] of [[Turul]].<ref name="fb">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Scenario Eight: Rally Point Zulu''</ref> Though the fleet's flagship had been destroyed, the immediate arrival of another, larger Covenant fleet from the [[Ministry of Resolution]] arrived in the system to engage UNSC forces.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>


==Known vessels==
==Composition==
*''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' - {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} - [[Rho 'Barutamee]] - Destroyed
*''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' - {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} - [[Rho 'Barutamee]] - Destroyed
*''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' - {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}} - [[Ardo 'Moretumee]] - Destroyed
*''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' - {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}} - [[Ardo 'Moretumee]] - Destroyed

Revision as of 04:55, June 30, 2021

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Fleet of Valiant Prudence
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Affiliation:

Covenant

Group:

Ministry of Fervent Intercession

Type:

Covenant fleet

Role:

Relic retrieval/scout force

Size:

Engagements:

Commanders:

 

"That's no strike force. It's an invading army!"
— Jun-A266[1]

The Fleet of Valiant Prudence was a Covenant fleet of the Ministry of Fervent Intercession that served as an archaeological research and retrieval group tasked by the Hierarchs with the security and stewardship of Forerunner artifacts during the Fall of Reach.[1][2][3]

History

Battle of Beta Eridani

Main article: Battle of Beta Eridani
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Fall of Reach

Main article: Fall of Reach

On or shortly prior to the night of July 23, 2552, the fleet arrived on the planet Reach in the Epsilon Eridani system, undetected by the human defenses. The fleet dispatched a small strike force, including a team of artifact-hunting Zealots, to one of the three communication relays at Visegrád to cut off communications between Reach and other UEG colonies. The Office of Naval Intelligence assumed that the communications blackout was caused by local Insurrectionists; in response, Colonel Urban Holland dispatched several Army fireteams to the relay. After losing contact with the troopers, SPARTAN Noble Team was sent to investigate.[4] The team discovered the Covenant presence on Reach and reported back to CENTCOM.

Over the next few weeks, the fleet continuously sent ground and air forces to attack the planet and gain intelligence. One of the corvettes in the fleet was sent to assault ONI's Sword Base, but was destroyed by an orbital defense platform's Magnetic Accelerator Cannon after the assault failed. The ground forces also focused on defending their fleet's landing zone at Szurdok Ridge, deploying anti-aircraft cannons and outposts around Szurdok Ridge; this effort, however, resulted in failure when SPARTAN Recon Team Bravo discovered the landing zone on the night of August 11.[1]

On August 12, 2552, the UNSC attacked the Covenant landing zone, destroying a Covenant Spire in the progress. Subsequently, the UNSC strike force was forced to retreat when the fleet's flagship, the CSO-class supercarrier Long Night of Solace, was revealed to be holding position over the planet, having been cloaked by the Spires.[5] The UNSC on Reach, with little help until the arrival of reinforcements from elsewhere in the Epsilon Eridani system, derived an operation to destroy the supercarrier. Operation: UPPER CUT, created by Kat-B320, was initiated on August 14, 2552, in an effort to destroy the supercarrier. After the capture of Ardent Prayer, a makeshift "slipspace bomb" was activated, destroying Long Night of Solace. As engagements continued in orbit over Reach, Shipmaster Kantar 'Utaralee assumed command of the splintered fleet and attempted to lead them in a final effort to recover a Forerunner artifact that 'Barutamee had attempted to claim for himself. 'Utaralee's forces moved to engage a small UNSC picket fleet that was defending the artifact's location, a space station near the moon of Turul.[6] Though the fleet's flagship had been destroyed, the immediate arrival of another, larger Covenant fleet from the Ministry of Resolution arrived in the system to engage UNSC forces.[7]

Composition

Gallery

  • Concept art of the Fleet of Valiant Prudence

    Concept art of the Fleet of Valiant Prudence

  • The fleet in Spartan Games' Halo tabletop miniature game

    The fleet in Spartan Games' Halo tabletop miniature game

List of appearance

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo: Reach, campaign level Nightfall
  2. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 111
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Ship Happens
  4. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Noble Actual
  5. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear
  6. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles, Scenario Eight: Rally Point Zulu
  7. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace

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