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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 {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}} ''Long Night of Solace'', was revealed to be holding position over the planet, having been cloaked by the Spires.{{Ref/Level|Id=spear|HR|Tip of the Spear}} 'Barutamee's vessels smashed the [[UNSC Army]] garrisons below before retreating to Reach's orbit.{{Ref/Reuse|solace}} The UNSC on Reach, with little help until the arrival of reinforcements of sixty percent of the fleet from elsewhere in the Epsilon Eridani system, derived two operations to destroy the supercarrier: [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] created by [[Catherine-B320]], and [[Operation: LEFT JAB]] to distract the Covenant fleet, were initiated on August 14, 2552, in an effort to destroy the supercarrier.{{Ref/Level|Id=fb6|Halo: Fleet Battles|Scenario Six: Left Jab}} NOBLE Team were deployed to repel a Covenant assault at the [[FSS-1000 Sabre|Sabre]] research site at [[Farkas Lake]], prior to [[SPARTAN-B312]], [[Jorge-052]], and a team of Army pilots deploying to [[refit station]] ''[[Anchor 9]]'' aboard the fighters rendezvousing with the frigate {{UNSCShip|Savannah}}, to prepare for Operation: UPPER CUT.{{Ref/Reuse|solace}} By this time, Supreme Commander 'Barutamee now realised the human treat presence on the surface and the importance of Reach, and the [[Ministry of Resolution]] had deployed a much larger fleet to the planet if this wasn't enough, and 'Barutamee's artifact-hunting teams were still bogged down on the surface and pinned by UNSC forces. A portion of Epsilon Eridani Fleet at Reach led by Stanforth engaged the Fleet of Valiant Prudence and had managed to spread the Covenant flotilla thin—probing the fleet's defences from all sides and leaving 'Barutamee's flagship open for a direct attack. With the Covenant fleet stretched thin, UNSC task forces were able to pounce on cut-off Covenant scout fleets.{{Ref/Level|Id=fb7|Halo: Fleet Battles|Scenario Seven: Finishing Blow}} | 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 {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}} ''Long Night of Solace'', was revealed to be holding position over the planet, having been cloaked by the Spires.{{Ref/Level|Id=spear|HR|Tip of the Spear}} 'Barutamee's vessels smashed the [[UNSC Army]] garrisons below before retreating to Reach's orbit.{{Ref/Reuse|solace}} The UNSC on Reach, with little help until the arrival of reinforcements of sixty percent of the fleet from elsewhere in the Epsilon Eridani system, derived two operations to destroy the supercarrier: [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] created by [[Catherine-B320]], and [[Operation: LEFT JAB]] to distract the Covenant fleet, were initiated on August 14, 2552, in an effort to destroy the supercarrier.{{Ref/Level|Id=fb6|Halo: Fleet Battles|Scenario Six: Left Jab}} NOBLE Team were deployed to repel a Covenant assault at the [[FSS-1000 Sabre|Sabre]] research site at [[Farkas Lake]], prior to [[SPARTAN-B312]], [[Jorge-052]], and a team of Army pilots deploying to [[refit station]] ''[[Anchor 9]]'' aboard the fighters rendezvousing with the frigate {{UNSCShip|Savannah}}, to prepare for Operation: UPPER CUT.{{Ref/Reuse|solace}} By this time, Supreme Commander 'Barutamee now realised the human treat presence on the surface and the importance of Reach, and the [[Ministry of Resolution]] had deployed a much larger fleet to the planet if this wasn't enough, and 'Barutamee's artifact-hunting teams were still bogged down on the surface and pinned by UNSC forces. A portion of Epsilon Eridani Fleet at Reach led by Stanforth engaged the Fleet of Valiant Prudence and had managed to spread the Covenant flotilla thin—probing the fleet's defences from all sides and leaving 'Barutamee's flagship open for a direct attack. With the Covenant fleet stretched thin, UNSC task forces were able to pounce on cut-off Covenant scout fleets.{{Ref/Level|Id=fb7|Halo: Fleet Battles|Scenario Seven: Finishing Blow}} | ||
The NOBLE Team and Army pilots boarded the ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' and hijacked the heavy corvette at the cost of ''Savannah'' being destroyed by the Covenant ship, allowing NOBLE Team's Operation: UPPER CUT to go unnoticed following the jamming of their target corvette's communications.{{Ref/Reuse|solace}} After the capture of ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', a makeshift [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|"slipspace bomb"]] was activated, destroying ''Long Night of Solace''.{{Ref/Reuse|solace}} 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/Level|Id=solace|HR|[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]}} As engagements continued in orbit over Reach with the Fleet of Valiant Prudence decimated, [[Shipmaster]] [[Kantar 'Utaralee]] assumed command of the splintered fleet, comprising one {{ | The NOBLE Team and Army pilots boarded the ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' and hijacked the heavy corvette at the cost of ''Savannah'' being destroyed by the Covenant ship, allowing NOBLE Team's Operation: UPPER CUT to go unnoticed following the jamming of their target corvette's communications.{{Ref/Reuse|solace}} After the capture of ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', a makeshift [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|"slipspace bomb"]] was activated, destroying ''Long Night of Solace''.{{Ref/Reuse|solace}} 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/Level|Id=solace|HR|[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]}} As engagements continued in orbit over Reach with the Fleet of Valiant Prudence decimated, [[Shipmaster]] [[Kantar 'Utaralee]] assumed command of the splintered fleet, comprising one {{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}} as the flagship, a pair of {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s, and eight {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}s, 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 of one {{Class|Epoch|heavy carrier}}, two pairs of {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s and ten {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s, that was defending the artifact's location, a [[space station]] near the [[Natural satellite|moon]] of [[Turul]].{{Ref/Level|Id=fb8|Halo: Fleet Battles|Scenario Eight: Rally Point Zulu}} | ||
At some point, Kantar 'Utaralee, as the [[fleetmaster]] of an unspecified Covenant fleet, possibly the remnants of the Fleet of Valiant Prudence itself, became the first to deploy the [[Covenant fleet tactical formations#Golden Path Battle Group|"Golden Path" Battle Group formation]]. A firm believer in the prowess of the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}, 'Utaralee moved to reinforce the medium sized cruiser with two {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}s. The result proved to be devastating to its opponents.{{Ref/Site|Id=sg|D=08|M=11|Y=2020|URL=http://www.spartangames.co.uk/new-formations-for-halo-fleet-battles|Site=Spartan Games|Page=New Formations for Halo: Fleet Battles}} | At some point, Kantar 'Utaralee, as the [[fleetmaster]] of an unspecified Covenant fleet, possibly the remnants of the Fleet of Valiant Prudence itself, became the first to deploy the [[Covenant fleet tactical formations#Golden Path Battle Group|"Golden Path" Battle Group formation]]. A firm believer in the prowess of the {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}, 'Utaralee moved to reinforce the medium sized cruiser with two {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}s. The result proved to be devastating to its opponents.{{Ref/Site|Id=sg|D=08|M=11|Y=2020|URL=http://www.spartangames.co.uk/new-formations-for-halo-fleet-battles|Site=Spartan Games|Page=New Formations for Halo: Fleet Battles}} | ||