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{{Quote|At first it was going well. Then setback after setback - loss after loss - made what was going to be a quick and decisive win into five years of hell.|[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]]}} | {{Quote|At first it was going well. Then setback after setback - loss after loss - made what was going to be a quick and decisive win into five years of hell.|[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]]}} | ||
The '''Harvest campaign''', | The '''Harvest campaign''',{{Ref/Game|H3ODST|[[Armor customization (Halo 3: ODST)|Armory]] description: [[Veronica Dare]]|Quote=Most of her dossier is classified, but Dare is a known Naval Academy Graduate amd former Intel Officer on the heavy frigate[sic] 'Say My Name', one of two ships from the Harvest campaign still in service. Dare is now assigned to ONI Section One.}} also known as the '''Liberation of Harvest'''{{Ref/Game|H3ODST|Armory description: Edward Buck|Quote=Counting time spent in cryo-sleep, Buck is a 25 year veteran of the war. He participated in the liberation of Harvest but also the fall of Reach. Watching so many Marines die has left Buck thick-skinned and short-fused. But this wasn't always so.}} or the '''Harvest Conflict''',<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''RG-63 Counter'' legs description</ref> was a five-year-long campaign to retake the devastated [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] colony world of [[Harvest]] from the [[Covenant]], beginning in [[2526]] and ending in early [[2531]].<ref name="wayP">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''' - ''"The Secret Below Harvest" video''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
===Contact with the Covenant=== | ===Contact with the Covenant=== | ||
{{Main|First Battle of Harvest}} | {{Main|First Battle of Harvest}} | ||
The UEG colony world of Harvest was founded in [[2468]] by colonists aboard the {{UNSCShip|Skidbladnir}}, and was one of the farthest colonies from [[Earth]]. By [[2525]], Harvest had become the major agricultural center of the UEG. However, during the same year, there were reports of an [[Minor Transgression|unidentified vessel]] near the planet, and all contact with Harvest ceased soon afterwards. Only several thousand [[civilian]]s of the planet's population of 300,000 were evacuated; they told their rescuers of a nearly unstoppable alien ship.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref> | The UEG colony world of Harvest was founded in [[2468]] by colonists aboard the {{UNSCShip|Skidbladnir}}, and was one of the farthest colonies from [[Earth]]. By [[2525]], Harvest had become the major agricultural center of the UEG. However, during the same year, there were reports of an [[Minor Transgression|unidentified vessel]] near the planet, and all contact with Harvest ceased soon afterwards. Only several thousand [[civilian]]s of the planet's population of 300,000 were evacuated; they told their rescuers of a nearly unstoppable alien ship.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref> | ||
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===The Covenant strike back=== | ===The Covenant strike back=== | ||
[[File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Covenant [[CPV-class heavy destroyer|heavy destroyers]] glass Harvest.]] | [[File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Covenant [[CPV-class heavy destroyer|heavy destroyers]] glass Harvest.]] | ||
Following the Covenant's victories in space, their vessels began to glass even more of Harvest, killing helpless UNSC forces on the surface. More Covenant ships began to arrive at Harvest and deployed additional troops on the ground, eradicating almost all human presence on the planet. UNSC forces were battered and forced to retreat across the planet, leaving the Covenant free to scour the planet for the [[Forerunner]] [[Relic (location)|artifact]] they sought.{{Ref/Reuse|wayP}}{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} | Following the Covenant's victories in space, their vessels began to glass even more of Harvest, killing helpless UNSC forces on the surface. More Covenant ships began to arrive at Harvest and deployed additional troops on the ground, eradicating almost all human presence on the planet. UNSC forces were battered and forced to retreat across the planet, leaving the Covenant free to scour the planet for the [[Forerunner]] [[Relic (location)|artifact]] they sought.{{Ref/Reuse|wayP}}{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} At some point during the Harvest campaign, UNSC forces including [[Edward Buck]] carried out [[Operation: ASTUTE TIGER]], planting numerous area-denial munitions (ADMs) in Covenant landing zones, prior to UNSC evacuation.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5GLtd|Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers#Edward Buck|Dossier files]] - Edward Buck}} | ||
After Covenant forces led by [[Field Master]] [[Re'gish Wamik]] discovered a Forerunner structure under the ice, the Prophet of Regret sent the Arbiter to lead an excavation operation and retrieve any significant artifacts.<ref name="IS">''Halo Wars Interactive Site''</ref> | After Covenant forces led by [[Field Master]] [[Re'gish Wamik]] discovered a Forerunner structure under the ice, the Prophet of Regret sent the Arbiter to lead an excavation operation and retrieve any significant artifacts.<ref name="IS">''Halo Wars Interactive Site''</ref> | ||
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==Final liberation of Harvest== | ==Final liberation of Harvest== | ||
On January 3, 2531, while in a UNSC staging area in interstellar space, Admiral Cole received a message from [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Orez]] of the Office of Naval Intelligence. Orez informed Cole that the ''Prophecy'' had repelled newly arrived Covenant warships in the [[Epsilon Indi system]] and that there were survivors to be rescued. The {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} was chosen by Cole due to its role as a support ship rather than a warship. The ''Spirit of Fire'', along with a frigate, arrived at the system on February 4, three days after the ''Prophecy'''s crew sent their message.{{Ref/Reuse|Gen}} | On January 3, 2531, while in a UNSC staging area in interstellar space, Admiral Cole received a message from [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Orez]] of the Office of Naval Intelligence. Orez informed Cole that the ''Prophecy'' had repelled newly arrived Covenant warships in the [[Epsilon Indi system]] and that there were survivors to be rescued. The {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} was chosen by Cole due to its role as a support ship rather than a warship. The ''Spirit of Fire'', along with a frigate, arrived at the system on February 4, three days after the ''Prophecy''{{'}}s crew sent their message.{{Ref/Reuse|Gen}} | ||
===Space battle=== | ===Space battle=== | ||
Upon their arrival, [[Serina]], ''Spirit of Fire'' | Upon their arrival, [[Serina]], ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s onboard [[artificial intelligence]], analyzed the ''Prophecy'' and reported that the ship's nuclear reactor was damaged and was releasing a harmful level of radiation throughout the ship. The ''Spirit of Fire'' attempted to draw the Covenant away from the ''Prophecy'' by using its MAC and [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|HAVOK nuclear warheads]] upon enemy craft. A Covenant capital ship and several dropships were destroyed, though the rest gathered behind the ''Prophecy'' to avoid being fired upon.{{Ref/Reuse|Gen}} | ||
[[File:Phantom and Pelican.png|thumb|250px|Fire Team Lima's Pelican heading toward the ''Prophecy''.]] | [[File:Phantom and Pelican.png|thumb|250px|Fire Team Lima's Pelican heading toward the ''Prophecy''.]] | ||