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|next = [[Battle for Arcadia]] | |next = [[Battle for Arcadia]] | ||
|name = Harvest campaign | |name = Harvest campaign | ||
|image = [[File:HW Five Long Years.jpg|350px | |image = [[File:HW Five Long Years.jpg|350px]] | ||
|conflict = [[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict = [[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date = [[2526]] to early [[2531]] | |date = [[2526]] to early [[2531]] | ||
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**Unidentified [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] | **Unidentified [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] | ||
|forces2 =*[[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]] | |forces2 =*[[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]] | ||
**Multiple {{ | **Multiple {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}s | ||
*Land forces | *Land forces | ||
**Thousands of ground troops | **Thousands of ground troops | ||
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*Unknown number of Marines | *Unknown number of Marines | ||
|casual2 =*Heavy casualties | |casual2 =*Heavy casualties | ||
*At least one {{ | *At least one {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}<ref>'''Halo Wars''', ''Five Long Years'' cutscene</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{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]]}} | ||
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===The Covenant strike back=== | ===The Covenant strike back=== | ||
[[File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Covenant [[ | [[File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Covenant [[Sinaris-pattern 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}} 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}} | 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}} | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
[[File: | [[File:HW Trailer Battle.jpg|250px|thumb|Marine forces battle the Covenant in the frozen remnants of the formerly-lush planet.]] | ||
The information the Covenant gained from the Forerunner structure led them to the UEG colony on [[Arcadia]]. Anders was drawn to the same planet after examining the artifact. The Covenant [[Battle for Arcadia|attacked]] Arcadia on February 9, 2531, closely followed by ''Spirit of Fire''.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> | The information the Covenant gained from the Forerunner structure led them to the UEG colony on [[Arcadia]]. Anders was drawn to the same planet after examining the artifact. The Covenant [[Battle for Arcadia|attacked]] Arcadia on February 9, 2531, closely followed by ''Spirit of Fire''.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> | ||