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[[File: | [[File:TFoR AS - Longsword Squadron Delta.jpg|thumb|300px|The Longswords en route to ''Unrelenting'']] | ||
'''Longsword Squadron Delta''' was part of the [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] detachment aboard the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}} in 2525.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 111''</ref> During the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]], they were used as a decoy to distract a [[Covenant]] vessel, the ''[[Unrelenting]]''. With no other armaments, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Wallace]] ordered the squadron to launch a [[Shiva warhead]] at the ''Unrelenting'', since the frigate was unable to do so due to the distance.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 112''</ref> They were all incinerated when the warhead exploded, unable to get into the shields of the Covenant ship in time.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 119''</ref> | '''Longsword Squadron Delta''' was part of the [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] detachment aboard the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}} in 2525.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 111''</ref> During the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]], they were used as a decoy to distract a [[Covenant]] vessel, the ''[[Unrelenting]]''. With no other armaments, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Wallace]] ordered the squadron to launch a [[Shiva warhead]] at the ''Unrelenting'', since the frigate was unable to do so due to the distance.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 112''</ref> They were all incinerated when the warhead exploded, unable to get into the shields of the Covenant ship in time.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 119''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Longsword Squadron Delta survives the detonation of the [[Shiva missile]] fired at the ''[[Unrelenting]]'' in the [[Halo: Fall of Reach|comic adaption]] of ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', whereas in the novel the Longswords are consumed by the explosion. | Longsword Squadron Delta survives the detonation of the [[Shiva missile]] fired at the ''[[Unrelenting]]'' in the [[Halo: Fall of Reach|comic adaption]] of ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', whereas in the novel the Longswords are consumed by the explosion. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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File:Commonwealth launches Shiva.png|Longsword Squadron Delta fires the Shiva | |||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'' | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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