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{{Quote|The fighting started when a splinter sect of Covenant ignored the Ceasefire of 2552 and attacked UNSC forces. By the time the fighting was done... Well, it didn't end well for the UNSC and Covenant, either one.|[[Roland]]<ref name="Umbra">'''Halo: Spartan Assault''' - ''Operation A: Umbra''</ref>}} | {{Quote|The fighting started when a splinter sect of Covenant ignored the Ceasefire of 2552 and attacked UNSC forces. By the time the fighting was done... Well, it didn't end well for the UNSC and Covenant, either one.|[[Roland]]<ref name="Umbra">'''Halo: Spartan Assault''' - ''Operation A: Umbra''</ref>}} | ||
In [[2554]],<ref name="catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2994218_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2994218 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction (Page 43)'']</ref> the faction attacked [[Draetheus V]] and its moon [[X50]] | In [[2554]],<ref name="catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2994218_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2994218 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction (Page 43)'']</ref> led by [[Sangheili Zealot]] [[Merg Vol]], the faction attacked [[Draetheus V]] and its moon [[X50]] and [[Battle of Draetheus V|clashed with the UNSC]] for control of the [[Forerunner]] relics present there. Two [[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IVs]], [[Sarah Palmer]] and [[Edward Davis]], participated in the campaign. The UNSC was successful in alerting the planet of the Covenant's attack and evacuation began. Early in the battle, the faction quickly took control of the moon.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Mission 4: Live to Fight|Live to Fight]]''</ref> | ||
Later in the battle, Merg Vol discovered the true purpose of Draetheus V's moon: it was a Forerunner device that was used to build or destroy planets. The Covenant forces activated the primary weapon of the X50 construct. Directed toward the planet, the beam began to disintegrate Draetheus V, destabilizing it. Though Davis managed to deactivate the device, it was too late for Draetheus V which had already begun to break up.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''' - ''[[Operation C: Monolith]]''</ref> Enormous slabs of rock were slowly floating away from the planet's surface and both UNSC and Covenant troops were scrambling to get to safety as the UNSC continued to evacuate the planet.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Mission 16: Escape from the Southern Fields|Escape from the Southern Fields]]''</ref> The Covenant continued to attack the planet and the UNSC quickly realized that Draetheus V was ill-prepared for a full evacuation while the Covenant ground forces were rapidly losing morale. There was not enough transportation to allow everyone to leave Draetheus V as much of the UNSC's aircraft had been destroyed in the initial stages of the battle. However, the UNSC raided a Covenant airfield and stole numerous Covenant [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit dropships]]. With the help of Spartan [[Sarah Palmer]], 23 Covenant dropships carrying civilians made it off the planet while stranding the Covenant ground forces who had just had their only way off of Draetheus V stolen.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Mission 20: Defense of the Enemies' Airbase|Defense of the Enemies' Airbase]]''</ref> | Later in the battle, Merg Vol discovered the true purpose of Draetheus V's moon: it was a Forerunner device that was used to build or destroy planets. The Covenant forces activated the primary weapon of the X50 construct. Directed toward the planet, the beam began to disintegrate Draetheus V, destabilizing it. Though Davis managed to deactivate the device, it was too late for Draetheus V which had already begun to break up.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''' - ''[[Operation C: Monolith]]''</ref> Enormous slabs of rock were slowly floating away from the planet's surface and both UNSC and Covenant troops were scrambling to get to safety as the UNSC continued to evacuate the planet.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Mission 16: Escape from the Southern Fields|Escape from the Southern Fields]]''</ref> The Covenant continued to attack the planet and the UNSC quickly realized that Draetheus V was ill-prepared for a full evacuation while the Covenant ground forces were rapidly losing morale. There was not enough transportation to allow everyone to leave Draetheus V as much of the UNSC's aircraft had been destroyed in the initial stages of the battle. However, the UNSC raided a Covenant airfield and stole numerous Covenant [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit dropships]]. With the help of Spartan [[Sarah Palmer]], 23 Covenant dropships carrying civilians made it off the planet while stranding the Covenant ground forces who had just had their only way off of Draetheus V stolen.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Mission 20: Defense of the Enemies' Airbase|Defense of the Enemies' Airbase]]''</ref> | ||