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Prior to the skirmish, the ''Gorgon'' and the ''Bellicose'' had met twice in battle, and on both occasions the Insurrectionist frigate managed to escape. | Prior to the skirmish, the ''Gorgon'' and the ''Bellicose'' had met twice in battle, and on both occasions the Insurrectionist frigate managed to escape. | ||
When they met for the third time on June 2, [[2501]] the ''Gorgon'' had engaged in two battles in the past seventy-two hours, and as such had severely depleted munitions and a weary crew. | When they met for the third time on June 2, [[2501]] the ''Gorgon'' had engaged in two battles in the past seventy-two hours, and as such had severely depleted munitions and a weary crew. | ||
Upon encountering one another the two ships battled for 34.7 minutes, peppering one another with [[Archer Missile]], until the ''Gorgon'' slung around a planetoid to come around for a killing shot with its MAC, a weapon which no ship had yet evaded.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''' - ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, page 449''</ref> As the ''Gorgon'' fired its last tungten slug, the ''Bellicose'' fired the last of its missiles and detonated them prematurely, pushing the frigate out of the path of the slug. | Upon encountering one another the two ships battled for 34.7 minutes, peppering one another with [[Archer Missile]], until the ''Gorgon'' slung around a planetoid to come around for a killing shot with its MAC, a weapon which no ship had yet evaded.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''' - ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, page 449''</ref> As the ''Gorgon'' fired its last tungten slug, the ''Bellicose'' fired the last of its missiles and detonated them prematurely, pushing the frigate out of the path of the slug. | ||
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