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Meanwhile, the UNSC ships split into echelons, where one group of ships attacked the carriers and a second covered the cruisers. The combined firepower of Fleet Admiral Harper's fleet ensured the rapid destruction of many of Regret's ships, in spite of the numerous losses the human fleet was sustaining. The fleet's second carrier ''[[Day of Jubilation]]'', staying above orbit, disabled at least one ''Marathon''-class cruiser with an [[energy projector]]. At some point during the battle its shields were destroyed by the Home Fleet's concentrated assault, allowing a pair of [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword fighters]] to punch a hole into the carrier's hull, thus exposing the hollow center housing the ship's [[Pinch fusion reactor|reactor core]]. [[John-117]] managed to disable the Covenant bomb meant for the [[Cairo Station|''Cairo'']] and threw himself and the device into vacuum, activating it next to the core and propelling himself to safety, thus destroying the carrier.<ref name="cairo"/> | Meanwhile, the UNSC ships split into echelons, where one group of ships attacked the carriers and a second covered the cruisers. The combined firepower of Fleet Admiral Harper's fleet ensured the rapid destruction of many of Regret's ships, in spite of the numerous losses the human fleet was sustaining. The fleet's second carrier ''[[Day of Jubilation]]'', staying above orbit, disabled at least one ''Marathon''-class cruiser with an [[energy projector]]. At some point during the battle its shields were destroyed by the Home Fleet's concentrated assault, allowing a pair of [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword fighters]] to punch a hole into the carrier's hull, thus exposing the hollow center housing the ship's [[Pinch fusion reactor|reactor core]]. [[John-117]] managed to disable the Covenant bomb meant for the [[Cairo Station|''Cairo'']] and threw himself and the device into vacuum, activating it next to the core and propelling himself to safety, thus destroying the carrier.<ref name="cairo"/> | ||
After UNSC forces in [[New Mombasa]] began to push Covenant troops back to Regret's landing zone, Regret decided to head to Halo [[Installation 05]], which he located via the Luminary that had revealed him the Ark Portal as well as all the Halo rings.<ref name="h2at"/> He proceeded with an in-atmosphere [[slipspace]] jump, with UNSC ships {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}, {{UNSCShip|Dusk}}, {{UNSCShip|Coral Sea}}, {{UNSCShip|Paris}} and {{UNSCShip|Redoubtable}} following.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 186''</ref> At least one other Covenant ship escaped the battle, the cruiser ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'', which would eventually become part of the [[Fleet of Retribution]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 185''</ref> | After UNSC forces in [[New Mombasa]] began to push Covenant troops back to Regret's landing zone, Regret decided to head to Halo [[Installation 05]], which he located via the Luminary that had revealed him the Ark Portal as well as all the Halo rings.<ref name="h2at"/> He proceeded with an in-atmosphere [[slipspace]] jump, with UNSC ships {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}, {{UNSCShip|Dusk}}, {{UNSCShip|Coral Sea}}, {{UNSCShip|Paris}} and {{UNSCShip|Redoubtable}} following.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 186''</ref> At least one other Covenant ship escaped the battle, the cruiser ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'', which would eventually become part of the [[Fleet of Retribution]].<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 185''</ref> It was later destroyed after the war during [[Skirmish on Pious Inquisitor|a conflict]] with [[Kilo-Five]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]'''</ref> | ||
The battle in Earth orbit destroyed the vast majority of Regret's fleet, whose loss was compensated by the arrival of [[Truth's fleet]], which proceeded to invade Earth only hours afterward.<ref name="waypoint"/> The ultimate fate of the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' is unknown. | The battle in Earth orbit destroyed the vast majority of Regret's fleet, whose loss was compensated by the arrival of [[Truth's fleet]], which proceeded to invade Earth only hours afterward.<ref name="waypoint"/> The ultimate fate of the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' is unknown. | ||
==Composition== | |||
*''[[Solemn Penance]]'' - {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ([[flagship]]) - [[Prophet of Regret]] | |||
*''[[Day of Jubilation]]'' - {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} - Destroyed | |||
*''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' - {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
