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After the Prophet of Regret discovered the location of the [[Installation 00|Ark]] [[Portal at Voi|Portal]] from a [[Forerunner]] [[Luminary]] unearthed in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Meridian]],<ref name="h2at">'''Halo 2 Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''</ref> he quickly conjured a small excavation fleet to uncover it. He was unaware that the relic he sought after was located on [[human]]ity's [[Earth|homeworld]].{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} His significantly outnumbered and out-classed fleet was quickly attacked by the [[UNSC Home Fleet]]'s [[Fifth Fleet]], consisting of eight {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s and sixty-seven {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}s under the command of [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Joseph Harper]].<ref name="cairo">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref> | After the Prophet of Regret discovered the location of the [[Installation 00|Ark]] [[Portal at Voi|Portal]] from a [[Forerunner]] [[Luminary]] unearthed in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Meridian]],<ref name="h2at">'''Halo 2 Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''</ref> he quickly conjured a small excavation fleet to uncover it. He was unaware that the relic he sought after was located on [[human]]ity's [[Earth|homeworld]].{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} His significantly outnumbered and out-classed fleet was quickly attacked by the [[UNSC Home Fleet]]'s [[Fifth Fleet]], consisting of eight {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s and sixty-seven {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}s under the command of [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Joseph Harper]].<ref name="cairo">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref> | ||
The Covenant fleet then deployed hundreds of | The Covenant fleet then deployed hundreds of | ||
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 [[UNSC Feeling Lucky|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 (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/Reuse|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 [[UNSC Feeling Lucky|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 (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/Reuse|cairo}} | ||