Editing Battle Group X-Ray

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Military infobox
|variant=Human
|unit_name=''Battle Group X-Ray''
|image=[[File:Battle_Group_X-Ray.png|300px]]
|formed=
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|branch=[[UNSC Navy]]
|type=
|role=
|size=40 warships<ref name="Harvest">''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", p. 462-467</ref>
*1 {{Class|Valiant|super-heavy cruiser}}
**{{UNSCShip|Everest}} {{C|[[Flagship]]}}<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Chapter 4</ref>
[[Task Force Yama]]
*Three squadrons of Prowlers{{Ref/Reuse|hssc5}}
*1 {{Class|Point Blank|prowler}}
[[Task Force Pantea]]
*At least five ''Halberd''-class destroyers<ref>''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', Chapter 4</ref>
|nickname=
|battles=[[Second Battle of Harvest]]{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}}<ref name="HWG">''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', p. 1-10</ref>
|commanders=[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston J. Cole]]{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}}{{Ref/Reuse|HWG}}}}
{{Quote|We returned to Harvest with enough firepower to assault the vaults of Heaven.|Preston Cole, describing X-Ray going into the [[Second Battle of Harvest]]{{Ref/Reuse|HWG}}}}

'''Battle Group X-Ray''' was a [[battle group]] [[fleet]] given to [[Preston Cole|Admiral Cole]] to command in [[2526]].{{Ref/Reuse|historiansnote}}

==History==
===Harvest===
{{Main|Second Battle of Harvest}}
On March 1, 2526, Battle Group X-Ray engaged the Covenant over Harvest. The engagement resulted in the destruction of 13 UNSC vessels and a single {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}}.{{Ref/Reuse|HWG}}<ref name="historiansnote">''Halo: Silent Storm'', Historian's Note</ref>

===SILENT STORM===
{{Main|Operation: SILENT STORM}}
[[Seven]] days after the battle at Harvest, Admiral Cole as well as several others formulated Operation: SILENT STORM. The group predicted that the Covenant would likely attack [[Biko]]. With this, Task Force Yama would secretly waiting to counter-attack the Covenant when they got there. At the same time, Battle Group X-Ray would start harassing Covenant forces independently of Yama.<ref name="hssc5">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 5</ref>

===Post-2526===
The battle group was disbanded or transferred to another flag-officer sometime prior to the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]], as Admiral Cole then commanded [[Battle Group India|UNSC Battle Group India]].{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}}{{Ref/Reuse|HWG}}<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", p. 476-482</ref>

==Composition==
===Main force===
Battle Group X-Ray was comprised of 40 [[Warship]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Harvest}}
*5+ {{class|Halcyon|cruiser}}s
**{{UNSCShip|Constantinople}}
*9+ [[UNSC frigate|frigates]]
*5+ {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s
*7+ [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]]
**{{UNSCShip|Austerlitz}}
**{{UNSCShip|Campo Grande}}
**{{UNSCShip|Gorgon}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=270}}
**{{UNSCShip|Lance Held High}}
**{{UNSCShip|Midway}}
**{{UNSCShip|Sacramento}}
**[[UNSC Tharsis (Harvest)|UNSC ''Tharsis'']]
**{{UNSCShip|Virginia Capes}}
*Unknown
**{{UNSCShip|Excellence}}
**{{UNSCShip|Lowrentz}}
**{{UNSCShip|Maelstrom}}
**{{UNSCShip|Waterloo}}
**{{UNSCShip|Troy}}

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===Task Force Yama===
{{Main|Task Force Yama}}
*{{Class|Point Blank|prowler}}
**{{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}}
*{{Class|Razor|prowler}} 
**{{UNSCShip|Black Widow}} 
**{{UNSCShip|Starry Night}} 
**{{UNSCShip|Widow Maker}}
**{{UNSCShip|Ghost Star}}
**{{UNSCShip|Ghost Flag}}
**{{UNSCShip|Ghost Wind}}
**{{UNSCShip|Ghost Song}} 
**{{UNSCShip|Night Watch}}
*{{UNSCShip|Quiet Death}} 
*{{UNSCShip|Quiet Man}} 
*{{UNSCShip|Hush Now}}

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===Task Force Pantea===
{{Main|Task Force Pantea}}
*{{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}
**{{UNSCShip|Kayenta}}
**{{UNSCShip|Chaco}}
**{{UNSCShip|Cibola}}
**{{UNSCShip|Rio Grande}}
**{{UNSCShip|Mesa Verde}}
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HWG Cole.jpg|Admiral Preston Cole, commanding officer of Battle Group X-Ray.
File:HWG_UNSCEverest_Bridge.png|The bridge of ''Everest'', Battle Group X-Ray's flagship. X-Ray is shown on the left side of the tac-map with the Covenant ship on the right.
File:Space Battle.png|Battle Group X-Ray during the initial assault on the {{Pattern|Rasus|interdictor}}.
File:HWG ColeInspiration.png|Admiral Cole reaches a eureka moment in the Second Battle of Harvest with X-Ray on his tac-map.
File:Outcome of Second Battle of Harvest.png|Battle Group X-Ray destroys the Covenant ship at Harvest.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

{{UNSC Naval Fleets}}
[[Category:UNSC Navy battle groups|X-Ray]]