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As the Spartans realized that the Covenant likely knew about the planned boarding action and were protecting against it, the two sides began exchanging fire with the capital ships continuing to cocoon themselves in a screen of their fighters. As the two fleets tore into each other, evacuation ships began to launch from Biko and the Covenant fleet made no move to intercept, possibly because they could only evacuate a small percentage of Biko's population. Even as the two fleets engaged in close combat, the Covenant struggled to keep their fighter screen in place, continuing to worry about potential boarders.<ref name="SSC17">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''chapter 17''</ref> | As the Spartans realized that the Covenant likely knew about the planned boarding action and were protecting against it, the two sides began exchanging fire with the capital ships continuing to cocoon themselves in a screen of their fighters. As the two fleets tore into each other, evacuation ships began to launch from Biko and the Covenant fleet made no move to intercept, possibly because they could only evacuate a small percentage of Biko's population. Even as the two fleets engaged in close combat, the Covenant struggled to keep their fighter screen in place, continuing to worry about potential boarders.<ref name="SSC17">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''chapter 17''</ref> | ||
As the battle continued to rage, [[First Blade]] [[Tel 'Szatulai]] met with the [[Insurrectionist]]s on the {{Class|Banta| | As the battle continued to rage, [[First Blade]] [[Tel 'Szatulai]] met with the [[Insurrectionist]]s on the {{Class|Banta|colony ship}} ''[[Emmeline]]'' where Commandant [[Erland Booth]] attempted to threaten him into calling off the attack with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]. 'Szatulai killed Booth instead and the Insurrectionists attempted to negotiate with him for the Covenant's help in taking Biko, offering the HAVOK and the plans to the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Spartans' armor]]. 'Szatulai decided to pretend to agree, in reality using the rebels to gain more intelligence upon the Spartans in order to be able to destroy them.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS18|HSS|Chapter=18}} During the battle, Task Force Yama also lost five [[prowler]]s and the [[21st Space Assault Battalion|Black Daggers]] suffered heavy losses as well.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''pages 301-302''</ref>{{Ref/Note|On page 301 of ''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', its stated that [[Task Force Yama]] lost seven [[Prowler]]s and over four hundred Black Daggers at the battles of [[Seoba]] and Biko. Only the {{UNSCShip|Starry Night}} and {{UNSCShip|Ghost Star}} were lost at Seoba in terms of ships and one hundred and twenty seven Black Daggers were lost at Seoba, but an exact figure for the losses at Biko is not given, just that cumulatively it was over four hundred Black Daggers.}} The [[ODST]]s attempted to board and destroy the ''[[Purifying Flame]]'', though the attempt was foiled. The ODSTs that survived the boarding action were captured and later [[Tossers|tortured]] by [[Castor]] and [[Orsun]], two [[Jiralhanae]] [[Bloodstars]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS21}} | ||
After five days of battle, the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience defeated Biko's defenders, but lost five cruisers in the process. In addition, Biko's defenders destroyed the planet's orbital shipbuilding stations that [[Fleetmaster]] [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]] had hoped to take control of for his own fleet's usage. With Biko's defenses gone, the Covenant turned to [[glassing]] the planet. After 'Kvarosee ordered mass plasma strikes on Biko's capital city, the planet's atmosphere combusted, resulting in a blanket of flame that spread across the entire world.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS21}} | After five days of battle, the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience defeated Biko's defenders, but lost five cruisers in the process. In addition, Biko's defenders destroyed the planet's orbital shipbuilding stations that [[Fleetmaster]] [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]] had hoped to take control of for his own fleet's usage. With Biko's defenses gone, the Covenant turned to [[glassing]] the planet. After 'Kvarosee ordered mass plasma strikes on Biko's capital city, the planet's atmosphere combusted, resulting in a blanket of flame that spread across the entire world.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS21}} |