Editing Fleet of Sacred Consecration

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**''[[Solemn Penance]]''
*13 [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]]s
**''[[Pious Inquisitor]]''
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The '''Fleet of Sacred Consecration'''<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 180</ref> is the name of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Task Force]] under the command of the [[Prophet of Regret]]. Originally composed of thirteen [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]]s and two [[Assault Carriers]], the fleet suffered tremendous losses when it accidentally stumbled upon the heavily-defended planet [[Earth]].

==History==
After the Prophet of Regret accidentally discovered the location of the [[Installation 00|Ark]] [[The Artifact|Portal]] in his search for relics, he quickly conjured a small excavation fleet to uncover it. He was unaware that the relic he sought after was located on [[Human|Humanity]]'s [[Earth|homeworld]]. His significantly outnumbered and out-classed fleet was quickly attacked by [[Harper's Fleet|a fleet]] of eight [[Marathon-class Cruiser]]s and sixty-seven [[UNSC Frigate|Frigates]] under the command of [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Harper]].

The Covenant fleet then deployed dozens of  [[Covenant Boarding Craft|boarding craft]] at the [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s defending the planet, in hopes of destroying a cluster with [[Antimatter Charge]]s. They managed to destroy two Orbital Stations; the [[Athens Station|''Athens'']] and [[Malta Station|''Malta'']] station, clearing a path for Regret's flagship, the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' to reach Earth.

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, 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  [[Longsword]] fighters to punch a hole into the carrier's hull, thus exposing the hollow center housing the ship's 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. 

After UNSC forces in [[New Mombasa]] began to push Covenant troops back to Regret's landing zone, Regret was informed of the location of Halo [[Installation 05]], and 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. 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>

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. The ultimate fates of [[Regret's Carrier]] and the ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' are unknown.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''

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