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|date= [[2558#September|September 2558]] | |date= [[2558#September|September 2558]] | ||
|place= [[Carrow]] | |place= [[Carrow]] | ||
|result='''Tactical Surakan victory | |result='''Tactical Surakan victory''' | ||
*[[Thars 'Sarov]]'s remaining [[Covenant frigate]]s destroyed | *[[Thars 'Sarov]]'s remaining [[Covenant frigate]]s destroyed | ||
*''[[Foebane]]'' destroyed | *''[[Foebane]]'' destroyed | ||
'''Strategically insignificant''' | |||
*[[Hekabe]] accesses the [[Sharquoi]] hive, his true goal and continues his attack | |||
|side1= [[Surakan Militia Volunteers]] | |side1= [[Surakan Militia Volunteers]] | ||
|side2= [[Sangheili]]<br> | |side2= [[Sangheili]]<br> | ||
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*[[Surakan Militia Volunteers]] | *[[Surakan Militia Volunteers]] | ||
**Twelve merchant ships | **Twelve merchant ships | ||
**Twelve [[Kodiak | **Twelve [[M400 Kodiak|Kodiaks]] | ||
**Six [[Pelican]]s | **Six [[Pelican]]s | ||
|forces2=*Three [[Covenant frigate]]s | |forces2=*Three [[Covenant frigate]]s | ||
Revision as of 03:04, January 9, 2019
Template:Battle Operation: BUZZHAWK was an operation launched by the Surakan Militia Volunteers during the Battle of Carrow to destroy the remaining three Covenant frigates controlled by Thars 'Sarov in orbit and the Jiralhanae ORS-class heavy cruiser Foebane near the city of Suraka itself.
Background
In 2552, the Jiralhanae Chieftain Hekabe seized an opportunity during the Battle of Installation 00 to steal the vertex from Installation 00, a device that would allow him to control the beasts known as the Sharquoi. However, it took Hekabe six years to pinpoint the planet Carrow, located in one of the Joint Occupation Zones, as the location where the Sharquoi could be found.
In 2558, Sangheili Thars 'Sarov disagreed with his cousin Rojka 'Kasaan's desire to make peace with the humans of the UEG and particularly on Carrow. Thars ultimately turned this into a full-scale civil war. To help win, Thars made a deal with Hekabe for his help, unaware that Hekabe's true intention was to unearth the Sharquoi hive, located near the human city of Suraka. With Hekabe's help, Thars decimated Rojka's fleet, but after he confronted Hekabe for going to the surface, Hekabe turned on him. The battle between the Jiralhanae and the Sangheili ships left all but Hekabe's flagship, the ORS-class heavy cruiser Foebane, which he was using to excavate the Sharquoi hive destroyed while most of Thars' ships were destroyed. The majority of the ones that weren't were forced to land on Carrow for repairs, leaving only three badly damaged Covenant frigates in orbit.
In an attempt to protect her planet and her people, Governor Ellis Gass began preparing a counterattack which eventually came to be known as Operation: BUZZHAWK. Though all of her slipspace-capable vessels were destroyed at the beginning of the conflict, Ellis still had a dozen merchant ships armed with point-defense guns which were capable of destroying Thars' remaining ships in their damaged state. Combined with her ground assets, Ellis convinced her generals to launch the strike against both sides in an effort to end the conflict.[1]
Battle
Aftermath
List of appearances
- Halo: Envoy (First appearance)
