Battle of Netherop (2526)

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Battle of Netherop
Conflict:	Human-Covenant War
Date:	June 2526
Location:	Netherop
Outcome:	Tactical UNSC/Covenant draw Failure by the UNSC to recover the Steadfast Strike Failure by the Covenant to recover the Luminous Beacons Nizat 'Kvarosee and most of his remaining forces permanently exiled on Netherop Netherop space-mined by the Covenant to prevent anyone landing there again Failure by the Covenant to completely eliminate the human forces and vice versa Strategic Flotilla of Unsung Piety victory Successfully planted at least one Luminous Beacon on the human forces Escape of two vessels to continue the plan to destroy ONI
Details Belligerents United Nations Space Command Flotilla of Unsung Piety Covenant Commanders MCPO John-117 Fleetmaster Nizat 'Kvarosee Hierarchs Strength Task Force Pantea UNSC Kayenta UNSC Chaco UNSC Cibola UNSC Mesa Verde UNSC Rio Grande 1 ONI salvage ship UNSC Phyllis Wheatley 1 Razor-class prowler UNSC Night Watch 4 Spartan-IIs Blue Team 1 Marine battalion Castoffs Nine Intrusion-class corvettes Quiet Faith Still Devotion Worthy Silence Silent Truth 1 Covenant frigate Steadfast Strike Fleet of Swift Justice 1 CAS-class assault carrier 1 Covenant cruiser 5 Covenant destroyers 3 Covenant frigates Silent Shadow Casualties Heavy UNSC Night Watch UNSC Phyllis Wheatley Most of the Flotilla of Unsung Piety Steadfast Strike Still Devotion Worthy Silence At least five other ships Heavy ground casualties Moderate

Operation: OBLIVION was a UNSC operation undertaken by Blue Team to capture a downed Covenant frigate. However, it was also a trap by rogue Fleetmaster Nizat 'Kvarosee which turns into a three-way conflict with forces from the Covenant, particularly the Silent Shadow.

Prelude

In the waxing months of the Human-Covenant war, and weeks after the overwhelmingly successful Operation: SILENT STORM, humanity's best chance for survival is a disable Covenant frigate filled with valuable technology that could help them win the war. It rests on an inhospitable world and offered to the UNSC by the same disgraced Covenant fleetmaster who failed to stop the SPARTAN-IIs in Operation: SILENT STORM.

List of appearances

• Halo: Oblivion (First appearance)