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|date= [[2552#September|September 13, 2552]] | |date= [[2552#September|September 13, 2552]] | ||
|place=[[Tau Ceti system]] | |place=[[Tau Ceti system]] | ||
|result=Decisive UNSC victory | |result='''Decisive UNSC victory''' | ||
*Covenant armada destroyed | *[[Truth's fleet|Covenant]] armada destroyed | ||
*Covenant invasion of the [[Sol system]] delayed | *Covenant invasion of the [[Sol system]] delayed | ||
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
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*[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] | *[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] | ||
|commanders2=*[[Prophet of Truth]] | |commanders2=*[[Prophet of Truth]] | ||
*[[Tartarus]] | *[[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]] [[Tartarus]] | ||
|forces1=*Hybrid vessel ''[[Gettysburg]]-[[Ascendant Justice]]'' | |forces1=*Hybrid vessel ''[[Gettysburg]]-[[Ascendant Justice]]'' | ||
*[[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] [[Blue Team]]: | *[[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] [[Blue Team]]: | ||
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*[[UNSC]] [[AI]] [[Cortana]] | *[[UNSC]] [[AI]] [[Cortana]] | ||
|forces2=*''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'' | |forces2=*''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'' | ||
*Over 500 vessels | *[[Truth's fleet|Over 500 vessels]] {{C|various classes}} | ||
*[[Unggoy]] | *[[Unggoy]] | ||
*[[Kig-Yar]] | |||
*[[Mgalekgolo]] | |||
*[[Sangheili]] | |||
*[[Jiralhanae]] | |||
|casual1= | |casual1= | ||
*Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb | *Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb | ||
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*''Unyielding Hierophant'' | *''Unyielding Hierophant'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|We're going to take this fight to the Covenant. We're going to launch a first strike.|John-117}} | {{Quote|We're going to take this fight to the Covenant. We're going to launch a first strike.|[[John-117]]}} | ||
'''Operation: FIRST STRIKE''' was a raid by survivors of the [[Battle of Installation 04]] and the [[Fall of Reach]] on the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] space station ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'' on [[2552#September|September 13, 2552]]. It was the largest UNSC victory since the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]],{{Ref/Reuse|Alamo}} and the most decisive since [[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole's]] last stand at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''' - '''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'''</ref> | '''Operation: FIRST STRIKE''' was a raid by survivors of the [[Battle of Installation 04]] and the [[Fall of Reach]] on the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] space station ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'' on [[2552#September|September 13, 2552]]. It was the largest UNSC victory since the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]],{{Ref/Reuse|Alamo}} and the most decisive since [[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole's]] last stand at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''' - '''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'''</ref> | ||
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===The raid=== | ===The raid=== | ||
[[File:HM-UnyieldingHierophant.jpg|thumb|left| | [[File:HM-UnyieldingHierophant.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Blue Team's commandeered Spirit dropship approaching ''Unyielding Hierophant''.]] | ||
In a desperate attempt to stop the massive Covenant armada from invading Earth, the five Spartans aboard the hybrid vessel [[UNSC Gettysburg|''Gettysburg'']]-''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' - John-117, [[Frederic-104]], [[Linda-058]], [[William-043]], and [[Grace-093]] - infiltrated the Covenant repair and refit station ''Unyielding Hierophant'' via a captured [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirit dropship]]. After landing in a vast hangar, the Spartans began to sneak through maintenance access and ventilation tunnels until they found the station's [[Pinch fusion reactor|reactor core]].{{Ref/Reuse|Alamo}} | In a desperate attempt to stop the massive Covenant armada from invading Earth, the five Spartans aboard the hybrid vessel [[UNSC Gettysburg|''Gettysburg'']]-''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' - John-117, [[Frederic-104]], [[Linda-058]], [[William-043]], and [[Grace-093]] - infiltrated the Covenant repair and refit station ''Unyielding Hierophant'' via a captured [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirit dropship]]. After landing in a vast hangar, the Spartans began to sneak through maintenance access and ventilation tunnels until they found the station's [[Pinch fusion reactor|reactor core]].{{Ref/Reuse|Alamo}} | ||
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After using a spy drone to view what remained of the fleet, the crew of the ''Gettysburg'' made a random [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump away from the battlefield and then finally to Earth using the ''Ascendant Justice's'' slipspace drive, which had been fitted to the human ship. The crew then warned Earth of the Covenant's intent to invade the planet. | After using a spy drone to view what remained of the fleet, the crew of the ''Gettysburg'' made a random [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump away from the battlefield and then finally to Earth using the ''Ascendant Justice's'' slipspace drive, which had been fitted to the human ship. The crew then warned Earth of the Covenant's intent to invade the planet. | ||
Meanwhile, on ''[[High Charity]]'', [[Tartarus]], the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], informed the Prophet of Truth of the armada's destruction. Truth was disturbed by the disaster but otherwise regarded it as a minor setback. He told Tartarus to have the surviving ships rendezvous at their designated coordinates. These ships would later reinforce the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s forces during the Covenant's initial attack on Earth. | Meanwhile, on ''[[High Charity]]'', [[Tartarus]], the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], informed the Prophet of Truth of the armada's destruction. Truth was disturbed by the disaster but otherwise regarded it as a minor setback. He told Tartarus to have the surviving ships rendezvous at their designated coordinates. These ships would later reinforce the [[Prophet of Regret]][[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|'s forces]] during the Covenant's [[Battle of Earth|initial attack]] on Earth [[Battle of Mombasa|at]] [[New Mombasa]]. | ||
Covenant pilots also recovered three tiny shards of the Forerunner crystal from the debris. Tartarus presented these shards to Truth, who instructed Tartarus to reward the pilots, then quietly eliminate them in order to ensure that his plans were kept hidden from the rest of the Covenant. | Covenant pilots also recovered three tiny shards of the Forerunner crystal from the debris. Tartarus presented these shards to Truth, who instructed Tartarus to reward the pilots, then quietly eliminate them in order to ensure that his plans were kept hidden from the rest of the Covenant. | ||