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'''United Nations Space Command Transmission 116749-09''' was a transmission sent from [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole]] to [[Admiral]] [[Dale Kilkin]] at the [[Reach]] [[Reach Logistics Office|Logistics Office]] requisitioning certain supplies for the impending [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''</ref>


==Contents==
'''United Nations Space Command Transmission 116749-09''' was a restricted communiqué sent from [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole|Preston J. Cole]] to [[Admiral]] [[Dale Kilkin]] on March 9, [[2543]]. It contained several requests in preparation for the impending [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]'', pages 474-476 (2009 edition)</ref>
;United Nations Space Command Transmission 116749-09
;[[Encryption Code]]<nowiki>:</nowiki> Red
;Public Key<nowiki>:</nowiki> [[File/vegas-anaconda-mockingbird-zero/|file/vegas-anaconda-mockingbird-zero/]]
;From<nowiki>:</nowiki> Vice Admiral Preston Cole, Commanding Officer {{UNSCShip|Everest}} / (UNSC [[Service Number]]<nowiki>:</nowiki> 00814-13094-BQ
;To<nowiki>:</nowiki> Admiral Dale Kilkin, [[UNSC]] [[Central Command|CENTRAL COMMAND]], REACH LOGISTICS OFFICE / (UNSC Service Number<nowiki>:</nowiki> 007981-63882-GE)
;Subject<nowiki>:</nowiki> requisitions, transfers, and favors
;Classification<nowiki>:</nowiki> RESTRICTED ([[BGE Directive]])


Dale,
UNSC Transmission 116749-09 was later included within the intelligence report ''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]'', sent by [[Codename: SURGEON]] to [[Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS]] in [[2552]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 326-328 (2010 edition, Vol. I)</ref> SURGEON maintained that while seemingly innocuous, many of Cole's requests in the transmission support the contention that Cole planned to faked his own death at Psi Serpentis.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', pages 326, 337-339 (2010 edition, Vol. I)</ref> For instance, the requisitioned [[Archer missile]]s and [[Cruiser|cruiser]] {{UNSCShip|Io}} were likely intended to provide a smoke screen and decoy, allowing Cole to perform an in-atmosphere [[Slipstream space|Slipspace jump]]. Similarly, the FTL manifold calculations that Cole requested might have enabled such a feat. In particular, SURGEON believed that Cole's personnel transfer request was meant to ensure he had a loyal crew to help facilitate his desertion.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', page 339 (2010 edition, Vol. I)</ref>


Recent [[prowler]] reports indicate a Covenant armada massing in [[FLEETCOM Sector Three|Sector Three]]. I need my ships repaired, refitted, and battle-ready ASAP. Code these orders [[CRIMSON]], and pull in favors people owe me to make it happen. You know what I mean.
==Restricted communiqué from Vice Admiral Preston Cole to REACH LOGISICS \ March 9, 2543 (Military Calendar)==
:'''United Nations Space Command Transmission 116749-09'''
:'''[[Encryption Code]]: Red'''
:'''Public Key: [[File/vegas-anaconda-mockingbird-zero/|file/vegas-anaconda-mockingbird-zero/]]'''
:'''From: Vice Admiral Preston Cole, [[Commanding officer|Commanding Officer]] {{UNSCShip|Everest}} / (UNSC [[Service Number]]: 00814-13094-BQ)'''
:'''To: Admiral Dale Kilkin, [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Central Command|CENTRAL COMMAND]], [[Reach Logistics Office|REACH LOGISTICS OFFICE]] / (UNSC Service Number: 007981-63882-GE)'''
:'''Subject: requisitions, transfers, and favors'''
:'''[[Transmission classification|Classification: RESTRICTED]] ([[BGE Directive]])'''


#'''Requisition''': 600 [[tungsten]]-layered [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A]] armor plates (radiation-absorption rating: 5), replacement and upgrades for degraded armor plates on ''Everest'', et al.
:Dale,
#'''Requisition''': Additional "smart" nav [[AI]]. Sealed and un-booted. Back-up for ''Everest''. Current AI operating at 68% capacity.
:Recent [[prowler]] reports indicate a Covenant armada massing in [[FLEETCOM Sector Three|Sector Three]]. I need my ships repaired, refitted, and battle-ready ASAP. Code these orders [[CRIMSON]], and pull in favors people owe me to make it happen. You know what I mean.
#'''Order''': Pull the ''Io'' out of space dock and tow her to my position. Too far gone to repair, but [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Wren]] has an idea to use her as a fire ship.
#'''Requisition''': Ordnance: 105 [[Shiva-class Nuclear Missile|Shiva nuclear missiles]] ([[VE-3 nuclear missile|VE-3 type]]), 2400 [[Archer missile]]s, 45,000 blocks [[AAA Helix Gun|Helix System]] ammunition (see additional nonordnance supplies in Attachment A).
#'''Requisition''': Detailed stellar survey of Section Three, [[FLEETCOM Sector Three/Subvolume D-6|sub-volume D-6]]. Emphasis on systems with proto-brown dwarf gas giants.
#'''Transfers''': I can’t lead my fleet into battle when half my officers are on the verge of collapse from fatigue. List of crew transfers in Attachment B. List of requested crew replacements in Attachment C.
#'''Favor''': I have a theoretical [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Shaw-Fujikawa manifold]] calculation that needs crunching through the [[ONI]] AI network on Reach. They’re the only ones in the [[Outer Colonies]] with the raw power to get the job done.
#Wish me luck.


UNSC ''Everest''<br />
:#'''Requisition''': 600 [[tungsten]]-layered [[titanium-A armor]] plates (radiation-absorption rating: 5), replacement and upgrades for degraded armor plates on ''Everest'', et al.
Preston J. Cole
:#'''Requisition''': Additional "smart" nav [[Artificial intelligence|AI]]. Sealed and un-booted. Back-up for ''Everest''. Current AI operating at 68% capacity.
:#'''Order''': Pull the ''Io'' out of space dock and tow her to my position. Too far gone to repair, but [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Wren]] has an idea to use her as a [[Wikipedia:Fire ship|fire ship]].
:#'''Requisition''': Ordnance: 105 [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]] ([[VE-3 nuclear missile|VE-3 type]]), 2400 [[Archer missile]]s, 45,000 blocks [[M810 Helix point defense gun|Helix System]] ammunition (see additional nonordnance supplies in Attachment A).
:#'''Requisition''': Detailed stellar survey of Section Three, [[FLEETCOM Sector Three/Subvolume D-6|sub-volume D-6]]. Emphasis on systems with proto-brown dwarf gas giants.
:#'''Transfers''': I can’t lead my fleet into battle when half my officers are on the verge of collapse from fatigue. List of crew transfers in Attachment B. List of requested crew replacements in Attachment C.
:#'''Favor''': I have a theoretical [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|Shaw-Fujikawa manifold]] calculation that needs crunching through the [[ONI]] [[Reach super-AI network|AI network on Reach]]. They’re the only ones in the [[Outer Colonies]] with the raw power to get the job done.
:#Wish me luck.


Copy to: Logistics Office, NavCOM, REACH.<br />
:UNSC ''Everest''<br />
Office of Naval Intelligence, SECTION-III, REACH
:Preston J. Cole


==Analysis==
:'''Copy to: [[Naval Logistical Operations Command|Logistics Office, NavCOM]], REACH.'''<br />
{{Cleanup|section}}
:'''Office of Naval Intelligence, [[ONI Section Three|SECTION-III]], REACH'''
In ''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]'', a report filed by [[Codename: SURGEON]], it was speculated that Admiral Cole in fact used the Battle of Psi Serpentis as a smokescreen to escape the UNSC and reunite with his lover [[Lyrenne Castilla]].
 
Each item requested by Cole in the transmission would have had a specific purpose in his upcoming battle plan. The first two points, requesting a new navigation AI and additional radiation-tolerant armor plating, are evidence that Cole was planning beforehand to make a never-before-attempted in-atmosphere Slipspace jump. In particular, the presence of two AI aboard his ship make this a likely possibility. Cole also requested access to the Reach AI network to crunch a "theoretical Shaw-Fujikawa manifold calculation", which may be indicative of his research into in-atmosphere jumps.
 
The ordnance he requested, including a hundred Shiva nuclear warheads and over two thousand Archer missiles, were eventually used in his final moments—the Archers to fire at the incoming [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] fleet and the Shivas to use against [[Viperidae]]'s unstable core.
 
The fifth bullet point, requesting a stellar survey focusing on brown dwarf stars, indicates that Cole was searching prior to the battle for a location to execute the plan used during the Battle of Psi Serpentis; namely, to cause a micronova in the star and obliterate the incoming Covenant fleet. However, he would likely have been planning for his escape at this point; thus, an unstable star could provide him with the perfect smokescreen to stage his own death.
 
Finally, the sixth point has Cole requesting a completely new crew for the ''Everest''. In his report, Codename: SURGEON reports this as evidence that Cole was planning to desert and needed a crew that was loyal to him.


==List of appearances==
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*[[Battle of Psi Serpentis]]
*[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]


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Latest revision as of 07:37, April 30, 2023

United Nations Space Command Transmission 116749-09 was a restricted communiqué sent from Vice Admiral Preston J. Cole to Admiral Dale Kilkin on March 9, 2543. It contained several requests in preparation for the impending Battle of Psi Serpentis.[1]

UNSC Transmission 116749-09 was later included within the intelligence report Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J., sent by Codename: SURGEON to Codename: USUAL SUSPECTS in 2552.[2] SURGEON maintained that while seemingly innocuous, many of Cole's requests in the transmission support the contention that Cole planned to faked his own death at Psi Serpentis.[3] For instance, the requisitioned Archer missiles and cruiser UNSC Io were likely intended to provide a smoke screen and decoy, allowing Cole to perform an in-atmosphere Slipspace jump. Similarly, the FTL manifold calculations that Cole requested might have enabled such a feat. In particular, SURGEON believed that Cole's personnel transfer request was meant to ensure he had a loyal crew to help facilitate his desertion.[4]

Restricted communiqué from Vice Admiral Preston Cole to REACH LOGISICS \ March 9, 2543 (Military Calendar)[edit]

United Nations Space Command Transmission 116749-09
Encryption Code: Red
Public Key: file/vegas-anaconda-mockingbird-zero/
From: Vice Admiral Preston Cole, Commanding Officer UNSC Everest / (UNSC Service Number: 00814-13094-BQ)
To: Admiral Dale Kilkin, UNSC CENTRAL COMMAND, REACH LOGISTICS OFFICE / (UNSC Service Number: 007981-63882-GE)
Subject: requisitions, transfers, and favors
Classification: RESTRICTED (BGE Directive)
Dale,
Recent prowler reports indicate a Covenant armada massing in Sector Three. I need my ships repaired, refitted, and battle-ready ASAP. Code these orders CRIMSON, and pull in favors people owe me to make it happen. You know what I mean.
  1. Requisition: 600 tungsten-layered titanium-A armor plates (radiation-absorption rating: 5), replacement and upgrades for degraded armor plates on Everest, et al.
  2. Requisition: Additional "smart" nav AI. Sealed and un-booted. Back-up for Everest. Current AI operating at 68% capacity.
  3. Order: Pull the Io out of space dock and tow her to my position. Too far gone to repair, but Captain Wren has an idea to use her as a fire ship.
  4. Requisition: Ordnance: 105 Shiva-class nuclear missile (VE-3 type), 2400 Archer missiles, 45,000 blocks Helix System ammunition (see additional nonordnance supplies in Attachment A).
  5. Requisition: Detailed stellar survey of Section Three, sub-volume D-6. Emphasis on systems with proto-brown dwarf gas giants.
  6. Transfers: I can’t lead my fleet into battle when half my officers are on the verge of collapse from fatigue. List of crew transfers in Attachment B. List of requested crew replacements in Attachment C.
  7. Favor: I have a theoretical Shaw-Fujikawa manifold calculation that needs crunching through the ONI AI network on Reach. They’re the only ones in the Outer Colonies with the raw power to get the job done.
  8. Wish me luck.
UNSC Everest
Preston J. Cole
Copy to: Logistics Office, NavCOM, REACH.
Office of Naval Intelligence, SECTION-III, REACH

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, pages 474-476 (2009 edition)
  2. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, pages 326-328 (2010 edition, Vol. I)
  3. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, pages 326, 337-339 (2010 edition, Vol. I)
  4. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, page 339 (2010 edition, Vol. I)
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