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'''18 Scorpii''' is a planetary system identified as a region in [[FLEETCOM Sector Three]],<ref name="HETILATPDOPJCS7"/> where the [[human]] colony world [[Falaknuma]] is located.<ref name="HTCPC70"/>
'''18 Scorpii''' is a planetary system identified as a region in [[FLEETCOM Sector Three]],{{Ref/Reuse|HETILATPDOPJCS7}} where the [[human]] colony world [[Falaknuma]] is located.{{Ref/Reuse|HTCPC70}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
===Planetary system===
===Planetary system===
*[[Falaknuma]]: Human colony world.<ref name="HTCPC70"/>
*[[Falaknuma]]: Human colony world.{{Ref/Reuse|HTCPC70}}


==History==
==History==
===Colonization===
===Colonization===
At some point prior to [[2535]], the [[Unified Earth Government]] settled on the planet of [[Falaknuma]] in the system.<ref name="HTCPC70"/>
In [[2446]], the [[Unified Earth Government]] settled on the planet of [[Falaknuma]] in the system.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50-51}}


===Exodus Project scare===
===Covenant War===
By [[2535]] [[Exodus Project|a large asteroid]] led by the {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} loaded with over a million refugees from behind Covenant lines was approaching near the system worrying the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Ready or Not}} that it may have been Covenant. It was not till the asteroid arrived that the crew stopped worrying and began a rescue effort.<ref name="HTCPC70"/>
In [[2535]], 18 Scorpii was the chosen destination for the [[Exodus Project]] - a plan created by the inhabitants of the [[Rubble]] to convert [[Habitat Exodus|an asteroid]] for use as a "lifeboat" to evacuate over a million refugees in the event their base was attacked by the [[Covenant]]. During the [[Battle of the Rubble]], the asteroid was escorted to 18 Scorpii by {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}}. On approach, UNSC forces in the system suspected in the approaching mass to be a large Cvoeannt armada - though the emergence of the asteroid soon proved these fears false. The refugees on the asteroid were promptly rescued and settled on Falaknuma, with the asteroid disintegrating soon after.{{Ref/Reuse|HTCPC70}}


===Battle of 18 Scorpii===
In [[2543]], 18 Scorpii was the site of [[Battle of 18 Scorpii|an engagement]] between UNSC and Covenant naval forces, with the three ships of [[Battle Group Sierra-3]] taking on a single Covenant {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}. The UNSC forces were almost destroyed in the battle, though saved by the timely intervention of an [[insurrectionist]] flotilla led by the [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] [[Bellicose|''Bellerophon'']].{{Ref/Reuse|HETILATPDOPJCS7}} The fending off of this attack was successful, and Falaknuma survived the war entirely unscathed by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
It was also the site of a [[Battle of 18 Scorpii|minor engagement]] between UNSC and Covenant forces in [[2543]], in which UNSC forces were saved by a surprise force of independent/[[Insurrectionist]] ships.<ref name="HETILATPDOPJCS7"/>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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[[Category:Planetary Systems]]
[[Category:Planetary systems]]

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18 Scorpii system
Location overview

Sector:

FLEETCOM Sector Three[1]

Societal overview

Notable events:

Battle of 18 Scorpii

Affiliation:

Unified Earth Government[2]

 

18 Scorpii is a planetary system identified as a region in FLEETCOM Sector Three,[1] where the human colony world Falaknuma is located.[2]

Overview[edit]

Planetary system[edit]

History[edit]

Colonization[edit]

In 2446, the Unified Earth Government settled on the planet of Falaknuma in the system.[3]

Covenant War[edit]

In 2535, 18 Scorpii was the chosen destination for the Exodus Project - a plan created by the inhabitants of the Rubble to convert an asteroid for use as a "lifeboat" to evacuate over a million refugees in the event their base was attacked by the Covenant. During the Battle of the Rubble, the asteroid was escorted to 18 Scorpii by UNSC Midsummer Night. On approach, UNSC forces in the system suspected in the approaching mass to be a large Cvoeannt armada - though the emergence of the asteroid soon proved these fears false. The refugees on the asteroid were promptly rescued and settled on Falaknuma, with the asteroid disintegrating soon after.[2]

In 2543, 18 Scorpii was the site of an engagement between UNSC and Covenant naval forces, with the three ships of Battle Group Sierra-3 taking on a single Covenant Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer. The UNSC forces were almost destroyed in the battle, though saved by the timely intervention of an insurrectionist flotilla led by the frigate Bellerophon.[1] The fending off of this attack was successful, and Falaknuma survived the war entirely unscathed by the Covenant.[3]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo: Evolutions - The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, section Seven: The Covenant War: The Battle of Psi Serpentis (2543 CE)
  2. ^ a b c d Halo: The Cole Protocol, chapter 70
  3. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 50-51