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*[[Sangheilian armed forces]] | *[[Sangheilian armed forces]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Covenant remnant]] splinter-faction | ||
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{{Quote|Mother of God... I'd never thought I'd get close to one of these things. How the hell are we supposed to get inside that monster?|UNSC Marine during the first raid on ''Truth and Reconciliation''.}}<ref name="T&R">'''Halo: Combat Evolved'', campaign level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> | {{Quote|Mother of God... I'd never thought I'd get close to one of these things. How the hell are we supposed to get inside that monster?|UNSC Marine during the first raid on ''Truth and Reconciliation''.}}<ref name="T&R">'''Halo: Combat Evolved'', campaign level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> | ||
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As Reach was being glassed, several ''CCS''-class battlecruisers from the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] pursued the {{Class|Halcyon|cruiser}} {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]]; after arriving at Halo on [[2552#September|September 19]], ''Pillar of Autumn'' disabled several battlecruisers, most notably ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''. UNSC forces [[Raids on the Truth and Reconciliation|raided]] the ship three times, first to rescue [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]],<ref name="T&R"/> then to recover the captain's [[command neural interface]], and finally to recover the ship and use it to escape to [[Earth]]. However, [[First Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay]] understood that doing so would allow [[the Flood]] to infest Earth; she thus severed the fiber-optic link between the engines and the [[bridge]], causing the ship to crash and killing everyone aboard.<ref name="McKay">'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 332''</ref> On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], thirteen battlecruisers of the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] participated in the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret's]] [[Battle of Earth|botched invasion]] of Earth; only one of these vessels, ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'', survived, though more would be deployed to Earth during the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s continuation of the invasion.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST'''</ref> | As Reach was being glassed, several ''CCS''-class battlecruisers from the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] pursued the {{Class|Halcyon|cruiser}} {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]]; after arriving at Halo on [[2552#September|September 19]], ''Pillar of Autumn'' disabled several battlecruisers, most notably ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''. UNSC forces [[Raids on the Truth and Reconciliation|raided]] the ship three times, first to rescue [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]],<ref name="T&R"/> then to recover the captain's [[command neural interface]], and finally to recover the ship and use it to escape to [[Earth]]. However, [[First Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay]] understood that doing so would allow [[the Flood]] to infest Earth; she thus severed the fiber-optic link between the engines and the [[bridge]], causing the ship to crash and killing everyone aboard.<ref name="McKay">'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 332''</ref> On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], thirteen battlecruisers of the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] participated in the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret's]] [[Battle of Earth|botched invasion]] of Earth; only one of these vessels, ''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'', survived, though more would be deployed to Earth during the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s continuation of the invasion.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST'''</ref> | ||
After the [[Great Schism]] erupted on [[2552#November|November 3]], ''CCS''-class battlecruisers played crucial roles on both sides. A [[Unidentified Flood-captured battlecruiser|Flood-infected battlecruiser]] broke through the [[Sangheili]]'s blockade of [[Installation 05]] and arrived at [[Voi]], [[Kenya]] on November 17; the Flood forms released by this vessel were glassed by the Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]], which arrived moments later.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> At the [[Battle of Installation 00]] on [[2552#December|December 11]], both sides made use of several ''CCS''-class battlecruisers; though the loyalist Covenant forces outnumbered the Sangheili-led [[Covenant separatists|separatists]] three-to-one, the Fleet of Retribution triumphed, turning the tide of the last battle of the Human-Covenant War. As the Great Schism continued throughout the [[2559|following seven years]], the Sangheili and the [[Jiralhanae]]-led remnants of the Covenant continued to make use of ''CCS''-class battlecruisers.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', '''The Return''', ''page 506''</ref> By [[2557]], a splinter faction of the Covenant | After the [[Great Schism]] erupted on [[2552#November|November 3]], ''CCS''-class battlecruisers played crucial roles on both sides. A [[Unidentified Flood-captured battlecruiser|Flood-infected battlecruiser]] broke through the [[Sangheili]]'s blockade of [[Installation 05]] and arrived at [[Voi]], [[Kenya]] on November 17; the Flood forms released by this vessel were glassed by the Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]], which arrived moments later.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> At the [[Battle of Installation 00]] on [[2552#December|December 11]], both sides made use of several ''CCS''-class battlecruisers; though the loyalist Covenant forces outnumbered the Sangheili-led [[Covenant separatists|separatists]] three-to-one, the Fleet of Retribution triumphed, turning the tide of the last battle of the Human-Covenant War. As the Great Schism continued throughout the [[2559|following seven years]], the Sangheili and the [[Jiralhanae]]-led remnants of the Covenant continued to make use of ''CCS''-class battlecruisers.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', '''The Return''', ''page 506''</ref> By [[2557]], a [[Covenant remnant|splinter faction of the Covenant]] had marshalled a formidable fleet of at least sixteen ''CCS''-class battlecruisers, as well as a single {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} [[flagship]]. These vessels were used during the Covenant remnant's invasion of the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]], [[Requiem]].<ref name="terminal">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/halo-4-terminal-jul-mdama/0f378de5-e0e3-4f31-a1e1-2a363af4094d '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo 4 Terminal: Jul 'Mdama'']</ref> | ||
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File:Slip.jpg|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser entering slipspace in ''[[Origins]]''. | File:Slip.jpg|A ''CCS''-class battlecruiser entering slipspace in ''[[Origins]]''. | ||
File:CCS-class Battle Cruise Holographic Rendering.jpg|A holographic rendering of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser. | File:CCS-class Battle Cruise Holographic Rendering.jpg|A holographic rendering of a ''CCS''-class battlecruiser. | ||
File:H4 campaign dawn.jpeg|[[ | File:H4 campaign dawn.jpeg|[[Covenant remnant]] ''CCS''-class battlecruisers swarm the wreckage of the [[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn'']] | ||
File:InfinityRam.jpg|A CCS battlecruiser moment before being rammed in by the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. | File:InfinityRam.jpg|A CCS battlecruiser moment before being rammed in by the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. | ||
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