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==Use== | ==Use== | ||
Due to their diminishing numbers, and the onslaught of the genocidal [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], further numbers of these great cruisers have been reassigned to the defense of the [[Inner Colonies]].<ref name="page162">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 162</ref> They were considered extremely valuable in terms of firepower and armor, and it was seen to by the UNSC admiralty that they were only used in the most dire and occasional of circumstances. ''Marathon''s were present at the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and the [[Fall of Reach]]. Twelve saw action at the [[Battle of Earth]] under [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Harper]] and [[UNSC Stalingrad|another]] was part of [[Battle Group Stalingrad|Battle Group ''Stalingrad'']] during the [[Battle of Onyx]]. It's likely that some were also engaged later battles. | Due to their diminishing numbers, and the onslaught of the genocidal [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], further numbers of these great cruisers have been reassigned to the defense of the [[Inner Colonies]].<ref name="page162">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', page 162</ref> They were considered extremely valuable in terms of firepower and armor, and it was seen to by the UNSC admiralty that they were only used in the most dire and occasional of circumstances. ''Marathon''s were present at the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] and the [[Fall of Reach]]. Twelve saw action at the [[Battle of Earth]] under [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Harper]] and [[UNSC Stalingrad|another]] was part of [[Battle Group Stalingrad|Battle Group ''Stalingrad'']] during the [[Battle of Onyx]]. It's likely that some were also engaged in later battles. | ||
==Ships of the Line== | ==Ships of the Line== | ||