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In [[2531]], Cole, who was a [[Vice Admiral]] at the time, led a task force to retake the [[Harvest]] System during the [[Battle of Harvest]], after the {{UNSCShip|Heracles}} returned to [[Reach]], badly damaged from first contact with the [[Covenant]] <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 98</ref>. | In [[2531]], Cole, who was a [[Vice Admiral]] at the time, led a task force to retake the [[Harvest]] System during the [[Battle of Harvest]], after the {{UNSCShip|Heracles}} returned to [[Reach]], badly damaged from first contact with the [[Covenant]] <ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 98</ref>. | ||
During the ensuing battle, he lost two thirds of his fleet and only achieved "victory" through a last minute tactical inspiration. Though Cole was able to achieve a | During the ensuing battle, he lost two thirds of his fleet and only achieved "victory" through a last minute tactical inspiration. Though Cole was able to achieve a psychological victory over the Covenant, the Harvest system was lost nonetheless. The decisive advantage of the superior Covenant technology and tactics convinced him to issue the Cole Protocol. | ||
===The Cole Protocol=== | ===The Cole Protocol=== | ||
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The Cole Protocol, otherwise known as United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1 was a law to prevent the Covenant from finding the location of Earth. Essentially, it is an order preventing Covenant retrieval of data that contains the location of Earth, and forbids retreating vessels from setting course to Earth, as the Covenant is able to track Slipspace travel and find Earth's location. | The Cole Protocol, otherwise known as United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1 was a law to prevent the Covenant from finding the location of Earth. Essentially, it is an order preventing Covenant retrieval of data that contains the location of Earth, and forbids retreating vessels from setting course to Earth, as the Covenant is able to track Slipspace travel and find Earth's location. | ||
The policy also states that to prevent capture, any UNSC or Human vessel is to self destruct, after wiping all data matrices, to prevent the advance of the Covenant. | The policy also states that to prevent capture, any UNSC or Human vessel is to self destruct, after wiping all data matrices, to prevent the advance of the Covenant, and make sure they can not find earth. | ||
The first mention of the Cole protocol occurs in the book [[Halo: The Cole Protocol]] where Lieutenant Jacob Keyes used it to escort 1 million people to Falaknuma, 18 Scorpii | The first mention of the Cole protocol occurs in the book [[Halo: The Cole Protocol]] where Lieutenant Jacob Keyes used it to escort 1 million people to Falaknuma, 18 Scorpii | ||
