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*[[UNSC Battle Group X-Ray]] | *[[UNSC Battle Group X-Ray]] | ||
**40 Warships<ref name="Harvest"/> | **40 Warships<ref name="Harvest"/> | ||
***Fleet Command Cruiser {{UNSCShip|Everest}} | |||
***10+ {{class|Halcyon|Cruiser}}s | ***10+ {{class|Halcyon|Cruiser}}s | ||
***9+ [[UNSC Frigate| | ***9+ [[UNSC Frigate|Frigates]] | ||
** | ***1+ [[Marathon-class Cruiser]]s | ||
|forces2= | |forces2= | ||
*Single [[Covenant Battleship]] | *Single [[Covenant Battleship]] | ||
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==The Battle== | ==The Battle== | ||
[[Image:Coles Inspiration at Harvest.png|thumb|200px|left|Admiral Cole's eureka moment.]] | [[Image:Coles Inspiration at Harvest.png|thumb|200px|left|Admiral Cole's eureka moment.]] | ||
<center>{{Quote|Fix bayonets.|VADM Cole during the final charge quoting Col. Joshua Chamberlain from the American Civil War.<ref>'' | <center>{{Quote|Fix bayonets.|VADM Cole during the final charge quoting Col. Joshua Chamberlain from the American Civil War.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''' - ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', page 471</ref>}}</center> | ||
The UNSC fleet arrived at Harvest on March 1, 2526, and engaged the lone Covenant ship through a slingshot maneuver around the planet. Multiple ships, including the {{UNSCShip|Sacramento}} and the {{UNSCShip|Lance Held High}}, were quickly destroyed. UNSC weapons, including [[Nuclear Weapon|nuclear ordnance]], had very little effect on the enemy. Cole realized the enemy was using energy shields, like the one previously encountered at the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]], and ordered the fleet to fire all of its weapons simultaneously at the target. This overwhelmed the shields and destroyed the Covenant vessel. | The UNSC fleet arrived at Harvest on March 1, 2526, and engaged the lone Covenant ship through a slingshot maneuver around the planet. Multiple ships, including the {{UNSCShip|Sacramento}} and the {{UNSCShip|Lance Held High}}, were quickly destroyed. UNSC weapons, including [[Nuclear Weapon|nuclear ordnance]], had very little effect on the enemy. Cole realized the enemy was using energy shields, like the one previously encountered at the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]], and ordered the fleet to fire all of its weapons simultaneously at the target. This overwhelmed the shields and destroyed the Covenant vessel. | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
[[Image:Outcome of Second Battle of Harvest.png|thumb| | [[Image:Outcome of Second Battle of Harvest.png|thumb|225px|left|Admiral Cole's fleet destroys the Covenant ship by firing everything at once.]] | ||
The UNSC victory came at the cost of thirteen warships. Cole realized the disparity between UNSC and enemy losses "did not bode well". However, [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI Section II]] propaganda exaggerated the victory to encourage recruitment; initially the foe was claimed to be an [[Insurrectionist]] weapon platform but this was later recanted. For their part, the Covenant celebrated the "Victory of Epsilon Indi" through fasting and prayer.<ref name="Timeline"/> | The UNSC victory came at the cost of thirteen warships. Cole realized the disparity between UNSC and enemy losses "did not bode well". However, [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI Section II]] propaganda exaggerated the victory to encourage recruitment; initially the foe was claimed to be an [[Insurrectionist]] weapon platform but this was later recanted. For their part, the Covenant celebrated the "Victory of Epsilon Indi" through fasting and prayer.<ref name="Timeline"/> | ||
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{{main|Harvest Campaign}} | {{main|Harvest Campaign}} | ||
Harvest continued to be contested. The Covenant continued searching for [[Forerunner]] [[Relic (Structure)|artifacts]] and the UNSC refusing to withdraw. The UNSC finally prevailed in [[2531]], but the planet lost its remaining strategic value as the Covenant advanced into the [[Inner Colonies]]. | Harvest continued to be contested. The Covenant continued searching for [[Forerunner]] [[Relic (Structure)|artifacts]] and the UNSC refusing to withdraw. The UNSC finally prevailed in [[2531]], but the planet lost its remaining strategic value as the Covenant advanced into the [[Inner Colonies]]. | ||
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==Participants== | ==Participants== | ||
