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|date = April 11 (prowler reconnaissance) - April 18, 2543 | |date = April 11 (prowler reconnaissance) - April 18, 2543 | ||
|place = [[Psi Serpentis System]], planet [[Viperidae]] | |place = [[Psi Serpentis System]], planet [[Viperidae]] | ||
|result = | |result = Tactical and Temporarily Strategic UNSC Victory | ||
*Heavy human casualties | *Heavy human casualties | ||
*Viperidae reduced to rocky core from super-giant status | *Entire Covenant fleet vaporized | ||
*Viperidae reduced to rocky core from super-giant planetary status | |||
*Vice Admiral Cole presumed dead | *Vice Admiral Cole presumed dead | ||
|side1 = [[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1 = [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
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|commanders1 = | |commanders1 = | ||
*[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole| Preston J. Cole]]† | *[[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole| Preston J. Cole]]† | ||
*Unknown Independent | *Unknown Independent Commander | ||
|commanders2 = | |commanders2 = | ||
*Unknown | *Unknown | ||
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*[[UNSC Battle Group India]] | *[[UNSC Battle Group India]] | ||
**162 warships | **162 warships | ||
***23 | ***23 Carriers | ||
***13 Cruisers | ***13 Cruisers | ||
****[[UNSC Io|UNSC ''Io'']] | ****[[UNSC Io|UNSC ''Io'']] | ||
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***42 [[UNSC Frigate|Frigates]] | ***42 [[UNSC Frigate|Frigates]] | ||
***5 [[UNSC Prowler|Prowlers]] | ***5 [[UNSC Prowler|Prowlers]] | ||
****[[UNSC Wink of an Eye]] | ****[[UNSC Wink of an Eye|UNSC ''Wink of an Eye'']] | ||
**50 supply, repair, and rescue vessels | **50 supply, repair, and rescue vessels | ||
***remained in slipspace during engagement | ***remained in slipspace during engagement | ||
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*2 Fleets | *2 Fleets | ||
**First Fleet | **First Fleet | ||
***[[CPV Destoyer|CPV Destroyers]] | ***Over 100 ships of the line | ||
***[[Covenant light cruiser|Covenant Light Cruisers]] | ****[[CPV Destoyer|CPV Destroyers]] | ||
***[[CCS-class Battlecruiser]] | ****[[Covenant light cruiser|Covenant Light Cruisers]] | ||
****[[CCS-class Battlecruiser]] | |||
**Second Fleet | **Second Fleet | ||
***Over 200 battleships | ***Over 200 battleships | ||
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**2 Cruisers | **2 Cruisers | ||
***[[UNSC Everest|UNSC ''Everest'']] | ***[[UNSC Everest|UNSC ''Everest'']] | ||
***[[UNSC ''Io'']] | ***[[UNSC Io|UNSC ''Io'']] | ||
**4 | **4 Destroyers | ||
***[[UNSC Agincourt|UNSC ''Agincourt'']] | ***[[UNSC Agincourt|UNSC ''Agincourt'']] | ||
*Independent Fleet | *Independent Fleet | ||
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''' | The '''Battle of Psi Serpentis''' was a battle fought toward the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in 2543 and had become colloquially known as [[Admiral Cole's Last Stand]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:03, December 1, 2009
The Battle of Psi Serpentis was a battle fought toward the end of the Human-Covenant War in 2543 and had become colloquially known as Admiral Cole's Last Stand.
