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By [[2536]], the Covenant had begun to [[Siege of the Inner Colonies|encroach]] on humanity's [[Inner Colonies]]. To prevent the Covenant from discovering more [[human colonies]] or Sol itself, Admiral Preston Cole established the [[Cole Protocol]]. The protocol forbade retreating vessels from setting a direct slipspace course toward any colony and dictated the destruction of navigation data on Covenant-captured naval ships. Every shipboard commanding officer in the Navy was ordered to read the new protocol.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 33''</ref> Some naval vessels, such as {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}}, were ordered to patrol UNSC space to enforce the Cole Protocol.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 36''</ref> In [[2543]], the UNSC Navy scored one final offensive victory against the Covenant at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]], though at the cost of the apparent death of Preston Cole.{{Ref/Reuse|evolutions cole}} Towards the end of the Covenant War, most remaining UNSC ground forces were consolidated on worlds in the Epsilon Eridani and [[Sol system]]s. As a result, the only representative that several surviving colonies had of UEG authority and defense were UNSC Navy ships. While the Navy attempted to provide aid to colonies cut off from direct military assistance, worlds with little strategic value or unstable local governments were sometimes abandoned to prevent risking the loss of irreplaceable Navy vessels and personnel.<ref name="fb9">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Cole Rulebook - page 9''</ref> | By [[2536]], the Covenant had begun to [[Siege of the Inner Colonies|encroach]] on humanity's [[Inner Colonies]]. To prevent the Covenant from discovering more [[human colonies]] or Sol itself, Admiral Preston Cole established the [[Cole Protocol]]. The protocol forbade retreating vessels from setting a direct slipspace course toward any colony and dictated the destruction of navigation data on Covenant-captured naval ships. Every shipboard commanding officer in the Navy was ordered to read the new protocol.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 33''</ref> Some naval vessels, such as {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}}, were ordered to patrol UNSC space to enforce the Cole Protocol.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 36''</ref> In [[2543]], the UNSC Navy scored one final offensive victory against the Covenant at the [[Battle of Psi Serpentis]], though at the cost of the apparent death of Preston Cole.{{Ref/Reuse|evolutions cole}} Towards the end of the Covenant War, most remaining UNSC ground forces were consolidated on worlds in the Epsilon Eridani and [[Sol system]]s. As a result, the only representative that several surviving colonies had of UEG authority and defense were UNSC Navy ships. While the Navy attempted to provide aid to colonies cut off from direct military assistance, worlds with little strategic value or unstable local governments were sometimes abandoned to prevent risking the loss of irreplaceable Navy vessels and personnel.<ref name="fb9">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''', ''Cole Rulebook - page 9''</ref> | ||
In [[2552]], the Navy scored a morale-boosting [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|victory]] at [[Sigma Octanus IV]], but this was quickly offset by the crippling military losses of the [[Fall of Reach]] and the [[Battle of Tribute]]. The Navy lost over a hundred ships, including irreplaceable cruisers and carriers such as the {{UNSCShip|Basra}}, {{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}}, and the {{UNSCShip|Musashi}} at [[Reach]],<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 320'' (2001 edition)</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 168'' (2003 edition); ''page 206'' (2010 edition)</ref> and lost ninety percent of naval assets at [[Tribute]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''Dutch's biography''</ref> In the same year, most of the remaining forces of the UNSC Navy retreated to Earth and were merged with the [[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]] prior to the [[Battle for Earth]],<ref name="lootcrate2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref> and a very large portion of the combined fleet were lost when the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|military forces]] occupied [[Earth]]. As a result, the UNSC Navy was only able to make a contribution of at least [[Battle Group Victory|seven]] [[ | In [[2552]], the Navy scored a morale-boosting [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|victory]] at [[Sigma Octanus IV]], but this was quickly offset by the crippling military losses of the [[Fall of Reach]] and the [[Battle of Tribute]]. The Navy lost over a hundred ships, including irreplaceable cruisers and carriers such as the {{UNSCShip|Basra}}, {{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}}, and the {{UNSCShip|Musashi}} at [[Reach]],<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 320'' (2001 edition)</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 168'' (2003 edition); ''page 206'' (2010 edition)</ref> and lost ninety percent of naval assets at [[Tribute]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''Dutch's biography''</ref> In the same year, most of the remaining forces of the UNSC Navy retreated to Earth and were merged with the [[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]] prior to the [[Battle for Earth]],<ref name="lootcrate2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref> and a very large portion of the combined fleet were lost when the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|military forces]] occupied [[Earth]]. As a result, the UNSC Navy was only able to make a contribution of at least [[Battle Group Victory|seven]] [[Charon-class light frigate|frigates]]<ref name="mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 117''</ref> to the [[Battle of Kenya]] and the [[Battle of Installation 00]], with the [[Fleet of Retribution|Sangheili]] navy handling most of the space fighting.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign levels ''[[The Storm]]'', ''[[Floodgate]]'', and ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref> | ||
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