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Harvest Campaign Chapter 8
Posted By: Fleet Admiral<fleetadmiral4@yahoo.com>
Date: 26 September 2004, 5:14 AM
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0900 Hours July 10, 2528 (Military Calendar) /
UNSC HQ, Harvest System/
UNSC Yamato- class Cruiser Tyrant, Flagship of Rear- Admiral Kennedy
Admiral Kennedy sat in his quarters on the Tyrant. This had to have been the longest campaign he had ever been on. Next to this would be the two year campaign to retake the Eridanus System in 2494.
He thought back over the campaign. His mind went strait to his late good friend Kevan Gerabagi. He had died a year ago in the action in the Lambda System.
A few months ago the Lambda and Colons Systems were over run again, but taken back a week ago; by him again.
This time the system was put under the protection of the UNSC, the CMA was now integrated into the UNSC. From what he had been hearing the UNSC was being hit badly on all the most outer colonies.
The good thing was they had now turned the tide of the battle in the Harvest System. Soon the Covenant would be gone!
"Sir," the intercom said.
"Yes," Kennedy responded.
"Admiral Cole is hailing us," the bridge said.
"Put him through down here," Kennedy ordered.
Kennedy looked at his computer as the face of Admiral Cole came up on it.
"Kennedy," Cole said. "I have an assignment for you."
"Yes sir," Kennedy asked.
"A Covenant attack fleet it heading toward Thule," Cole said. "It was spotted by the frigate Talon, and will be there with in the hour. You are ordered to intercept them before they get to the planet. The only way for them to glass it is to get pass you. I am sending all the information on the subject now. Good luck and god speed."
The screen went blank. Thule was one of the last planets in the system with people still on it. They were being evacuated from the system, but they had limited ships so it wasn't completed yet.
He punched the intercom, "Captain, get my battle group ready."
"Yes sir," Lauber said.
Kennedy brought up the data Cole sent him. From the estimated path of the Covenant fleet, he found a perfect place to intercept them.
Kennedy fed the coordinates to the bridge and said, "Set a course to the point on these coordinates."
"Aye, aye sir," Lauber said.
1247 Hours July 10, 2528 (Military Calendar) /
Coordinates 355.8, Near Thule, Harvest System/
UNSC Yamato- class Cruiser Tyrant, Flagship of Rear- Admiral Kennedy
Kennedy's 18 warships came into position near the Covenant fleet. It was so much smaller then the ones he was used to seeing.
Only ten covenant warships made up the enemy battle group, a cruiser, carrier, four destroyers and four frigates. That was still a lot of firepower.
He could overpower them this time. He out numbered them, and out gunned them. They had to either fight him or run; and they didn't run.
"Covenant fleet in firing range," Lauber reported.
"Liz, prepare our opening volley of MAC guns," Kennedy ordered.
The woman AI came up and said, "Opening volley ready."
A web of trajectories came up on Kennedy's green tactical screen.
"Fire," Kennedy ordered.
The red MAC rounds flew toward the Covenant fleet.
The silver shields covered the surface of the Covenant ships. Two frigates shields popped and failed and were then nailed by the remaining incoming MAC rounds. Then they exploded into a ball fire.
Then, green distortions came up on the screen. The Covenant were using an intersystem jump! From this area in the system?
The Covenant then jumped.
"Captain," Kennedy said. "Get our asses to Thule now!"
1328 Hours July 10, 2528 (Military Calendar) /
Near Thule, In Pursuit of Covenant Fleet, Harvest System/
UNSC Yamato- class Cruiser Tyrant, Flagship of Rear- Admiral Kennedy
Kennedy watched as his fleet neared Thule. The Covenant were starting to glass the planet.
"Sir," Lauber said. "The two frigates and a destroyer are turning to engage."
"Liz fire on those ships first," Kennedy ordered.
"Aye, aye sir," Liz said. "Ready admiral."
"Open fire," Kennedy ordered.
The MAC guns fired, and so did the Covenant's plasma torpedoes.
"All ships evasive," Kennedy yelled.
The ships turned, but for three ships it was too late. Two destroyers and a frigate blew into balls of fire.
The MAC rounds found their mark though. The two frigates did not last long, and the destroyer was gutted. Fire was billowing from her. She shrugged off the damage and kept coming.
"Have one ship finish that destroyer," Kennedy ordered. "Prepare to fire on the last five ships now!"
He didn't want anymore innocent lives lost.
The remaining 14 ships opened fire.
The remaining Covenant ships didn't last very long.
"Contact Admiral Cole," Kennedy ordered. "Tell him our status."
Kennedy updated Cole on what had happened. "I suggest you update command about this sir."
"Agreed," Cole said.
It was evident though, the Covenant were starting to lose their battle here.
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