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| rdfs:comment | - The Battle of Midvale was a major engagement that took place in the early years of the Human-Covenant War over the Outer Colony world of Midvale. Midvale was an important agricultural colony that was the breadbasket of the whole sector. Battle Group Echo composed of forty-four ships under the command of Rear Admiral Sebastian T. Shelby was stationed at Midvale to reinforce its defensive fleet and protect it from any alien attack. CENTCOM believed that this would be sufficient to deter an attack.
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| Commanders | - RADM Sebastian T. Shelby
- Unnamed Fleetmaster
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| Forces | - Battle Group Echo
*1 Elysium-class missile cruiser
*13 Hades-class heavy cruisers
*18 Hector-class light destroyers
*5 Gorgon-class heavy destroyers
*7 Hermes-class missile frigates
- Overwhelming forces
*CAS-class assault carriers
*CPV-class heavy destroyers
*CCS--class battlecruisers
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| abstract | - The Battle of Midvale was a major engagement that took place in the early years of the Human-Covenant War over the Outer Colony world of Midvale. Midvale was an important agricultural colony that was the breadbasket of the whole sector. Battle Group Echo composed of forty-four ships under the command of Rear Admiral Sebastian T. Shelby was stationed at Midvale to reinforce its defensive fleet and protect it from any alien attack. CENTCOM believed that this would be sufficient to deter an attack. On June 14th 2526 Midvale was attacked by a massive Covenant fleet that defied ONI's projected estimations. Realizing how grave their situation was Shelby requested immediate reinforcements from the nearby Battle Group Bravo under the command of Admiral Troy. In the meantime the fleet prepared to hold off the Covenant long enough for evacuations on the ground to complete. However Shelby did not know that reinforcements would never come as Battle Group Bravo had been completely annihilated two days prior at Nu Scorpii. The human fleet was horrifically outmatched by the Covenant's vastly superior firepower. Most of their crews had no experience fighting the Covenant and their ships were painfully ill-equipped to challenge them. Half of their vessels were not even armed with MAC cannons. Despite a stubborn defense by Shelby they were completely overwhelmed. During the battle the Admiral's flagship, the UNSC Elysium, was fatally struck by an energy projector. Shelby was incapacitated by the blast and had to be evacuated off-ship. Their lines collapsed and the fleet was forced to retreat in disarray and Midvale was glassed with more than half its population still on the ground.
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