: Actually it was explained. The fleet that was going to travel to the Sol
: system was around 500 ships strong, but the destruction of the Unyielding
: Hierophant caused the collateral damage of all but around a dozen Covenant
: ships, and that is the amount that ends up heading to Earth.

: "Perhaps a dozen of their original five hundred craft had come through
: the explosion." - First Strike: The Definitive Edition, p.399.

I am so glad we are able to discuss First Strike and Halo 2 lore again.

Even more excited to see Loftus in his action. :)