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				During Halo 2 "The Oracle" mission, why didn't the covenant just launch a plasma torpedo and blow it up? Is there any reason besides game play? I know the Oracle was there but they didn't know that.
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	Why would you destroy a mining facility of the gods?
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	What he said, they went quietly so the Heretic leader wouldnt run.
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	The other thing too, is that even though the Arbiter destroyed it (making my statement hypocritical), if they sent a cruiser, the heretics would have detected the incoming ship and fled. Which is why they used a small squadron of Phantoms. "The storm has masked our approach."
 
										 
					 
					 
		    