Battle of the Midas Asteroid Belt

The Battle of the Midas Asteroid Belt, or Operation: SHOTEL as it was known to the rebels, was a engagement between the and the. The asteroid habitats of the 40 Eridani system rebelled with the support of the URF and a UNSC naval task force moved to quell the uprising.

To prevent that the Insurrectionists launched a daring mission to hijack the UNSC cruiser.

Background
In the asteroid mining colonies in the 40 Eridani system were ripe for rebellion. Decades of oppression and exploitation by the for the belt's rich metallic wealth and the negligence of the  to do anything about it had left the miner colonists hungry for independence.

Taking advantage of the unrest the prepared to stage a rebellion to make the asteroid colonies independent but their plans were compounded by the presence of a UNSC naval task force in the system. If the rebels wanted to make the colonies independent then they would have come up with a plan to deal with the UNSC fleet. Otherwise the UNSC would immediately respond in force and annihilate them. Neutralizing the fleet would paralyze their ability to launch a counter-attack and ensure the success of the rebellion.

The Battle
On November 11th 2530 the Insurrectionists launched a coup d’état and seized control of the asteroid habitats in the name of the colonists. In sync with the uprising they destroyed the system's Remote Scanning Outposts. As expected the UNSC task force moved towards the habitats in response.

The rebels had mustered a fleet of seven ships for the operation, codenamed Operation: SHOTEL. Emerging from behind their asteroid camouflage the rebel fleet moves to challenge the UNSC ships in the Midas Asteroid Belt.