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The Siege of Enduring Conviction was a major naval engagement between the United Galactic Alliance and the Jiralhanae Empire. It was the first engagement in the Orionus War in which the UGA had the advantage.

Discovery
Enduring Conviction was a space stronghold created by the Covenant and abandoned near the end of the Human-Covenant War. It was re-founded by the Jiralhanae Empire and became the source of all their swift and unpredictable attacks on the UGA. The UGA located the station after Khevad 'Soram "extracted" the information from a Jackal POW. The 11th Fleet of Heroism was mobilized under the command of Errol Jackson.

Battle
The 11th Fleet had the element of surprise on their side. They deployed a surprise attack against Enduring Conviction before it's defenses were fully up, giving the 11th two minutes to hammer away at the vulnerable structure. Jiralhanae vessels docked at the station disembarked and engaged the attacking armada.

Their sheer numbers would have been enough to cripple any other fleet but Jackson's tactical prowess proved as a nuisance to them. The battle was fought to a stalemate as both fleet's neither advanced or retreated. Fighters and interceptors from both sides would be the edge for one side, depending on who had more. The 11th fleet's skilled fighter pilots brought the number of enemy interceptors down drastically and UGA bombers attacked lightly defended Jiralhanae frigates and cruisers.

Nearly two hours later, the UGA broke through Enduring Conviction's defense fleet, crippling it, and bombarded the station. The few defensive cannons it had were no match for the UGA. Any surviving Jiralhanae were forced to evacuate as the station was ripped to shreds. By the end of the battle, only a massive shell of a wreckage and the remains of a decimated fleet remained.