Editing Artifact (Spartan Ops)/Pelican Down

{{Title|Pelican Down}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|the ''Halo 4'' Spartan Ops chapter|the ''Halo Infinite'' campaign level|Pelican Down (Halo Infinite level)}}
{{Level infobox
|pagelabel=Spartan Ops level
|pagegamelabel=H4
|prev = ''[[Artifact (Spartan Ops)/Hacksaw|Hacksaw]]''
|next = ''[[Artifact (Spartan Ops)/Gagarin|Gagarin]]''
|game = ''[[Halo 4]]''
|name = '''''Pelican Down'''''
|image = [[File:SO-EP1-CH2.png|300px]]
|player = [[Fireteam Crimson]]
|date = [[2558]]
|place = "[[Sniper Alley]]", [[Requiem]]
|objective = Locate and destroy [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] anti-aircraft guns
}}
{{Article quote|Fireteam Crimson has been shot down.}}
'''''Pelican Down''''' is the fourth chapter of ''[[Spartan Ops]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> second episode, ''[[Artifact (Spartan Ops)|Artifact]]''.<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/spartanops#episodeId=2 '''Halo Waypoint''' - '''''Spartan Ops'' menu.''']</ref>

==Summary==
While en route to Gagarin Team's last known location, the [[D79-TC Pelican|Pelican]] carrying [[Fireteam Crimson]] is shot down by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] anti-air defenses. [[SPARTAN-IV Program|Spartan]] [[Jared Miller]] comes online and reveals that there are several anti-air turrets hidden near Crimson's crash site. In order to avoid any more casualties, [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Palmer]] orders [[Robert Dalton]] to redirect all ''[[UNSC Infinity|Infinity]]'' air-traffic away from the area. Miller then discovers that Crimson has survived the crash when their [[Identification friend or foe|IFF]] tags register on-screen. Crimson is then contacted by [[Sarah Palmer|Commander Palmer]] to locate and destroy the anti-aircraft guns that shot them down. While doing so, large [[Covenant drop pod]]s, including several individual [[Covenant drop pod#Single-occupant pod|insertion pods]] carrying [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]] and [[Sangheili Warrior|Warriors]], reinforce the local Covenant garrison, who are swiftly taken out by the Spartans. After disabling both anti-aircraft batteries, Crimson eliminates the rest of the remaining Covenant in the area. Palmer, with the help of Miller, discovers a nearby [[Forerunner]] transit-system Crimson can use to locate Science Team Gagarin. With the area secured, Fireteam Crimson continue on with their previous mission.

==Transcript==
'''{Cutscene}'''

''The camera pans over a box canyon. At the far end smoke rises into the air. A [[Kig-Yar Sniper]] stands on a rocky outcropping. It screeches silently and points at something offscreen. A [[Kig-Yar Heavy]] jumps off the boulder to pursue the target.''

*'''Palmer''': "What the hell brought them down?"

*'''Miller''': "AA guns in the area."

*'''Palmer''': "Sitrep, Miller! Is anyone alive down there?"

'''{Gameplay}'''

*'''Miller''': "All Crimson IFF tags are active. They're in one piece, Commander Palmer. But they've got bad guys inbound!"

*'''Palmer''': "Hold back all other air traffic near Crimson's coordinates until they can take down those guns. Gagarin will have to wait."

*'''Dalton''': "Consider it done."

''As the player approaches the path through the rocks a drop pod descends and deposits more Covenant troops. As the player turns a corner several snipers open fire.''

*'''Miller''': "Sniper!"

''or''

*'''Miller''': "Sniper fire!"

''or''

*'''Miller''': "Commander! Snipers!"

*'''Palmer''': "I think Crimson has noticed, Miller!"

or

*'''Palmer''': "Sniper! Keep your heads down, Crimson!"

''As the player pushes on.''

*'''Palmer''': "Looks like you've got drop pods headed your way!"

''or''

*'''Miller''': "Crimson, drop pods in the sky!"

''The player kills those Covenant. An individual drop pod descends and deposits an Elite wielding a sword and using active camo. Once the player kills it:''

*'''Palmer''': "Miller, paint the target for Crimson."

*'''Miller''': "Closest gun to their position is lit."

*'''Palmer''': "Get moving, Crimson. Take down those AA guns."

''As the player approaches the ramp either Palmer or Miller will issue one of the above warnings about snipers.''

*'''Palmer''': "Dalton, Crimson could use some resupply."

*'''Dalton''': "You got it, Commander."

''or''

*'''Palmer''': "Send Crimson some resupply, Dalton."

*'''Dalton''': "Already on its way, Commander."

''A sniper rifle drops beside the ramp.''

*'''Miller''': "There we go!"

''The player reaches the first gun.''

*'''Miller''': "Crimson has reached the first gun, Commander."

*'''Palmer''': "Shut it down, Crimson."

''The player deactivates the gun.''

*'''Palmer''': "That's one gun down. Move on to the next one, Crimson."

''Two drop pods land and deposit heavily-armed Elites.''

*'''Miller''': "Commander, I've got a lock on a second gun near Crimson's position."

*'''Palmer''': "Paint it, Miller."

''A waypoint appears on the player's HUD.''

*'''Miller''': "Done."

''The player moves forward.''

*'''Miller''': "More Covies inbound on Crimson's position."

''As the player draws close.''

*'''Palmer''': "There's your second AA gun, Crimson."

''The player deactivates it.''

*'''Miller''': "Target destroyed, Commander."

*'''Palmer''': "Excellent. Dalton, the air corridor is open again."

*'''Dalton''': "Thanks, Commander."

*'''Palmer''': "Crimson, let's get you moving in Gagarin's direction."

''A Phantom lands and deploys more Covenant.''

*'''Miller''': "More Covenant inbound, Crimson. Not that I want to belabor the obvious, mind you."

*'''Palmer''': "Miller, your attention to detail's one of the few things I truly like about you. Never stop."

''After the player kills about half of the Covenant reinforcements.''

*'''Palmer''': "Halfway done. Clean out the stragglers, Crimson. No reason to leave anybody behind."

''Markers appear on the remaining Covenant. The player kills them all.''

*'''Miller''': "Crimson's in the clear, Commander. Still no word from Gagarin team."

*'''Palmer''': "They're also reasonably close to a transit tunnel if I'm reading this map right."

*'''Miller''': "Yes, Commander. They could hoof it from here to the Science Team's last known locale pretty easily."

*'''Palmer''': "There it is then, Crimson. Off you go."

''The player enters the tunnel.''

'''CHAPTER COMPLETE'''

''Level ends.''

==Trivia==
This chapter's name may be a reference to Mark Bowden's historical biography ''[[Wikipedia:Black Hawk Down (book)|Black Hawk Down]]'', or more likely the [[Wikipedia:Black Hawk Down (film)|film adaptation]] by Ridley Scott.

==Sources==
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