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|name=Battle of Oban | |name=Battle of Oban | ||
|prev=[[ | |prev=[[Mission to Ven III]] | ||
|next=[[Battle of Aktis IV]] | |next=[[Battle of Aktis IV]] | ||
|image=[[File:HE13 Oban attacked.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:HE13 Oban attacked.jpg|300px]] | ||
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|result='''UNSC victory''' | |result='''UNSC victory''' | ||
|side1=[[United Earth Government]]<br> | |side1=[[United Earth Government]]<br> | ||
* | *[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2= | |side2=[[Promethean]]s<br> | ||
[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Jul 'Mdama's]] [[Covenant remnants|Covenant faction]] | |||
|commanders1=[[Captain (Navy)|CAPT]] [[Thomas Lasky]]<br> | |commanders1=[[Captain (Navy)|CAPT]] [[Thomas Lasky]]<br> | ||
[[Commander|CDR]] [[Sarah Palmer]]<br> | [[Commander|CDR]] [[Sarah Palmer]]<br> | ||
|commanders2= [[ | |commanders2= [[Supreme Commander]] [[Jul 'Mdama]] | ||
|forces1=*[[UNSC Navy]] | |forces1=*[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} | **{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} | ||
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**Sarah Palmer | **Sarah Palmer | ||
**[[Holly Tanaka]] | **[[Holly Tanaka]] | ||
*1 [[M12 | *1 [[M12 Warthog LRV]] | ||
|forces2= | |forces2= | ||
*Covenant infantry | *Covenant infantry | ||
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|casual1=None | |casual1=None | ||
|casual2=*At least two Phantoms | |casual2=*At least two Phantoms | ||
*Several Kig | *Several Kig Yar | ||
*Several Unggoy | *Several Unggoy | ||
*At least one Promethean Knight | *At least one Promethean Knight | ||
*Several Promethean Crawlers | *Several Promethean Crawlers | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Battle of Oban''' was an engagement fought on the planet [[Oban]] in [[2558|July 16, 2558]]. It was waged between the [[Promethean]]s and their [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|religious followers | The '''Battle of Oban''' was an engagement fought on the planet [[Oban]] in [[2558|July 16, 2558]]. It was waged between the [[Promethean]]s and their [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] religious followers and the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="HE13">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 13|Issue #13]]''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
In a plot to acquire the other half of the [[Janus Key]] onboard the UNSC ''Infinity,'' [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]] devised to launch an offensive against the UNSC solely in order to draw the ''Infinity'' out into a vulnerable position. | In a plot to acquire the other half of the [[Janus Key]] onboard the UNSC ''Infinity,'' [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] and [[Jul 'Mdama]] devised to launch an offensive against the UNSC solely in order to draw the ''Infinity'' out into a vulnerable position.<ref name="HE13"/> | ||
==The battle== | ==The battle== | ||
After the planet was attacked by | After the planet was attacked by the Covenant and their Promethean allies, a joint [[Spartan (branch)|Spartan]]-[[UNSC Marine Corps]] operation was deployed in response to the attack. During the battle, Spartan [[Gabriel Thorne|Thorne]] was ambushed by a [[Promethean Knight]] but he was saved by Commander Palmer. With the Prometheans' presence, Palmer ordered all UNSC forces to search and find Jul 'Mdama. Meanwhile, Spartan [[Joel Thomas]] ordered an airstrike on two [[Type-44 Phantom]]s near Palmer's position. Palmer ordered Thorne to get to a [[M12 Warthog LRV]] and pursue the Phantoms, but they were ambushed and pursued by [[Promethean Crawlers]]. They dispatched several of the Crawlers and Palmer jumped off of a cliff, directly above the Phantoms. The Warthog landed on the ground, injuring Thorne, and the Phantoms prepared to shoot their [[heavy plasma cannon]]s at them. However, a [[GA-TL1 Longsword]] appeared, destroying both Phantoms, and saving Palmer's and Thorne's lives.<ref name="HE13"/> | ||
A new, much more durable type of [[Promethean Knight]] was encountered on Oban during the attack.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level, ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''</ref> | A new, much more durable type of [[Promethean Knight]] was encountered on Oban during the attack.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level, ''[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]''</ref> | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Jul's forces suffered heavy losses, while inflicting only minor damage to a new power station and briefly pausing the planet's colonization efforts. Captain Lasky chided Commander Palmer for acting hastily despite there being no proof Jul 'Mdama was ever present on the planet. The following day, when the ''Infinity'' jumped into slipspace, its slipspace drive experienced an anomaly which trapped them in an [[Aktis system|uncharted system]]. Unbeknownst to them, Dr. Halsey and 'Mdama possessed an [[Requiem communication artifact|artifact]] capable of contacting the ''Infinity'''s Forerunner components, including her slipspace drive, allowing them to confine the flagship within the system. | Jul's forces suffered heavy losses, while inflicting only minor damage to a new power station and briefly pausing the planet's colonization efforts. Captain Lasky chided Commander Palmer for acting hastily despite there being no proof Jul 'Mdama was ever present on the planet. The following day, when the ''Infinity'' jumped into slipspace, its slipspace drive experienced an anomaly which trapped them in an [[Aktis system|uncharted system]]. Unbeknownst to them, Dr. Halsey and 'Mdama possessed an [[Requiem communication artifact|artifact]] capable of contacting the ''Infinity'''s Forerunner components, including her slipspace drive, allowing them to confine the flagship within the system.<ref name="HE13"/> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Post-Covenant War conflicts}} | {{Post-Covenant War conflicts}} | ||
