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| |prev=[[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]
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| |conc=[[First Battle of Earth]]
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| |next=[[ Battle of Installation 05]]
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| |name=First Battle of Mombasa
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| |image=[[Image:Battle of New Mombasa.jpg|300px]]
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| |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
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| |date=October 20, 2552
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| |place=[[Mombasa]], [[Republic of Kenya]]
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| |result=Strategic [[Covenant]] victory
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| *New Mombasa destroyed
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| Tactical [[UNSC]] victory
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| *Covenant retreat from Earth
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| |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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| |side2=[[Covenant]]
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| |commanders1=
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| *[[Lieutenant Commander|LCDR]] [[Miranda Keyes]]
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| *[[Unnamed Lieutenant]]†
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| *[[Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy|MCPON]] [[John-117]]
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| *[[Sergeant Major|SgtMaj]] [[Avery Johnson]]
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| *[[Staff Sergeant|SSgt]] [[Marcus Banks]]
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| |commanders2=[[High Prophet of Regret]]
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| |forces1=
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| *(1) [[UNSC Frigate|Frigate]]
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| **{{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}
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| *[[Colonial Militia]]
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| *[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
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| **[[405th Marine Infantry Division|405<sup>th</sup> Marine Infantry Division]]
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| ***[[17th Marine Regiment]]
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| ***[[77th Marine Regiment]]
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| **[[105th ODST Division|105<sup>th</sup> Shock Division]]
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| ***[[7th ODST Battalion]]
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| *1 [[SPARTAN-II]]
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| **[[SPARTAN-117]]
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| |forces2=*(1) [[Assault Carrier]]
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| **(2) [[Type-47 UHAP|Type-47 UHAP "Scarabs"]]
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| **Numerous [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Type-52 "Phantom" Troop Carriers]]
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| **Numerous [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Type-26 GSA "Banshees"]]
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| **Numerous [[Type-25 Wraith|Type-25 Wraith MBT]]s
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| **Numerous [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Type-32 RAV "Ghosts"]]
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| **Numerous [[Shadow]] Troop Carriers
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| **Large amounts of infantry including [[Grunt]]s, [[Elite]]s, [[Hunter]]s, [[Drone]]s, [[Jackal]]s, and possibly [[Brute]]s
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| |casual1=*Colonial Militia wiped out
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| *Unknown Marine casualties, presumably moderate
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| *Unknown civilian casualties, presumably light
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| |casual2=Heavy infantry casualties<br />
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| (2) [[Type-47 UHAP|Type-47 UHAP "Scarabs"]]
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| }}
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| The '''First Battle of Mombasa''' was a sub-battle of the [[First Battle of Earth]], taking place in late [[2552|October 2552]]. Over the course of the battle, [[Covenant]] forces captured the city of [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] and it was quickly retaken in a matter of hours by the [[UNSC]]<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', levels [[Outskirts]] and [[Metropolis]]</ref>.
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| ==Background==
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| After decrypting [[Forerunner]] artifacts, [[Covenant|the Covenant]] had been given [[Slipspace]] coordinates to a [[Forerunner]] facility highly important in their concept of [[the Great Journey]]. Unknown to them, this facility was on the [[human]] homeworld, [[Earth]].
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| During the [[Battle of Reach]], the human [[AI]], [[Cortana]], intercepted the [[Covenant]]'s plans to move a large fleet to Earth. Unaware of the intentions of the Covenant's plan, the UNSC interpreted it as an attack against their homeworld and implemented [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]], destroying the invasion force that was intended for securing Earth.
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| The [[High Prophet of Regret]], wishing to proceed with securing the facility despite the losses, took a force of 15 warships to Earth. Though surprised to find not only a human presence on the planet, but a planet more fortified than any previously encountered human-held world, the [[Prophet]] deemed his mission important enough to proceed and utilized many tactics to ensure his safe arrival on the surface. The coordinates provided by the [[Forerunner]] information indicated that his quarry was around the area of Mombasa.
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| ==Beginning==
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| ===Covenant Invasion===
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| During the First Battle of Earth, a single [[Covenant Carrier]] (the High Prophet of Regret's flagship) broke through [[UNSC Home Fleet]] defensive lines and landed on Earth <ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', page 90</ref>. The ship landed at Mombasa in Kenya. The city was lightly defended, with only elements of the [[77th Marine Regiment]] scattered around the city <ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', pages 86 to 98</ref>.
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| The UNSC activated the city's [[Colonial Militia]] to fight the Covenant invaders. The Covenant forces proved to be far superior and the Militia was eliminated <ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', page 92 and 93</ref>. However, this allowed for almost all of the citizens of Mombasa to evacuate from the city using boats destined for other surrounding cities <ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', page 97 and 98</ref>.
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| More [[UNSC Marine Corps]] units later poured into the region after the initial attack, including the [[405th Marine Infantry Division]] and the rest of the 77th Marine Regiment.
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| ===UNSC Insertion===
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| Three [[Pelicans]] were deployed by the ''[[UNSC In Amber Clad|In Amber Clad]]'' to board the [[Assault Carrier]] hovering near the [[New Mombasa Orbital Elevator]]. Intercepted transmission from the Covenant forces lead the UNSC to (correctly) believe that it was the High Prophet of Regret in command of the opposing force, making his capture their highest objective. However, before they could get near the the Carrier, the formation ran across a [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] which shot down two of the Pelicans, one carrying [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery J. Johnson]] and the [[Master Chief]] and the other carrying [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Pete Stacker]] and an [[ODST]] squad.
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| Both teams suffered few casualties from their respective crashes. The [[Spartan]]'s team moved into a nearby bunker while Stacker's team moved up the beach to the [[Hotel Zanzibar]] and set up a command post, eliminating several Covenant units in the process. Both teams then waited in their respective locations for extraction.
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| ===Outskirts===
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| [[Image:Pelican and warthog.jpg|200px|thumb|right|UNSC Forces approaching New Mombasa.]]
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| After the Covenant made several attempts to eliminate [[Spartan-117]]'s group including sending in a pair of [[Hunter]]s, the third Pelican from their flight found the group and gave them coordinates of an extraction point. [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] ordered Johnson to regroup with the ''In Amber Clad'' so that he could coordinate further deployment of infantry and armor units while the Spartan continued on foot through the city to find the second squad.
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| The pinned down [[ODST]]s in Hotel Zanzibar were rescued by the Master Chief, who then organized an offense by destroying Covenant infantry, armor, and anti-aircraft batteries on the beaches facing [[New Mombasa]].
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| ==UNSC Offensive==
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| ===Assault on the Bridge===
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| John-117 and his makeshift Marine unit entered a blown-out hole in a tunnel, and destroyed the forces hiding inside of it. After the engagement in the tunnels, they advanced towards the bridge connecting Old and New Mombasa. Before the Spartan got there, the Marine unit at the bridge had exhausted itself fighting the Scarab.
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| The Master Chief arrived at the bridge to assess the situation while Sergeant Johnson reinforced the Marines with weaponry, including a [[M808 Scorpion MBT|Scorpion tank]]. The Chief traveled across the bridge with the armored unit, clearing it of both Covenant armored and mechanized forces.
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| ===City Center===
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| After the engagement on the bridge, UNSC forces entered New Mombasa in large numbers. They linked up with various squads of Marines as they moved through the city, eliminating Covenant forces that were setting up positions. The Master Chief's team worked their way towards the City Center, finding that the Scarab had, likewise, taken a similar path.
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| [[Image:scarabcannon.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Scarab fires upon a [[M808 Scorpion MBT]], destroying it instantly.]]
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| Once in the city center, they found a Marine outpost commanded by [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Marcus Banks]] of [["A" Company|Alpha Company]] under siege by a unit of [[Type-25 Wraith|Wraiths]]. A UNSC Mechanized unit destroyed the Wraiths, and secured a landing zone for reinforcements. The Pelicans dropped a platoon of Marine infantry and a Scorpion Tank.
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| ===Destruction of the Scarab===
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| The lumbering Scarab appeared outside the Metropolitan City Center and destroyed a Scorpion Tank. Marines opened fire on the walker, but it was unaffected and impervious to the weak rounds and climbed over their position and moved into the canals of the city. However, it soon found itself trapped inside of the walls of the canal, giving the Marines a chance to attack it openly with Pelicans.
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| The Master Chief and Alpha Company followed the Scarab through the canals and the Spartan boarded the walker. While the Marines provided some cover fire, the Spartan defeated the forces manning the Scarab walker. After defeating its command crew, the Chief managed to destroy the Scarab from the inside by damaging its internal operating systems or the core system. Realising that they were at a tactical disadvantage, all Covenant forces retreated to Regret's carrier. Master Chief, was extracted by Pelican and taken back to ''In Amber Clad'' along with the remaining members of Alpha Company under orders from Commander Keyes.
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| ===Retreat===
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| [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] was hesitant to let ''In Amber Clad'' engage the High Prophet of Regret's Assault Carrier, still above Mombasa and the New Mombasa Orbital Elevator. However, when the Carrier began jumping into Slipspace while still in the atmosphere, Hood recognized that the only ship able to follow was the ''In Amber Clad'' and gave the ship the green light to give chase.
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| The Pelicans carrying Spartan-117 and the Marines entered the ''In Amber Clad'', which followed the Assault Carrier into Slipspace. Just before the Carrier jumped, remaining ships of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] deployed dozens of [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]]s down to the city in an effort to infiltrate the Carrier, only to be caught by the EMP blast in mid-flight, frying their navigational and safety systems, plunging them and their [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] occupants to almost certain death. Many of the city's buildings were heavily damaged but remained standing; a notable exception was the Space Tether, which was shaken loose and collapsed. Only a small section remained standing, and it stood until the city was glassed. Wreckage of the Tether was scattered across the plains of the Tsavo Nature Reserve and along the sides of the Tsavo Highway.
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| [[Image:HEVs_Dropping.png|400px|thumb|HEV pods falling into New Mombasa moments before its destruction.]]
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| ==Aftermath==
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| The High Prophet of Regret would arrive upon [[Installation 05]] along with the ''In Amber Clad''. It is possible he acquired the location over the course of the battle.
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| The UNSC would not discover the actual purpose of the Covenant's arrival on Earth until straight after the [[Battle of Installation 05]]. By this point, a second fleet of [[Covenant Loyalists]] had arrived and begun fighting the [[Second Battle of Earth]]. This, too, had a large amount of fighting in the general region specifically around [[Voi]] where the Covenant began excavating the Forerunner structure, the [[Portal]] of the [[Ark]].
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| ==Trivia==
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| *The level Turf and [[Terminal (Level)|Terminal]] takes place during the First Battle of Mombasa.
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| *There were two Scarab attacks that took place in the battle. One Scarab being destroyed by the Master Chief and the other one by [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] who made it crash by layering it into the many twists and turns in the city, in the multiplayer map of [[Turf (Level)|Turf]].
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| ==Related Articles==
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| *[[First Battle of Earth]]
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| *[[Mombasa]]
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| **[[New Mombasa]]
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| **[[Old Mombasa]]
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| *[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]]
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| *[[Cortana]]
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| *[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]]
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| *[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]]
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| *[[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson]]
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| *[[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Pete Stacker]]
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| *[[Staff Sergeant]] [[Marcus Banks]]
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| *[[Corporal]] [[Perez]]
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| *[[Lance Corporal]] [[Jones (ODST)|Jones]]
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| *[[Private]] [[Walpole]]
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| *[[Private]] [[Butkis]]
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| *[[Private]] [[O'Brian (ODST)|O'Brian]]
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| *[[Private]] [[McKenzie]]
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| *[[Unnamed Lieutenant]]
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| *[[Prophet of Regret]]
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| ==Sources==
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| <references/>
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| {{Human-Covenant War}}
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