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| {{Battle infobox | | |prev=[[Battle of Harvest]] |
| |name=Battle of Jericho VII | |
| |image= | | |image= |
| |prev=*[[Operation: SMOKING ACES]] <small>([[Insurrection]]) </small>
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| *[[Battle of Vodin]]
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| |conc= | | |conc= |
| |next=[[Battle of Charybdis IX]] | | |next=[[Operation: PROMETHEUS]] |
| | |name=Battle of Jericho VII |
| |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] |
| |date=[[2532]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=PRO|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Chapter=Prologue}}–[[2535|February 12, 2535]] | | |date=[[2535|February 10, 2535]] - [[2535|February 12, 2535]] |
| |place=[[Jericho VII]], [[Lambda Serpentis system]] | | |place=On and above the planet of [[Jericho VII]], [[Lambda Serpentis System]] |
| |result='''Covenant victory''' | | |result=Covenant victory and [[Glass|glassing]] of Jericho VII. |
| *Jericho VII [[Glassing|glassed]]
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| *Heavy Covenant ground casualties
| | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| |side1={{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command]] | | |side2=[[The Covenant]] |
| |side2={{Icon|Covenant FB}} [[Covenant]] | | |commanders1=*[[Captain De Blanc]] |
| |commanders1=*[[Captain]] [[De Blanc]] | | *[[Spartan-117]] |
| *[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] | | |commanders2=*Unknown |
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| | |forces1= |
| |forces1=*Dozens of vessels
| | *Platoon of [[Spartans]] |
| **2 [[UNSC carrier|carriers]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=for7|TFoR|Page=7|Quote=In orbit, there were dozens of frigates, destroyers, and two massive carriers.}} | | **[[John-117]] |
| **Dozens of [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]]s{{Ref/Reuse|for7}} | | **[[Kelly-087]] |
| ***{{UNSCShip|Resolute}} | | **[[Frederic-104]] (conjecture) |
| **Dozens of [[UNSC frigate|frigate]]s{{Ref/Reuse|for7}} | | **[[Will]] (conjecture) |
| *Platoon of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] | | **[[Linda]] (conjecture) |
| | *Dozens of vessels |
| | **Dozens of [[Frigate]]s |
| | **Dozens of [[Destroyer]]s |
| | **Two [[Carrier]]s |
| | **UNSC Destroyer ''[[Resolute]]'' |
| *[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | | *[[UNSC Marine Corps]] |
| **[[105th Drop Jet Platoon]] | | **[[105th Drop Jet Platoon]] |
| **Three divisions{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Page=7|Quote=As predicted, the Spartans of Red, Blue, and Green teams—augmenting three divisions of battle-hardened UNSC Marines—had stalled a Covenant ground advance.}} | | **Three Divisions |
| |forces2= *36 Covenant vessels{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Page=8|Quote=Three dozen Covenant ships—big ones, destroyers and cruisers—winked into view in the system.}} | | |forces2= |
| **[[Covenant destroyer]]s | | *Standard Covenant Ground Forces |
| **[[Covenant cruiser]]s | | **[[Banshee]]s |
| *[[Type-26 Banshee]]s | | **[[Shade]]s |
| *{{Pattern|Mamua'uda|Shade}}s | | **[[Grunt]]s |
| *[[Unggoy]] | | *36 Covenant vessels |
| *[[Ik'novus]]{{Ref/Reuse|Target10}} | | ** [[Covenant Destroyer]]s |
| |casual1= | | **[[Covenant Cruiser]]s |
| *Minor ground losses | | |casual1=*Minor land losses |
| **[[105th Drop Jet Platoon]] | | **[[105th Drop Jet Platoon]] |
| *Heavy space losses | | *Heavy space losses |
| |casual2= | | |casual2=*Heavy ground losses |
| *Heavy ground losses | | *Light to moderate space losses |
| *Moderate space losses | |
| }} | | }} |
| {{Quote|Four of [[SPARTAN-II program|us]] and a thousand of [[Unggoy|them]]? Piss poor odds for the little guys.|[[Kelly-087]]}}
| | The '''Battle of Jericho VII''' was a battle fought between the [[UNSC|UNSC Defense Force]] and the [[Covenant]] in early 2535. |
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| The '''Battle of Jericho VII''', also referred to as the '''Jericho VII campaign''',{{Ref/Game|HI|Detail=[[Armor customization (Halo Infinite)#Mark V (B) core|CQB description]]}} was an engagement fought between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] between [[2532]]{{Ref/Reuse|PRO}} and [[2535|February 12, 2535]] on the human colony of [[Jericho VII]]. | |
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| ==Battle==
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| Covenant forces first attacked the planet in 2532, beginning a three year long battle.{{Ref/Reuse|PRO}} Some civilians, including orphans who would volunteer for the [[SPARTAN-III program]], managed to escape during that time.{{Ref/Reuse|PRO}} At some point during the battle, [[Ik'novus]] was part of a force that decimated several cities on the planet.{{Ref/Game|Id=Target10|HINF|[[High Value Target]] dossier, [[Ik'novus]]}}
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| ===Operation: FALLEN WALLS===
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| Operation: FALLEN WALLS began on February 9, 2535.{{Ref/Book|Id=HOSFM|OSFM|Page=82}} On the ground, [[Blue Team]] members: [[John-117|Blue-One]], [[Kelly-087|Two]], Three, Four, and Five massacred the Covenant troops. Blue Team's mission was to draw out the Covenant rear guard, so [[Red Team]] could slip behind their lines and plant a [[HAVOK Tactical Nuclear Weapon|HAVOK tactical nuke]], hoping to destroy the next Covenant ship that landed and dropped its [[energy shielding|shields]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Page=2}} These few Spartans were able to kill hundreds of [[Unggoy]] and destroy [[Shade]] turrets with little difficulty, as well using the [[Theta Maneuver]] to neutralize their [[Type-26 Banshee]] air support, by using the [[fougasse]]s they had planted in case the Unggoy got out of hand.{{Ref/Reuse|PRO}} Meanwhile, [[Green Team]] was preventing a Covenant ground force advance on the planet.{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=113}}
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| The three [[division]]s of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] on the planet,{{Ref/Reuse|for7}} operating elsewhere, suffered minor casualties and easily accomplished their goals as well. However, the [[105th Drop Jet Platoon]] was slaughtered by a massive force of Unggoy. Blue Team swept through the area and avenged the platoon by killing hundreds of the Unggoy involved in that operation. All of the Spartan teams accomplished their missions and returned safely to the remaining fleet in a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican dropship]].{{Ref/Novel|TFoR|Page=20 (2010 edition)}}
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| Unfortunately, the UNSC fleet lost control of the space around Jericho VII after the three day battle with the [[Covenant fleet]]. However, [[De Blanc|Captain De Blanc]] was able to evacuate the Spartans aboard {{UNSCShip|Resolute}} before the enemy fleet began its [[glassing]] of the planet. Spartan-117 requested to watch the planet being glassed. He observed the assault for nearly an hour as Jericho VII was destroyed.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Page=22-23 (2010 edition)}} This would be the last time the UNSC would attempt to hold a colony while risking Spartans after losing orbital superiority.{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM}}
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| ==Aftermath== | | ==Order of Battle== |
| The Battle of Jericho VII was notably the last attempt by the UNSC to hold colonies and deploy Spartans after losing orbital superiority.{{Ref/Reuse|HOSFM}}
| | "''Four of [[Blue Team|us]] and a thousand of them? Piss poor odds for the [[Grunts|little guys]].''" --[[SPARTAN-087]] |
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| Intelligence gained from the battle was utilized by [[Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme|Mobile Armament Systems]] in the creation of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/C variant|CQB variant]] of the MJOLNIR armor.{{Ref/Book|EVG|Page=39}} On [[2540|July 12, 2540]], five years after the battle, [[Operation: GUARDIAN LANCE]] was carried out to recover several pieces of Covenant equipment from the glasslands of the world. These specimens were later brought to [[SWORD Base]] on [[Reach]].{{Ref/Map|HR|[[Sword Base]]}}
| | [[Covenant]] forces landed on [[Jericho VII]], where they encountered tough resistance from [[UNSC]] forces above the planet and on the ground, resulting in a three day long stalemate. |
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| Some of the future [[SPARTAN-III]]s of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] and Beta Company were orphaned in the battle.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]|Page=70}} [[Jameson Locke]], a future [[SPARTAN-IV]] and an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] agent, was also orphaned during this battle. He evacuated from Jericho VII only minutes before the Covenant glassed the planet.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jameson-locke|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Jameson Locke|D=14|M=05|Y=2022}}
| | On the ground, Blue Team Members: [[Spartan-117|Blue-One]], [[Spartan-087|Two]], [[Spartan-104|Three]], [[Spartan-043|Four]], and [[Spartan-058|Five]] massacred Covenant forces. Blue Team's mission was to draw out the Covenant rear guard, so Red Team could slip behind their lines and plant a [[HAVOK]] tactical nuke, hoping to destroy the next Covenant ship that landed and dropped it's shields.<ref> The Fall of Reach, P. 2 </ref> These few Spartans were able to kill hundreds of [[Grunts]] with little difficulty, as well as neutralizing their [[Banshee]] air support and [[Shade]] turrets quickly. |
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| | The [[Marines]], operating elsewhere, suffered minor casualties and easily accomplished their goals as well. However, the [[105th Drop Jet Platoon]] were slaughtered by a massive force of [[Grunt]]s. Blue Team swept through the area and avenged the platoon by killing hundreds of the Grunts involved in that operation. All of the Spartan teams accomplished their missions and returned safely to the fleet in a [[Pelican dropship]]. |
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| ===Silver Timeline===
| | Unfortunately, the UNSC fleet operating above lost control of the space around [[Jericho VII]] after a brutal three day battle with the [[Covenant Navy]]. [[Captain De Blanc]] was able to evacuate the Spartans before the enemy fleet began its bombardment of the planet. Spartan-117 requested to watch the planet be [[glassed]]. He observed the assault for nearly an hour as [[Jericho VII]] was destroyed. |
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| Operation: FALLEN WALLS took place in the Silver Timeline. [[Red Team]] and the {{UNSCShip|Resolute}} participated in the battle. [[John-117/Silver|John-117]] was awarded a Naval Action Ribbon as well as a [[Silver Star]] for recovering assets and deploying a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Halsey's Computer|URL=https://halotheseries.tv/|Site=Halo: The Series|Page=Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer|D=25|M=3|Y=2022|LocalArchive=Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer}}
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| ==Trivia==
| | Intelligence gained from the battle was utilized in the creation of the [[Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/C variant]]. |
| *The conflict was the first battle to be depicted in the ''Halo'' series.
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| *Operation: FALLEN WALLS, the UNSC operation on Jericho VII, is a clear [[List of references to religion in the Halo series|reference]] to the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Jericho|biblical event]] in which the walls of [[Wikipedia:Jericho|Jericho]] fell after an attacking army marched around the city for [[seven]] days.
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| ==List of appearances== | | == Sources == |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Im}}
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Battle Born]]
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| **''[[Glassed|Glassed]]'' {{Mo}}
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| | [[Category:Covenant Victories]] |
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