Editing Battle of New Mombasa

{{Status|Canon}}
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|name=Battle of Mombasa
|image=[[File:Battle of Mombasa compilation.jpg|301px]]
|caption=Clockwise from top left: [[M12B Warthog]]s drive along a ruined highway in [[Old Mombasa]]; [[civilian]]s fleeing by [[Human marine craft|watercraft]] during the battle; an image of [[John-117]] taken by [[Benjamin Giraud]] during the battle;  a {{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}} destroyed in Old Mombasa; the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' jumping to [[slipspace]] over the city;  elements of [[Alpha-Nine]] observing a {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} at the conclusion of the battle.
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
*[[Battle for Earth]]
|date=[[2552#October|October 20–21, 2552]]{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypointvergil}}{{Ref/Note|Id=dateend|See the [[Timeline of the Battle for Earth#Notes|notes here]]}}
|place=[[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]], [[East African Protectorate]]
|result='''[[Covenant]] victory'''
*Covenant occupation and destruction of Mombasa via [[glassing]].{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTCH}}
**Rediscovery of [[Excession|the Portal]].{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTCH}}
*[[Huragok]] [[Quick to Adjust]] defects and gives knowledge to the UNSC.{{Ref/Site|Id=Catalog|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/is-there-an-actual-name-for-vergil/65913c8a-e2e7-42c0-8fed-c11c3da84d4e/posts?page=1#post11|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Is there an actual name for Vergil?|D=6|M=5|Y=2021}}
*Prophet of Regret retreats to [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]], where he is later [[Assassination of the Prophet of Regret|killed]] by [[John-117]].{{Ref/Reuse|H2M}}
|side1=*{{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]
**{{Icon|Navy}} [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]
**{{Icon|Army}} [[UNSC Army|Army]]
**{{Icon|Air Force}} [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]]
**{{Icon|Marine Corps}} [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]
*{{Icon|NMPD}} [[New Mombasa Police Department|NMPD]]
*[[Civilian]] militias
**[[Colonial Militia]]{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTMS}}
|side2={{Icon|Covenant H2}} [[Covenant]]
|commanders1=
*[[Unidentified colonel]]†{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTUR}}
*[[Commander|CDR]] [[Miranda Keyes]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}} {{C|Pre-Slipspace}}
*[[Captain (ground forces)|CAPT]] [[Veronica Dare]]{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTTP}} {{C|Post-Slipspace}}
*[[Lieutenant|LT]] [[Parisa]]{{Ref/Reuse|palace}}
*[[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}} {{C|Pre-Slipspace}}
*[[Sergeant Major|SGTMAJ]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}} {{C|Pre-Slipspace}}
*[[Staff Sergeant|SSGT]] [[Banks|Marcus Banks]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}} {{C|Pre-Slipspace}}
|commanders2=*[[Hierarchs|High]] [[Prophet of Regret]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}} {{C|Pre-Slipspace}}
*[[Hierarchs|High]] [[Prophet of Truth]]{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} {{C|Post-Slipspace}}
|forces1=
*[[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]]
**3+ [[UNSC frigate|frigates]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOO22|GoO|Chapter=22}} {{C|Pre-Slipspace}}
***1+ {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}
***1+ {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO22}}
**1+ [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]]{{Ref/Site|Id=newmombasa|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/new-mombasa|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=New Mombasa|D=20|M=07|Y=2021}}
**2+ [[prowler]]s{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO22}} {{C|Pre-Slipspace}}
***1+ [[UNSC corvette|stealth corvette]]{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO22}}
***1+ {{Class|Sahara|heavy prowler}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGOO22}}
**[[Fifth Fleet]]
***1+ {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTPTD}} {{C|in low orbit}}
*2+ {{Class|Crassus|supercarrier}}s{{Ref/Map|Id=longshore|H3|Longshore}}
*Multiple [[F-99 Wombat]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTUR}}
*1 stolen [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|T-52 Phantom]]{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTKS}} {{c|Post-Slispace}}
*Multiple [[D77 Pelican]]s{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}
**Multiple [[D77C-NMPD Pelican]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTONIAS}}
*Multiple [[AV-22 Sparrowhawk]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ss1}}
*1+ [[UH-144 Falcon]]{{Ref/Map|Id=breakneck|HR|Breakneck}}
*Multiple [[AV-14 Hornet]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ss1}}
*Multiple [[M312 Elephant]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ss3}}
*Several [[Olifant]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTCH}}
*[[M808 Scorpion]]
**Multiple [[M808B Scorpion]]s{{Ref/Reuse|H2M}}
**Multiple [[M808C Scorpion]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTKB}}
*Multiple [[M850 Grizzly|M850 Grizzlies]]{{Ref/Reuse|ope}}
*[[M12 Warthog]]
**Multiple [[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]s{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}
**Multiple [[M12G1 Gauss Warthog]]s{{Ref/Reuse|H2M}}
**Multiple [[M831 Troop Transport Warthog]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTCH}}
*Multiple [[M274 Mongoose]]s{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTMS}}
*Numerous ground forces
**1 [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}} {{C|Pre-Slipspace}}
**Numerous [[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}
**Numerous [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}
**Numerous [[New Mombasa Police Department|NMPD]] personnels{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTNMPDHQ}}
**Numerous armed [[civilian]]s{{Ref/Reuse|HGN}}
|forces2=
*[[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]]
**1 {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}} {{C|Pre-Slipspace}}
**3+ {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTKS}}{{Ref/Reuse|firsttwelvehours}}
*[[Truth's fleet]]{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} {{C|October 21}}
**Massive number of ships{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}
***3+ {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTCH}}
***Multiple {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTCH}}
*Numerous air vehicles
**Numerous {{Pattern|R'shwupa|Phantom}}s{{Ref/Reuse|ss3}} 
**Numerous {{Pattern|Kez'katu|Phantom}}s{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}
**Numerous {{Pattern|Taaku Xur|Spirit}}s{{Ref/Reuse|ss1}}
**[[Type-26 Banshee|T-26 Banshee]]
***Numerous {{Pattern|Oghal|Banshee}}s{{Ref/Reuse|H2M}}
***Numerous {{Pattern|Is'belox|Banshee}}s{{Ref/Reuse|opa}}
***Numerous {{Pattern|Irdnekt|Banshee}}s{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTKB}}
*Numerous ground vehicles
**2+ {{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}}s{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}
**Multiple {{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}}s{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTKS}}{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTCH}}
**Numerous {{Pattern|Zo'op|Weevil}}s{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}
**Numerous {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}s{{Ref/Reuse|H2M}}
***Several {{Pattern|Ogab'd|anti-aircraft Wraith}}s{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTKS}} 
**Numerous {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}}s{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}
**Numerous {{Pattern|Ruwaa|Shadow}}s{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}
*Numerous ground forces
**[[Jiralhanae]]{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTTP}}
**[[Sangheili]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}} {{c|Pre-slipspace}}
**[[Huragok]]{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTKS}}
**[[Unggoy]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}
**[[Kig-Yar]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}
**[[Mgalekgolo]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}
**[[Yanme'e]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}
|casual1=
*Heavy infantry and civilian casualties{{Ref/Game|ODST|Opening scroll}}
**Majority of NMPD forces
**Many ODSTs
**Most of Scorpions{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTKB}}
|casual2=*Heavy infantry casualties
**Many Scarabs{{Ref/Reuse|turf}}
***2+ {{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}}s{{Ref/Reuse|H2M}}
***1+ {{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}}{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTKS}}
**All remaining Sangheili forces{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTUR}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} {{c|killed by Jiralhanae under Truth's orders}}
}}
{{Quote|This is the only place on [[Earth]] the [[Covenant]] decided to land. That [[Prophet of Regret|Prophet]] is going to tell us why.|[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}}}

The '''Battle of New Mombasa''',{{Ref/Reuse|opa}}{{Ref/Novel|BadB|Chapter=2}} was a large-scale [[battle|engagement]] of the [[Battle for Earth]], taking place in late [[2552#October|October 2552]]. Over the course of the battle, [[Covenant]] forces attempted to capture the [[city]] of [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] before it was quickly retaken in a matter of around one hour by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]].{{Ref/Level|Id=H2O|H2|H2:Outskirts|Outskirts}}{{Ref/Level|Id=H2M|H2|H2:Metropolis|Metropolis}} However, after the [[High Prophet of Regret]]'s retreat, the city remained occupied but now by the [[Prophet of Truth]] and his Jiralhanae loyalists.{{Ref/Site|Id=bnet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16989|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09|D=15|M=1|Y=2021}} In the aftermath of the battle, [[Excession|the Portal]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]] was eventually found by the Covenant, which would prove to be a major determining factor in the final outcome of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Level|Id=ODSTCH|ODST|Coastal Highway}}{{Ref/Film|Id=waypoint|Film=Halo Waypoint|Story=Ten Twenty|StoryLinkText=Ten Twenty}} Years after the war's end, a movement known as "[[Project Rebirth]]" emerged to endorse the eventual rebuilding of Mombasa in the aftermath of the War.{{Ref/Reuse|pointprizes}}

==Background==
===Covenant Discovery===
After discovering and decrypting a [[Forerunner]] [[Luminary]] found on [[Meridian]], the [[High Prophet of Regret]] of the [[Covenant]] was given [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] coordinates to a [[planet]] called "Erde-Tyrene", which was home to a Forerunner [[Excession|slipspace portal]] leading to the [[Installation 00|Ark]] — a facility highly important to the initiation of their [[Covenant religion|"Great Journey"]]. Unknown to Regret, Erde-Tyrene was [[human]]ity's homeworld, [[Earth]]. In his characteristic brash and ambitious manner, the Prophet of Regret, wishing to proceed with securing the Portal, took [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|a hastily-assembled force]] of 15 warships to Earth.{{Ref/Game|Id=beholden|H2A|H2A:Terminals|Terminal 14}} 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 [[Hierarchs|High 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]], [[Kenya]]. Immediately after the [[Prophet of Truth]] learned of Regret's move, he sent [[Truth's fleet|a massive support and excavation fleet]] he had collected in secrecy to pick up where Regret had left off.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}

===Mombasa===
The city was relatively lightly defended, with only [[New Mombasa Police Department|NMPD forces]] as well as some Marine units present, including the [[17th Marine Regiment]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=HGN|HGN|Story=Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa}} Some additional military units had been transferred to the city, along with Earth's other tether cities, following the [[Fall of Reach]] to bolster their defenses in case of a Covenant invasion. These included [[E2-BAG/1/7]] as well as some [[UNSC Army]] forces, though Lieutenant [[Parisa]] of E2-BAG/1/7 was put out of action upon deployment.{{Ref/Anthology|Id=palace|Evo|Story=Palace Hotel}}

Just prior to the Covenant's attack, [[Sadie Endesha]] was on her way to [[Magongo]] to enlist in the UNSC,{{Ref/Game|ODST|Sadie's Story|Detail=Circle 1, Arc 1}} while photographer and journalist [[Benjamin Giraud]] was on a train heading to [[Old Mombasa]].{{Ref/Reuse|HGN}}

==Battle==
===Surprise Covenant invasion===
{{Quote|No parking, violators will be ticketed and towed!|The Superintendent discussing the assault carrier hovering over New Mombasa with Sadie Endesha.{{Ref/Reuse|SSC1A3}}}}
[[File:H2A - Pelicans.jpg|thumb|left|250px|UNSC reinforcements from the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} arrive in New Mombasa.]]
On October 20, during the opening stages of the [[Battle for Earth]], a single {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}, the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', broke through the [[UNSC Home Fleet]]'s defensive lines and headed towards Earth's atmosphere.{{Ref/Level|Id=H2CS|H2|H2:Cairo Station|Cairo Station}}{{Ref/Reuse|HGN}} The ship slipspace jumped down to the city of [[New Mombasa]] in the [[East African Protectorate]].{{Ref/Game|Id=SSC1A2|ODST|Sadie's Story|Detail=Circle 1, Arc 2}} There, the ship came to rest over the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]] deploying infantry and mechanized support.{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTUR}} One of the Covenant's first targets was the Mombasa [[Maglev train]] network.{{Ref/Map|H2|Terminal (map)|Terminal|Detail=Map description}} Despite the widespread Covenant deployment throughout Mombasa, the highest concentration of Covenant ground troops was directly below the carrier in its landing zone.{{Ref/Level|H2|H2:Outskirts|Outskirts|Quote=The highest concentration of Covenant ground troops is directly below the carrier.|Quotee=Cortana}} Over the course of the battle, the Covenant deployed several [[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] assault platforms in both the old and new sections of Mombasa, with many of them targeting the city's space elevator.{{Ref/Reuse|palace}} The UNSC managed to trap and destroy many of them in the narrow streets of the city.{{Ref/Map|Id=turf|H2|Turf|Detail=Map description}}

The Covenant also sent seven Huragok, including [[Quick to Adjust]], into [[Kikowani Station (location)|Kikowani subway station]], likely in search of the Forerunner structure underneath Mombasa. However, the six other Huragok instead freed Quick to Adjust from its explosive harness.{{Ref/Game|ODST|Sadie's Story|Detail=Circle 6, Arc 2}} While the six others were killed, Quick survived and made its way into the data center. Doctor [[Daniel Endesha]] witnessed the event, and instructed [[Vergil]], a subroutine of the city Superintendent, to track Quick.{{Ref/Game|ODST|Sadie's Story|Detail=Circle 6, Arc 3}} The Covenant would find out Quick's betrayal, and send forces into the Data Center to kill Quick or prevent its defection to the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|ODSTDH}}

At the time of the ship jumping down to the city, Sadie Endesha and numerous civilians had been kicked off a train in [[Old Mombasa]].{{Ref/Reuse|SSC1A2}} Covenant tanks that were very quickly deployed into the city,{{Ref/Game|Id=SSC1A3|ODST|Sadie's Story|Detail=Circle 1, Arc 3}} bombarded and destroyed the train in the vicinity of [[Makupa Station]].{{Ref/Game|Id=SSC2A1|ODST|Sadie's Story|Detail=Circle 2, Arc 1}} NMPD Commissioner [[Kinsler]] and officer [[Mike Branley]] soon arrived on the scene, taking Sadie away from the crowd and headed for a police bunker outside the city.{{Ref/Reuse|SSC2A1}} Over the course of the battle, some civilians took up arms in an attempt to defend their city, joining the Marines under command of [[unidentified Marine officer (Mombasa)|a Marine officer]].{{Ref/Reuse|HGN}} These "militias" were used as a [[propaganda]] tool by the NMPD, broadcasting their exploits over PA systems.{{Ref/Reuse|SSC5A2}} Though a number of the stories of the militias appear to have been fabricated by [[Stephen (Mombasa)|Stephen]] at NMPDHQ, including that of "Harris 'Two-Shot' Kibaki.{{Ref/Game|ODST|Sadie's Story|Detail=Circle 8, Arc 3}} With the Mombasa Tether being shut down, citizens were forced to escape the city on foot or by car.{{Ref/Game|Id=SSC5A2|ODST|Sadie's Story|Detail=Circle 5, Arc 2}} The militias and armed citizens allowed for most of the people of New Mombasa to evacuate from the city to Old Mombasa using boats destined for other surrounding cities.{{Ref/Reuse|HGN}} 

More [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Army]] units later poured into the region after the initial attack, some of which arriving from [[Diego Garcia]] near India.{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=296}} 

====UNSC insertion====
{{Quote|no=three|Sergeant [[Avery Johnson]]|Pelican Pilots|[[Cortana]]|q1=Dear Humanity...we regret being alien bastards. We regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret that the Corps just blew up our raggedy-ass fleet!|q2=Oo-rah!|q3=Regret is a name, Sergeant. The name of one of the Covenant's religious leaders. A Prophet. He's on that carrier, and he's calling for help.|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson and Cortana discussing a Covenant distress signal, while flying in on a [[Pelican]].{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}}}
[[File:HtT John in New Mombasa original.jpg|thumb|250px|A picture of John-117 during the battle taken by [[Benjamin Giraud]].]]
Some time after the Covenant insertion to the city and during the civilian evacuation, the {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}} {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} of the [[Battle Group Medii]]{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} descended near Mombasa to reinforce the ground troops already present. Intercepted transmission from the Covenant forces had led the UNSC to correctly believe that it was the High Prophet of Regret in command of the opposing force, making his capture their utmost priority in the right line of the originally [[Fall of Reach|cancelled]] [[Operation: RED FLAG]]. Three [[D77 Pelican|Pelicans]], one of them with the [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] onboard, were deployed by the ''In Amber Clad'' to board the ''Solemn Penance'' hovering near the [[Mombasa Tether]]. However, before they could get near the carrier, the formation ran across a {{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}} which shot down all of the Pelicans in Old Mombasa. The first was destroyed by the Scarab's main cannon, while the second, carrying an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] [[Second Squad#Battle of Mombasa|squad]] led by [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Marcus Stacker]], was shot down and crash-landed on the beach. The third Pelican, carrying [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] and [[John-117]] crashed upside-down into a building in the heart of Old Mombasa.{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}

====Outskirts====
[[File:H2A-daniil-kuksov-metropolis-scarab.png|250px|thumb|left|A Scarab attacks the city of Mombasa.]]
{{Quote|Here, let me give him my "Welcome to Earth" gift basket.|[[Walpole]], an ODST about to fire on a group of Covenant at Hotel Zanzibar.{{Ref/Game|H2MMP|Another Day at the Beach}}}}
Both teams suffered few casualties from their respective crashes. The Spartan's team moved into a nearby building 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.{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}

After John-117 and his allies repelled several waves of Covenant including a pair of [[Mgalekgolo]], a Pelican found the group and gave them coordinates of a landing zone. [[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 regroup with the second squad.{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}

After fighting his way through multiple alleyways filled with [[Kig-Yar Sniper]]s, John-117 found and assisted the [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] pinned down at Hotel Zanzibar. Commander Keyes sent a Warthog to the Spartan, who spearheaded a counterattack, destroying Covenant infantry, armor, and [[Zo'op-pattern Weevil|Covenant artillery emplacements]] on the beaches facing [[New Mombasa]].{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}} 

John-117 and his makeshift Marine unit entered a blown-out hole in a tunnel where they intercepted and destroyed a Covenant convoy, made up primarily of {{Pattern|Ruwaa|Shadow}}s that had been attempting to rendezvous with the regrouping Covenant ground forces still stationed in that sector of the city. Along the way they engaged and neutralized several barricades the Covenant had assembled to fortify the tunnel network. 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 already exhausted itself fighting the Scarab.{{Ref/Reuse|H2O}}{{Ref/Reuse|H2M}}

====The Conduit====
[[File:Orphic Spear 1.png|thumb|250px|Alpha-Five being deployed into New Mombasa.]]
{{Main|Operation: WINDOW PANE}}
As the ''In Amber Clad''{{'}}s force pressed towards New Mombasa, the Covenant brought the [[Conduit]]—a Forerunner device capable of opening [[slipspace portal]]s—to New Mombasa.{{Ref/Game|Id=opa|SS|Operation A: Orphic Spear}} A [[Taaku Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit]] [[dropship]] carrying a [[data pad]] with information pertaining to the Conduit was shot down by [[UNSC]] forces.{{Ref/Level|Id=ss1|SS|Mission 1: New Mombasa Nightmare}} When the data pad's relevance to the Conduit was realized by the UNSC, a [[Alpha-Five|squad]] of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers was [[Operation: WINDOW PANE|sent to recover it.]]{{Ref/Reuse|opa}} Covenant forces awaiting extraction at the crashed Spirit were attacked by the ODST squad and the [[Sangheili]] [[Field Master]] carrying the data pad was killed. With the data pad, the UNSC used the information gained to pinpoint the location of the Conduit in the city.{{Ref/Level|Id=ss2|SS|Mission 2: On Top of the World}} The ODST squad was directed to a Sangheili task force carrying the Conduit. After a brief engagement, the ODSTs managed to procure the Conduit from the Covenant and the device was delivered to a nearby UNSC convoy.{{Ref/Level|Id=ss3|SS|Mission 3: Conduit}}

The Covenant responded by assaulting the convoy with waves of infantry. Though the ODST squad and several Marines attempted to defend the convoy from attacking Covenant forces, a Sangheili Field Master dropped down from his Spirit into the [[M313 Elephant|Elephant]] carrying the Conduit, retrieved the device, and escaped the engagement aboard the dropship. The ODSTs gave chase and,{{Ref/Level|Id=ss4|SS|Mission 4: Reversal of Fortune}} eventually, the Spirit was shot down. The squad located the dropship's crash site and attacked its surviving occupants. When the Field Master and his [[Kig-Yar]] bodyguards were eventually eliminated, the Conduit was reclaimed by the UNSC.{{Ref/Level|Id=ss5|SS|Mission 5: Wounded Quarry}} The ODSTs took the Conduit aboard a [[M12 Warthog|Warthog]] and were ordered to leave the city.{{Ref/Reuse|ss6}}

====Forerunner glyphs====
Concurrent with the search for the Conduit, an [[unidentified ODST squad]] participated in the battle with orders to retrieve information the Covenant were interested in. Commandeering a [[Grizzly]] tank, the squad rescued marines who had recovered an emergency broadcast from a downed [[AV-14 Hornet]], stating that its crew had captured a series of [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyphs]] from the Covenant. The squad then trekked their way to the site, recovered the glyphs, and escaped the city before the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' jumped into slipspace.{{Ref/Game|Id=ope|SS|Operation E: Brother’s Keeper}}

====Battle for New Mombasa====
[[File:H2A Scorpion957-A3Destroyed.png|thumb|left|250px|The [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] fires upon [[957-A3|a]] [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Scorpion]] tank, destroying it instantly.]]
{{Quote|no=two|Sergeant [[Banks]]|Corporal [[Perez]]|q1=That thing is really starting to '''piss me off'''! Marines, time to kill us a Scarab!|q2=It's over here, sir!|Sergeant Banks and Corporal Perez talking about a Scarab heading towards the canals in New Mombasa.{{Ref/Reuse|H2M}}}}
The Master Chief arrived at the bridge to assess the situation while Sergeant Johnson reinforced the Marines with weaponry, including a [[M808B Scorpion|Scorpion tank]]. The Chief traveled across the bridge with the armored unit, clearing it of both Covenant armored and mechanized forces. These forces included [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]], [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]]s, [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantoms]], and [[Is'belox-pattern Banshee|Banshees]].{{Ref/Reuse|H2M}}

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 into the [[Kilindini Park Cultural Center]] through the sewer system, and then towards the city center via [[Shimanzi Road]] and [[Beria Plaza]], finding that the Scarab had, likewise, taken a similar path.{{Ref/Reuse|H2M}}{{Ref/Reuse|palace}}

Once in the heart of the [[New Mombasa industrial zone|industrial zone]] near the city center, John-117's team found a Marine outpost holed in a corporate building,{{Ref/Note|In the original version of ''Halo 2'', the building was owned by the [[Mtangulizi Kampuni]]. However, in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'', this building is now depicted under the ownership of [[Lethbridge Industrial]].}} commanded by [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Banks]] of [[A Company]] under siege by a unit of Wraiths. The UNSC forces, with the help of John-117, destroyed the Wraiths, and secured a landing zone for reinforcements. The Pelicans then dropped a platoon of Marine infantry and a Scorpion tank.{{Ref/Reuse|H2M}}

The lumbering Scarab appeared from the other end of the plaza the Marine outpost was facing and the Scorpion tank opened fire on it, with no effect. After the Scarab destroyed the tank with its main gun, 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 Pelicans a chance to attack it openly.{{Ref/Reuse|H2M}}

The Master Chief and A Company followed the Scarab through the canals and the Spartan boarded the walker. While the Marines provided some cover fire, John defeated the forces manning the Scarab walker. After defeating its command crew, he managed to destroy the Scarab from the inside. All Covenant forces soon began retreating to Regret's carrier. The Master Chief was extracted by Sergeant Johnson's Pelican and taken back to ''In Amber Clad'' along with the remaining members of A Company.{{Ref/Reuse|H2M}}

====Regret's withdrawal====
[[File:H2A In Amber Clad intercept.png|thumb|left|250px|The {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} gives chase as Regret's flagship prepares to flee New Mombasa.]]
{{Quote|no=two|[[Remi]]|[[Miranda Key