Battle of Voi

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Battle of Voi
Conflict:	Human-Covenant War Battle for Earth Battle of Kenya
Date:	November 17, 2552
Location:	Voi, Kenya, Earth
Outcome:	Pyrrhic UNSC-Fleet of Retribution tactical victory Voi and surrounding area Glassed Flood outbreak contained Strategic Covenant victory Portal to the Ark successfully opened Covenant strategic withdrawal to the Ark
Details Belligerents United Nations Space Command UNSC Navy UNSC Air Force UNSC Marine Corps Covenant separatists Fleet of Retribution Covenant Flood (late in battle) Commanders FADM Lord Terrence Hood VADM K. Lanba CDR Miranda Keyes COL Rochambeau MCPO John-117 Arbiter Thel 'Vadam Fleetmaster Rtas 'Vadum (late in battle) High Prophet of Truth Gravemind Strength Home Fleet Seventh Fleet Battle Group Victory 7+ Charon-class light frigates Multiple Longswords Many air vehicles Several D77H-TCI Pelicans Multiple AV-14 Hornets Many ground vehicles Warthogs Chaingun Warthogs Mongooses At least one Marine battalion Armed civilians Fleet of Retribution (late in battle) 1 battle group 1+ CAS-class assault carrier 9+ Ket-pattern battlecruisers Ru'swum-pattern Phantoms Ground forces SpecOps Sangheili 1+ Sangheili Major Truth's fleet At least 49 ships 1 Forerunner keyship 2+ CAS-class assault carriers 1+ Varric-pattern heavy cruiser Over 44 cruisers 6+ Ket-pattern battlecruisers 1+ frigate Many air vehicles Ru'swum-pattern Phantoms T-26C Banshees Many ground vehicles T-32 Ghosts T-25 Choppers T-26 Wraiths T-52 AA Wraiths 1+ T-47B Scarab Multiple T-27 Mantis Numerous ground forces Jiralhanae Unggoy Kig-Yar Yanme'e Mgalekgolo 1 captured Ket-pattern battlecruiser Pod infectors Combat forms