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| |name=Siege of Paris IV | | |name=Siege of Paris IV |
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| |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Book|Id=enc37|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)]]|Page=37}} | | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] |
| |date=[[2549]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc37}} | | |date=[[2549]] |
| |place=[[Paris IV]], [[Paris system]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc37}} | | |place=[[Paris IV]] |
| |result=*'''[[Covenant]] victory'''{{Ref/Site|Id=loo|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/golden-clouds|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Halo Community Update - Golden Clouds}} | | |result= UNSC Victory |
| **Paris IV is [[Glassing|glassed]]{{Ref/Reuse|loo}}
| | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| |side1={{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=FS|[[Halo: First Strike]]|Chapter=27}} | | |side2=[[Covenant]] |
| |side2={{Icon|Covenant FB}} [[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|FS}} | | |commanders1=Miranda Keyes, Avery Johnson |
| |commanders1=[[Sergeant|SGT]] [[Avery Johnson]] | | |commanders2=Sefumee |
| |commanders2= | | |forces1=Multiple Spartans, thousands of odst units |
| |forces1=*Unknown amount of {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}s{{Ref/Book|Id=warfleetpgs3637|[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]|Page=36 & 37}} | | |forces2=Multiple elite Zealots and Honor guard units backed by a convoy of wraiths |
| *[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
| | |casual1=Many of the [[UNSC]] military forces |
| |forces2=Unknown
| | |casual2=Unknown number of [[Covenant]] forces |
| |casual1=*Heavy ground casualties{{Ref/Reuse|loo}}
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| *Nearly or all ''Stalwart''-class light frigates
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| | Little is known about this battle except that it took place in [[2549]] and that [[Sergeant Avery Johnson]] distinguished himself in this major conflict, on the planet [[Paris IV]]. |
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| The '''Siege of Paris IV''' was a major engagement of the [[Human-Covenant War]] between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] on the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Paris IV]], taking place in [[2549]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc37}}{{Ref/Reuse|FS}}
| | [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] and his [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]]s had captured a crate of [[plasma grenade]]s and held off the [[Covenant]] forces at the main evacuation complex long enough for the evacuation ships to leave and get into orbit. The [[plasma grenade]]s he had captured exposed a deadly amount of radiation, but instead of dying he contracted [[Boren's Syndrome]], which kept him fron being infected by [[Flood]] forms. He was extracted with severe injuries along with his men, but lived. |
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| ==Battle==
| | [[Avery Junior Johnson|Sgt. Avery Johnson]] received a Commendation for Bravery during the mission. |
| According to his [[CSV]], [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] captured a crate of [[Covenant]] [[plasma grenades]] during the battle, from which he absorbed a 1,200-rad cumulative dose of radiation. This exposure caused Johnson to contract [[Boren's Syndrome]]. The staff sergeant later received a commendation for bravery during the battle.{{Ref/Reuse|FS}}
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| However, the Covenant did shoot down many shuttles in the process. They [[Glassing|glassed]] the city of [[Mimir]] and some of the surrounding area including a highway clogged with civilians and their vehicles. [[Molly Patel]], her mother [[Brigid]], and her father [[Gotam]] managed to escape much of the direct glassing in a tunnel at [[Cochineal Pass]]. Despite this, Gotam and Brigid would die in a car crash.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]|Chapter=1}}
| | [[Category:Human-Covenant War|Paris IV]] |
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| ==Aftermath==
| | [[Category:Battle|Paris IV]] |
| Following the battle, much of the UNSC would pull out of the system{{Ref/Reuse|loochapt2}} and the planet was ultimately [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant, resulting in heavy [[civilian]] casualties for the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|loo}} Molly Patel would later be rescued by Sergeant Johnson and several Marines. She would be one of very few people to survive the glassing of the planet, leaving the media to dub her "the miracle child".{{Ref/Novel|Id=loochapt2|Halo: Legacy of Onyx|Chapter=2}}
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| In reality, Johnson did not actually contract Boren's Syndrome during the battle. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] fabricated the radiation story as part of a cover-up (known as the "Paris/BS Spoof") in order to hide Johnson's involvement in the top-secret [[ORION Project]].<ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', [[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|page 122]]</ref> [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] would later mistake the falsified report of Johnson's service on Paris IV as factual, reasoning that he had acquired an immunity to the [[Flood]] due to his Boren's Syndrome. Johnson however did receive a [[Commendation for Bravery]] for his actions in the battle.{{Ref/Reuse|FS}}
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
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| {{Human-Covenant War}}
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| [[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|Paris IV]] | |
| [[Category:Covenant victories|Paris IV]] | |
