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{{Center|''"Tsavo Highway" redirects here. For the campaign level, see [[Tsavo Highway]].''}} | {{Center|''"Tsavo Highway" redirects here. For the campaign level, see [[Tsavo Highway]].''}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:Highway_2.jpg|250px|thumb|The Tsavo Highway, damaged during the [[Battle of Earth]].]] | ||
'''Tsavo Highway'''<ref name="level">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tsavo Highway]]</ref> is a highway that replaced the old [[Kenya]]n international trunk road [[Wikipedia:A23 road (Kenya)|A23]]. This highway bears the name "[[Tsavo]]" because it bisects the southern part of the [[Wikipedia:Tsavo West National Park|Tsavo West national park]], it does not actually pass through the town of [[Wikipedia:Tsavo|Tsavo]] as is commonly mistaken.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Storm]]</ref> | '''Tsavo Highway'''<ref name="level">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tsavo Highway]]</ref> is a highway that replaced the old [[Kenya]]n international trunk road [[Wikipedia:A23 road (Kenya)|A23]]. This highway bears the name "[[Tsavo]]" because it bisects the southern part of the [[Wikipedia:Tsavo West National Park|Tsavo West national park]], it does not actually pass through the town of [[Wikipedia:Tsavo|Tsavo]] as is commonly mistaken.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Storm]]</ref> | ||
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===Covenant invasion=== | ===Covenant invasion=== | ||
{{Main|Assault on the Tsavo Highway}} | {{Main|Assault on the Tsavo Highway}} | ||
On [[2552#October|October 2552]], when the [[Mombasa Tether]] collapsed, debris including support rings and cables rained down on the highway, damaging it at multiple points. Later in the [[Battle of Earth]], the [[Covenant]] invaders occupied and barricaded the highway with [[ | On [[2552#October|October 2552]], when the [[Mombasa Tether]] collapsed, debris including support rings and cables rained down on the highway, damaging it at multiple points. Later in the [[Battle of Earth]], the [[Covenant]] invaders occupied and barricaded the highway with [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraith tanks]], [[Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Chopper]]s, and infantry formations, thereby denying access both to and from Voi; at least from the west. Despite Covenant resistance, [[John-117]] and the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] [[Assault on the Tsavo Highway|assaulted]] the highway, retaking it and reaching Voi.{{Ref/Reuse|level}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[Category:Roads]] | [[Category:Roads]] | ||
[[Category:East African Protectorate]] | [[Category:East African Protectorate]] |