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{{battle infobox | |||
|name = Raid on the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' | |||
|image = | |||
[[File:HCEA-Concept-TnR-Hangar.jpg|400px]] | |||
|previous = [[Landing on Installation 04]] | |||
|conc = [[Battle of Installation 04]] | |||
|next = [[Battle of the Silent Cartographer]] | |||
|conflict = [[Human-Covenant War]] | |||
|date = [[2552#september|September 19 - 22, 2552]] | |||
|place = [[Installation 04]] | |||
|result = UNSC tactical victories | |||
*Captain Keyes rescued | |||
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |||
|side2=[[Covenant]] | |||
|commanders1= | |||
**[[Captain (Navy)|CAPT]] [[Jacob Keyes]]† | |||
**[[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]] | |||
**[[Cortana]] | |||
|commanders2= [[Lat 'Ravamee]]† | |||
|forces1 = | |||
*First raid | |||
**[[D77-TC Pelican]] | |||
***Pelican [[Echo 419]] | |||
**ODSTs | |||
**1 SPARTAN-II | |||
**Rescued Marines and crewmen(late in battle) | |||
|forces2= | |||
*First Raid | |||
**[[Sangheili]] | |||
**[[Unggoy]] | |||
**[[Kig-Yar]] | |||
**[[Mgalekgolo]] | |||
*[[Type-25 Spirit]]s | |||
*[[Type-29 Shade]]s | |||
|casual1=*First raid | |||
**All ODSTs killed | |||
|casual2=*First Raid | |||
**Large number of infantry killed | |||
**[[Shipmaster]] [[Lat 'Ravamee]] | |||
}} | |||
During the ongoing [[Battle of Installation 04|campaign]] on [[Installation 04]], UNSC Marines led by Spartan [[John-117]] launched a '''Raid on the ''Truth and Reconciliation''''' to free the captured bridge crew of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, including the ship's Captain [[Jacob Keyes]]. | |||
==Prelude== | |||
On September 19, 2552, the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} ''Pillar of Autumn'' exited [[slipspace]] above Installation 04, having escaped the [[Fall of Reach]]. The cruiser was quickly engaged by the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], including four battlegroups of three {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s. During the fighting, one Covenant vessel, the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'', was heavily damaged and forced to land on the surface upspin of the UNSC's operations at [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]] to conduct maintenance.<ref>''[[The Halo Conflict]]'', The Truth and Reconciliation</ref> The vessel was brought to rest one hundred units above a dry desert plateau, and became the center of activities for Covenant units assigned to "harvest" technology from the ringworld. Because of this, the corridors were thick with high-ranking personnel and even [[Huragok|engineers]].<ref name="flood3">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', Chapter 3</ref> | |||
Following the [[Landing on Installation 04|evacuation]] of the ''Autumn'', Captain Jacob Keyes was captured by Covenant personnel and brought to the ''Truth and Reconciliation''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s brig for interrogation. UNSC forces were able to recon out the ship and confirm the captain was held there, and [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] John-117 was briefed by Major [[Antonio Silva]] on his mission - to lead a strike force into the ship and rescue the captain.<ref name="flood3"/> The recon flights had also confirmed a blind spot in the cruiser's sensor grid, and the AI [[Wellsley]] had created an array of signals designed to trick technicians into believing an approaching [[D77-TC Pelican]] dropship was one of the Covenant's own. Seventeen hours and eleven minutes after landing on the ring, ''[[Echo 419]]'' deployed the Master Chief and several [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] onto the plateau for a boarding action.<ref name="flood4">''Halo: The Flood'', Chapter 4</ref><ref name="CETAR">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', campaign level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref> | |||
==The raid== | |||
[[File:HCEA_TruthAndReconciliation_Marines_1.png|thumb|left|Marines on the plateau.]] | |||
The plan for the raid was fairly simple; ''Echo 419'' would deploy a team of marines to secure the [[gravity lift]] at the base of the ship, at which point a second team of marines would be dropped off to reinforce the first in the boarding action. The Spartan would go ahead with an [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle]] to clear the way for the team of [[ODST]]s led by Sergeant [[Parker]]. The first group of Covenant consisted of several [[Unggoy|grunts]], [[Kig-Yar|jackals]] and [[Type-29 Shade|Shade turrets]], who were eliminated by the sniper rifle. With the element of surprise lost, the group proceeded to push forward, losing one marine to a lucky grunt in the process, until they reached the gravity lift. The area was ringed with more Shade guns, but the Spartan was able to eliminate the nearest gunner and take control of the emplacement, using it to take out the other turrets. A [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit]] dropship arrived to deploy troops into the area, but John's Shade was able to cut those troops down swiftly. A wave of troops supported by [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]] came down the gravity lift from the interior of the cruiser, but the strike team was able to pour fire on them until eventually the Covenant troops were dead. ''Echo 419'' then reappeared with a fresh wave of reinforcements, and the force made their way up the gravity lift into the ship.<ref name="flood4"/><ref name="CETAR"/> | |||
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==Participants== | |||
===UNSC=== | |||
*[[UNSC Navy]] | |||
**Captain [[Jacob Keyes]] | |||
**Master Chief Petty Officer [[John-117]] | |||
**AI [[Cortana]] | |||
**''[[Echo 419]]'' | |||
***Flight Officer Captain [[Carol Rawley]] | |||
**At least one other unidentified Pelican | |||
*[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | |||
**Sergeant [[Parker]] | |||
===Covenant=== | |||
*Shipmaster [[Lat 'Ravamee]] | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:HCEA_TruthAndReconciliation_Marines_2.png|Marines secure the gravity lift. | |||
File:HCEA_TruthAndReconciliation_Reinforcements.png|''Echo 419'' drops off additional reinforcements. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | |||
<references/> | |||
{{Human-Covenant War}} | |||
[[Category:Engagements in the Battle of Installation 04]] | |||