Battle of Mombasa: Difference between revisions

*[[Captain (ground forces)|Capt.]] [[Veronica Dare]] (late in battle)

*[[Lieutenant]] [[Parisa]]

*[[Sergeant Major|SgtMaj]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]]  

*[[Gunnery Sergeant|GySgt]] [[Edward Buck]] (late in battle)

*[[Staff Sergeant|SSgt]] [[Banks|Marcus Banks]]

*(1) {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}

**{{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}

*(1) {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}

**{{UNSCShip|Say My Name}} (in low orbit)

*[[New Mombasa Police Department|NMPD Forces]]

*[[UNSC Army]]

The '''Battle of Mombasa''' was an engagement of the [[Battle for Earth]], taking place in late [[2552#October|October 2552]]. Over the course of the battle, [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces attempted to capture the city of [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] before it was quickly retaken in a matter of hours by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]].<ref name="outskirts">''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level, [[Outskirts]]</ref><ref name="metropolis">''Halo 2'', campaign level, [[Metropolis]]</ref> However, after the [[High Prophet of Regret]]'s retreat, the city was occupied by another, larger Covenant force sent by the [[Prophet of Truth]].<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16989 ''Bungie.net'': Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09]</ref> In the aftermath of the battle, [[Portal at Voi|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 name="coastal">''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', campaign level, [[Coastal Highway]]</ref><ref name="waypoint">''[[Halo Waypoint]]'', "Ten Twenty" history article</ref> 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 name="pointprizes"/>

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>''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level, [[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]</ref><ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', p. 90</ref> The ship slipspace jumped down to the city of [[New Mombasa]] in the [[East African Protectorate]].<ref name="sscirc1arc2"/> There, the ship came to rest over the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]] deploying infantry and mechanized support.<ref name="upliftreserve"/> One of the Covenant's first targets was the Mombasa [[Maglev train]] network.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', multiplayer map description, ''[[Terminal (level)|Terminal]]''</ref>