Siege of New Alexandria: Difference between revisions
If the assumption that the corvette crashed is invalid then so is the assumption that it survived because we are unsure about the fate of the corvette. Thus I think it would be appropriate if we'd refer to the corvette crashing as a maybe not a certainty.
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(If the assumption that the corvette crashed is invalid then so is the assumption that it survived because we are unsure about the fate of the corvette. Thus I think it would be appropriate if we'd refer to the corvette crashing as a maybe not a certainty.) |
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**''[[6 Echo 2]]'' | **''[[6 Echo 2]]'' | ||
|casual2 = *Unknown, likely heavy | |casual2 = *Unknown, likely heavy | ||
*At least one corvette damaged | *At least one corvette damaged or destroyed | ||
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{{Quote|Look at this place. Used to be the crown jewel...not anymore.|[[Jun-A266]] on the city's destruction<ref name="New Alexandria">''Halo: Reach'', campaign level, [[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]</ref>}} | {{Quote|Look at this place. Used to be the crown jewel...not anymore.|[[Jun-A266]] on the city's destruction<ref name="New Alexandria">''Halo: Reach'', campaign level, [[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]</ref>}} | ||
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A Falcon picked up Noble Six, and took off toward New Alexandria's harbor, with Noble Six providing fire support for engaged UNSC ground forces as they flew. Civilian evacuations were directed to the [[New Alexandria Starport]], where several large [[Unnamed civilian transport craft|civilian transports]] were conducting a large scale evacuation of 5,000 civilians. The Covenant, however, anticipated the move and deployed ground forces to capture the starport while a corvette took position overhead. With the {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}} ''[[UNSC Stalwart Dawn|Stalwart Dawn]]'' unable to provide air support, [[6 Echo 2|one panicked transport pilot]] lifted off to avoid the Covenant ground troops, and the hovering corvette immediately shot the defenseless ship down. Drastic action was needed. If the UNSC forces could not drive off the corvette, the Covenant ground forces would eventually breach the starport landing bay and slaughter the refugees. If they ordered the transports to attempt escape, the corvette would simply destroy them. The UNSC's only chance of driving off the Covenant warship were two anti-aircraft missile batteries in Caracalla Park, but Covenant troops had captured the area. SPARTAN-B312 was deployed at the park to lead a counterattack. | A Falcon picked up Noble Six, and took off toward New Alexandria's harbor, with Noble Six providing fire support for engaged UNSC ground forces as they flew. Civilian evacuations were directed to the [[New Alexandria Starport]], where several large [[Unnamed civilian transport craft|civilian transports]] were conducting a large scale evacuation of 5,000 civilians. The Covenant, however, anticipated the move and deployed ground forces to capture the starport while a corvette took position overhead. With the {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}} ''[[UNSC Stalwart Dawn|Stalwart Dawn]]'' unable to provide air support, [[6 Echo 2|one panicked transport pilot]] lifted off to avoid the Covenant ground troops, and the hovering corvette immediately shot the defenseless ship down. Drastic action was needed. If the UNSC forces could not drive off the corvette, the Covenant ground forces would eventually breach the starport landing bay and slaughter the refugees. If they ordered the transports to attempt escape, the corvette would simply destroy them. The UNSC's only chance of driving off the Covenant warship were two anti-aircraft missile batteries in Caracalla Park, but Covenant troops had captured the area. SPARTAN-B312 was deployed at the park to lead a counterattack. | ||
[[Sergeant Major]] [[Duvall]], in charge of the evacuation efforts at the starport and the commander of troops at Caracalla park, requested that SPARTAN-B312 reactivate both missile batteries in [[Caracalla Park]]. With the missiles, Duvall hoped to distract the corvette for long enough so that the civilian transports could slip past and escape the city. The batteries were reactivated successfully, and the barrage of missiles badly damaged the corvette and | [[Sergeant Major]] [[Duvall]], in charge of the evacuation efforts at the starport and the commander of troops at Caracalla park, requested that SPARTAN-B312 reactivate both missile batteries in [[Caracalla Park]]. With the missiles, Duvall hoped to distract the corvette for long enough so that the civilian transports could slip past and escape the city. The batteries were reactivated successfully, and the barrage of missiles badly damaged the corvette and possibly destroying it. With this threat removed, the transports launched immediately, resulting in thousands of civilians escaping the besieged city.<ref name="Exodus"/> | ||
===Nightfall=== | ===Nightfall=== | ||