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Cortana directed the SPARTAN-II to the bomb's location in ''Cairo''{{'}}s fire control center. En route to the bomb, John-117 rescued Commander [[Miranda Keyes]] and allowed her to board {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}. The frigate departed ''Cairo'' to join the fray. | Cortana directed the SPARTAN-II to the bomb's location in ''Cairo''{{'}}s fire control center. En route to the bomb, John-117 rescued Commander [[Miranda Keyes]] and allowed her to board {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}. The frigate departed ''Cairo'' to join the fray. | ||
Meanwhile, Harper's Fifth Fleet continued to engage the Covenant task force in Earth orbit, sustaining huge losses in the wake of the Covenant's superior firepower but still prevailing through sheer numbers against the unusually small Covenant force. However, even as their escorts were effectively routed by the UNSC, the two assault carriers pushed onward, bypassing much of the already battered human fleet even as they too came under fire. | Meanwhile, Harper's Fifth Fleet continued to engage the Covenant task force in Earth orbit, sustaining huge losses in the wake of the Covenant's superior firepower but still prevailing through sheer numbers against the unusually small Covenant force. However, even as their escorts were effectively routed by the UNSC, the two assault carriers pushed onward, bypassing much of the already battered human fleet even as they too came under fire.{{clear}} | ||
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The two assault carriers began to break through toward ''Cairo''. Cortana directed ''Cairo''{{'}}s MAC against the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', but the ship did not stop to engage and instead made directly for [[New Mombasa]] on the surface.<ref name="H2CS"/> Admiral Harper led the attack on the [[Day of Jubilation|second carrier]] and depleted its shields. Keyes volunteered to attack the carrier immediately, but Hood was unwilling to pit a single frigate against so large a target. | The two assault carriers began to break through toward ''Cairo''. Cortana directed ''Cairo''{{'}}s MAC against the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', but the ship did not stop to engage and instead made directly for [[New Mombasa]] on the surface.<ref name="H2CS"/> Admiral Harper led the attack on the [[Day of Jubilation|second carrier]] and depleted its shields. Keyes volunteered to attack the carrier immediately, but Hood was unwilling to pit a single frigate against so large a target. | ||
The solution to the second carrier came from an unexpected angle. John-117 and Cortana managed to defuse and capture the Covenant antimatter bomb aboard ''Cairo'', and the Spartan volunteered to go [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] and personally plant the bomb on the last carrier. With Lord Hood's approval, John-117 leapt out of an airlock with the bomb using only the initial explosive decompression for impulse. [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] interceptors opened a breach in the carrier's hull and allowed the Spartan to infiltrate and plant the bomb internally. The detonation destroyed the ship. John-117 escaped using the same means he had arrived and free fell to the UNSC ''In Amber Clad''.<ref name="H2CS"/> | The solution to the second carrier came from an unexpected angle. John-117 and Cortana managed to defuse and capture the Covenant antimatter bomb aboard ''Cairo'', and the Spartan volunteered to go [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] and personally plant the bomb on the last carrier. With Lord Hood's approval, John-117 leapt out of an airlock with the bomb using only the initial explosive decompression for impulse. [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] interceptors opened a breach in the carrier's hull and allowed the Spartan to infiltrate and plant the bomb internally. The detonation destroyed the ship. John-117 escaped using the same means he had arrived and free fell to the UNSC ''In Amber Clad''.<ref name="H2CS"/>{{clear}} | ||
=====Regret flees===== | =====Regret flees===== | ||