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The Quarantine Zone was intended to be a location where the Sentinel custodians of the installation could herd the Flood, and prevent them from entering the Library. Two [[Sentinel manufacturing facility]] ships hung in the air, deploying Sentinel reinforcements.<ref>'''The Official Halo 2 Strategy Guide''', ''page 122''</ref> However, the Quarantine Zone was compromised by the Flood, and the Flood managed to crash one of the floating facilities using a {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}, sending it plummeting down to the installation's surface.{{Ref/Reuse|icon}} | The Quarantine Zone was intended to be a location where the Sentinel custodians of the installation could herd the Flood, and prevent them from entering the Library. Two [[Sentinel manufacturing facility]] ships hung in the air, deploying Sentinel reinforcements.<ref>'''The Official Halo 2 Strategy Guide''', ''page 122''</ref> However, the Quarantine Zone was compromised by the Flood, and the Flood managed to crash one of the floating facilities using a {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}, sending it plummeting down to the installation's surface.{{Ref/Reuse|icon}} | ||
The Arbiter met with Commander Rtas 'Vadumee and two other Sangheili just outside of the Sentinel wall, and together, they defended a small hill from the Flood before pushing inwards, where the Special Operations Commander had established a small outpost.{{Ref/Reuse|icon}} There, the Special Operations force held out against waves of Flood attacks from the cliffs before they were reinforced by a pair of Phantoms that dropped off a {{Pattern|Wuzum|Spectre}} and a pair of | The Arbiter met with Commander Rtas 'Vadumee and two other Sangheili just outside of the Sentinel wall, and together, they defended a small hill from the Flood before pushing inwards, where the Special Operations Commander had established a small outpost.{{Ref/Reuse|icon}} There, the Special Operations force held out against waves of Flood attacks from the cliffs before they were reinforced by a pair of Phantoms that dropped off a {{Pattern|Wuzum|Spectre}} and a pair of {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}}s. The Covenant were able to use these vehicles to advance through a large indoor Forerunner facility before entering the first of a series of expansive outdoor arctic canyons. Despite the prowess of the Special Operations Sangheili and the Arbiter, the UNSC were swifter to advance through the Quarantine Zone—''In Amber Clad'' deployed a Pelican dropship that cruised above the battling Flood and Sentinels, cutting directly towards the Library while the Arbiter and his men were forced to fight through waves of Flood, including Flood and the vehicles they had commandeered, while all the while, Enforcers rained heavy fire.{{Ref/Reuse|zone}} | ||
The small Covenant task force was forced to debark from its vehicles as they transgressed the wreckage of one of the Sentinel constructor factories, although just beyond the wreckage on the other side, they were met by another Covenant Phantom, this one dropping off a Spectre manned by Rtas 'Vadumee himself and another Special Operations Sangheili. However, as they progressed through the last series of snowy plains, they were met with increasingly heavy resistance as they neared the Library. The Sentinels were in much larger force, while a large number of Flood-infested humans savagely held a barricade against the Library, using crates, turrets, and heavy weapons to prevent anyone to gain entrance to the Library and retrieve the index, which would eventually lead to the extermination of the Flood.{{Ref/Reuse|zone}} | The small Covenant task force was forced to debark from its vehicles as they transgressed the wreckage of one of the Sentinel constructor factories, although just beyond the wreckage on the other side, they were met by another Covenant Phantom, this one dropping off a Spectre manned by Rtas 'Vadumee himself and another Special Operations Sangheili. However, as they progressed through the last series of snowy plains, they were met with increasingly heavy resistance as they neared the Library. The Sentinels were in much larger force, while a large number of Flood-infested humans savagely held a barricade against the Library, using crates, turrets, and heavy weapons to prevent anyone to gain entrance to the Library and retrieve the index, which would eventually lead to the extermination of the Flood.{{Ref/Reuse|zone}} | ||
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[[UNSC]] losses were remarkably lower because of the small number of forces they brought into the theater of operations, almost solely the crew and soldiers of {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}. Hundreds of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]], however, were lost in UNSC ground operations: the assassination of Regret and the storming of the [[Quarantine zone (location)|Quarantine Zone]]. A large number were also infected by the Flood and made continual appearances as [[Flood combat form|combat forms]] in the [[Sentinel wall]], Quarantine Zone, and Flood-infested High Charity.{{Ref/Reuse|gravemind}} The crewmen of the ''In Amber Clad'' were presumably killed and reanimated by the Flood as well. However, the UNSC suffered the least amongst the four warring factions in the Battle of Installation 05. In many ways, Installation 05 was the true turning point in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In the long term, the political chaos wrought throughout the battle would shatter the Covenant into [[Covenant remnants|warring factions]]. The Sangheili eventually allied themselves with their human enemies, bolstering their fleets and taking their military expertise away from the Covenant. The immediate loss of High Charity and the majority of its enormous [[High Charity defense fleet|defense fleet]] drastically reduced the threat of the Covenant to human space. While still dangerous, the Covenant forces loyal to the Prophets ultimately proved incapable of defending themselves over the last few weeks of the war.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> | [[UNSC]] losses were remarkably lower because of the small number of forces they brought into the theater of operations, almost solely the crew and soldiers of {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}. Hundreds of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]], however, were lost in UNSC ground operations: the assassination of Regret and the storming of the [[Quarantine zone (location)|Quarantine Zone]]. A large number were also infected by the Flood and made continual appearances as [[Flood combat form|combat forms]] in the [[Sentinel wall]], Quarantine Zone, and Flood-infested High Charity.{{Ref/Reuse|gravemind}} The crewmen of the ''In Amber Clad'' were presumably killed and reanimated by the Flood as well. However, the UNSC suffered the least amongst the four warring factions in the Battle of Installation 05. In many ways, Installation 05 was the true turning point in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In the long term, the political chaos wrought throughout the battle would shatter the Covenant into [[Covenant remnants|warring factions]]. The Sangheili eventually allied themselves with their human enemies, bolstering their fleets and taking their military expertise away from the Covenant. The immediate loss of High Charity and the majority of its enormous [[High Charity defense fleet|defense fleet]] drastically reduced the threat of the Covenant to human space. While still dangerous, the Covenant forces loyal to the Prophets ultimately proved incapable of defending themselves over the last few weeks of the war.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> | ||
[[Sentinel]] defenses were completely trampled over, particularly in the Quarantine Zone, where within hours, the Flood had managed to infiltrate the well-defended Sentinel wall and seize control of large tracts of the Quarantine Zone, even grounding an airborne [[Sentinel manufacturing facility]].{{Ref/Reuse|icon}} The Flood also permeated the [[Library]] and the surrounding grounds, eliminating almost all Sentinels from the skies, leaving only scattered [[Enforcer]]s to do battle with them. The Flood also controlled UNSC and Covenant vehicles alike, reinforcing their considerable ranks with [[M808B Scorpion]] tanks, [[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]s, {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}} tanks, and | [[Sentinel]] defenses were completely trampled over, particularly in the Quarantine Zone, where within hours, the Flood had managed to infiltrate the well-defended Sentinel wall and seize control of large tracts of the Quarantine Zone, even grounding an airborne [[Sentinel manufacturing facility]].{{Ref/Reuse|icon}} The Flood also permeated the [[Library]] and the surrounding grounds, eliminating almost all Sentinels from the skies, leaving only scattered [[Enforcer]]s to do battle with them. The Flood also controlled UNSC and Covenant vehicles alike, reinforcing their considerable ranks with [[M808B Scorpion]] tanks, [[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]s, {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}} tanks, and {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}} assault vehicles. Flood losses were initially high because of the Arbiter's actions in the Quarantine Zone and John-117's on High Charity. However, it was inconsequential: the Flood scored a notable victory on High Charity, capturing the Covenant's mobile home planetoid and [[terraforming|transforming]] the structure into a [[Flood hive]].{{Ref/Reuse|charity}} | ||
===Fragmentation of the Covenant=== | ===Fragmentation of the Covenant=== | ||