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When Regret's carrier jumped into slipspace above the city, the jump created a large crater in Old Mombasa, north of the Mombasa island.<ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level [[Prepare To Drop]]</ref> The Slipspace rift also sucked several city blocks through, and some of the buildings ended up in outer space near [[Installation 05]].<ref>''Halo 2'', campaign level [[Delta Halo]]</ref> After the battle, large portions of Old Mombasa were [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Truth's fleet|Covenant fleet]] in order to unearth the [[Forerunner]] [[Portal at Voi|portal artifact]] the city was built upon.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', campaign level [[Coastal Highway]]</ref> | When Regret's carrier jumped into slipspace above the city, the jump created a large crater in Old Mombasa, north of the Mombasa island.<ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level [[Prepare To Drop]]</ref> The Slipspace rift also sucked several city blocks through, and some of the buildings ended up in outer space near [[Installation 05]].<ref>''Halo 2'', campaign level [[Delta Halo]]</ref> After the battle, large portions of Old Mombasa were [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Truth's fleet|Covenant fleet]] in order to unearth the [[Forerunner]] [[Portal at Voi|portal artifact]] the city was built upon.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', campaign level [[Coastal Highway]]</ref> | ||
At some point during or after the battle, | At some point during or after the battle, {{Class|Crassus|supercarrier}}s were sent to the [[Mombasa Quays]] with [[F-99 Wombat]]s and [[Pelican]]s.<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', multiplayer map [[Longshore]]</ref> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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File:OldMombasaSkyline.png|Old Mombasa in 2552. | File:OldMombasaSkyline.png|Old Mombasa in 2552. | ||
File:Old_Mombasa.jpg|Panoramic view of the skyline. Note tusk-shaped archway similar to [[Wikipedia:File: | File:Old_Mombasa.jpg|Panoramic view of the skyline. Note tusk-shaped archway similar to [[Wikipedia:File:Tusks in City of Mombasa.jpg|a pair]] present in [[Wikipedia:Mombasa|modern-day Mombasa]]. | ||
File:H2A Campaign OldMombasaSkyline.png|The Old Mombasa skyline as viewed from [[New Mombasa 105 East]]. | File:H2A Campaign OldMombasaSkyline.png|The Old Mombasa skyline as viewed from [[New Mombasa 105 East]]. | ||
File:H2_Turf_1.png|A section of [[Liberty Street]], showcasing the architecture of Old Mombasa. | File:H2_Turf_1.png|A section of [[Liberty Street]], showcasing the architecture of Old Mombasa. | ||