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{{ | {{Battle infobox | ||
|prev=[[Operation: | |prev=eventually [[Operation: VERITAS]] | ||
|conc=[[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris]], [[Skirmish at Capella]] | |conc=[[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris]], [[Skirmish at Capella]] | ||
|next= | |next=eventually [[Operation: TREBUCHET]] | ||
|name= Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE | |name= Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE | ||
|image=[[ | |image=[[File:HGN-P122-Full.jpg|250px]] | ||
|conflict=[[Insurrection]] | |conflict=[[Insurrection]] | ||
|date= [[2502]]-[[2507]] | |date= [[2502]]-[[2507]] | ||
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==The operation== | ==The operation== | ||
In [[2502]], the UNSC decided to change its tactics when it came to | In [[2502]], the UNSC decided to change its tactics when it came to combating the [[Insurrection]]. Instead of expending great amounts of resources fighting the rebels in large-scale theaters of combat, a new emphasis was put on assassinating key figures. Over the next five years, UNSC assassins targeted multiple individuals, successfully killing [[Molin Saal]], [[Jerald Ander]], [[Standish Kable]], and [[Elanor Kef]].{{Ref/Book|Halo Mythos|Page=55}} | ||
Jerald Ander, the leader of the [[Secessionist Union]], was killed by [[Avery Junior Johnson| | Jerald Ander, the leader of the [[Secessionist Union]], was killed by [[Corporal]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] on March 13, [[2502]]. The [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Special Forces|NAVSPECWAR]], specifically [[ORION Project|Project: ORION]], sent Johnson to [[Harvest]] to carry out the strike. This assignment was Johnson's final test for the [[Naval Special Warfare Sniper School]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Page=64}} Johnson and another UNSC Marine, his spotter, acquired a position a fair distance from the target and Johnson set up an [[Model 99 Special Application Scoped Rifle|M99 "Stanchion" rifle]]. When Ander's truck passed by, Johnson took the shot and successfully killed Ander, effectively ending the threat posed by the Secessionist Union.{{Ref/Comic|HGN|Page=122}} | ||
At some point during Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE, components of the [[ORION armor]] were field-tested by ORION operatives.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/anniversary-armory|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Anniversary Armory|D=03|M=11|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Game|MCC|Armor customization (Halo 2: Anniversary)|''Halo 2: Anniversary'' Spartan Armor Customization|Detail=ORION - Forearms Description|Quote=Field-tested during Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE.}} | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Im}} | *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Im}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{Insurrection}} | {{Insurrection}} | ||