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|image=[[File:HINF Intel5 Concord.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:HINF Intel5 Concord.jpg|300px]] | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Game|Id=h4|H4|Armor customization (Halo 4)|Armory|Detail=Venator armor descriptions|Quote=Gained prominence during the defense of Concord from the Covenant in 2551.}} | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Game|Id=h4|H4|Armor customization (Halo 4)|Armory|Detail=Venator armor descriptions|Quote=Gained prominence during the defense of Concord from the Covenant in 2551.}} | ||
|date=c. December 6,{{Ref/Site|Id=S2StoryHub|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite | |date=c. December 6,{{Ref/Site|Id=S2StoryHub|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-infinite-lone-wolves-intel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite - Lone Wolves Intel|D=03|M=11|Y=2022|LocalArchive=Halo Infinite Story & Intel}} [[2551]]{{Ref/Reuse|h4}} | ||
|place=[[Concord]],{{Ref/Reuse|h4}} [[Alabaster system]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} | |place=[[Concord]],{{Ref/Reuse|h4}} [[Alabaster system]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} | ||
|result= '''[[UNSC]] victory'''{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | |result= '''[[UNSC]] victory'''{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | ||
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*[[UNSC Army]] | *[[UNSC Army]] | ||
**[[NOBLE Team]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Contention|Winter Contention}} | **[[NOBLE Team]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Contention|Halo: Winter Contention}} | ||
**[[UNSC Army Rangers|Army Rangers]]{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} | **[[UNSC Army Rangers|Army Rangers]]{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} | ||
*[[UNSC Navy]] | *[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
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On December 6 at 0720Z [[Military Standard Time|MST]] as part of [[Operation]]: [[Operation: GYPSUM|GYPSUM]], [[Sergeant]] [[Sigrid Eklund]] and a group of [[UNSC Army Rangers]] managed to clear out the [[Caravelle province]] at the cost of two [[M9 Wolverine]]s. They then prepared to redeploy to a nearby [[mass driver]] station which was being defended by dwindling militia forces. After the skirmish at the Caravelle province, Eklund contacted [[Commander]] [[Renna]], informing them of the outcome of the battle and asking about the activity at the Lethbridge Combat Fields the previous day.{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} [[Operation: SHARP ANGLE]] was ongoing elsewhere at roughly the same time.{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} | On December 6 at 0720Z [[Military Standard Time|MST]] as part of [[Operation]]: [[Operation: GYPSUM|GYPSUM]], [[Sergeant]] [[Sigrid Eklund]] and a group of [[UNSC Army Rangers]] managed to clear out the [[Caravelle province]] at the cost of two [[M9 Wolverine]]s. They then prepared to redeploy to a nearby [[mass driver]] station which was being defended by dwindling militia forces. After the skirmish at the Caravelle province, Eklund contacted [[Commander]] [[Renna]], informing them of the outcome of the battle and asking about the activity at the Lethbridge Combat Fields the previous day.{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} [[Operation: SHARP ANGLE]] was ongoing elsewhere at roughly the same time.{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} | ||
By December 12, the joint forces of UNSC Army and Concordian militia had largely repelled Covenant ground forces from the major cities. Furthermore, the Covenant had lost air superiority; a dozen [[S-14 Baselard]] pilots sacrificed their lives leading pursuing [[Banshee]]s and [[Vampire]]s into the paths of concealed M9 Wolverine anti-aircraft tanks, while the unusually small Covenant fleet were kept at bay by several planet-side mass driver stations before being destroyed by a UNSC strike group consisting of [[C-322]], [[FFG-427]] | By December 12, the joint forces of UNSC Army and Concordian militia had largely repelled Covenant ground forces from the major cities. Furthermore, the Covenant had lost air superiority; a dozen [[S-14 Baselard]] pilots sacrificed their lives leading pursuing [[Banshee]]s and [[Vampire]]s into the paths of concealed M9 Wolverine anti-aircraft tanks, while the unusually small Covenant fleet were kept at bay by [[Longbow Station|several]] [[Recurve Station|planet-side]] [[mass driver]] stations before being destroyed by a UNSC strike group consisting of the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} [[C-322]] and two {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s, [[FFG-427]] and [[FFG-502]].{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}}{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | ||
Covenant ground forces were unable to evacuate from the planet, and redirected their forces to destroy the far less-protected townships in the [[Hinterlands region]] out of spite.{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | Covenant ground forces were unable to evacuate from the planet, and redirected their forces to destroy the far less-protected townships in the [[Hinterlands region]] out of spite.{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{Fm}} | *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
*''[[Winter Contention]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Winter Contention]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||