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{{Battle infobox | {{Battle infobox | ||
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|next=[[Battle of Voi]] | |next=[[Battle of Voi]] | ||
|name=Second Battle of Mombasa | |name=Second Battle of Mombasa | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Believe diorama.jpg|300px]] | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
*[[Battle of Earth]] | *[[Battle of Earth]] | ||
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**[[Unggoy]] | **[[Unggoy]] | ||
**[[Kig-Yar]] | **[[Kig-Yar]] | ||
**[[ | **[[Deutoros-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] | ||
*Numerous [[Covenant starship|warships]]<ref name=believead>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rridXskgWg ''Believe'', Ad]</ref> | *Numerous [[Covenant starship|warships]]<ref name=believead>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rridXskgWg ''Believe'', Ad]</ref> | ||
**{{ | **{{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s | ||
|casual1=*Numerous infantry casualties{{Ref/Reuse|XJake}} | |casual1=*Numerous infantry casualties{{Ref/Reuse|XJake}} | ||
|casual2=*Numerous infantry casualties{{Ref/Reuse|XJake}} | |casual2=*Numerous infantry casualties{{Ref/Reuse|XJake}} | ||
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===The northern bridge falls=== | ===The northern bridge falls=== | ||
[[File:Halo3 diorama 1352-1-.jpg|thumb | [[File:Halo3 diorama 1352-1-.jpg|thumb|200px|The Covenant advance is halted by the destruction of the northern bridge.]] | ||
Despite a valiant defense by the Marines, they had no means to hold the bridge to the north. With [[Jiralhanae]] forces surging over it and hitting the Marines' vulnerable flanks, there was only one option remaining. On a 14:00 during a day of the battle, the order came through to destroy the bridge, thus forcing the enemy down into the valley where UNSC trenches lay to slaughter the enemy with fire from elevated positions. However, this was not the case as the Covenant forces had already begun to surge down the trenches with the destruction of the bridge.{{Ref/Reuse|mombasa}} | Despite a valiant defense by the Marines, they had no means to hold the bridge to the north. With [[Jiralhanae]] forces surging over it and hitting the Marines' vulnerable flanks, there was only one option remaining. On a 14:00 during a day of the battle, the order came through to destroy the bridge, thus forcing the enemy down into the valley where UNSC trenches lay to slaughter the enemy with fire from elevated positions. However, this was not the case as the Covenant forces had already begun to surge down the trenches with the destruction of the bridge.{{Ref/Reuse|mombasa}} | ||
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===The final night=== | ===The final night=== | ||
During the final night of the engagement, [[Lieutenant]] [[John Tippett]]'s platoon was pinned down by Covenant patrols hunting them, leading to them having to go dark, where they waited seven hours for [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[John-117]]{{Ref/Note|Id=John|Due to the event happening in October after the Mombasa Tether fell, John-117 could not be present during the battle as he was present at the Battle of Installation 05. Therefore, this is not a reliable source. However, as the only source available it should be taken as canon until a more official source gives | During the final night of the engagement, [[Lieutenant]] [[John Tippett]]'s platoon was pinned down by Covenant patrols hunting them, leading to them having to go dark, where they waited seven hours for [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[John-117]]{{Ref/Note|Id=John|Due to the event happening in October after the Mombasa Tether fell, John-117 could not be present during the battle as he was present at the Battle of Installation 05. Therefore, this is not a reliable source. However, as the only source available it should be taken as canon until a more official source gives information.}} to reach and assist them.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1zWeaVZpsM ''Believe'', Hunted]</ref> | ||
===The seventh day=== | ===The seventh day=== | ||
On the seventh day of fighting, the [[506th Tank Regiment]] was tasked with securing the road to the southern bridge span. While outnumbered, they took their objective, leaving a path for the second wave of Marine infantry to follow.{{Ref/Reuse|mombasa}} | On the seventh day of fighting, the [[506th Tank Regiment]] was tasked with securing the road to the southern bridge span. While outnumbered, they took their objective, leaving a path for the second wave of Marine infantry to follow.{{Ref/Reuse|mombasa}} | ||
Eventually [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]]{{Ref/NoteReuse|John}} arrived, and on top of "The Hill" John-117 allowed his own capture, arming an [[ | Eventually [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]]{{Ref/NoteReuse|John}} arrived, and on top of "The Hill" John-117 allowed his own capture, arming an [[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|plasma grenade]] while gripped in the hands of a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] surrounded by Jiralhanae forces.{{Ref/Reuse|BM}}{{Ref/Reuse|mombasa}} It was this moment that Jake Courage took his last photo, a photo of the Master Chief's{{Ref/NoteReuse|John}} [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] helmet up-close.{{Ref/Reuse|XJake}} [[Major]] [[Pawel Czernek]] was in an overturned [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|M12 Warthog]] firing its [[M41 Vulcan]] around that time.{{Ref/Reuse|BM}} | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
[[File:Time to Believe.jpg|300px|thumb | [[File:Time to Believe.jpg|300px|thumb|John-117 supposedly at the Second Battle of Mombasa.]] | ||
===Awards=== | ===Awards=== | ||
[[Corporal]] [[James Dessen]] despite being killed in action, due to field reports of the 77th Marine Regiment, was posthumously awarded the [[Legion of Honor|UNSC Legion of Honor]].{{Ref/Reuse|mombasa}} | [[Corporal]] [[James Dessen]] despite being killed in action, due to field reports of the 77th Marine Regiment, was posthumously awarded the [[Legion of Honor|UNSC Legion of Honor]].{{Ref/Reuse|mombasa}} | ||
=== | ===The Master Chief's fate=== | ||
John-117 was not actually killed during the battle. In reality, he was not present at this battle at all, being at the [[Battle of Installation 05]] with the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}},<ref name="delta">''Halo 2'', campaign level, [[Delta Halo]]</ref> and after returning on November 17, 2552,<ref name="arrival">''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level, [[Arrival]]</ref> went missing shortly after the [[Battle of Voi]] in November of 2552.<ref name="Halo">''Halo 3'', campaign level, [[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]</ref> | John-117 was not actually killed during the battle. In reality, he was not present at this battle at all, being at the [[Battle of Installation 05]] with the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}},<ref name="delta">''Halo 2'', campaign level, [[Delta Halo]]</ref> and after returning on November 17, 2552,<ref name="arrival">''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level, [[Arrival]]</ref> went missing shortly after the [[Battle of Voi]] in November of 2552.<ref name="Halo">''Halo 3'', campaign level, [[Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo]]</ref> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{Engagements in the Battle for Earth}} | {{Engagements in the Battle for Earth}} | ||