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{{Battle | {{Battle infobox | ||
|prev= [[ | |prev= [[Operation: ATHENA]] | ||
|conc= | |conc=*[[Cortana Event]] | ||
|next=[[ | *[[Sanghelios global war]] | ||
|image= [[File:H5G- | |next=*[[Operation: BIRD IN HAND]] | ||
|image= [[File:H5G-BattleofKamchatka.png|350px]] | |||
|conflict=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |conflict=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
|date= [[2558]] | *[[Created uprising]] | ||
|place=[[Kamchatka]] | |date=At some point between [[2558#October|October 17, 2558]] and October 24, 2558{{Ref/Reuse|osfmp11}} | ||
|result= | |place=[[Kamchatka]], [[Caspar system]] | ||
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |result='''UNSC victory''' | ||
|side2=[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant | *Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] rescued{{Ref/Level|Id=osiris|H5G|[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]}} | ||
|side3=[[ | *[[Jul 'Mdama]] killed{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}} | ||
|commanders1=[[ | *Remnants of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] fleet routed | ||
|commanders2=[[Supreme Commander]] [[Jul 'Mdama]] | |side1=*{{Icon|UNSC Post}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | ||
|forces1=*At least one [[D79-TC Pelican]] | |side2=*{{Icon|Mdama}} [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] | ||
*[[Fireteam Osiris]] | |side3=*{{Icon|Forerunner}} [[Created]] | ||
|forces2=* | |commanders1=*[[Captain|CAPT]] [[Thomas Lasky]] | ||
* | *[[Spartan Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]] | ||
* | |commanders2=*[[Supreme Commander]] [[Jul 'Mdama]]† | ||
*Several | *[[Kitun 'Arach]] | ||
*Several | |commanders3=*[[Cortana]] | ||
* | |forces1=*[[Expeditionary Strike Group 1]] | ||
*Numerous Covenant | **{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} | ||
**At least one [[D79-TC Pelican]] | |||
**[[Fireteam Osiris]] | |||
|forces2=*At least 3 {{Pattern|Lursu|brigantine}}s | |||
*At least 2 {{Pattern|Rwaru|carrack}}s{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}} | |||
*At least 6 {{Pattern|Hekar Taa|blockade runner}}s | |||
*At least 3 {{Pattern|R'sikosh|man o' war}}s | |||
*One {{Pattern|Shuul'se|Kraken}} | |||
*Many {{Pattern|Mikpramu|Phantom}}s | |||
*Several {{Pattern|Nuro'k Xur|Spirit}}s | |||
*Numerous {{Pattern|D'nomlhe|Banshee}}s | |||
*Several {{Pattern|Kemu|Wraith}}s | |||
*Dozens of {{Pattern|Karo'wark|Ghost}}s | |||
*Numerous Covenant [[Lances]] | |||
**[[Sangheili]], | **[[Sangheili]], | ||
**[[Unggoy]] | **[[Unggoy]] | ||
**[[Kig-Yar]] | **[[Kig-Yar]] | ||
|forces3=* | |forces3=*Several [[Particle cannon]]s | ||
*Several [[Phaeton|Phaeton gunship]]s | |||
*Several [[Promethean Crawler]]s | |||
*Several [[Promethean Knight]]s | *Several [[Promethean Knight]]s | ||
*Several [[ | *Several [[Armiger Soldier]]s | ||
|casual1= | |casual1= | ||
|casual2= | |casual2=*[[Jul 'Mdama]] | ||
| | *Scores of Covenant infantry forces | ||
*Many Covenant vehicles | |||
*At least one blockade runner | |||
|casual3=*Multiple Promethean forces | |||
}} | }} | ||
In 2558, a '''battle''' took place on the icy [[world]] of [[Kamchatka]], fought between the forces of the [[United Nations Space Command]], [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]], and the [[Promethean]]s. During the battle Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] was rescued by UNSC forces and [[Jul 'Mdama]] was assassinated.{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}} | |||
==Background== | |||
===Ancient history=== | |||
Before the [[Great Purification]], Kamchatka was an [[Astroengineering|astroengineered]] [[Forerunner]] world, created to serve as a link to the galaxy-spanning network the [[Domain]].{{Ref/Site|Id=HW|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/kamchatka|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Kamchatka|D=23|M=04|Y=2021|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/kamchatka.html}} | |||
===Jul 'Mdama and his Covenant=== | |||
In [[2558]], a long-dead communications hub on the planet's surface activated.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} With their primary base on [[Hesduros]] lost,{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg75|Enc22|Page=75}} and at the behest of Dr. Halsey,{{Ref/Book|Id=encpg359|Enc22|Page=359}} 'Mdama relocated his fleet to the system,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg75}} hoping to pillage Forerunner technology{{Ref/Reuse|encpg359}} and using the system as a staging area.{{Ref/Reuse|osfmp11}} 'Mdama also hoped to benefit from intel provided by Dr. Halsey,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg75}} who would go on to study the relay{{Ref/Game|H5G|Detail=[[Mission Intel#Osiris|Mission Intel - Osiris - Halsey Research Notes 2/4]]}} and discovered that her old AI [[Cortana]] was alive.{{Ref/Level|Id=blue team|H5G|[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]}} | |||
Approximately three weeks before the battle, Dr. Halsey contacted the UNSC, warning of an [[Guardian emergences|incoming event]] caused by Cortana. However, the UNSC didn't act upon that information immediately.{{Ref/Reuse|blue team}} | |||
===UNSC plans=== | |||
Analysts at the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] deemed that a strike on these forces at Caspar could potentially do substantial damage against the Covenant faction, and give the UNSC an edge.{{Ref/Reuse|osfmp7}} By [[2558#October|October 17, 2558]], plans were put in place to attack Jul's forces in the system as part of Operation: ANCHORITE,{{Ref/Book|Id=osfmp11|OSFM|Page=11}} and to retrieve Dr. Halsey as part of Operation: DESINENCE.{{Ref/Book|Id=osfmp115|OSFM|Page=115}} While ANCHORITE was known widely across the UNSC ''Infinity'' with it being part of a briefing letter,{{Ref/Reuse|osfmp11}} DESINENCE was not, with little information being discussed about it.{{Ref/Reuse|osfmp115}} Part of the overall attack plans included a second wave of forces deployed from the ''Infinity''.{{Ref/Book|Id=osfmp7|OSFM|Page=7}} The ''Infinity'' would also bring a complement of {{Class|Anlace|light frigate}}s.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFCalm|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/calm-in-the-storm|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Calm in the Storm|D=09|M=3|Y=2021}} | |||
==Battle== | ==Battle== | ||
[[File:H5G - KamchatkaBattle1.png|250px|thumb|An aerial battle overhead of Fireteam Osiris.{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}}]] | |||
===Betrayal=== | |||
Upon arrival on Kamchatka, the Covenant would be attacked by hostile Forerunner defenses,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg75}} their presence triggering them.{{Ref/Reuse|encpg359}} Dr. Halsey used these defenses and her exploration of Forerunner sites on the planet as part of a play to get the attention of the UNSC and be rescued.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg75}}{{Ref/Reuse|encpg359}} | |||
===DESINENCE=== | |||
{{Quote|Fireteam Osiris, the light is green.|Jameson Locke to Osiris, prior to jumping into battle.{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}}}} | |||
The {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} deployed [[Fireteam Osiris]], a [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] special operations squad, to retrieve Halsey and assassinate [[Jul 'Mdama]] if possible. They dropped from low orbit by [[Pelican]] and landed amidst an enormous ship and ground battle, as Cortana had taken control of Jul's [[Promethean]]s and was unleashing them against him. Jul 'Mdama's Covenant made little headway, with the constructs managing to bring down a {{Pattern|Hekar Taa|blockade runner}} and force back a [[Shuul'se-pattern Kraken|Kraken]] walker. The chaos from the Prometheans' rebellion provided Osiris cover from 'Mdama's Covenant, allowing them to sneak to the temple where 'Mdama and Halsey were stationed.{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}} | |||
After reaching the temple, Osiris attacked Jul's [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]] guards while Spartan [[Jameson Locke]] faced off against [[Supreme Commander]] in melee combat. After a short fight, Locke was able to kill Jul with his [[combat knife]], bringing an end to his tyranny. Fireteam Osiris then took custody of Dr. Halsey and she was brought back to the ''Infinity'' to aid in the search for the Guardians.{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}} | |||
==Aftermath== | |||
{{Quote|no=two|Kelly-087|Fred-104|q1=There's chatter about Jul 'Mdama on Covenant comms. The new arrivals say he's dead.|q2=Somebody cut the head off the Covenant. Bravo.|[[Kelly-087]] and [[Frederic-104]] of [[Blue Team]] during [[Operation: BIRD IN HAND]].{{Ref/Reuse|blue team}}}} | |||
With Jul 'Mdama dead and the Prometheans now against them, his Covenant troops became desperate. Some of them fled to the ''[[Argent Moon]]'' to retrieve their soldiers scavenging the station, though most of them were killed in the attempt after [[Blue Team]] [[self-destruct|scuttled]] the station to [[Operation: BIRD IN HAND|keep it out of enemy hands]], destroying several Covenant warships in the process.{{Ref/Reuse|blue team}} Most of the rest regrouped on [[Sanghelios]], attempting [[Battle of Nuusra|an attack]] on the [[Vadam clan burial grounds]] in hopes of a revenge attack against [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]].{{Ref/Level|H5G|[[Swords of Sanghelios (level)|Swords of Sanghelios]]}} Covenant forces at that were under the joint control of several other high-ranking members of the faction including [[Kitun 'Arach]].{{Ref/Reuse|HWCF}} | |||
==Participants== | |||
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===UEG=== | |||
====Military Personnel==== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 75%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" | |||
|- | |||
! Branch | |||
! Rank | |||
! Name | |||
! Status<!--This refers to their status after the battle, not their overall status--> | |||
|- | |||
|[[UNSC Navy]] | |||
|[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] | |||
|[[Thomas Lasky]] | |||
|Survived | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="5" |[[Spartan Operations]] | |||
|[[Spartan Commander]] | |||
|[[Sarah Palmer]] | |||
|Survived | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="4" |Spartan | |||
|[[Jameson Locke]] | |||
|Survived | |||
|- | |||
|[[Olympia Vale]] | |||
|Survived | |||
|- | |||
|[[Edward Buck]] | |||
|Survived | |||
|- | |||
|[[Holly Tanaka]] | |||
|Survived | |||
|} | |||
{{Col-2}} | |||
===Jul 'Mdama's Covenant=== | |||
====Military Personnel==== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 75%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" | |||
|- | |||
! Rank | |||
! Name | |||
! Status<!--This refers to their status after the battle, not their overall status--> | |||
|- | |||
|[[Supreme Commander]] | |||
|[[Jul 'Mdama]] | |||
|KIA | |||
|- | |||
|[[Sangheili General|General]] | |||
|[[Kitun 'Arach]] | |||
|Survived | |||
|- | |||
|Unknown | |||
|[[Kibkib Yany]] | |||
|KIA | |||
|} | |||
{{Col-end}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*[[Halo Waypoint]]'s [[Canon Fodder]] article ''Fifty Caliber'' states that "unconfirmed reports" about the Battle of Kamchatka claim there might have been a temporary alliance between Fireteam Osiris and the Sangheili [[Kitun 'Arach]] of Jul's forces. This is a reference to the [[Enemy of my Enemy]] achievement, in which the player(s) can choose to save a [[Sangheili Warrior]] assaulting a hill against [[Armiger Soldier]]s, turning him from an enemy to an ally.{{Ref/Site|Id=HWCF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-fifty-caliber|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=News, Canon Fodder|Page=Fifty Caliber|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-fifty-caliber.html}} | |||
*The bodies and wreckages of [[Swords of Sanghelios]] soldiers and Banshees are scattered throughout the level [[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]. While it is possible they participated in the battle, their use as game assets suggests they might be stand-ins for the deceased forces of Jul 'Mdama's Covenant. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H5G-Concept-Kamchata-Skyfall.jpg|Concept art of the battle. | File:H5G-Concept-Kamchata-Skyfall.jpg|Concept art of the battle for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | ||
File:H5G Achievement IntoTheFire.png|Concept art of the battle. | |||
File:H5G-Kamchatkadescent.png|Fireteam Osiris descends onto Kamchatka. | |||
File:H5G-TanakaSMASH.gif|[[Holly Tanaka]] smashing through a boulder. | File:H5G-TanakaSMASH.gif|[[Holly Tanaka]] smashing through a boulder. | ||
File:H5G-Valewrecking.gif|[[Olympia Vale]] attacking a Phantom. | File:H5G-Valewrecking.gif|[[Olympia Vale]] attacking a Phantom. | ||
File:H5G-KamchatkaCF.gif|Jameson Locke attacking a | File:H5G-KamchatkaCF.gif|Jameson Locke attacking Ghost pilots. | ||
File:H5G-Rad.png|Fireteam Osiris avoids a crashing Sangheili blockade runner. | |||
File:H5G-LockevsJul1.png|Locke prepares to stab Jul 'Mdama. | File:H5G-LockevsJul1.png|Locke prepares to stab Jul 'Mdama. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{ | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{Post-Covenant War conflicts}} | {{Post-Covenant War conflicts}} | ||
{{Created conflict}} |
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