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The [[Covenant]] occupied this mesa when they discovered the ring, using mostly a light compliment of [[Grunts]], [[Jackals]], and [[Elite]]s, as well as a few Banshees. It provided a good view of the surrounding areas, and the steep embankments around it made it hard to reach from the ground. Strategically placed [[Shade]] turrets made the mesa hard to assault from the air as well. | The [[Covenant]] occupied this mesa when they discovered the ring, using mostly a light compliment of [[Grunts]], [[Jackals]], and [[Elite]]s, as well as a few Banshees. It provided a good view of the surrounding areas, and the steep embankments around it made it hard to reach from the ground. Strategically placed [[Shade]] turrets made the mesa hard to assault from the air as well. | ||
When the ''Pillar of Autumn'' was attacked above the Halo, the [[ODST]]s under command of [[Major Antonio Silva]] | When the ''Pillar of Autumn'' was attacked above the Halo, the [[ODST]]s under command of [[Major Antonio Silva]] abandoned the ship aboard [[Human Entry Vehicles]] and most of them landed around the base. Silva saw the tactical advantage to the butte, and orders [[First Lieutenant Melissa McKay]] to take it. <ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 59</ref> | ||
The ODSTs are successful in taking the base, but they are | The ODSTs are successful in taking the base, but they are under supplied. Silva then orders McKay on a convoy to the Pillar of Autumn crash site, and she successfully gathers materials and resupplies the base. It then becomes the central base of the survivors of the Autumn, as all known surviving naval personnel and [[Pelican]] ships are relocated there. | ||
Later, the base is fortified with Shade Turrets, salvaged 50mm cannons from the wrecked Autumn, and sensor equipment operated by the [[AI Wellsley]]. These came in handy when [[Covenant]] forces led by [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] and [[Noga 'Putumee]] attack the base in hopes of finding the [[Master Chief]]. The attack fails, and the humans hold the mesa. The surviving Scorpion Tanks are also used as a static defensive line; they buried them up to their turrets with sand and dirt. Thus they were used as a stationary gun. | Later, the base is fortified with Shade Turrets, salvaged 50mm cannons from the wrecked Autumn, and sensor equipment operated by the [[AI Wellsley]]. These came in handy when [[Covenant]] forces led by [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] and [[Noga 'Putumee]] attack the base in hopes of finding the [[Master Chief]]. The attack fails, and the humans hold the mesa. The surviving Scorpion Tanks are also used as a static defensive line; they buried them up to their turrets with sand and dirt. Thus they were used as a stationary gun. | ||