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With thousands of Covenant soldiers deployed on the ground, and the city of [[Côte d'Azur]] in their hands, the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] were sent in. However, satellite scans were rendered useless by the fog and jungle canopy and [[General]] [[Kits]] failed to realize that the jungle was crawling with Covenant, including a new race as yet encountered by the UNSC; the [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]]. [[Corporal]] [[Harland]] and his squad were sent by [[Lieutenant]] [[McCasky]] to observe Covenant activity in [[Sigma Octanus IV Grid 13 x 24|Grid 13 x 24]]. This may be why any Marines survived at all. When the squad returned, they found that [[Firebase Bravo]] had been glassed by [[Banshee]]s. Headquarters had also been partially glassed, with only fourteen enlisted men surviving on the planet's surface. | With thousands of Covenant soldiers deployed on the ground, and the city of [[Côte d'Azur]] in their hands, the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] were sent in. However, satellite scans were rendered useless by the fog and jungle canopy and [[General]] [[Kits]] failed to realize that the jungle was crawling with Covenant, including a new race as yet encountered by the UNSC; the [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]]. [[Corporal]] [[Harland]] and his squad were sent by [[Lieutenant]] [[McCasky]] to observe Covenant activity in [[Sigma Octanus IV Grid 13 x 24|Grid 13 x 24]]. This may be why any Marines survived at all. When the squad returned, they found that [[Firebase Bravo]] had been glassed by [[Banshee]]s. Headquarters had also been partially glassed, with only fourteen enlisted men surviving on the planet's surface. | ||
With the failure of the Marine strike team, the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] were sent in. Arriving at the destroyed H.Q., the | With the failure of the Marine strike team, the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] were sent in. Arriving at the destroyed H.Q., the platoon, consisting of [[Spartan-117]], [[Spartan-104]], [[Spartan-James]], [[Spartan-087]], [[Spartan-029]], [[Spartan-058]], and six others. After they arrived, Spartan 117 broke them into three four-man teams, assumed command of [[Blue Team]]. He sent Red and Green teams on their missions, then slogged through the jungle, arriving at Côte d'Azur. Entering the storm drains, [[Blue Team]] discovered a new Covenant race, the [[Huragok|Engineers]]. Investigating Covenant activity in the [[Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History]], Blue Team discovered that the Covenant were scanning what appeared to be a simple piece of igneous rock, and sending the information to a ship in orbit. The team entered a massive firefight with two Hunters, which was a victory at the expense of James' arm, recovered the rock, and escaped. | ||
With a group of survivng civilians evacuated, the SPARTANs returned to H.Q. and detonated a [[HAVOK Nuclear Warhead]], destroying Côte d'Azur and removing the Covenant presence on the planet. | With a group of survivng civilians evacuated, the SPARTANs returned to H.Q. and detonated a [[HAVOK Nuclear Warhead]], destroying Côte d'Azur and removing the Covenant presence on the planet. | ||