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|name=Assault on Eridanus Secundus | |name=Assault on Eridanus Secundus | ||
|image= | |image=[[File:FoR Eridanus Secundus ext.png|300px]]<br>''Laden'' approaching Eridanus Secundus | ||
|conflict=[[Insurrection]] | |conflict=[[Insurrection]] | ||
|date=September 14 [[2525]]<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 81</ref> | |date=September 14 [[2525]]<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', page 81</ref> | ||
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After being forced out of [[Eridanus II]] during [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], [[rebel]] forces went into hiding in the system's asteroid belt. Any attempt to flush the rebels out was met by either no success or attack by superior force. Having discovered that [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]], the leader of the rebels, thought to have been killed in Operation: TREBUCHET, was in fact alive, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] resolved to capture Watts and track down the mole in [[HIGHCOM]]. | After being forced out of [[Eridanus II]] during [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], [[rebel]] forces went into hiding in the system's asteroid belt. Any attempt to flush the rebels out was met by either no success or attack by superior force. Having discovered that [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]], the leader of the rebels, thought to have been killed in Operation: TREBUCHET, was in fact alive, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] resolved to capture Watts and track down the mole in [[HIGHCOM]]. | ||
==The | ==The raid== | ||
Disguised in the clothing of the crew of the freighter ''[[Laden]]'', the [[Blue Team|team]] of Spartan-II's, consisting of John, Kelly, Fred, Linda, and Sam, went to the upper girder and hid in the reservoir storage tank, which John deemed "the perfect hiding place". In addition, Sam rigged the fill sensor so that it would not let more water flow. Then, having ten hours to spare, they took alternate sleep patterns. When they had almost approached the base in the asteroid field, the Spartans tagged a crate containing [[Sweet William Cigar]]s with a [[NAV Marker Transmitter]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 85''</ref>. Then, remaining calm, they slid out along with the rebels and decided to group at the public showers, which would be their fallback point if something went wrong. Following the track point, they arrived at a barrack, where Kelly and John quickly and silently eliminated. Then, using the elevator cables, they climbed up to Watts' room. Using their [[MA2B Assault Rifle]]s (as well as Linda's [[Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99C-S2-AM Sniper Rifle]]), the Spartans proficiently eliminated the five guards around the door leading to Watts. However, after slaughtering the next three guards, who had an easier target, as the Spartans had to take care not to kill their target, John was shot three times in the side, one bullet penetrating his [[Black Body Suit]], bouncing off a few ribs, and causing a tremendous amount of internal bleeding, keeping the bullet lodged in his abdomen, during the ensuing firefight. Though Watts brandished an [[M6D Pistol]] at them, Kelly and Fred fired, causing him to duck. Spartan-117 then leaped to his quarry, snapped his finger, and choked him to unconsciousness.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 91''</ref> | Disguised in the clothing of the crew of the freighter ''[[Laden]]'', the [[Blue Team|team]] of Spartan-II's, consisting of John, Kelly, Fred, Linda, and Sam, went to the upper girder and hid in the reservoir storage tank, which John deemed "the perfect hiding place". In addition, Sam rigged the fill sensor so that it would not let more water flow. Then, having ten hours to spare, they took alternate sleep patterns. When they had almost approached the base in the asteroid field, the Spartans tagged a crate containing [[Sweet William Cigar]]s with a [[NAV Marker Transmitter]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 85''</ref>. Then, remaining calm, they slid out along with the rebels and decided to group at the public showers, which would be their fallback point if something went wrong. Following the track point, they arrived at a barrack, where Kelly and John quickly and silently eliminated. Then, using the elevator cables, they climbed up to Watts' room. Using their [[MA2B Assault Rifle]]s (as well as Linda's [[Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99C-S2-AM Sniper Rifle]]), the Spartans proficiently eliminated the five guards around the door leading to Watts. However, after slaughtering the next three guards, who had an easier target, as the Spartans had to take care not to kill their target, John was shot three times in the side, one bullet penetrating his [[Black Body Suit]], bouncing off a few ribs, and causing a tremendous amount of internal bleeding, keeping the bullet lodged in his abdomen, during the ensuing firefight. Though Watts brandished an [[M6D Pistol]] at them, Kelly and Fred fired, causing him to duck. Spartan-117 then leaped to his quarry, snapped his finger, and choked him to unconsciousness.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 91''</ref> | ||