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*[[GA-TL1 Longsword|GA-TL1 ''Longsword''-class Interceptors]]
*[[GA-TL1 Longsword|GA-TL1 ''Longsword''-class Interceptors]]
*[[Fleet of Retribution]]
*[[Fleet of Retribution]]
**''[[Shadow of Intent]]''
**1 {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}
**''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' {{C|post-[[Great Schism]]}}
***''[[Shadow of Intent]]''
**9 {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s
***''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' {{C|post-[[Great Schism]]}}
**[[Phantoms]]
**[[Phantoms]]
*[[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]]  
*[[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]]  
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|forces2 = Space
*[[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]]
*[[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]]
**2 [[Covenant assault carrier|assault carriers]]
**2 {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s
***''[[Solemn Penance]]''
***''[[Solemn Penance]]''
**13 {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s
**13 {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s
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*[[Truth's fleet]]
*[[Truth's fleet]]
**[[Forerunner Dreadnought]]
**[[Forerunner Dreadnought]]
** At least 3 [[CAS-class assault carrier]]s and at least 27 [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s planetside over [[Kenya]]
**At least 3 {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s and at least 27 {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s planetside over [[Kenya]]
**''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''
**''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''
**''[[Harbinger of Piety]]''
**''[[Harbinger of Piety]]''
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*Lord Hood awards [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]], [[Avery Junior Johnson|Sergeant Johnson]] and [[Jacob Keyes]] (posthumously) medals for their efforts during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] and subsequent actions. [[Miranda Keyes]] received the medal posthumously given to her late father, Captain Keyes. The ceremony takes place on [[Cairo Station]].
*Lord Hood awards [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]], [[Avery Junior Johnson|Sergeant Johnson]] and [[Jacob Keyes]] (posthumously) medals for their efforts during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] and subsequent actions. [[Miranda Keyes]] received the medal posthumously given to her late father, Captain Keyes. The ceremony takes place on [[Cairo Station]].
*[[Io Station]] station picks up a communications fragment from the Prophet of Regret's fleet.
*[[Io Station]] station picks up a communications fragment from the Prophet of Regret's fleet.
*Regret's fleet, consisting of 2 [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carriers]] and 13 {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s exits Slipspace just beyond the range of the MAC satellites.
*Regret's fleet, consisting of 2 {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s and 13 {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s exits Slipspace just beyond the range of the MAC satellites.
*It is speculated that at this time, the warning sirens heard in the [[i love bees|ilovebees]] storyline begin shortly after this Covenant sighting.  
*It is speculated that at this time, the warning sirens heard in the [[i love bees|ilovebees]] storyline begin shortly after this Covenant sighting.  
*[[Harper|Fleet Admiral Harper]], in charge of the Earth defense fleet, responds rapidly with an attempt at a counter attack, preparing all available vessels to engage the Covenant. This order is overruled by Lord Hood, who instead orders the fleet to form a defensive perimeter around the MAC clusters.  
*[[Harper|Fleet Admiral Harper]], in charge of the Earth defense fleet, responds rapidly with an attempt at a counter attack, preparing all available vessels to engage the Covenant. This order is overruled by Lord Hood, who instead orders the fleet to form a defensive perimeter around the MAC clusters.  
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*The MAC platform [[Malta Station|Malta]], after sending elated communications that they have repelled all Covenant boarders, is annihilated in a cataclysmic explosion. The shockwave of which is felt by the crew of the Cairo station, demonstrating just how large the detonation was. Shortly afterward the [[Athens Station|Athens]] MAC platform experiences the same fiery fate.
*The MAC platform [[Malta Station|Malta]], after sending elated communications that they have repelled all Covenant boarders, is annihilated in a cataclysmic explosion. The shockwave of which is felt by the crew of the Cairo station, demonstrating just how large the detonation was. Shortly afterward the [[Athens Station|Athens]] MAC platform experiences the same fiery fate.
*It is deduced that both explosions came from within each of the stations - the Covenant boarding parties had brought with them a bomb. As a result, all personnel on orbital platforms redouble their efforts against Covenant boarders.
*It is deduced that both explosions came from within each of the stations - the Covenant boarding parties had brought with them a bomb. As a result, all personnel on orbital platforms redouble their efforts against Covenant boarders.
*The ''[[Cairo Station|Cairo]]'' MAC platform is saved by the heroic efforts of Spartan-117, disarming (with the aid of Cortana who was acting as the platform's AI) and removing the [[antimatter charge]] from the orbital platform. The Master Chief removes the explosive device by jettisoning it, along with himself, out of a docking bay airlock. He then uses this same bomb to destroy a Covenant Assault Carrier that had just broken through the UNSC's defensive perimeter.
*The ''[[Cairo Station|Cairo]]'' MAC platform is saved by the heroic efforts of Spartan-117, disarming (with the aid of Cortana who was acting as the platform's AI) and removing the [[antimatter charge]] from the orbital platform. The Master Chief removes the explosive device by jettisoning it, along with himself, out of a docking bay airlock. He then uses this same bomb to destroy a Covenant assault carrier that had just broken through the UNSC's defensive perimeter.
*During a protracted naval engagement, ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' blows through the Malta's debris field and heads straight for Earth. It comes to a stop above the city of [[New Mombasa]] in the [[East African Protectorate]].
*During a protracted naval engagement, ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' blows through the Malta's debris field and heads straight for Earth. It comes to a stop above the city of [[New Mombasa]] in the [[East African Protectorate]].
*From there, the first Covenant troops to ever set foot on humanity's homeworld engage in the first land engagement of the Battle of Earth.
*From there, the first Covenant troops to ever set foot on humanity's homeworld engage in the first land engagement of the Battle of Earth.
*UNSC forces engage the Covenant on the ground and wage a bloody street-by-street skirmish in both Old and New Mombasa.  
*UNSC forces engage the Covenant on the ground and wage a bloody street-by-street skirmish in both Old and New Mombasa.  
*After some time of ground battle and complete evacuation of Mombasa, SPARTAN-117, along with several Marines, are sent to crush the Covenant resistance in the city and infiltrate the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' above the city, complimented by an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] force which would be inserted from orbit directly into the assault carrier, though [[unidentified Shock Trooper squad|one squad's]] mission was actually separate.
*After some time of ground battle and complete evacuation of Mombasa, SPARTAN-117, along with several Marines, are sent to crush the Covenant resistance in the city and infiltrate the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' above the city, complimented by an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] force which would be inserted from orbit directly into the assault carrier, though [[unidentified Shock Trooper squad|one squad's]] mission was actually separate.
*The Prophet of Regret's assault carrier makes a sudden Slipspace jump only hundreds of meters above the city of New Mombasa. His motivations for doing so were, at the time, unknown. The Assault Carrier is followed by the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}, which, upon arrival begins the [[Battle of Installation 05]].
*''[[Solemn Penance]]'' makes a sudden Slipspace jump only hundreds of meters above the city of New Mombasa. His motivations for doing so were, at the time, unknown. The assault carrier is followed by the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}, which, upon arrival begins the [[Battle of Installation 05]].
*This atmospheric Slipspace jump severely damages the City of New Mombasa. The ODSTs' [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pods]] are scattered around the city, most of them presumably killed by the slipspace rupture.
*This atmospheric Slipspace jump severely damages the City of New Mombasa. The ODSTs' [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pods]] are scattered around the city, most of them presumably killed by the slipspace rupture.
*Immediately following the slipspace event, Truth's backup fleet arrives and engages UNSC forces in orbit. The Jiralhanae overtake the Sangheili on both the ground and in space while continuing to engage the UNSC. A [[Jiralhanae]]-led occupation force is also inserted into New Mombasa. The surviving [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[New Mombasa Police Department|NMPD]] forces clash with the Covenant for control of the city.  
*Immediately following the slipspace event, Truth's backup fleet arrives and engages UNSC forces in orbit. The Jiralhanae overtake the Sangheili on both the ground and in space while continuing to engage the UNSC. A [[Jiralhanae]]-led occupation force is also inserted into New Mombasa. The surviving [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[New Mombasa Police Department|NMPD]] forces clash with the Covenant for control of the city.  
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