Operation: BUMRUSH: Difference between revisions

|date=[[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], 1602 hours<ref name="lootcrate2">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]''</ref>

[[Shipmaster]] [[Rhul 'Salmutee]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 180''</ref> <br>

{{Quote|multi=yes|q1=Just saying, Dutch -- they missed [[Solemn Penance|one]].|[[Lance Corporal]] [[Romeo|Kojo "Romeo" Agu]]|q2=No. They left it for [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|us]].|[[Corporal]] [[Dutch|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]|Members of Alpha-Nine discussing the impending mission.}}

'''Operation: BUMRUSH''' was a UNSC attempt to infiltrate and force down the Prophet of Regret's flagship, ''Solemn Penance'', during the Battle of Mombasa as part of the nascent Battle for Earth on October 20, 2552.<ref name="lootcrate2"/><ref name="ReferenceA">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level ''[[Prepare to Drop]]''</ref>

During the opening stages of the Battle for Earth, the ''Penance'' blew past UNSC [[orbital defense platform|defenses]] in orbit and set course for the [[Africa]]n mega-city of New Mombasa, settling over the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]] and deploying massive numbers of ground infantry and heavy equipment with the intent to drive the UNSC out of the area to begin its excavation effort for the supposed [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 00|Ark]].<ref name="outskirts">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Outskirts]]''</ref><ref name="metropolis">'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level ''[[Uplift Reserve (level)|Uplift Reserve]]''</ref> Realizing that they were at a tactical disadvantage, all Covenant forces eventually began retreating to Regret's carrier.

As the battle on the ground intensified, [[FLEETCOM]] issued an unexpected order: several vessels of the Fifth Fleet were to launch a force of ODSTs onto the carrier to breach its hull and force the ship down by gaining access to the interior.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/into-hell-1/6c327f74-5bc0-43c4-ac92-0feef4a712b0 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Into Hell 1'']</ref>  

Alpha-Nine, having diverted their trajectory at the last minute, is the only squad known to survive the drop, albeit scattering its troopers across the city. After regrouping, Alpha-Nine was able to escape the city in a stolen [[Phantom]] before it was glassed. Regret, having entered Slipspace to escape the city, arrived at [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 05]] about two weeks later, precipitating the [[Battle of Installation 05]] and his eventual death at the hands of [[Spartan-II program|Spartan-II]] [[John-117]]. The ultimate fate of the ''Penance'' is unknown.<ref name = "Regret">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref>

File:H3ODST PreparetoDropCinematic.jpg|Members of Alpha-Nine discussing the mission in UNSC ''Say My Name'''s waiting room.

 

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