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**At least 3 {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s{{Ref/Reuse|kikowani}}<ref name="lootcrate2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref> | **At least 3 {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s{{Ref/Reuse|kikowani}}<ref name="lootcrate2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref> | ||
***''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' | ***''[[Pious Inquisitor]]'' | ||
*[[Truth's fleet]] {{C| | *[[Truth's fleet]] {{C|October 21}} | ||
**At least 3 {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s | **At least 3 {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s | ||
**Several {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s | **Several {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s | ||
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***(2+) [[Type-47A Scarab]]s | ***(2+) [[Type-47A Scarab]]s | ||
***(1+) [[Type-47B Scarab]] | ***(1+) [[Type-47B Scarab]] | ||
*All remaining Sangheili killed by Jiralhanae under Truth's orders | **All remaining Sangheili killed by Jiralhanae under Truth's orders | ||
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{{Quote|This is the only place on [[Earth]] the [[Covenant]] decided to land. That [[Prophet of Regret|Prophet]] is going to tell us why.|Admiral [[Terrence Hood]]{{Ref/Reuse|outskirts}}}} | {{Quote|This is the only place on [[Earth]] the [[Covenant]] decided to land. That [[Prophet of Regret|Prophet]] is going to tell us why.|Admiral [[Terrence Hood]]{{Ref/Reuse|outskirts}}}} | ||
The '''Battle of Mombasa''', also known as the '''Battle of New Mombasa''',{{Ref/Reuse|opa}} was a large-scale engagement of the [[Battle for Earth]], taking place in late [[2552#October|October 2552]]. Over the course of the battle, [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces attempted to capture the city of [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] before it was quickly retaken in a matter of hours by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]].{{Ref/Level|Id=outskirts|H2|Outskirts}}{{Ref/Level|Id=metropolis|H2|Metropolis}} However, after the [[High Prophet of Regret]]'s retreat, the city | The '''Battle of Mombasa''', also known as the '''Battle of New Mombasa''',{{Ref/Reuse|opa}} was a large-scale engagement of the [[Battle for Earth]], taking place in late [[2552#October|October 2552]]. Over the course of the battle, [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces attempted to capture the city of [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] before it was quickly retaken in a matter of hours by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]].{{Ref/Level|Id=outskirts|H2|Outskirts}}{{Ref/Level|Id=metropolis|H2|Metropolis}} However, after the [[High Prophet of Regret]]'s retreat, the city remained occupied but now by the [[Prophet of Truth]] and his Jiralhanae loyalists.<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16989 ''Bungie.net'': Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09]</ref> In the aftermath of the battle, [[Portal at Voi|the Portal]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]] was eventually found by the Covenant, which would prove to be a major determining factor in the final outcome of the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Level|Id=coastal|ODST|Coastal Highway}}{{Ref|Id=waypoint|''Halo Waypoint'', [[Ten Twenty]]}} Years after the war's end, a movement known as "[[Project Rebirth]]" emerged to endorse the eventual rebuilding of Mombasa in the aftermath of the War.{{Ref/Reuse|pointprizes}} | ||
==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
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[[File:Portal odst.png|thumb|250px|right|The Covenant fleet uncovering the Portal.]] | [[File:Portal odst.png|thumb|250px|right|The Covenant fleet uncovering the Portal.]] | ||
===New Mombasa and Earth=== | ===New Mombasa and Earth=== | ||
Immediately after the occupation, | Immediately after the occupation, the [[Covenant fleet]] gathered over [[Kenya]] started uncovering [[Portal at Voi|the Forerunner structure which activates a portal]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]].{{Ref/Reuse|coastal}} | ||
The UNSC would not discover the actual purpose of the Covenant's arrival on Earth until two weeks after the [[Battle of Installation 05]]; most of the information was presumably received from the Huragok that had absorbed [[Vergil]]'s data. By this point, the [[Prophet of Truth]] had already arrived in Sol System on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] with the remainder of [[Truth's fleet|his fleet]] with him.{{Ref/Reuse|coastal}} The UNSC would assume the Forerunner structure to be the "Ark" until its activation during the [[Battle of Voi]] on November 17, 2552.{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}}{{Ref/Level|H3|Crow's Nest}} | The UNSC would not discover the actual purpose of the Covenant's arrival on Earth until two weeks after the [[Battle of Installation 05]]; most of the information was presumably received from the Huragok that had absorbed [[Vergil]]'s data. By this point, the [[Prophet of Truth]] had already arrived in Sol System on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] with the remainder of [[Truth's fleet|his fleet]] with him.{{Ref/Reuse|coastal}} The UNSC would assume the Forerunner structure to be the "Ark" until its activation during the [[Battle of Voi]] on November 17, 2552.{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}}{{Ref/Level|H3|Crow's Nest}} | ||
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*[[UNSC Navy]] | *[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
**[[UNSC Home Fleet]] | **[[UNSC Home Fleet]] | ||
**[[Fifth Fleet]] | ***[[Fifth Fleet]] | ||
====Civilians==== | ====Civilians==== | ||
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