Battle of Voi: Difference between revisions

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Over the next month, fighting would [[Battle for Earth|spread across]] the planet, as Covenant warships continued to arrive, attacking targets such as [[North America]],<ref name="loot2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref> [[Australia]]<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', page 287 (2011)</ref> and the [[Wikipedia:Antarctica|Antarctic]], as well as the [[Yucatán Peninsula|Yucatán]] and [[Cuba]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''Chapter 23''</ref> Despite the widespread combat across the globe, the Covenant under command of the Prophet of Truth and his Jiralhanae loyalists continued to focus most of their attention in eastern Africa, deploying an array of extensive defences around the excavation site around the ruins of Mombasa and [[Battle of Kenya|heavily occupying]] the surrounding region of Kenya, including the [[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]] and the industrial city of [[Voi]].<ref name="tsavo">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} The final remaining [[UNSC]] stronghold in the region by mid-November was the 20th century [[Military base|airbase]] [[Crow's Nest (location)|Crow's Nest]]. During the latter days of the Battle of Kenya, the base would house large numbers of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] wounded during the ongoing conflict.<ref name="crows">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref>

While Commander Keyes and [[Terrence Hood|Admiral Terrence Hood]] managed to inform John on the plan to neutralize a Covenant [[Type-27 Mantis|anti-aircraft cannon]] in [[Voi]], the Covenant soon launched an [[Attack on Crow's Nest|attack]] on Crow's Nest. Ultimately, the UNSC were able to evacuate all of their surviving personnel before John-117 destroyed the base with a [[Improvised UNSC bomb|bomb]].{{Ref/Reuse|crows}} After surviving the destruction of Crow's Nest, John regrouped with a number of Marines led by [[Reynolds|Gunnery Sergeant Reynolds]] in an underground vehicle bay. The group took several [[M12 Warthog|Warthogs]] and left the base, rallying Marines scattered across the Kenyan savanna, including the survivors of a devastated resupply convoy led by [[Marcus Stacker|Gunnery Sergeant Stacker]]. After re-establishing contact with Commander Keyes and regrouping as many UNSC forces as he could, John-117 led an [[Assault on the Tsavo Highway|assault]] on the [[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]], which was heavily occupied by Covenant armor. After a protracted struggle, the Master Chief was able to defeat all of the Covenant forces on the highway, opening up the path to Voi. Once mobilized, and with a final motivational speech given by Admiral Hood, John and a convoy of UNSC vehicles proceeded towards the embattled city of Voi.{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}}

Due to the Traxus facility's close proximity to the crater in which the Covenant had been excavating, the water that had once existed in the nearby lakes had been evaporated by Covenant plasma. Within the dried out ruins, the Covenant had placed a series of [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraiths]] to supplement the [[Type-27 Mantis|Mantis Anti-Aircraft Cannon]] they had stationed near the factory. These Wraiths were already using their [[fuel rod cannon]]s to devastate UNSC [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornets]] that were engaging squadrons of [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] in the airspace above the factory complex by the time John-117 and his assault force arrived in the first lake bed. A single Anti-Aircraft Wraith was stationed in the lake bed, protected by a unit of Ghosts. A Phantom arrived, killing a Marine operating a [[LAU-65D/SGM-151 missile pod|missile pod]] on the roof of the small dock office in the center of the lake bed, forcing several other Marines to retreat while it deployed a [[lance]] of troops into the office. With the Spartan's assistance, the UNSC were able to retake the office and destroy many of the Covenant vehicles in the area. The Covenant attempted to reinforce their position in the lake bed by deploying a [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraith]] and more Ghosts into the area but eventually John and the other UNSC forces prevailed and the Spartan was able to destroy the Anti-Aircraft Wraith. A group of Covenant infantry arrived from the next section of the facility, deploying a [[Type-52 plasma cannon|plasma cannon]] while several Banshees attempting to strafe the Master Chief were intercepted by UNSC Hornets.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}}