Operation: PROMETHEUS: Difference between revisions
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|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date=[[2537|July 27 - | |date=[[2537|July 27 - before July 30, 2537]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoOC8|GoO|Chapter=8}}{{Ref/Note|''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' notes that PROMETHEUS began at 0700 hours on July 27, and that at least seven days passed over the course of the operation. However, the meeting reviewing PROMETHEUS' performance took place on July 30, which took place only three days later.}} | ||
|place=[[K7-49]] | |place=[[K7-49]] | ||
|result='''Pyrrhic UNSC victory''' | |result='''Pyrrhic UNSC victory''' | ||
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==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
K7-49 was discovered when the prowler {{UNSCShip|Razor's Edge}} managed to attach a [[telemetry probe]] to an enemy ship during the [[Battle of New Harmony]]. The UNSC discovered the asteroid after the ship's return there along with a dozen partially constructed Covenant ships and an orbital shipyard. The asteroid's apparent volcanism was artificial; it was created by thirty high-output plasma reactors that liquefied metallurgical components. These were then refined, shaped, and shipped away for final assembly. | K7-49 was discovered when the prowler {{UNSCShip|Razor's Edge}} managed to attach a [[telemetry probe]] to an enemy ship during the [[Battle of New Harmony]]. The UNSC discovered the asteroid after the ship's return there along with a dozen partially constructed Covenant ships and an orbital shipyard. The asteroid's apparent volcanism was artificial; it was created by thirty high-output plasma reactors that liquefied metallurgical components. These were then refined, shaped, and shipped away for final assembly.{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoOP83|GoO|Chapter=8|Page=83}} | ||
The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] deployed the entirety of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]] to the asteroid. The [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartans]]' mission was to disable as many reactors as possible so the liquid contents of the facility would solidify and permanently clog the machines, ruining the Covenant's capacity to produce the ship components. | The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] deployed the entirety of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]] to the asteroid. The [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartans]]' mission was to disable as many reactors as possible so the liquid contents of the facility would solidify and permanently clog the machines, ruining the Covenant's capacity to produce the ship components. | ||
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==The operation== | ==The operation== | ||
[[File:HM-MLGSIII.png|200px|thumb|left|A Spartan-III leaps at a [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Minor|Minor]] with [[combat knife]] in hand.]] | [[File:HM-MLGSIII.png|200px|thumb|left|A Spartan-III leaps at a [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Minor|Minor]] with [[combat knife]] in hand.]] | ||
At 0700 on July 27, 2537, 300 Spartan-IIIs landed on the asteroid. Initial resistance to the Spartans was light, and after two days, seven reactors had been deactivated before the Covenant organized a proper counterforce. The counterattacks were neutralized and, over the next three days, Alpha Company destroyed 13 more reactors. | At 0700 on July 27, 2537, 300 Spartan-IIIs landed on the asteroid. Initial resistance to the Spartans was light, and after two days, seven reactors had been deactivated before the Covenant organized a proper counterforce. The counterattacks were neutralized and, over the next three days, Alpha Company destroyed 13 more reactors.{{Ref/Reuse|GoOC8}} | ||
However, the Covenant soon arranged a massive counterforce, with the Spartans trading fire with [[Sangheili]] and [[Type-26 Banshee|ground attack craft]]. More Covenant reinforcements arrived on August 2. The Spartans lost their unit cohesion in the battle, while the Sangheili took up superior positions with good cover. By then, 89% of the asteroid had cooled, enough to render the shipyard inoperative. The Spartans were cut off from their {{Class|Calypso|exfiltration craft}}, preventing them from escaping. Ultimately, all 300 Spartans were killed. | However, the Covenant soon arranged a massive counterforce, with the Spartans trading fire with [[Sangheili]] and [[Type-26 Banshee|ground attack craft]]. More Covenant reinforcements arrived on August 2. The Spartans lost their unit cohesion in the battle, while the Sangheili took up superior positions with good cover. By then, 89% of the asteroid had cooled, enough to render the shipyard inoperative. The Spartans were cut off from their {{Class|Calypso|exfiltration craft}}, preventing them from escaping. Ultimately, all 300 Spartans were killed.{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoOP86|GoO|Chapter=8|Page=86}} | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Although the mission was a success and the K7-49 shipyard was disabled, the Spartans sustained 100% fatalities. Other than a small number of Spartans transferred to other units prior to the operation, these losses ended Alpha Company as an active fighting force. According to [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]], the leader of the Spartan-IIIs, failure would have resulted in the destruction of all of humanity's [[Wikipedia:Orion (constellation)|Orion]]-side colonies. | Although the mission was a success and the K7-49 shipyard was disabled, the Spartans sustained 100% fatalities. Other than a small number of Spartans transferred to other units prior to the operation, these losses ended Alpha Company as an active fighting force. According to [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]], the leader of the Spartan-IIIs, failure would have resulted in the destruction of all of humanity's [[Wikipedia:Orion (constellation)|Orion]]-side colonies.{{Ref/Novel|Id=GoOP341|GoO|Chapter=8|Page=341}} | ||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
*On July 27, at 0700, 300 Spartan-IIIs land on K7-49. | *On July 27, at 0700, 300 Spartan-IIIs land on K7-49.{{Ref/Reuse|GoOC8}} | ||
* | *Two days later, seven reactors have been disabled. A counterforce is assembled by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|GoOC8}} | ||
*The Covenant force is neutralized. Over the next three days, 13 more reactors are destroyed. Another, larger force attack force is sent by the Covenant. | *The Covenant force is neutralized. Over the next three days, 13 more reactors are destroyed. Another, larger force attack force is sent by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|GoOC8}} | ||
*On | *On the seventh day, additional Covenant reinforcements arrive. The asteroid has cooled enough for the ship-building operation to be rendered inoperative. Alpha Company is cut off from their extraction craft, preventing their escape. All 300 participating Spartans are killed.{{Ref/Reuse|GoOC8}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Fractures]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fractures]]'' | ||
**''[[Lessons Learned]]'' {{Im}} | **''[[Lessons Learned]]'' {{Im}} | ||
==Notes== | |||
{{Ref/Notes}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
