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{{Era|UNSC}} | {{Era|UNSC}} | ||
{{battle | {{battle | ||
|prev=[[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris]] | |prev=[[Operation: CHARLEMAGNE]] | ||
|conc=[[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris]], [[Skirmish at Capella]], | |||
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|name= Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE | |name= Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE | ||
|image=[[Image:Page 122.jpg|250px]] | |image=[[Image:Page 122.jpg|250px]] | ||
|conflict= [[Insurrection]] | |conflict=[[Insurrection]] | ||
|date= | |date= [[2500]]-[[2505]] | ||
|place= | |place= | ||
|result= UNSC Victory | |result= UNSC Victory | ||
|side1= [[UNSC]] | |side1= [[UNSC]] | ||
|side2= | |side2= [[Insurrection]] | ||
|commanders1= | |commanders1= | ||
|commanders2= [[Jerald | |commanders2=*[[Molin Saal]] | ||
*[[Jerald Ander]] | |||
|forces2= | *[[Standish Kable]] | ||
*[[Elanor Kef]] | |||
|forces1= | |||
|casual1= | |forces2= | ||
|casual2= *Jerald Mulkey Ander | |casual1= | ||
* | |casual2= *Molin Saal | ||
* | *Jerald Mulkey Ander | ||
*Standish Kable | |||
*Elanor Kef | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE''' was | '''Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE''' was a series of highly-classified surgical strikes against prominent leaders of various [[insurrectionist]] groups that was initiated by the [[United Nations Space Command]] at the start of the 26th century. | ||
==The operation== | ==The operation== | ||
In [[ | In [[2500]], the UNSC decided to change its tactics when it came to combatting the [[Insurrection]]. Instead of expending great amounts of resources fighting the rebels in large-scale theaters of combat, a new emphasis was put on assassinating key figures. Over the next five years, UNSC assassins targeted multiple individuals, successfully killing [[Molin Saal]], [[Jerald Ander]], [[Standish Kable]], and [[Elanor Kef]]. | ||
Johnson acquired a position a fair distance from | Jerald Ander, the leader of the [[Secessionist Union]], was killed by [[Avery Junior Johnson|Corporal Avery Johnson]] on March 13, [[2502]]. The [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Special Forces|NAVSPECWAR]], specifically [[ORION Project|Project: ORION]], sent Johnson to [[Harvest]] to carry out the strike. This assignment was Johnson's final test for the [[Naval Special Warfare Sniper School]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 64''</ref> Johnson and another UNSC Marine, his spotter, acquired a position a fair distance from the target and Johnson set up an [[Model 99 Special Application Scoped Rifle|M99 "Stanchion" rifle]]. When Ander's truck passed by, Johnson took the shot and successfully killed Ander, effectively ending the threat posed by the Secessionist Union. | ||
When Ander's truck passed by, Johnson took the shot and successfully killed Ander, effectively ending the threat posed by the Secessionist Union. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |
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