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===Covenant invasion=== | ===Covenant invasion=== | ||
{{Main|Raid on Kilimanjaro}} | {{Main|Raid on Kilimanjaro}} | ||
{{Quote|Chief, Pelicans are at the river. We've got company, so hustle up!|Avery Johnson.}} | |||
[[File:Sierra117grunts.png|thumb|250px|left|Spartan-117 engages [[Unggoy]] during the [[Battle for Earth]] in a Tanzanian jungle.]] | [[File:Sierra117grunts.png|thumb|250px|left|Spartan-117 engages [[Unggoy]] during the [[Battle for Earth]] in a Tanzanian jungle.]] | ||
On November 17, [[2552]], late into the [[Battle for Earth]], the [[Prophet of Truth]] arrived aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. The [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]], after failing to kill the [[hierarch]], bailed from the ship as it entered the Earth's atmosphere, and landed in a jungle south of Mount Kilimanjaro. He was recovered hours later by a contingent of [[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]].<ref>'''Halo 3''' campaign level ''[[Arrival]]''</ref> Before long, the group, aided by a few [[D77H-TCI Pelican]]s, engaged [[Covenant]] forces which been deployed to the jungle. [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] and survivors of the [[Second Squad]] were captured and taken to the Covenant-occupied [[A2 Hydroelectric Facility]].<ref name="s117"/> John-117 and The Arbiter made their way to the dam and worked to rescue the captives. After this, two [[Type-52 Phantom]]s appeared and dropped off reinforcements. The UNSC forces held off the attack until the pelican [[Kilo 023]] arrived, destroying the Phantoms and extracting the humans and lone [[Sangheili]] to [[Crow's Nest]] in [[Kenya]].<ref name="s117">'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> During the fight against the Covenant, the city of Arusha became a hotbed of Covenant activity, but managed to survive and continue into the post-war period.<ref name="Tsavo"/><ref name="ENC"/> | On November 17, [[2552]], late into the [[Battle for Earth]], the [[Prophet of Truth]] arrived aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. The [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]], after failing to kill the [[hierarch]], bailed from the ship as it entered the Earth's atmosphere, and landed in a jungle south of Mount Kilimanjaro. He was recovered hours later by a contingent of [[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]].<ref>'''Halo 3''' campaign level ''[[Arrival]]''</ref> Before long, the group, aided by a few [[D77H-TCI Pelican]]s, engaged [[Covenant]] forces which been deployed to the jungle. [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] and survivors of the [[Second Squad]] were captured and taken to the Covenant-occupied [[A2 Hydroelectric Facility]].<ref name="s117"/> John-117 and The Arbiter made their way to the dam and worked to rescue the captives. After this, two [[Type-52 Phantom]]s appeared and dropped off reinforcements. The UNSC forces held off the attack until the pelican [[Kilo 023]] arrived, destroying the Phantoms and extracting the humans and lone [[Sangheili]] to [[Crow's Nest]] in [[Kenya]].<ref name="s117">'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> During the fight against the Covenant, the city of Arusha became a hotbed of Covenant activity, but managed to survive and continue into the post-war period.<ref name="Tsavo"/><ref name="ENC"/> | ||
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File:LibrarianEarthCEA.jpg|What would become Tanzania prior to the [[Great Purification]]. | File:LibrarianEarthCEA.jpg|What would become Tanzania prior to the [[Great Purification]]. | ||
File:Arrivaldepart.jpg|Kilimanjaro at night. The Forerunner Dreadnaught is in the sky. | |||
File:Ghosttownoverhead.jpg|The abandoned water purification plant near Mount Kilimanjaro. | File:Ghosttownoverhead.jpg|The abandoned water purification plant near Mount Kilimanjaro. | ||
File:H2A - Stonetown.jpg|Wind Power Station 7. | File:H2A - Stonetown.jpg|Wind Power Station 7. | ||
