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{{Quote|There's something in the crater, Ma'am. Something beneath the storm|[[ONI Recon 111]] reporting the existence of what UNSC forces assumed was the Ark.{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}}}} | {{Quote|There's something in the crater, Ma'am. Something beneath the storm|[[ONI Recon 111]] reporting the existence of what UNSC forces assumed was the Ark.{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}}}} | ||
[[File:Tsavo Highway.jpg|thumb|right|250px|John-117 fighting Jiralhanae at Voi Municipal Water Pump House 03.]] | [[File:Tsavo Highway.jpg|thumb|right|250px|John-117 fighting Jiralhanae at Voi Municipal Water Pump House 03.]] | ||
After regaining consciousness in an underground vehicle bay, John regrouped with [[Reynolds|Gunnery Sergeant Reynolds]] and other Marine survivors. While all the troops fit for duty mounted a pair of surviving Warthogs, the injured personnel and the men treating them remained behind. The two Warthogs passed through the large cave system beneath the base before emerging into the open air of Kenya, where chunks of the [[Mombasa Tether]] lay strewn across the plains following it's [[collapse]] during the [[Battle of Mombasa]] on [[2552#October|October 20]].{{Ref/Level|[[Halo 3: ODST]]|[[Uplift Reserve]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}} Seeking to put as much distance as possible between themselves and ''Crow's Nest'', the two Warthogs made their way across the plains, engaging scattered Covenant troops gathered around their destroyed Phantoms while Reynolds attempted to raise Commander Keyes on [[COM]] to no avail. The team eventually reached a small dam occupied by Covenant forces, which they successfully traversed. As they left the dam, they got a garbled message from [[Marcus Stacker|Gunnery Sergeant Stacker]] who was leading a supply convoy down the [[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]] for the Marines in [[Voi]]. The sergeant's convoy had been attacked by [[Irdnekt-pattern Banshee|Banshees]] and subsequently attacked by Covenant infantry and vehicles who sealed a nearby tunnel with an [[anti-vehicle barrier]]. As John and his team arrived at the survivor's location, they witnessed a Warthog getting rammed by a [[Barukaza Workshop Chopper|Chopper]]. The team engaged in combat with the various Covenant units in the area, including several Choppers, a number of [[ | After regaining consciousness in an underground vehicle bay, John regrouped with [[Reynolds|Gunnery Sergeant Reynolds]] and other Marine survivors. While all the troops fit for duty mounted a pair of surviving Warthogs, the injured personnel and the men treating them remained behind. The two Warthogs passed through the large cave system beneath the base before emerging into the open air of Kenya, where chunks of the [[Mombasa Tether]] lay strewn across the plains following it's [[collapse]] during the [[Battle of Mombasa]] on [[2552#October|October 20]].{{Ref/Level|[[Halo 3: ODST]]|[[Uplift Reserve]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}} Seeking to put as much distance as possible between themselves and ''Crow's Nest'', the two Warthogs made their way across the plains, engaging scattered Covenant troops gathered around their destroyed Phantoms while Reynolds attempted to raise Commander Keyes on [[COM]] to no avail. The team eventually reached a small dam occupied by Covenant forces, which they successfully traversed. As they left the dam, they got a garbled message from [[Marcus Stacker|Gunnery Sergeant Stacker]] who was leading a supply convoy down the [[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]] for the Marines in [[Voi]]. The sergeant's convoy had been attacked by [[Irdnekt-pattern Banshee|Banshees]] and subsequently attacked by Covenant infantry and vehicles who sealed a nearby tunnel with an [[anti-vehicle barrier]]. As John and his team arrived at the survivor's location, they witnessed a Warthog getting rammed by a [[Barukaza Workshop Chopper|Chopper]]. The team engaged in combat with the various Covenant units in the area, including several Choppers, a number of [[Rizsheda-pattern Shade|Shade]] turrets and snipers. With the Covenant presence depleted, the survivors retreated behind the energy barrier, where a swarm of Yanme'e emerged to attack the humans. The UNSC forces eventually killed all of the Covenant soldiers and John destroyed the barrier's power source, while a nearby [[Holography|hologram]] of the Prophet of Truth sermonized the [[Portal at Voi|artifact]] in the excavated ruins of [[Mombasa]]. Stacker prompted John to continue on to Voi, as the beleaguered Marines in the city would be grateful for his assistance. John and his convoy of vehicles continued through the tunnel and along the Tsavo Highway, witnessing a {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} pass overheat towards the portal site. An [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[ONI Recon 111|reconnaissance team]] reporting Covenant activity at the excavation site confirmed the existence of the portal within. Eventually forced to dismount due to [[roadblock]]s and a broken section of highway, John and his team continued on foot. Commander Keyes finally re-established communication with John, believing that the object Truth had uncovered was the [[Installation 00|Ark]]. John eventually reached [[Voi Municipal Water Pump House 03]], the site of a large battle with Marines holding a network of structures on top of a nearby hill from encroaching Covenant forces. John assisted the Marines in killing the enemy soldiers and regrouped with the Marines, where they informed him that they needed to hold their position until Pelicans could arrive with resupply for a push against heavy Covenant armor on Tsavo Highway.{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}} | ||
[[File:H3 E3 Tsavo Highway Road.jpg|thumb|left|250px|UNSC forces assault the Covenant-held Tsavo Highway.]] | [[File:H3 E3 Tsavo Highway Road.jpg|thumb|left|250px|UNSC forces assault the Covenant-held Tsavo Highway.]] | ||
The team were forced to fend off two Phantoms transporting large packs of Jiralhanae onto the battlefield before contending with a [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]] that arrived from a nearby Covenant garrison. After the Wraith was neutralised, several resupply Pelicans arrived, deploying reinforcement Marines and vehicles for the assault on the Coenant-held Tsavo Highway. The now-mobilized UNSC forces advanced into the Covenant garrison in the next valley and destroyed it before rejoining the Tsavo Highway. A large Covenant armored unit including several Wraiths, turrets and a large force of Choppers were stationed on and around the next section of highway. John and the UNSC forces attacked anda massive battle soon began. Eventually clearing all Covenant forces, the unit was able to proceed along the highway while Commander Keyes ordered ONI Recon 111 to retreat from the crater. Further along the Tsavo Highway a large force of Jiralhanae had blocked off the path with roadblocks and heavily entrenched themselves in a series of nearby structures. The team managed to fight their way through, killing a War Chieftain and his pack guarding another anti-vehicle barrier. With the Tsavo Highway now free of Covenant forces, several Pelicans arrived to drop off more vehicles and soldiers for the push into Voi. Knowing that the Covenant fleet had fully uncovered the presumed Ark, Admiral Hood rallied the UNSC forces, delivering words of reassurance and emphasising the importance of stopping the Prophet of Truth before he could activate the artifact. Once the force mounted up, they pushed on to Voi.{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}} | The team were forced to fend off two Phantoms transporting large packs of Jiralhanae onto the battlefield before contending with a [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]] that arrived from a nearby Covenant garrison. After the Wraith was neutralised, several resupply Pelicans arrived, deploying reinforcement Marines and vehicles for the assault on the Coenant-held Tsavo Highway. The now-mobilized UNSC forces advanced into the Covenant garrison in the next valley and destroyed it before rejoining the Tsavo Highway. A large Covenant armored unit including several Wraiths, turrets and a large force of Choppers were stationed on and around the next section of highway. John and the UNSC forces attacked anda massive battle soon began. Eventually clearing all Covenant forces, the unit was able to proceed along the highway while Commander Keyes ordered ONI Recon 111 to retreat from the crater. Further along the Tsavo Highway a large force of Jiralhanae had blocked off the path with roadblocks and heavily entrenched themselves in a series of nearby structures. The team managed to fight their way through, killing a War Chieftain and his pack guarding another anti-vehicle barrier. With the Tsavo Highway now free of Covenant forces, several Pelicans arrived to drop off more vehicles and soldiers for the push into Voi. Knowing that the Covenant fleet had fully uncovered the presumed Ark, Admiral Hood rallied the UNSC forces, delivering words of reassurance and emphasising the importance of stopping the Prophet of Truth before he could activate the artifact. Once the force mounted up, they pushed on to Voi.{{Ref/Reuse|tsavo}} | ||
