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The rainfall cleared just before dawn, allowing the waiting UNSC troopers to view the sunrise slowly illuminate the ''Autumn'' in a golden glow. The sixty-two ODSTs of McKay's [[company]] lay in wait just beyond the Covenant patrol perimeter, and had watched as the Covenant patrolled in a listless manner - suggesting the guards were not expecting an attack. McKay's company was divided into three [[platoon]]s - Red, Blue and Green, with McKay designated as Red One and the other platoon leaders as Blue and Green One, respectively. McKay finally ordered the other platoon leaders to commit to the attack.{{Ref/Reuse|flood5}} | The rainfall cleared just before dawn, allowing the waiting UNSC troopers to view the sunrise slowly illuminate the ''Autumn'' in a golden glow. The sixty-two ODSTs of McKay's [[company]] lay in wait just beyond the Covenant patrol perimeter, and had watched as the Covenant patrolled in a listless manner - suggesting the guards were not expecting an attack. McKay's company was divided into three [[platoon]]s - Red, Blue and Green, with McKay designated as Red One and the other platoon leaders as Blue and Green One, respectively. McKay finally ordered the other platoon leaders to commit to the attack.{{Ref/Reuse|flood5}} | ||
The primary target for the ODSTs was the Covenant vehicle support. To counter these threats, three [[M41 SPNKR]] rocket launchers were trained on each of the two Banshees, and three further marines had been assigned to take out each Ghost. Two rockets missed their targets, but both Banshees were destroyed simultaneously to leave the Ghost drivers confused before they were eliminated by the marine fire. Marine [[sniper]]s then proceeded to suppress fire, and McKay ordered the assault force to begin making their way across the open plain to reach the ship itself. Covenant infantry began to emerge from inside the ship, only to be cut down by the [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle]]s. The ODSTs had managed to make their way across a Covenant killing field almost unscathed until a {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}} began to strafe the area with its plasma cannon, cutting down at least one sniper. McKay ordered the snipers to fire on the dropship, who had mistakenly positioned itself so that its troop bay doors were facing the snipers. Through sheer luck, one of the sniper rounds hit a [[ | The primary target for the ODSTs was the Covenant vehicle support. To counter these threats, three [[M41 SPNKR]] rocket launchers were trained on each of the two Banshees, and three further marines had been assigned to take out each Ghost. Two rockets missed their targets, but both Banshees were destroyed simultaneously to leave the Ghost drivers confused before they were eliminated by the marine fire. Marine [[sniper]]s then proceeded to suppress fire, and McKay ordered the assault force to begin making their way across the open plain to reach the ship itself. Covenant infantry began to emerge from inside the ship, only to be cut down by the [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle]]s. The ODSTs had managed to make their way across a Covenant killing field almost unscathed until a {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}} began to strafe the area with its plasma cannon, cutting down at least one sniper. McKay ordered the snipers to fire on the dropship, who had mistakenly positioned itself so that its troop bay doors were facing the snipers. Through sheer luck, one of the sniper rounds hit a [[Anskum-pattern plasma grenade|plasma grenade]] in the troop bay as the doors opened, with the resulting explosion severing the dropship's control line and causing the aircraft to explode.{{Ref/Reuse|flood5}} | ||
===Looting and counterattack=== | ===Looting and counterattack=== | ||
