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 :::::It is a school in the middle of no where.  Wouldn't think it would be hit and so soon in this unknown war.  Might even imagine that a quick evac through the transport would be fast enough to get out of system  but a plan that failed fast due to I am sure a large covie fleet if 3 cruisers are going to be dropping troops!  The Covies are still a new and unknown enemy at this time period still.  As far as the ODST, yeah, that is part of what they do, drop behind the lines and flank, but that isn't the only thing they do either.  Here, there are no "lines" to drop behind but that isn't going to stop them from dropping in.  ODST are also known for dropping in the middle of a firefight ON the frontlines.  (ODST Live Action short anyone!?) A compound needed reinforcements.  Whatever ships where in space saw the covvies going into the atmosphere so started dumping their ODST for backup.   Plus who knows, maybe those UNSC ships were about to get destroyed so just needed to get rid of as much assets as possible before being destroyed.  Redog007
 ::::::My take on it is that whatever UNSC forces Black had available were probably positioned around the space station that serves as the counterweight to the tether to defend it, and any ships docked there, against Covenant attack. I'm assuming it was a a pretty sizeable military presence (perhaps 5-10 cruisers & frigates)... Enough that the Sangheili would have sought to divide the defending forces by going straight for a ground attack. In this way, they could (and did) cut off the main means of escape for any people stuck dirt-side and, since their SDV-class corvettes are unshielded, they would be afforded relative protection from enemy fire from above due to their position right over the school. Taking this action would force any UNSC ships above them to commit resources to a ground battle, which is just the sort of fight that the Sangheili prefer. That way, if the situation appeared untenable & it looked like the UNSC might decide to fire MAC rounds "danger close" onto the academy's location in order to hit the ships, they could simply cloak & move to more favorable positions against the UNSC forces in orbit. Apparently, the Sangheili were watching Col. Mehaffey's lecture on the Battle of Cannae as well... JJ wanted to know how to apply the strategy? I think he just got his answer...[[User talk:DJenser|DJenser]] 17:05, 22 October 2012 (EDT)
+==Part 4==
+Awesome, even better than 3. The sudden violence of how nearly everyone dies really emphasises just how screwed humanity is at this time. There are no final speeches, emotive last words or heroic dying actions: Mehaffey gets ripped apart by Needler fire, JJ gets impaled by a Sangheili he can't even see (incidentally, the scene of his glasses steaming up just before the Elite runs him through was brilliant), the otherwise tough and strong Vickers goes up against the same Elite and gets taken to pieces, Laksy finds Black's corpse just slumped in the seat of his Warthog (was he running away?). Then there's the survivors - according to John, he Lasky, Chyler, April and Sully are the only people left ''on the planet''. April, who put up a show of being a Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, seems to be on the point of losing it in a truly stressful situation. So is squad joker Sully. And the four have just endured the terrifying experience of sharing a room with an invisible Elite (which reminded me of something from ''Alien'') before John's knife-in-the-neck greeting. All of it brilliant.--[[User talk:The All-knowing Sith&#39;ari|The All-knowing Sith&#39;ari]] 09:09, 26 October 2012 (EDT)