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[[File:Mombasa area.png|thumb|250px|New Mombasa and its surroundings, after the [[Battle of Mombasa]].]] | [[File:Mombasa area.png|thumb|250px|New Mombasa and its surroundings, after the [[Battle of Mombasa]].]] | ||
{{main|Battle of Mombasa}} | {{main|Battle of Mombasa}} | ||
On [[2552 #October|October 20th, 2552]], a small [[Regret's Fleet|fleet]] of Covenant [[Capital Ship|capital ships]] exited [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]] just off of Earth's [[Orbital Defense Platform|defensive network]]. During the ensuing battle, a Covenant [[Regret's Carrier|Assault Carrier]] breached the orbital fortifications and made its way to the surface. The ship, which carried the Covenant [[Hierarchs|Hierarch]] known as the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]], took position over New Mombasa, deploying troops and vehicles which occupied the city. The city's civilians either evacuated, took shelter, or were killed. In Old Mombasa, announcements in Swahili were broadcast over a public address system. These | On [[2552 #October|October 20th, 2552]], a small [[Regret's Fleet|fleet]] of Covenant [[Capital Ship|capital ships]] exited [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]] just off of Earth's [[Orbital Defense Platform|defensive network]]. During the ensuing battle, a Covenant [[Regret's Carrier|Assault Carrier]] breached the orbital fortifications and made its way to the surface. The ship, which carried the Covenant [[Hierarchs|Hierarch]] known as the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]], took position over New Mombasa, deploying troops and vehicles which occupied the city. The city's civilians either evacuated, took shelter, or were killed. In Old Mombasa, announcements in Swahili were broadcast over a public address system. These propagandist announcements encouraged New Mombasa's citizens to fight against the invading "alien zealots", even though there was very little truth to these announcements as they were only intended to increase moral of those that still remained after most of the city evacuated .<ref>[http://nikon.bungie.org/misc/h2dialogue.html?cat=swahili '''Halo.Bungie.org''': ''Halo 2 Dialogue Snippets - Snippets of Swahili'']</ref> | ||
Later that day, [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] was deployed into [[Old Mombasa]] to assist [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces to liberate the city from the Covenant. After fighting through the maze-like streets of the mainland, the Master Chief crossed the empty beach below the seawall and then entered the highway system and the bridge to New Mombasa. After a series of quick battles in a public park and the city streets, the Chief boarded and destroyed a Covenant [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] as it passed through the city's artificial canals. Instantly after destroying the Scarab, the Chief returned to the [[UNSC In Amber Clad|''In Amber Clad'']].<ref name="h2"/> At this point, the Covenant troops were retreating back into the [[Regret's Carrier|Prophet's Assault Carrier]], which was preparing to leave. Meanwhile in orbit, an ODST task force was preparing to hot-drop onto the Carrier and make their way inside. However, [[Dare's Shock Trooper Squad|one of the ODST squads]] was assigned to a classified mission by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] to drop into the premises of the ONI Alpha Site and secure the [[Vergil]] subroutine of the Superintendent, and prevent it from falling into Covenant hands - a task they were not informed of until in mid-drop.<ref name="odst"/> While the ODSTs were on their way down, the Carrier jumped into [[Slipstream Space|slipspace]], with the ''In Amber Clad'' in pursuit. | Later that day, [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] was deployed into [[Old Mombasa]] to assist [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces to liberate the city from the Covenant. After fighting through the maze-like streets of the mainland, the Master Chief crossed the empty beach below the seawall and then entered the highway system and the bridge to New Mombasa. After a series of quick battles in a public park and the city streets, the Chief boarded and destroyed a Covenant [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] as it passed through the city's artificial canals. Instantly after destroying the Scarab, the Chief returned to the [[UNSC In Amber Clad|''In Amber Clad'']].<ref name="h2"/> At this point, the Covenant troops were retreating back into the [[Regret's Carrier|Prophet's Assault Carrier]], which was preparing to leave. Meanwhile in orbit, an ODST task force was preparing to hot-drop onto the Carrier and make their way inside. However, [[Dare's Shock Trooper Squad|one of the ODST squads]] was assigned to a classified mission by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] to drop into the premises of the ONI Alpha Site and secure the [[Vergil]] subroutine of the Superintendent, and prevent it from falling into Covenant hands - a task they were not informed of until in mid-drop.<ref name="odst"/> While the ODSTs were on their way down, the Carrier jumped into [[Slipstream Space|slipspace]], with the ''In Amber Clad'' in pursuit. | ||