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Summary

Operation: PROMETHEUS was a suicide mission ordered by the Office of Naval Intelligence. The mission took place on K7-49, a volcanic asteroid which served as a Covenant shipyard. The mission was to destroy the Covenant plasma reactors, disabling the shipyard and halting Covenant assaults. The success of the mission would save countless lives.

Alpha Company succeeded, but at a great cost: all the participating Spartan-IIIs died in the battle.

Timeline

July 27, 2537:

300 Spartan-IIIs of Alpha Company land on K7-49 at 0700 hours.

July 28, 2537:

The Spartan-IIIs have disabled 7 of the reactors on the surface.

The Covenant respond with the first heavy wave of troops, containing legions of Jackals.

July 31, 2537:

The Spartan-IIIs have disabled 20 of the 30 reactors.

The Covenant responds with a second heavy wave of troops, including numerous Elites and Banshees.

August 2, 2537:

27 of the 30 reactors have been disabled. The Spartan-IIIs have fulfilled their mission.

A third heavy wave of Covenant troops arrives, containing Elites and Hunters.

The Spartan-IIIs are cut off from their Calypso-class Exfiltration Craft. The remaining Spartans are eventually overrun and killed.

Historical Significance

The operation is an obvious allusion to the Battle of Thermopylae. 300 Spartans were present at both battles, both were suicide missions, both were fought in order to slow the enemy down enough for the respective sides to prepare and survive longer, and both resulted the deaths of all Spartan combatants.

Trivia

Not all members of Alpha Company were killed in the battle. Carter-A259, Emile-A239, and Jun-A266 served with Noble Team as of August 2552.

Sources

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 |commanders1=[[Kurt Ambrose]]
 |commanders2=Unknown
-|forces1=*Alpha Company (300 [[SPARTAN-III]]s)
+|forces1=*Alpha Company (300 [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-IIIs]])
 *Multiple [[Calypso-class Exfiltration Craft|''Calypso''-class Exfiltration Craft]]
-|forces2=*Thousands of  covenant soldiers
+|forces2=*Thousands of  Covenant soldiers
-**[[Grunt]]s
+**[[Unggoy|Grunt]]
-**[[Jackal]]s
+**[[Kig-yar|Jackal]]
-**[[Elite]]s
+**[[Sangheili|Elite]]
-**[[Hunter]]s
+**[[Mgalekgolo|Hunter]]
-**[[Engineer]]s
+**[[Huragok|Engineer]]
-*Multiple [[Banshee]]s
+*Multiple [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]]
-|casual1=All of Alpha Company
+|casual1=All participating members of Alpha Company
 |casual2=Unknown
 }}
 == Summary ==
-The battle was a suicide mission ordered by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] Brass. However, it was not in vain, because it was necessary for the survival of the [[UNSC]]. It took place on [[K7-49]], a volcanic asteroid which also served as a Covenant shipyard. The mission was to destroy its plasma reactors to disable the shipyard, halting Covenant assaults. The success of the mission would save countless lives.
+Operation: PROMETHEUS was a suicide mission ordered by the Office of Naval Intelligence. The mission took place on [[K7-49]], a volcanic asteroid which served as a Covenant shipyard. The mission was to destroy the Covenant plasma reactors, disabling the shipyard and halting Covenant assaults. The success of the mission would save countless lives.
-[[Alpha Company]] succeeded, but at a great cost: All of the [[Spartan-III]]'s died in the battle.
+[[Alpha Company]] succeeded, but at a great cost: all the participating Spartan-IIIs died in the battle.
 ==Timeline==
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 ===July 27, 2537:===
-*300 [[Spartan-III]]s of [[Alpha Company]] landed on [[K7-49]] at 0700.
+*300 Spartan-IIIs of Alpha Company land on K7-49 at 0700 hours.
 ===July 28, 2537:===
-*The Spartan-III's manage to disable [[7]] of the reactors on the surface.
+*The Spartan-IIIs have disabled [[7]] of the reactors on the surface.
-*The [[Covenant]] responds with the first heavy wave of troops. The first wave contains legions of [[Jackals]].
+*The Covenant respond with the first heavy wave of troops, containing legions of Jackals.
 ===July 31, 2537:===
-*The Spartan-III's have disabled 20 of the 30 reactors.
+*The Spartan-IIIs have disabled 20 of the 30 reactors.
-*The Covenant responds with a second heavy wave of troops. This time, groups of [[Elites]] and [[Banshees]].
+*The Covenant responds with a second heavy wave of troops, including numerous Elites and Banshees.
 ===August 2, 2537:===
-*27 of the 30 reactors are disabled. The Spartan-IIIs have fulfilled their mission.
+*27 of the 30 reactors have been disabled. The Spartan-IIIs have fulfilled their mission.
-*A third heavy wave of Covenant troops arrive, containing Elites and Hunters.
+*A third heavy wave of Covenant troops arrives, containing Elites and Hunters.
-*The Spartan-III's are cut off from their [[Calypso-class Exfiltration Craft]]. The remaining Spartans are eventually overrun and killed.
+*The Spartan-IIIs are cut off from their ''Calypso''-class Exfiltration Craft. The remaining Spartans are eventually overrun and killed.
 ==Historical Significance==
-This is most likely an allusion to the [[Wikipedia: Battle of Thermopylae|Battle of Thermopylae]]. There were 300 Spartans at both battles, both were a suicide mission, both were fought in order to slow the enemy down enough for their sides to prepare and survive longer, and in both all the Spartans died.
+The operation is an obvious allusion to the [[Wikipedia: Battle of Thermopylae|Battle of Thermopylae]]. 300 Spartans were present at both battles, both were suicide missions, both were fought in order to slow the enemy down enough for the respective sides to prepare and survive longer, and both resulted the deaths of all Spartan combatants.
 ==Trivia==
-*According to [[Ghosts of Onyx]], [[Hunters]] were first seen by [[humans]] during this operation, although all of the participating SPARTAN-IIIs were killed. However, Hunters are prominently featured in [[Halo Wars]], which takes place in [[2531]], six years prior. This is most likely because the only people to see the Hunters, the crew of the [[Spirit of Fire]], were not in contact with the rest of the [[UNSC]].
+*Not all members of Alpha Company were killed in the battle. [[Carter-A259]], [[Emile-A239]], and [[Jun-A266]] served with [[Noble Team]] as of [[2552#August|August 2552]].
 ==Sources==