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[[Sydney]], [[Australia]] was one of the cities invaded by the Covenant during the engagement due to its importance in UNSC's war effort. Though the city suffered heavy damage by Covenant bombardment, the UNSC's [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] remained undamaged.{{Ref/Novel|Id=glasslandsp.26|Novel=Halo: Glasslands|Page=26-33}} [[Diego Garcia]], following its effective attacks against the initial Covenant forces during the [[Battle of Mombasa]], was attacked by a Covenant [[capital ship]] to destroy the base, but the base managed to survive the attack.{{Ref/Book|Id=encycearth|Book=Halo Encyclopedia|Detail=Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)}}{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]|Page=265}} [[Aranuka]], a vast city-platform built, was aggressively invaded by the Covenant, killing thousands of Aranukan inslanders, and much of the city was destroyed in their research for a supposed hidden Forerunner artifact. Despite heavy casualties, the UNSC was able to drift the alien invaders away and the [[Aranuka Space Tether]] survived the siege of the city.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=loochapt2}} | [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] was one of the cities invaded by the Covenant during the engagement due to its importance in UNSC's war effort. Though the city suffered heavy damage by Covenant bombardment, the UNSC's [[HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6]] remained undamaged.{{Ref/Novel|Id=glasslandsp.26|Novel=Halo: Glasslands|Page=26-33}} [[Diego Garcia]], following its effective attacks against the initial Covenant forces during the [[Battle of Mombasa]], was attacked by a Covenant [[capital ship]] to destroy the base, but the base managed to survive the attack.{{Ref/Book|Id=encycearth|Book=Halo Encyclopedia|Detail=Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)}}{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]|Page=265}} [[Aranuka]], a vast city-platform built, was aggressively invaded by the Covenant, killing thousands of Aranukan inslanders, and much of the city was destroyed in their research for a supposed hidden Forerunner artifact. Despite heavy casualties, the UNSC was able to drift the alien invaders away and the [[Aranuka Space Tether]] survived the siege of the city.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=loochapt2}} | ||
On [[2552#November|November 3]] when the [[Great Schism]] finally erupted among the Covenant with all [[Covenant separatists|now-casted out]] Sangheili and Covenant forces, now led by the Jiralhanae as the new dominant military backbone of the hegemony, turning and fighting each other which resulted many Sangheili being allied with the UNSC following the death of the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]] [[Tartarus]] during the [[Battle of Installation 05]],{{Ref/Reuse|H2GJ}} the Spartan Blue Team were [[Battle of Havana|deployed]] to [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], where they stole the enemy Jiralhanae [[CPV-class heavy destroyer|destroyer]] ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'', and destroyed another destroyer and the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]]. They subsequently redeployed aboard the stolen ship to the Forerunner [[shield world]] [[Onyx]] to aid [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], the creator of the SPARTAN-II program.{{Ref/Novel|Id=goop.220|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=220}} During the same day, the | On [[2552#November|November 3]] when the [[Great Schism]] finally erupted among the Covenant with all [[Covenant separatists|now-casted out]] Sangheili and Covenant forces, now led by the Jiralhanae as the new dominant military backbone of the hegemony, turning and fighting each other which resulted many Sangheili being allied with the UNSC following the death of the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]] [[Tartarus]] during the [[Battle of Installation 05]],{{Ref/Reuse|H2GJ}} the Spartan Blue Team were [[Battle of Havana|deployed]] to [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], where they stole the enemy Jiralhanae [[CPV-class heavy destroyer|destroyer]] ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'', and destroyed another destroyer and the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]]. They subsequently redeployed aboard the stolen ship to the Forerunner [[shield world]] [[Onyx]] to aid [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]], the creator of the SPARTAN-II program.{{Ref/Novel|Id=goop.220|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=220}} During the same day, 3 UNSC [[expeditionary fleet]]s of the [[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]]: the [[Second Fleet|Second]], [[Seventh Fleet|Seventh]], and [[Sixteenth Fleet]]s,{{Ref/Novel|Id=goo204|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=204-205}} were contesting Earth orbit against numerous Covenant vessels during major orbital skirmishes as the fighting in orbit is scattering the orbital defense, but the Covenant continued to raid the surface in search of [[Forerunner]] artifacts, with many under the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s command mostly concentrating in East Africa.{{Ref/Book|Id=mythos|Book=Halo Mythos|Page=117}} As of November, the majority of cities were destroyed over the course of the Battle for Earth,{{Ref/Reuse|HUI3}} and the population of Earth was reduced to 5 billion earlier this month.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=ENC}} | ||
On [[2552#November|November 10]], Covenant forces began to excavate and occupy built-up positions centered around [[Free-fire Area OZONE]] in [[Arizona]], [[URNA]].{{Ref/Generic|Id=lootcrate2|Heading=[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]}} | On [[2552#November|November 10]], Covenant forces began to excavate and occupy built-up positions centered around [[Free-fire Area OZONE]] in [[Arizona]], [[URNA]].{{Ref/Generic|Id=lootcrate2|Heading=[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]}} | ||