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In the latter part of the battle, the [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] were joined in battle by the [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinels]] and [[Flood]]. | In the latter part of the battle, the [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] were joined in battle by the [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinels]] and [[Flood]]. | ||
==Fleeing ''Pillar of | ==Fleeing ''Pillar of Autumn''== | ||
Following the | Following the disastrous [[First Battle of Reach|defeat at Reach]] and the loss of a third of her tech staff, the [[UNSC]] ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' made an apparently blind jump, but possibly planned by the AI [[Cortana]], [[slipspace]] jump, from where they would then make their way to [[Earth]]. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' and the approximately 1,100 humans on it were followed and, upon arriving in orbit of the planet [[Threshold]], were intercepted by the pursuing [[Covenant]] vessels. | ||
As [[ | As the [[Covenant]] began boarding ''Pillar of Autumn'', the vessel managed to destroy four of the Covenant vessels and force one, ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' to retreat for repairs. As the boarding of ''Pillar of Autumn'' continued, [[Thom Shephard]] was forced to release [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] from his [[Cryo-chamber]] but was later killed by a conduit explosion. | ||
The [[Master Chief]] then proceeded to the [[bridge]] of ''Pillar of Autumn'' where he was joined with the shipboard [[AI]] [[Cortana]], he then evacuated to the recently discovered [[Installation 04]] along with most of ''Pillar of Autumn'''s crew. Once on the ground, the ODST battalion made a quick base but separated, with a company heading to the location where the ship's Pelican squadron had landed, Lieutenant McKay's company attacking a nearby butte, and the last two companies manning the base and repulsing an assault by a hundred Ghosts. The ODSTs fended of the attack, killing more than 50 [[Elite]]s, including a Zealot, but suffered twenty-three killed and sixteen wounded. McKay lost only one [[marine]], while the fourth company lost a few more performing an aerial assault on the butte. | |||
They also raided a | Upon arrival on the ring, [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] was captured and the command crew and a squad of marines were executed by the Covenant. The Master Chief managed to rescue 63 naval personnel and [[Marines]] before executing a [[Raid on the Truth and Reconciliation|successful rescue operation aboard ''Truth and Reconciliation'']], with 36 marines and ODSTs killed and 3 marines plus the Captain rescued. | ||
They also raided a dozen other locations, stealing enemy equipment such as [[Shade]]s and a large number of [[Banshees]]. This would motivate the Covenant to take the humans seriously and place a large amount of effort into stamping out the human forces. | |||
The UNSC forces would also raid the crashed [[Pillar of Autumn]], destroying a large force of Ghosts and a [[Spirit]] dropship as well as killing many Covenant troops. They then retrieved many Warthogs and Scorpions from the cruiser's vehicle bays and drove them in a convoy to [[Alpha Base]]. At a trio of hills, the Covenant attempted to ambush the convoy with [[Wraith]] tanks and air support, but only managed to inflict moderate damage before losing the tanks and a large portion of their ground forces to the Scorpions' return fire. The tanks would later see use around the ringworld, most notably in the defense of Alpha Base. | The UNSC forces would also raid the crashed [[Pillar of Autumn]], destroying a large force of Ghosts and a [[Spirit]] dropship as well as killing many Covenant troops. They then retrieved many Warthogs and Scorpions from the cruiser's vehicle bays and drove them in a convoy to [[Alpha Base]]. At a trio of hills, the Covenant attempted to ambush the convoy with [[Wraith]] tanks and air support, but only managed to inflict moderate damage before losing the tanks and a large portion of their ground forces to the Scorpions' return fire. The tanks would later see use around the ringworld, most notably in the defense of Alpha Base. | ||
==September 20, 2552== | ==September 20, 2552== | ||