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|name | |name= Battle of Jericho VII | ||
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|prev | |prev= [[Raid on Camp New Hope]] <small>([[Insurrection]]) </small> <br> [[Battle of Vodin]] | ||
|conc | |conc= | ||
|next | |next= [[Battle of Charybdis IX]] | ||
|conflict | |conflict= [[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date | |date=[[2535|February 9, 2535]] - [[2535|February 12, 2535]] | ||
|place | |place= On and above the planet of [[Jericho VII]], [[Lambda Serpentis system|Lambda Serpentis System]] | ||
|result | |result= Covenant Pyrrhic Victory | ||
*Jericho VII [[Glassing|glassed]] | *Jericho VII [[Glassing|glassed]] | ||
*Heavy Covenant ground casualties | *Heavy Covenant ground casualties | ||
|side1= [[United Nations Space Command]] | |||
|side1 | |side2= [[Covenant]] | ||
|side2 | |commanders1= | ||
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*[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[De Blanc]] | *[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[De Blanc]] | ||
*[[Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] | *[[Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] | ||
|commanders2 = | |commanders2= | ||
*[[Prophet of Candor]] | *[[Prophet of Candor]] | ||
*Unnamed [[Arbiter]] | *Unnamed [[Arbiter]] | ||
|forces1 | |forces1= *Dozens of vessels | ||
**2 [[UNSC carrier|carrier]] | **2 [[UNSC carrier|carrier]] | ||
**Dozens of [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]]s | **Dozens of [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]]s | ||
***{{UNSCship|Resolute}} | ***{{UNSCship|Resolute}}<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 7'' (''"In orbit, there were dozens of frigates, destroyers, and two massive carriers."'')</ref> | ||
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**Dozens of [[UNSC frigate|frigate]]s <ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref> | **Dozens of [[UNSC frigate|frigate]]s <ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref> | ||
*Platoon of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] | *Platoon of [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]] | ||
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**Three Divisions<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 7'' (''"As predicted, the Spartans of Red, Blue, and Green teams—augmenting three divisions of battle-hardened UNSC Marines—had stalled a Covenant ground advance."'')</ref> | **Three Divisions<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 7'' (''"As predicted, the Spartans of Red, Blue, and Green teams—augmenting three divisions of battle-hardened UNSC Marines—had stalled a Covenant ground advance."'')</ref> | ||
*[[UNSC]] [[AI]] [[Kusanagi]] | *[[UNSC]] [[AI]] [[Kusanagi]] | ||
|forces2 | |forces2= *36 Covenant vessels<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 8'' (''"Three dozen Covenant ships—big ones, destroyers and cruisers—winked into view in the system."'')</ref> | ||
** [[Covenant destroyer]]s | ** [[Covenant destroyer]]s | ||
**[[Covenant cruiser]]s | **[[Covenant cruiser]]s | ||
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**[[Type-29 Shade]]s | **[[Type-29 Shade]]s | ||
**[[Unggoy|Grunts]] | **[[Unggoy|Grunts]] | ||
|casual1 | |casual1= | ||
*Minor ground losses | *Minor ground losses | ||
**[[105th Drop Jet Platoon]] | **[[105th Drop Jet Platoon]] | ||
*Heavy space losses | *Heavy space losses | ||
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*Heavy ground losses | *Heavy ground losses | ||
*Moderate space losses | *Moderate space losses | ||
Revision as of 18:35, January 14, 2015
The Battle of Jericho VII was a battle fought between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant in early 2535 on the human colony of Jericho VII.
The Battle
Covenant forces led by an unnamed Arbiter under orders of the Prophet of Candor, landed on Jericho VII, where they encountered tough resistance from UNSC forces above the planet and on the ground, resulting in a three day long stalemate.
On the ground, Blue Team Members: Blue-One, Two, Three, Four, and Five massacred the Covenant troops. Blue Team's mission was to draw out the Covenant rear guard, so Red Team could slip behind their lines and plant a HAVOK tactical nuke, hoping to destroy the next Covenant ship that landed and dropped its shields.[1] These few Spartans were able to kill hundreds of Grunts and destroy Shade turrets with little difficulty, as well as neutralizing their Banshee air support, by using the fougasses they had planted in case the Grunts got out of hand.
The Marines, operating elsewhere, suffered minor casualties and easily accomplished their goals as well. However, the 105th Drop Jet Platoon was slaughtered by a massive force of Grunts. Blue Team swept through the area and avenged the platoon by killing hundreds of the Grunts involved in that operation. All of the Spartan teams accomplished their missions and returned safely to the remaining fleet in a Pelican dropship.
Unfortunately, the UNSC fleet lost control of the space around Jericho VII after a brutal three day battle with the Covenant fleet. However, Captain De Blanc was able to evacuate the Spartans before the enemy fleet began its glassing of the planet. Spartan-117 requested to watch the planet being glassed. He observed the assault for nearly an hour as Jericho VII was destroyed.
Intelligence gained from the battle was utilized in the creation of the CQB variant of the MJOLNIR armor.
Trivia
The name of the conflict is similar to that of the biblical Battle of Jericho.
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Reach (Mentioned only)
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 2
