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==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
[[File:Autumn Arrival.png|left | [[File:Autumn Arrival.png|left|thumb|The ''Pillar of Autumn'' and its Longsword escort arrive at Installation 04.]] | ||
On August 30, the ''Pillar of Autumn'' fled the Fall of Reach, along with its complement of personnel. The ship was followed by the Fleet of Particular Justice, led by the Fleetmaster [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee, who hereby ordered all vessels of the fleet to contribute two [[Space fighter|fightercraft]] to advance recon pickets to ensure the human cruiser would not be able to slip past the fleet defenses, while the fleet held position on the far side of the ring.<ref name="LC3">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]], [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drops]] - Crate #3''</ref> The fleet had arrived earlier than the ''Autumn'' thanks to their superior [[Borer|slipspace drive]] technology.<ref name="CEPOA">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]: campaign level, [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> The Minor Prophet would declare the matter one of religious significance and invoke his right to leadership, though this would be contested on the grounds of 'Vadamee, who insisted he would not relinquish command to a politician in combat.<ref name="LC3"/> The two would convene aboard the fleet's flagship ''[[Seeker of Truth]]'' to contact [[High Charity]] for guidance,<ref name="LC3"/> though no contact was able to be made, and no decision reached.<ref name="adjunct">''[[Halo: The Flood]]: [[Halo: The Flood#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]] - [[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]''</ref> | On August 30, the ''Pillar of Autumn'' fled the Fall of Reach, along with its complement of personnel. The ship was followed by the Fleet of Particular Justice, led by the Fleetmaster [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee, who hereby ordered all vessels of the fleet to contribute two [[Space fighter|fightercraft]] to advance recon pickets to ensure the human cruiser would not be able to slip past the fleet defenses, while the fleet held position on the far side of the ring.<ref name="LC3">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]], [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drops]] - Crate #3''</ref> The fleet had arrived earlier than the ''Autumn'' thanks to their superior [[Borer|slipspace drive]] technology.<ref name="CEPOA">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]: campaign level, [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> The Minor Prophet would declare the matter one of religious significance and invoke his right to leadership, though this would be contested on the grounds of 'Vadamee, who insisted he would not relinquish command to a politician in combat.<ref name="LC3"/> The two would convene aboard the fleet's flagship ''[[Seeker of Truth]]'' to contact [[High Charity]] for guidance,<ref name="LC3"/> though no contact was able to be made, and no decision reached.<ref name="adjunct">''[[Halo: The Flood]]: [[Halo: The Flood#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]] - [[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]''</ref> | ||
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==The battle== | ==The battle== | ||
[[File:HFR_Banshee_SpaceBattle.png|left | [[File:HFR_Banshee_SpaceBattle.png|left|thumb|Banshees attack the ''Pillar of Autumn''.]] | ||
The first shot fired in the battle was suffered by the ''Pillar of Autumn'' only twenty minutes after its arrival when a [[Seraph]] managed to slip through the cruiser's sentry screening. The fighter was shortly destroyed by one of the escort Longswords, though another wave of fighters would be inbound, with the boarding craft behind.<ref name="flood1">''Halo: The Flood, chapter one''</ref> As the cruiser cleared the gas giant [[Threshold]], the crew were met with the sight of a [[Halo Array|gargantuan megastructure]] of neither human nor Covenant origin.<ref name="flood1"/> Cortana was able to identify four [[battle group]]s of three {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s, estimating she'd be able to use the cruiser to get 3-4 kills on the Covenant fleet with those odds. At this time, technicians [[Samuel Marcus]] and [[Thom Shephard]] were authorised to wake up [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] from [[Cryo chamber|stasis]].<ref name="CEPOA"/> | The first shot fired in the battle was suffered by the ''Pillar of Autumn'' only twenty minutes after its arrival when a [[Seraph]] managed to slip through the cruiser's sentry screening. The fighter was shortly destroyed by one of the escort Longswords, though another wave of fighters would be inbound, with the boarding craft behind.<ref name="flood1">''Halo: The Flood, chapter one''</ref> As the cruiser cleared the gas giant [[Threshold]], the crew were met with the sight of a [[Halo Array|gargantuan megastructure]] of neither human nor Covenant origin.<ref name="flood1"/> Cortana was able to identify four [[battle group]]s of three {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s, estimating she'd be able to use the cruiser to get 3-4 kills on the Covenant fleet with those odds. At this time, technicians [[Samuel Marcus]] and [[Thom Shephard]] were authorised to wake up [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] from [[Cryo chamber|stasis]].<ref name="CEPOA"/> | ||
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===Boarding actions=== | ===Boarding actions=== | ||
[[File:HCEA PillarOfAutumn CorridorBattle Concept.jpg|thumb| | [[File:HCEA PillarOfAutumn CorridorBattle Concept.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Marines fend off Covenant boarders.]] | ||
Out of fear of damaging the ring, Covenant forces were ordered by the Minor Prophet of Stewardship to concentrate on boarding actions as opposed to firing ship-borne weaponry. The Covenant launched waves of boarding craft<ref name="CEPOA"/><ref name="flood1"/> to drop off troops on the ship. Aboard the ''Pillar of Autumn'', the [[ODST]] complement under command of Major [[Antonio Silva]] was ordered to defend the ship's engine rooms and power plant,<ref name="flood1"/> while [[5th Platoon]] was ordered to secure airlocks on deck 11 and [[14th Platoon]] was ordered to rendezvous with the [[22nd Tactical]] at bulkhead charlie-14. In the hangar bay, Sergeant [[Avery Johnson]] gave a speech to his Marines.<ref name="CEPOA"/> To assist in the ongoing defensive operations, one bridge crew member operated the life support controls and used them to suck out their air from compartments occupied by Covenant forces.<ref name="flood1"/> | Out of fear of damaging the ring, Covenant forces were ordered by the Minor Prophet of Stewardship to concentrate on boarding actions as opposed to firing ship-borne weaponry. The Covenant launched waves of boarding craft<ref name="CEPOA"/><ref name="flood1"/> to drop off troops on the ship. Aboard the ''Pillar of Autumn'', the [[ODST]] complement under command of Major [[Antonio Silva]] was ordered to defend the ship's engine rooms and power plant,<ref name="flood1"/> while [[5th Platoon]] was ordered to secure airlocks on deck 11 and [[14th Platoon]] was ordered to rendezvous with the [[22nd Tactical]] at bulkhead charlie-14. In the hangar bay, Sergeant [[Avery Johnson]] gave a speech to his Marines.<ref name="CEPOA"/> To assist in the ongoing defensive operations, one bridge crew member operated the life support controls and used them to suck out their air from compartments occupied by Covenant forces.<ref name="flood1"/> | ||