First Battle of Harvest: Difference between revisions

===Siege on Gladsheim===

For a week after the meeting, ''Rapid Conversion'' remained still in high orbit with all of its crew aboard. Despite the warning to evacuate to Harvest's capital of [[Utgard]], a majority of [[Gladsheim]]'s residents remained in the town—believing that a remote town such as Gladsheim would not be attacked by the aliens.<ref name="ch289">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 289''</ref> However, on [[2525|February 22, 2525]], the vessel remained in orbit over Gladsheim with its heavy plasma weapons charging.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 279''</ref> Johnson and Byrne took several squads of militiamen to Gladsheim in an effort to evacuate the town's inhabitants. Maccabeus had the Jiralhanae crew of the ''Rapid Conversion'' scan the town's surrounding location in search for Harvest's alleged "Oracles". While Johnson and Byrne searched for the town's residents, ''Rapid Conversion'' used its ventral beam to destroy the outlying settlements around Gladsheim for over two hours. With the large alien warship in position over Gladsheim, two thousand refugees that had managed to escape the ship's initial attacks made their way to the town's [[MagLev train]] terminal. [[One-Alpha Squad]] and [[One-Bravo Squad|One-Bravo]] assisted with the evacuation. Unarmed [[Yanme'e]] scouts began to group at [[Gladsheim Main Street]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 286''</ref> As ''Rapid Conversion'' drifted over [[Dry Creek Road]], Johnson asked Harvest's [[AI]], [[Mack]], to block off the road to civilians.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 288''</ref>