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| | #REDIRECT [[Battle of Mombasa]] |
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| |prev=[[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]
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| |conc=[[First Battle of Earth]]
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| |next=[[Battle of Onyx]]
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| |name=First Battle of Mombasa
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| |image=[[Image:Halo2-05.jpg|300px]]
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| |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
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| |date=October 20, 2552
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| |place=[[Mombasa]], [[Republic of Kenya]]
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| |result=Strategic [[UNSC]] victory, New Mombasa destroyed
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| |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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| |side2=[[Covenant]]
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| |commanders1=[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Lord Hood|Hood]], [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]]
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| |commanders2=[[High Prophet of Regret]]
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| |forces1=
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| *(1) [[UNSC Frigate|Frigate]]
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| **{{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}
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| *[[Colonial Militia]]
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| *[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
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| **[[405th Marine Infantry Division|405<sup>th</sup> Marine Infantry Division]]
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| ***[[17th Marine Regiment]]
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| ***[[77th Marine Regiment]]
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| **[[105th ODST Division|105<sup>th</sup> Shock Division]]
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| ***[[7th ODST Battalion]]
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| |forces2=*(1) [[Assault Carrier]]
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| **(2) [[Type-47 UHAP|Type-47 UHAP "Scarabs"]]
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| **Numerous [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Type-52 "Phantom" Troop Carriers]]
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| **Numerous [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Type-26 GSA "Banshees"]]
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| **Numerous [[Type-25 Wraith|Type-25 Wraith MBT]]s
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| **Numerous [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Type-32 RAV "Ghosts"]]
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| **Numerous [[Shadow]] Troop Carriers
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| |casual1=Colonial Militia wiped out<br />
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| Light civilian casualties<br />
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| Probably light casualties for Marine forces
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| |casual2=Probably heavy casualties<br />
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| (2) [[Type-47 UHAP|Type-47 UHAP "Scarabs"]]
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| }}
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| The '''First Battle of Mombasa''' was a sub-battle of the [[First Battle of Earth]], taking place in late [[2552|October 2552]]. Over the course of the battle, [[Covenant]] forces captured the city of [[Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] and it was quickly retaken in a matter of hours by the [[UNSC]].<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', levels [[Outskirts]] and [[Metropolis]]</ref>.
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| ==Background==
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| After decrypting Forerunner artifacts, the [[Covenant]] had been given [[Slipspace]] coordinates to a [[Forerunner]] facility highly important in their concept of [[The Great Journey]]. Unknown to them, this facility was on the [[human]] homeworld, [[Earth]].
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| During the [[Raid of Reach]], the [[Human]] [[AI]], [[Cortana]] intercepted the Covenant's plans to move a large fleet to [[Earth]]. Unaware of the intentions of the Covenant's plan, the [[UNSC]] interpreted it as an attack against their homeworld and implemented [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]], destroying the invasion force that was intended for securing [[Earth]].
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| The [[High Prophet of Regret]], wishing to proceed with securing the facility despite the losses, took a force of 15 warships to [[Earth]]. Though surprised to find not only a human presence on the planet, but a planet more fortified than any previously encountered human-held world, the Prophet deemed his mission important enough to proceed and utilized many tactics to ensure his safe arrival on the surface. The coordinates provided by the [[Forerunner]] information indicated that his quarry was around the area of [[Mombasa]].
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| ==Beginning==
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| ===Covenant Invasion===
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| During the [[First Battle of Earth]], a single Covenant Carrier (the High Prophet of Regrets flagship) broke through [[UNSC Home Fleet]] defensive lines and landed on Earth <ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', page 90</ref>. The ship landed at [[Mombasa]] in [[Kenya]]. The city was lightly defended, with only elements of the [[77th Marine Regiment|77th Marines]] scattered around the city <ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', pages 86 to 98</ref>.
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| The UNSC activated the city's [[Colonial Militia]] to fight the Covenant invaders. The Covenant forces proved to be far superior and the Militia was eliminated <ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', page 92 and 93</ref>. However, this allowed for almost all of the citizens of Mombasa to evacuate from the city using boats destined for other surrounding cities <ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', page 97 and 98</ref>.
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| More [[UNSC Marine Corps]] units later poured into the region after the initial attack, including the [[405th Marine Infantry Division]] and the rest of the 77th Marine Regiment.
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| ===UNSC Insertion===
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| Three [[Pelicans|D77H-TCI Pelican Dropships]] were deployed by the [[In Amber Clad]] to board the [[Assault Carrier]] hovering near the [[New Mombasa Orbital Elevator]]. Intercepted transmission from the Covenant forces lead the UNSC to (correctly) believe that it was the [[High Prophet of Regret]] in command of the opposing force, making his capture their highest objective. However, before they could get near the the Carrier, the formation ran across a [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] which shot down two of the Pelicans, one carrying [[Sergeant Major|SgtMaj]] [[Avery Johnson]] and [[John-117|SPARTAN John-117]] and the other carrying [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Pete Stacker]] and an [[ODST|ODST]] squad.
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| Both teams suffered few casualties from their respective crashes. The Spartan's team moved into a nearby bunker while Stacker's team moved up the beach to the [[Hotel Zanzibar]] and set up a command post, eliminating several Covenant units in the process. Both teams then waited in their respective locations for extraction.
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| ===Outskirts===
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| [[Image:Pelican and warthog.jpg|200px|thumb|right|UNSC Forces approaching New Mombasa.]]
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| After the Covenant made several attempts to eliminate [[Spartan-117]]'s group including sending in a pair of [[Lekgolo]]s, the third Pelican from their flight found the group and gave them coordinates of an extraction point. [[Commander Keyes]] ordered Johnson to regroup with the [[In Amber Clad]] so that he could coordinate further deployment of Infantry and Armor units while the Spartan continued on foot through the city to find the second squad.
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| The pinned down [[ODST|ODSTs]] in Hotel Zanzibar were rescued by John-117, who then organized an offense by destroying Covenant infantry, armor, and anti-aircraft batteries on the beaches facing New Mombasa.
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| ==UNSC Offensive==
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| ===Assault on the Bridge===
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| John-117 and his makeshift Marine unit entered a blown-out hole in a tunnel, and destroyed the forces hiding inside of it. After the engagement in the tunnels, they advanced towards the bridge connecting Old and New Mombasa. Before the SPARTAN got there, the Marine unit at the Bridge had exhausted itself fighting the Scarab.
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| John-117 arrived at the bridge to assess the situation while [[Avery Johnson]] reinforced the Marines with equipment, including a [[M808 Scorpion MBT]]. The Chief traveled across the bridge with the armored unit, clearing it of both Covenant armored and mechanized forces.
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| ===City Center===
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| After the engagement on the bridge, UNSC forces entered New Mombasa in large numbers. They linked up with various squads of Marines as they moved through the city, eliminating Covenant forces that were setting up positions. The [[John-117|SPARTAN's]] team worked their way towards the City Center, finding that the Scarab had, likewise, taken a similar path.
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| [[Image:scarabcannon.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Scarab fires upon a M808 Scorpion MBT.]]
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| Once in the city center, they found a Marine outpost commanded by [[Staff Sergeant|SSgt]] [[Marcus Banks]] of [["A" Company|Alpha Company]] under siege by a unit of [[Type-25 Wraith|Type-25 Wraith MBT's]]. A UNSC Mechanized unit destroyed the Wraiths, and secured a landing zone for reinforcements. The Pelicans dropped a platoon of Marine infantry and a M808 Scorpion MBT.
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| ==Conclusion==
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| ===Destruction of the Scarab===
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| The lumbering Type-47 Scarab appeared outside the City Center and destroyed a Scorpion MBT. Marines opened fire on the walker, but it was unaffected and just climbed over their position and moved into the Canals. However, it soon found itself trapped at the end of the Canal, giving the Marines a chance to attack it.
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| John-117 and Alpha Company followed the Scarab through the Canals and the Spartan boarded the walker. While the marines provided some cover fire, the Spartan defeated the forces manning the walker. After defeating its command crew, the [[Chief]] managed to destroy the [[Scarab]] from the inside by damaging its internal operating systems. The Marine forces in the area and the Spartan were extracted by Pelicans to the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} so that it could attack the Carrier.
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| ===Retreat===
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| [[Lord Hood]] was hesitant to let In Amber Clad engage the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s Assault Carrier, still above Mombasa and the [[New Mombasa Orbital Elevator|Mombasa Orbital Elevator]]. However, when the Carrier began jumping into slipspace while still in atmosphere, Hood recognized that the only ship able to follow was the In Amber Clad and gave the ship the green light to give chase.
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| The Pelicans carrying SPARTAN-117 and the Marines enter the ''In Amber Clad'', which followed the Assault Carrier into [[Slipspace]]. The Slipspace cataclysm caused the entire city to be demolished and it completely destroyed the Orbital Space Elevator, causing the Kenyan Savannah to be littered with pieces of the huge elevator spread over hundreds of miles. <ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', levels ''[[Crow's Nest (Level)|Crow's Nest]]'' and ''[[Tsavo Highway (Level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>.
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| ==Aftermath==
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| The Prophet of Regret would arrive upon [[Installation 05]] along with In Amber Clad. It is possible he acquired the location over the course of the Battle.
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| The UNSC would not discover the actual purpose of the Covenant's arrival on Earth until after the [[Battle of Installation 05]]. By this point, a second fleet of [[Covenant Loyalists]] had arrived and begun fighting the [[Second Battle of Earth]]. This, too, had a large amount of fighting in the general region - specifically around [[Battle of Voi|Voi]] where the Covenant began excavating the Forerunner structure,the Portal of the Ark.
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| ==Related Articles==
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| *[[First Battle of Earth]]
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| *[[Mombasa]]
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| **[[New Mombasa]]
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| **[[Old Mombasa]]
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| ==Sources==
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| <references/>
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