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{{ | {{Quote|Immediate: Grid kilo two-three is hot. Recommend mission abort.|A Marine recon unit during the Covenant attack.}} | ||
'''Grid Kilo 23''' | '''Grid Kilo 23''' is a sector of the city of [[Old Mombasa]] on the planet [[Earth]].<ref name="out">''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level [[Outskirts]]</ref> | ||
It consisted of a broad highway, and during the [[Battle of | It consisted of a broad highway, and during the [[Battle of Mombasa]], a [[Covenant]] [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] was defending this grid sector, along with great numbers of other Covenant forces. A [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] strike force of four [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Warthogs]] and three [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican Dropships]] were dispatched over Grid Kilo 23 to attack the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s assault carrier, ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', that was commanding the Covenant forces. | ||
[[Marine]] reconnaissance observing the grid sector noted the high Covenant troop concentrations, but failed to see a nearby Scarab battle walker, which was behind a building. As the three Pelicans neared the Scarab, unaware of its presence, the Scarab shot | [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] reconnaissance observing the grid sector noted the high Covenant troop concentrations, but failed to see a nearby Scarab battle walker, which was behind a building. As the three Pelicans neared the Scarab, unaware of its presence, the Scarab shot all three of them down with its plasma weapons. | ||
There were several survivors at each crash site, though in both cases the pilots perished in the crash. One of them consisted of [[ | There were several survivors at each crash site, though in both cases the pilots perished in the crash. One of them consisted of [[John-117]], [[Avery Johnson|Avery J. Johnson]], and three anonymous Marines, two with [[BR55 Battle Rifle|Battle Rifle]]s and one with an [[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun|SMG]]. The second was carrying [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Marcus Stacker]] and a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] which crashed landed on a beach behind [[Hotel Zanzibar]].{{Ref/Reuse|out}} | ||
==Trivia== | |||
In ''[[Halo 3]]'', there is a Pelican dropship with the designation of ''[[Kilo 023]]''. | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{MombasaLocales}} | {{MombasaLocales}} | ||
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