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We don't know the ranks of the Gamma Company Spartans (other than Ash's likely erroneous one). While it's likely they graduated to the same rank as the S2s this is never confirmed. And Fred wasn't an LT at the time.
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(We don't know the ranks of the Gamma Company Spartans (other than Ash's likely erroneous one). While it's likely they graduated to the same rank as the S2s this is never confirmed. And Fred wasn't an LT at the time.) |
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|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date=[[2552#October|October 31]]-[[2552#November|November 3]], [[2552]] | |date=[[2552#October|October 31]]-[[2552#November|November 3]], [[2552]] | ||
|place=[[Onyx]], [[Zeta Doradus system | |place=[[Onyx]], [[Zeta Doradus system]] | ||
|result=Forerunner constructs strategic victory | |result=Forerunner constructs strategic victory | ||
*Some UNSC forces escape | *Some UNSC forces escape | ||
*Onyx de-coalesces into trillions of Sentinels | *Onyx de-coalesces into trillions of Sentinels | ||
*All Covenant | *All Covenant forces destroyed | ||
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2=[[Joyous Exultation alliance]] | |side2=[[Joyous Exultation alliance]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
The '''Battle of Onyx''' was a very large and prolonged military engagement between the [[Forerunner]] [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinels]] of the planet [[Onyx]], [[United Nations Space Command]] and a [[Joyous Exultation alliance|fledgling Covenant | The '''Battle of Onyx''' was a very large and prolonged military engagement between the [[Forerunner]] [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinels]] of the planet [[Onyx]], [[United Nations Space Command]] and a [[Joyous Exultation alliance|fledgling Covenant splinter group]]. | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
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Defeated once more, the remaining Covenant ships withdrew again to the opposite side of the planet but were there attacked by Sentinels who used plasma capture to destroy yet another three destroyers. Realizing their peril, the Covenant ships began to withdraw from Onyx's gravity well. Two ships were used as a rearguard and one was destroyed. 16 ships escaped in all.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 299-300''</ref> | Defeated once more, the remaining Covenant ships withdrew again to the opposite side of the planet but were there attacked by Sentinels who used plasma capture to destroy yet another three destroyers. Realizing their peril, the Covenant ships began to withdraw from Onyx's gravity well. Two ships were used as a rearguard and one was destroyed. 16 ships escaped in all.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 299-300''</ref> | ||
The intervention of the Sentinels allowed the UNSC ships time to regroup around Onyx's [[XF-063 IV-1|moon]]. There ''Dusk'' laid a minefield of 14 [[HORNET Mine|HORNETs]], each rating at thirty-megatons with vacuum-enhanced loads. The UNSC warships then opened fire from behind the moon, hitting some of the enemy but causing negligible damage, but drawing the Covenant's attention. As the Covenant closed to engage and entered the field the HORNETs were detonated, destroying all but four of the remaining Covenant warships. Two of these were immediately set upon by the UNSC and destroyed. The remaining two whipped around the moon and as battle was about to be joined again, a [[Covenant fleet]] of 32 ships arrived from slipspace. | The intervention of the Sentinels allowed the UNSC ships time to regroup around Onyx's [[XF-063 IV-1|moon]]. There ''Dusk'' laid a minefield of 14 [[HORNET Mine|HORNETs]], each rating at thirty-megatons with vacuum-enhanced loads. The UNSC warships then opened fire from behind the moon, hitting some of the enemy but causing negligible damage, but drawing the Covenant's attention. As the Covenant closed to engage and entered the field the HORNETs were detonated, destroying all but four of the remaining Covenant warships. Two of these were immediately set upon by the UNSC and destroyed. The remaining two whipped around the moon and as battle was about to be joined again, a [[Covenant fleet]] of 32 ships arrived from slipspace. Patterson's battle group was completely destroyed, except for ''Dusk'', in the one-sided engagement that followed. The UNSC battle group amazingly destroyed a total of 20 Covenant ships throughout the battle before being totally annihilated by the arrival of the new Covenant fleet.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 332-333''</ref> | ||
===Retreat to the shield world=== | ===Retreat to the shield world=== | ||
While the UNSC and Covenant fleets traded space-borne crossfire whilst in orbit, in the Forerunner city [[Kurt-051]]'s group of survivors was engaged by Covenant troops led personally by Voro Nar 'Mantakree. The | While the UNSC and Covenant fleets traded space-borne crossfire whilst in orbit, in the Forerunner city [[Kurt-051]]'s group of survivors was engaged by Covenant troops led personally by Voro Nar 'Mantakree. The SPARTAN-IIs and IIIs held off the enemy advance while Halsey, aided by [[Kelly-087]] and [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]], configured Onyx's [[teleportation grid]], their means of escape. [[Dante-G188]] was killed rescuing [[Fred-104]] from plasma and [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]] fire. Once the teleportation grid was functioning, the humans moved to the [[Sentinel manufacturing facility]] near the north pole in the aim of destroying it. At the advice of AI [[Endless Summer]], this would save Admiral Patterson's battle group. Halsey identified three key structures in the facility and they were destroyed by tricking Sentinels into firing on them.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 313-324''</ref> Moving on, Kurt-051's group came upon [[Team Katana]] trapped in [[slipspace field pod]]s. Unable to free the prisoners, the [[human]]s were forced to bring the sarcophagi with them as they traveled to the [[core room antechamber]] where they prepared a stand against pursuing Covenant troops.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 346-348''</ref> | ||
While two [[legion]]s of [[Unggoy]] attacked [[Lieutenant Commander]] Kurt-051 and his forces atop the stepped structure, the remainder of the attackers set up [[stationary shield generator]]s and placed three groups of thirty Sangheili and one [[Mgalekgolo]] pair behind each shield. From this jump-off point, the Sangheili formed a wall using [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet]]s and began to advance through grenade and sniper fire. When the Covenant reached the first step, redeployed [[Lotus Anti-Tank Mine|Lotus mines]] killed several Sangheili and dazed Mgalekgolo. One Mgalekgolo was dispatched by Kurt-051 before they could recover. Kelly-087 engaged and killed three [[type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]]-wielding Sangheili and was then flanked by two more Mgalekgolo but was saved by [[Holly-G003]], who was killed in the effort.<ref name="goo360">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 360-362''</ref> | While two [[legion]]s of [[Unggoy]] attacked [[Lieutenant Commander]] Kurt-051 and his forces atop the stepped structure, the remainder of the attackers set up [[stationary shield generator]]s and placed three groups of thirty Sangheili and one [[Mgalekgolo]] pair behind each shield. From this jump-off point, the Sangheili formed a wall using [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet]]s and began to advance through grenade and sniper fire. When the Covenant reached the first step, redeployed [[Lotus Anti-Tank Mine|Lotus mines]] killed several Sangheili and dazed Mgalekgolo. One Mgalekgolo was dispatched by Kurt-051 before they could recover. Kelly-087 engaged and killed three [[type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]]-wielding Sangheili and was then flanked by two more Mgalekgolo but was saved by [[Holly-G003]], who was killed in the effort.<ref name="goo360">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 360-362''</ref> | ||
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===Destruction of Onyx=== | ===Destruction of Onyx=== | ||
With the shield world closed and gated, Onyx disintegrated into its trillions of component Forerunner Sentinels. The Covenant | With the shield world closed and gated, Onyx disintegrated into its trillions of component Forerunner Sentinels. The Covenant fleet, so recently victorious against the humans, were finally obliterated by the swarm of vigilant constructs. Only the {{UNSCShip|Dusk}} managed to escape alive and intact.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 48''</ref> | ||
==Participants== | ==Participants== | ||
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**[[Lieutenant]] [[Bethany Durruno]] | **[[Lieutenant]] [[Bethany Durruno]] | ||
**[[Lieutenant]] [[Joe Yang]] | **[[Lieutenant]] [[Joe Yang]] | ||
**[[Frederic-104| | **[[Frederic-104|Chief Petty Officer Fred-104]] | ||
**[[William-043|Petty Officer Second Class Will | **[[William-043|Petty Officer Second Class Will-043]] | ||
**[[Linda-058|Petty Officer Second Class Linda | **[[Linda-058|Petty Officer Second Class Linda-058]] | ||
*Covenant | *Covenant | ||
**[[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] | **[[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] | ||
**[[Uruo 'Losonaee]] | **[[Uruo 'Losonaee]] | ||
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*UNSC | *UNSC | ||
**[[Kurt-051|Lieutenant Commander Ambrose / Kurt SPARTAN-051]] | **[[Kurt-051|Lieutenant Commander Ambrose / Kurt SPARTAN-051]] | ||
**[[Frederic-104| | **[[Frederic-104|Chief Petty Officer Fred-104]] | ||
**[[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] | **[[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] | ||
**[[William-043|Petty Officer Second Class Will | **[[William-043|Petty Officer Second Class Will-043]] | ||
**[[Linda-058|Petty Officer Second Class Linda | **[[Linda-058|Petty Officer Second Class Linda-058]] | ||
**[[Kelly-087|Petty Officer Second Class Kelly | **[[Kelly-087|Petty Officer Second Class Kelly-087]] | ||
**[[Lucy-B091|Petty Officer Second Class Lucy | **[[Lucy-B091|Petty Officer Second Class Lucy-B091]] | ||
**[[Tom-B292|Petty Officer Second Class Tom | **[[Tom-B292|Petty Officer Second Class Tom-B292]] | ||
**[[Holly | **[[Holly-G003]] | ||
**[[Ash | **[[Ash-G099]] | ||
**[[Dante | **[[Dante-G188]] | ||
**[[Olivia | **[[Olivia-G291]] | ||
**[[Mark | **[[Mark-G313]] | ||
**[[Catherine | **[[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey]] | ||
**[[Endless Summer|Endless Summer AI#4279]] | **[[Endless Summer|Endless Summer AI#4279]] | ||
**[[Jerrod|Jerrod "Micro AI"]] | **[[Jerrod|Jerrod "Micro AI"]] | ||
*Covenant | *Covenant | ||
**[[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] | **[[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] | ||
**[[Paruto Xida Konna]] | **[[Paruto Xida Konna]] | ||
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**{{UNSCShip|Glasgow Kiss}}, Destroyer | **{{UNSCShip|Glasgow Kiss}}, Destroyer | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Iwo Jima}}, Destroyer | **{{UNSCShip|Iwo Jima}}, Destroyer | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Dusk}}, [[ | **{{UNSCShip|Dusk}}, [[Prowler]] | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Agincourt}} | *{{UNSCShip|Agincourt}} | ||
*''[[Beatrice]]'', modified {{Class|Chiroptera|stealth vessel}} | *''[[Beatrice]]'', modified {{Class|Chiroptera|stealth vessel}} | ||
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{{Col-2-of-2}} | {{Col-2-of-2}} | ||
===Covenant | ===Covenant=== | ||
*''[[Incorruptible]]'', {{Class|Reverence|cruiser}} | *''[[Incorruptible]]'', {{Class|Reverence|cruiser}} | ||
*''[[Sublime Transcendence]]'', [[Covenant supercarrier|supercarrier]] | *''[[Sublime Transcendence]]'', [[Covenant supercarrier|supercarrier]] | ||