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{{Battle infobox | |||
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|prev=[[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris]] | |conc=[[Skirmish at Theta Ursae Majoris]], [[Skirmish at Capella]] | ||
|next=eventually [[Operation: TREBUCHET]] | |||
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|name= Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE | |name= Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE | ||
|image=[[ | |image=[[File:HGN-P122-Full.jpg|250px]] | ||
|conflict= [[Insurrection]] | |conflict=[[Insurrection]] | ||
|date= | |date= [[2502]]-[[2507]] | ||
|place= | |place= | ||
|result= UNSC Victory | |result= UNSC Victory | ||
|side1= [[UNSC]] | |side1= [[UNSC]] | ||
|side2= | |side2= [[Insurrection]] | ||
|commanders1= | |commanders1= | ||
|commanders2= [[Jerald | |commanders2=*[[Molin Saal]] | ||
*[[Jerald Ander]] | |||
|forces2= | *[[Standish Kable]] | ||
*[[Elanor Kef]] | |||
|forces1= | |||
|casual1= | |forces2= | ||
|casual2= *Jerald Mulkey Ander | |casual1= | ||
* | |casual2= *Molin Saal | ||
* | *Jerald Mulkey Ander | ||
*Standish Kable | |||
*Elanor Kef | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE''' was | '''Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE''' was a series of highly-classified surgical strikes against prominent leaders of various [[insurrectionist]] groups that was initiated by the [[United Nations Space Command]] at the start of the 26th century. | ||
== | ==The operation== | ||
In [[2502]], [[ | In [[2502]], the UNSC decided to change its tactics when it came to combating the [[Insurrection]]. Instead of expending great amounts of resources fighting the rebels in large-scale theaters of combat, a new emphasis was put on assassinating key figures. Over the next five years, UNSC assassins targeted multiple individuals, successfully killing [[Molin Saal]], [[Jerald Ander]], [[Standish Kable]], and [[Elanor Kef]].{{Ref/Book|Halo Mythos|Page=55}} | ||
Johnson acquired a position a fair distance from | Jerald Ander, the leader of the [[Secessionist Union]], was killed by [[Corporal]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] on March 13, [[2502]]. The [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Special Forces|NAVSPECWAR]], specifically [[ORION Project|Project: ORION]], sent Johnson to [[Harvest]] to carry out the strike. This assignment was Johnson's final test for the [[Naval Special Warfare Sniper School]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Page=64}} Johnson and another UNSC Marine, his spotter, acquired a position a fair distance from the target and Johnson set up an [[Model 99 Special Application Scoped Rifle|M99 "Stanchion" rifle]]. When Ander's truck passed by, Johnson took the shot and successfully killed Ander, effectively ending the threat posed by the Secessionist Union.{{Ref/Comic|HGN|Page=122}} | ||
At some point during Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE, components of the [[ORION armor]] were field-tested by ORION operatives.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/anniversary-armory|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Anniversary Armory|D=03|M=11|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Game|MCC|Armor customization (Halo 2: Anniversary)|''Halo 2: Anniversary'' Spartan Armor Customization|Detail=ORION - Forearms Description|Quote=Field-tested during Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE.}} | |||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Im}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{Insurrection}} | {{Insurrection}} | ||
[[Category:Insurrection]] | [[Category:Insurrection]] | ||
[[Category:Operations|KALEIDOSCOPE]] | |||