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|next=[[ | |prev=*[[Battle of New Harmony]] | ||
*[[Operation: HWACHA]] | |||
*[[Battle of New Constantinople]] | |||
*[[Battle of Leonis Minoris]] | |||
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|next=[[Siege of the Atlas Moons]] | |||
|name=Operation: PROMETHEUS | |name=Operation: PROMETHEUS | ||
|image=[[File:HM | |image=[[File:HM PROMETHEUS.jpg|300px]] | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date=[[2537|July 27 - August 2, 2537]] | |date=[[2537|July 27 - August 2, 2537]] | ||
|place=[[K7-49]] | |place=[[K7-49]] | ||
|result= Pyrrhic UNSC victory | |result='''Pyrrhic UNSC victory''' | ||
*All participating Spartans killed | *All participating Spartans killed | ||
*Covenant shipyard destroyed | *Covenant shipyard destroyed | ||
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==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
K7-49 was discovered when the prowler {{UNSCShip|Razor's Edge}} managed to attach a [[telemetry probe]] to an enemy ship during the [[Battle of New Harmony]]. The UNSC discovered the asteroid after the ship's return there along with a dozen partially constructed Covenant ships and an orbital shipyard. The asteroid's apparent volcanism was artificial; it was created by high-output plasma reactors that liquefied metallurgical components. These were then refined, shaped, and shipped away for final assembly.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 83''</ref> | K7-49 was discovered when the prowler {{UNSCShip|Razor's Edge}} managed to attach a [[telemetry probe]] to an enemy ship during the [[Battle of New Harmony]]. The UNSC discovered the asteroid after the ship's return there along with a dozen partially constructed Covenant ships and an orbital shipyard. The asteroid's apparent volcanism was artificial; it was created by thirty high-output plasma reactors that liquefied metallurgical components. These were then refined, shaped, and shipped away for final assembly.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 83''</ref> | ||
The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] deployed the entirety of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]] to the asteroid. The [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartans]]' mission was to disable as many reactors as possible so the liquid contents of the facility would solidify and permanently clog the machines, ruining the Covenant's capacity to produce the ship components. | The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] deployed the entirety of [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company]] to the asteroid. The [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartans]]' mission was to disable as many reactors as possible so the liquid contents of the facility would solidify and permanently clog the machines, ruining the Covenant's capacity to produce the ship components. | ||
==The operation== | ==The operation== | ||
At 0700 on July 27, 2537, 300 Spartan-IIIs landed on the asteroid. Initial resistance to the Spartans was light, and after two days, seven reactors had been deactivated before the Covenant organized a proper counterforce. The | [[File:HM-MLGSIII.png|200px|thumb|left|A Spartan-III leaps at a [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Minor|Minor]] with [[combat knife]] in hand.]] | ||
At 0700 on July 27, 2537, 300 Spartan-IIIs landed on the asteroid. Initial resistance to the Spartans was light, and after two days, seven reactors had been deactivated before the Covenant organized a proper counterforce. The counterattacks were neutralized and, over the next three days, Alpha Company destroyed 13 more reactors. | |||
However, the Covenant soon arranged a massive counterforce, with the Spartans trading fire with [[Sangheili]] and [[Type-26 Banshee|ground attack craft]]. More Covenant reinforcements arrived on August 2. The Spartans lost their unit cohesion in the battle, while the Sangheili took up superior positions with good cover. By then, 89% of the asteroid had cooled, enough to render the shipyard inoperative. The Spartans were cut off from their {{Class|Calypso|exfiltration craft}}, preventing them from escaping. Ultimately, all 300 Spartans were killed.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 86''</ref> | However, the Covenant soon arranged a massive counterforce, with the Spartans trading fire with [[Sangheili]] and [[Type-26 Banshee|ground attack craft]]. More Covenant reinforcements arrived on August 2. The Spartans lost their unit cohesion in the battle, while the Sangheili took up superior positions with good cover. By then, 89% of the asteroid had cooled, enough to render the shipyard inoperative. The Spartans were cut off from their {{Class|Calypso|exfiltration craft}}, preventing them from escaping. Ultimately, all 300 Spartans were killed.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 86''</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The operation is an obvious allusion to the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|Battle of Thermopylae]]. 300 Spartans were present at both battles, both were suicide missions, both were fought in order to slow the enemy down enough for the respective sides to prepare and survive longer, and both resulted in the deaths of nearly all Spartan combatants. | *The operation, along with [[Operation: TORPEDO]], is an obvious allusion to the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|Battle of Thermopylae]]. 300 Spartans were present at both battles, both were suicide missions, both were fought in order to slow the enemy down enough for the respective sides to prepare and survive longer, and both resulted in the deaths of nearly all Spartan combatants. | ||
*The operation was likely named for [[Wikipedia:Prometheus|Prometheus]] of ancient Greek mythology, a Titan and champion of mankind who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to humanity. | *The operation was likely named for [[Wikipedia:Prometheus|Prometheus]] of ancient Greek mythology, a Titan and champion of mankind who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to humanity. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:HM-SIIIs.png|Spartan-IIIs assaulting one of the reactors. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fractures]]'' | ||
**''[[Lessons Learned]]'' {{Im}} | **''[[Lessons Learned]]'' {{Im}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
[[Category:UNSC | [[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|PROMETHEUS]] | ||
[[Category:Operations]] | [[Category:UNSC victories|PROMETHEUS]] | ||
[[Category:Operations|PROMETHEUS]] | |||