Tanzania: Difference between revisions

On November 17, [[2552]], late into the [[Battle for Earth]], the [[Prophet of Truth]] arrived aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. The [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]], after failing to kill the [[hierarch]], bailed from the ship as it entered the Earth's atmosphere, and landed in a jungle south of Mount Kilimanjaro. He was recovered hours later by a contingent of [[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]].<ref>'''Halo 3''' campaign level ''[[Arrival]]''</ref> Before long, the group, aided by a few [[D77H-TCI Pelican]]s, engaged [[Covenant]] forces which been deployed to the jungle. [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] and survivors of the [[Second Squad]] were captured and taken to the Covenant-occupied [[A2 Hydroelectric Facility]].<ref name="s117"/> John-117 and The Arbiter made their way to the dam and worked to rescue the captives. After this, two [[Type-52 Phantom]]s appeared and dropped off reinforcements. The UNSC forces held off the attack until the pelican [[Kilo 023]] arrived, destroying the Phantoms and extracting the humans and lone [[Sangheili]] to [[Crow's Nest]] in [[Kenya]].<ref name="s117">'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref> During the fight against the Covenant, the city of Arusha became a hotbed of Covenant activity, but managed to survive and continue into the post-war period.<ref name="Tsavo"/><ref name="ENC"/>  

Tanzania is heavily-industrialized and largely controlled directly by the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name="ENC"/> Snowmelt from Mount Kilimanjaro was once collected and used to distribute water across the entire African continent by the [[Global Water Campaign]] via [[GWC Trans-African Pipelines|GWC trans-African pipelines]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13287 '''Bungie.net''': ''Ghost Town Revealed'']</ref> The GWC's [[Mount Kilimanjaro Water Plant|main water treatment plant]] had fallen into disrepair by the 26th Century, but the government initiative continued to function at other locations, such as the [[A2 Hydroelectric Facility]], which uses a flowing river to generate electricity. The aforementioned decommissioned plant was acquired by the UNSC in the early 26th Century and was used to conduct classified military training exercises for ingress/egress operations and as a template for War Game simulations, specifically WAR GAMES MAP_SET/: 673-15.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/earth '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Earth'']</ref> The Zanzibar Archipelago is home to [[Wind Power Station 7]] as well as the [[Karisu Holiday Resort]].<ref name="zanzibar"/> Wind Power Station 7 is affiliated with [[Buelterman Carney Cotton & Hayward Inc.]] and [[Traxus Heavy Industries]].