12,259
edits
Timeline of the Battle for Earth: Difference between revisions
m
no edit summary
m (Text replacement - "<references/>" to "{{Ref/Sources}}") |
mNo edit summary |
||
| (11 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Status|Canon}} | |||
{{Series/Battle/Battle for Earth}} | |||
This is a '''timeline of the events slightly before, during, and slightly after the [[Battle for Earth]]'''. The Battle for Earth lasted between [[2552#October|October 20]] and somewhere around [[2552#December|December 3, 2552]] or possibly after the later, though notable skirmishes and engagements took place before and after this timeframe. Concurrently with these events, many battles, notably the [[Battle of Installation 05]] and [[Onyx Conflict]], were taking place. | This is a '''timeline of the events slightly before, during, and slightly after the [[Battle for Earth]]'''. The Battle for Earth lasted between [[2552#October|October 20]] and somewhere around [[2552#December|December 3, 2552]] or possibly after the later, though notable skirmishes and engagements took place before and after this timeframe. Concurrently with these events, many battles, notably the [[Battle of Installation 05]] and [[Onyx Conflict]], were taking place. | ||
| Line 5: | Line 7: | ||
*'''1248 hours''': [[Io Station]] station pings the encroaching [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] and relays this data to flag headquarters on [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]. | *'''1248 hours''': [[Io Station]] station pings the encroaching [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] and relays this data to flag headquarters on [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]. | ||
*At flag headquarters, [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] awards [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]], Staff Sergeant [[Avery Junior Johnson]] and [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] medals for their efforts during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] and [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE|subsequent actions]], in the case of John-117 and Johnson, now a Sergeant Major. [[Miranda Keyes]] received her late father's medal posthumously. | *At flag headquarters, [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] awards [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]], Staff Sergeant [[Avery Junior Johnson]] and [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] medals for their efforts during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] and [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE|subsequent actions]], in the case of John-117 and Johnson, now a Sergeant Major. [[Miranda Keyes]] received her late father's medal posthumously. | ||
*'''1412 hours''': The Covenant Fleet, consisting of 2 {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s and 13 {{ | *'''1412 hours''': The Covenant Fleet, consisting of 2 {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s and 13 {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s exits slipspace just beyond the effective range of Earth's [[orbital defense platform]]s Fleet Admiral [[Joseph Harper]] prepares all available vessels to engage the Covenant. This order is overruled by Lord Hood, who instead orders the fleet to form a defensive perimeter around the ODP clusters. | ||
*'''1421 hours''': The Fleet of Sacred Consecration launches | *'''1421 hours''': The Fleet of Sacred Consecration launches {{Pattern|R'sisho|Tick}} boarding crafts toward the orbital defense stations to plant [[antimatter charge]]s. Two are destroyed in the process: [[Athens Station|Athens]] and [[Malta Station]]s. Cairo Station is saved from the same fate by the efforts of [[John-117]]. The fleet subsequently clears the defensive grid and sends a first wave toward the planet's surface. | ||
*'''1450 hours''': John-117 uses the antimatter charge brought aboard Cairo to destroy | *'''1450 hours''': John-117 uses the antimatter charge brought aboard Cairo to destroy the ''[[Day of Jubilation]]'', one of the two [[CAS-class assault carrier]]s in the Covenant Fleet. | ||
*'''1459 hours''': The ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', the other assault carrier the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s flagship, blows through the Malta's debris field and | *'''1459 hours''': The ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', the other assault carrier the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s flagship, blows through the Malta's debris field and jump to [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] via slipspace and deploys ground forces. The [[Battle of Mombasa#First Battle of Mombasa|First Battle of Mombasa]] begins. | ||
*'''1512 hours''': A number of [[Huragok]] deployed to New Mombasa are designated tier-one assets by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and judged to be exposed to capture or kill. One of these, [[Quick to Adjust|Asset RD-9743-X]], would successfully be acquired by ONI in the hours to come. | *'''1512 hours''': A number of [[Huragok]] deployed to New Mombasa are designated tier-one assets by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and judged to be exposed to capture or kill. One of these, [[Quick to Adjust|Asset RD-9743-X]], would successfully be acquired by ONI in the hours to come. | ||
*'''1557 hours''': A squad of [[ODST]]s, [[Alpha-Five]], confirms the successful procurement of the [[Conduit]], a Forerunner device, from the Covenant pursuant to [[Operation: WINDOW PANE]]. | *'''1557 hours''': A squad of [[ODST]]s, [[Alpha-Five]], confirms the successful procurement of the [[Conduit]], a Forerunner device, from the Covenant pursuant to [[Operation: WINDOW PANE]]. | ||
| Line 21: | Line 23: | ||
*'''1852 hours''': [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]], the Office of Naval Intelligence's headquarters in the [[EAP]], is destroyed by the UNSC and [[New Mombasa Police Department]] in order to deny intelligence to the enemy. | *'''1852 hours''': [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]], the Office of Naval Intelligence's headquarters in the [[EAP]], is destroyed by the UNSC and [[New Mombasa Police Department]] in order to deny intelligence to the enemy. | ||
*'''1914 hours''': Gunnery Sergeant Buck and Lance Corporal [[Kojo Agu]] make their way to the [[NMPD headquarters]] for pickup by an [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|NMPD Pelican]]. The pelican is shot down before it can reach them and a skirmish breaks out between Alpha-Nine and Covenant air units. | *'''1914 hours''': Gunnery Sergeant Buck and Lance Corporal [[Kojo Agu]] make their way to the [[NMPD headquarters]] for pickup by an [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|NMPD Pelican]]. The pelican is shot down before it can reach them and a skirmish breaks out between Alpha-Nine and Covenant air units. | ||
*'''2141 hours''': Remaining {{ | *'''2141 hours''': Remaining {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s from the Fleet of Sacred Consecration coalesce over New Mombasa. | ||
*'''2101 hours''': Alpha-Nine moves toward [[Kikowani Station (location)|Kikowani Station]], intending to escape the city through the [[MagLev train]] tunnels leading to [[Old Mombasa]]. | *'''2101 hours''': Alpha-Nine moves toward [[Kikowani Station (location)|Kikowani Station]], intending to escape the city through the [[MagLev train]] tunnels leading to [[Old Mombasa]]. | ||
*'''2206 hours''': Lance Corporal [[ | *'''2206 hours''': Lance Corporal [[Jonathan Doherty|J.D.]], an ODST from [[Alpha-Nine]], awakens after being knocked out after his [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle]] was thrust off-course in the wake of the assault carrier's slipspace jump to careen into the side of a building. He begins to search the city for others from Alpha-Nine. | ||
*'''2215 hours''': The [[glassing|excavation]] of the [[Portal at Voi|Excession]] begins. | *'''2215 hours''': The [[glassing|excavation]] of the [[Portal at Voi|Excession]] begins. | ||
*'''2227 hours''': The Covenant controls 78% of New Mombasa. | *'''2227 hours''': The Covenant controls 78% of New Mombasa. | ||
*'''2319 hours''': [[Quick to Adjust|Asset RD-9743-X]] is sighted and reported by Captain [[Veronica Dare]] beneath New Mombasa in its [[New Mombasa Data Center|data center]]. | *'''2319 hours''': [[Quick to Adjust|Asset RD-9743-X]] is sighted and reported by Captain [[Veronica Dare]] beneath New Mombasa in its [[New Mombasa Data Center|data center]]. | ||
*'''2324 hours''': 94% of New Mombasa is lost to the Covenant. | *'''2324 hours''': 94% of New Mombasa is lost to the Covenant. | ||
*'''2359 hours''': Gunnery Sergeant [[Edward Buck]] rendezvouses with Veronica Dare and Lance Corporal [[ | *'''2359 hours''': Gunnery Sergeant [[Edward Buck]] rendezvouses with Veronica Dare and Lance Corporal [[Jonathan Doherty|J.D.]] The Huragok, [[Quick to Adjust|Asset RD-9743-X]], is reported as secured. | ||
===October 21, 2552=== | ===October 21, 2552=== | ||
*[[Truth's Fleet| | *A [[Truth's Fleet|larger Covenant fleet]] from the [[Prophet of Truth]] arrives above New Mombasa, fully occupying it and its surroundings as they are [[Glassing|glassed]] in efforts to uncover [[The Portal|the portal]]. Alpha-Nine extracts [[Quick to Adjust|Asset RD-9743-X]] from the city safely. | ||
===October 20 through November 3, 2552=== | ===October 20 through November 3, 2552=== | ||
*Additional [[Covenant fleet]]s continue to arrive at Earth throughout the invasion of Earth. | |||
*[[Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]], composed of [[Frederic-104]], [[Linda-058]], and [[William-043]], is deployed on numerous zero-gee operations to repel Covenant warships over Earth. They team also participates in numerous combat missions around the world, including the [[Battle of Ross Island]] in [[Wikipedia:Antarctica|Antarctica]] and an engagement with Covenant forces on the sea floor off of the Yucatan Peninsula. | *[[Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]], composed of [[Frederic-104]], [[Linda-058]], and [[William-043]], is deployed on numerous zero-gee operations to repel Covenant warships over Earth. They team also participates in numerous combat missions around the world, including the [[Battle of Ross Island]] in [[Wikipedia:Antarctica|Antarctica]] and an engagement with Covenant forces on the sea floor off of the Yucatan Peninsula. | ||
| Line 56: | Line 58: | ||
*A transmission from the UNSC AI Cortana is retrieved from the Flood ship. The Sangheili fleet, along with the UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn'' go through the Portal to the Ark. | *A transmission from the UNSC AI Cortana is retrieved from the Flood ship. The Sangheili fleet, along with the UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn'' go through the Portal to the Ark. | ||
*UNSC forces launch a counteroffensive against the Covenant at free-fire area OZONE. | *UNSC forces launch a counteroffensive against the Covenant at free-fire area OZONE. | ||
===November 18, 2552=== | |||
*The {{UNSCShip|Crassus}} is spotted by [[Jiralhanae]] hunting parties and boarded. However, after capturing the flight deck, the Jiralhanae and [[Unggoy]] attackers have difficulty pushing into the vessel's cramped interior. The resulting stalemate convinces the Jiralhanae to withdraw, and they settle for destroying the [[supercarrier]]'s flight tower as they depart. | |||
===November 19, 2552=== | ===November 19, 2552=== | ||
| Line 67: | Line 72: | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category:Battle for Earth]] | |||
[[Category:Timeline]] | |||