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[[File:Traxus Factory Complex 09 entrance.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The entrance to Traxus Factory Complex 09.]]

In the [[Battle of Voi]] during the [[Battle of Earth]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]], the factory was attacked by the Covenant. The small defending contingent of [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] was wiped out and most of the complex was occupied by the attackers, who constructed a [[Type-27 Anti-Aircraft Cannon]] on a nearby hill and deployed multiple [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery|Anti-Aircraft Wraiths]] to the lake beds beside the facility. In the ensuing UNSC counterattack, [[John-117]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]], along with a small squad of Marines and [[Civilian|surviving civilian workers]], fought through the Factory Complex to take out the Covenant anti-air defenses in Voi.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}}

A small Marine outpost was located in Section 01 of the complex. It contained 8 [[M41 SSR MAV/AW|rocket launchers]] and four [[Mongoose]]s, and was defended by a [[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun|turret]]. A small [[squad]] of Marines defended it from the south end, while the rest prepared to assault the nearby Anti-Aircraft Wraiths with their heavy weaponry and Mongooses. The section came under heavy attack from a [[War Chieftain]] and his squad of [[Jiralhanae]], [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Unggoy]]. Just before the Marines ran out of ammo, SPARTAN-117, having taken out the Anti-Aircraft Wraith to the south, attacked and killed the Covenant forces in the area. A [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] then unloaded several dozen [[Yanme'e]] through the destroyed skylight on the roof, but they weren't enough to stop the Spartan. In this section, [[Cortana]] messaged Master Chief with "I have defied gods and demons."{{Ref/Reuse|storm}}

All the Marines then mounted up and attacked the Covenant forces on the northern lake bed along the Chief. They were successful in neutralizing both Anti-Aircraft Wraiths as well as a [[Type-47B Scarab|Scarab]] that appeared soon after. After clearing Section 01, they pushed through Sections K2433, K434 and K435 filled with Covenant forces. In Section K436, a group of civilian factory workers with M6G Magnums helped the Marines kill the Jiralhanae attacking them. In Section K437, a [[Mgalekgolo]] pair attacked the Marines and killed many factory workers.{{Ref/Reuse|storm}}

After the Flood landed on Earth, SPARTAN-117 and Thel 'Vadam fought their way back through the facility en route to the crashed, Flood-infected [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]. The Flood were pursued by the [[Sangheili]] [[Fleet of Retribution]], led by [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] aboard the [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]] ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''. The fleet reverted from [[slipspace]] above Complex 09 and deployed Sangheili against the Flood in the surrounding environs. However, the outbreak could not be contained and Rtas 'Vadum opted to [[Glassing|glass]] some of the African landmass, including Complex 09, to prevent the Flood from spreading further.<ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>

File:H3_TheStorm_Lakebed_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art of the waterfront of Factory Complex 09.

File:H3_TheStorm_Lakebed_Concept_2.jpg|A near-final concept of the docks.