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| |prev = [[Battle of Skopje]] | | |prev = [[Battle of Skopje]] |
| |conc = [[Second Fall of Arcadia]] | | |conc = [[Fall of Arcadia]] |
| |next = *[[Minab|Battle of Minab]] | | |next = [[Battle of Gamma Pavonis VII]] |
| *[[Battle of Gamma Pavonis VII]]
| | |name = Siege of Paris IV |
| |name=Siege of Paris IV | | |conflict = [[Human-Covenant War]] |
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| | |date = [[2549]] |
| |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Book|Id=enc37|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)]]|Page=37}} | | |place = [[Paris IV]], [[Paris system]] |
| |date=[[2549]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc37}} | | |result = Covenant victory |
| |place=[[Paris IV]], [[Paris system]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc37}} | | |side1 = [[United Nations Space Command]] |
| |result=*'''[[Covenant]] victory'''{{Ref/Site|Id=loo|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/golden-clouds|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Halo Community Update - Golden Clouds}} | | |side2 = [[Covenant]] |
| **Paris IV is [[Glassing|glassed]]{{Ref/Reuse|loo}}
| | |commanders1 = [[Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson]] |
| |side1={{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=FS|[[Halo: First Strike]]|Chapter=27}} | | |commanders2 = Unknown |
| |side2={{Icon|Covenant FB}} [[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|FS}} | | |forces1 = Unknown |
| |commanders1=[[Sergeant|SGT]] [[Avery Johnson]] | | |forces2 = Unknown |
| |commanders2= | | |casual1 = Many UNSC forces |
| |forces1=*Unknown amount of {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}}s{{Ref/Book|Id=warfleetpgs3637|[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]|Page=36 & 37}} | | |casual2 = Unknown number of Covenant forces |
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| |casual1=*Heavy ground casualties{{Ref/Reuse|loo}} | |
| *Nearly or all ''Stalwart''-class light frigates
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| The '''Siege of Paris IV''' was a major engagement of the [[Human-Covenant War]] between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] on the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Paris IV]], taking place in [[2549]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc37}}{{Ref/Reuse|FS}} | | The '''Siege of Paris IV '''was an engagement between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] on the UNSC colony world of [[Paris IV]] in the [[Paris system]]. It took place in [[2549]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 244''</ref> |
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| ==Battle== | | == Background == |
| According to his [[CSV]], [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] captured a crate of [[Covenant]] [[plasma grenades]] during the battle, from which he absorbed a 1,200-rad cumulative dose of radiation. This exposure caused Johnson to contract [[Boren's Syndrome]]. The staff sergeant later received a commendation for bravery during the battle.{{Ref/Reuse|FS}}
| | Little is known about this battle except that [[Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson]] distinguished himself in this major conflict. |
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| However, the Covenant did shoot down many shuttles in the process. They [[Glassing|glassed]] the city of [[Mimir]] and some of the surrounding area including a highway clogged with civilians and their vehicles. [[Molly Patel]], her mother [[Brigid]], and her father [[Gotam]] managed to escape much of the direct glassing in a tunnel at [[Cochineal Pass]]. Despite this, Gotam and Brigid would die in a car crash.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]|Chapter=1}}
| | According to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], Johnson and his [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] had captured a crate of [[Type-1 Antipersonnel Grenade|Plasma Grenades]] and held off the Covenant forces at the main evacuation complex long enough for the evacuation ships to leave and get into orbit. The Plasma Grenades he had captured contained a deadly amount of radiation, but instead of dying, he contracted [[Boren's Syndrome]], which kept him from being infected by [[Flood]] [[Infection Form]]s on [[Installation 04]]. However this was proved to be a cover-up created by ONI to hide his special augmentation from the [[SPARTAN-I Program]] which he participated in. He was reported to have been extracted with severe injuries along with his men, but lived. |
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| ==Aftermath==
| | Sergeant Avery J. Johnson received a Commendation for Bravery during the mission. |
| Following the battle, much of the UNSC would pull out of the system{{Ref/Reuse|loochapt2}} and the planet was ultimately [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant, resulting in heavy [[civilian]] casualties for the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|loo}} Molly Patel would later be rescued by Sergeant Johnson and several Marines. She would be one of very few people to survive the glassing of the planet, leaving the media to dub her "the miracle child".{{Ref/Novel|Id=loochapt2|Halo: Legacy of Onyx|Chapter=2}}
| | It is unknown if Johnson actually had a part in the battle at all, or if it was all a cover up. |
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| In reality, Johnson did not actually contract Boren's Syndrome during the battle. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] fabricated the radiation story as part of a cover-up (known as the "Paris/BS Spoof") in order to hide Johnson's involvement in the top-secret [[ORION Project]].<ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', [[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|page 122]]</ref> [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] would later mistake the falsified report of Johnson's service on Paris IV as factual, reasoning that he had acquired an immunity to the [[Flood]] due to his Boren's Syndrome. Johnson however did receive a [[Commendation for Bravery]] for his actions in the battle.{{Ref/Reuse|FS}}
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}} | | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{First mentioned}} |
| *''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{Human-Covenant War}} | | {{Human-Covenant War}} |
| [[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|Paris IV]] | | [[Category:Human-Covenant War|Paris IV]] |
| [[Category:Covenant victories|Paris IV]] | | [[Category:Covenant Victories|Paris IV]] |
