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The Battle of Fumirole^[1] was fought between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant in April 2552 on Fumirole.^[2]

Battle

During the Covenant invasion of Fumirole, a CCS-class battlecruiser was holding position over a city. Lieutenant Commander Catherine-B320 of Noble Team came up with an operation to assault and destroy the ship with a Medium Fusion Destructive Device.^[3] Supported by the rest of Noble Team, UNSC Army infantry and air support by UH-144 Falcons, she undertook the task of delivering the nuclear device into the ship herself. However, she was wounded by a Banshee's Fuel Rod Cannon blast while on her way to the cruiser.^[2] The blast also severely damaged her right arm, which was later replaced by a robotic prosthetic.

Thom-293 was the first to arrive to her position. Seeing as there would be no time to wait for backup, he picked up the nuke and used a jetpack to fly into the cruiser through its gravity lift. Just before the nuke's countdown ran out, Thom managed to toss it into a hangar bay where numerous Unggoy were massing for deployment. Mere seconds later, the MFDD went off, destroying the cruiser and killing Thom.^[2]

Aftermath

While the outcome of the larger battle is unknown, Noble Team was successful in destroying its target. However, Catherine-B320 and Carter-A259 both carried extraordinary guilt over Thom-293's death, blaming themselves for the incident, despite the SPARTAN's own decision of self-sacrifice. Thom would later be replaced by SPARTAN-B312.

Trivia

Given that Kat had never seen a glassing before Reach^[4], it is possible that the UNSC won this battle.

Gallery

The main objective.
Thom-293 flies into the battlecruiser.
Covenant forces in the cruiser's hangar.
The battle rages across Fumirole's surface.

Sources

^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 105
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo: Reach, Deliver Hope trailer
^ Bungie.net: Noble Team performance reports - ("S-293 was KIA during an OP that S-320 had put together [22/04/2552]")
^ Halo: Reach, campaign level New Alexandria

[1] Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 105

[hope-2] Halo: Reach, Deliver Hope trailer

[3] Bungie.net: Noble Team performance reports - ("S-293 was KIA during an OP that S-320 had put together [22/04/2552]")

[4] Halo: Reach, campaign level New Alexandria

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-The '''Battle of Fumirole'''<ref>[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]] page 105</ref> was fought between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] in [[2552#April|April 2552]] on [[Fumirole]].<ref name="hope">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Deliver Hope]] trailer''</ref>
+The '''Battle of Fumirole'''<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 105''</ref> was fought between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] in [[2552#April|April 2552]] on [[Fumirole]].<ref name="hope">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Deliver Hope]] trailer''</ref>
 ==Battle==
-During the Covenant invasion of Fumirole, a {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} was holding position over a city. [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Catherine-B320]] of [[Noble Team]] came up with an operation to assault and destroy the ship with a [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon|Medium Fusion Destructive Device]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24525 '''Bungie.net''': ''Noble Team performance reports''] - ''"S-293 was KIA during an OP that '''S-320 had put together''' [22/04/2552]''</ref> Supported by the rest of Noble Team, UNSC Army infantry and air support by [[UH-144 Falcon]]s, she undertook the task of delivering the nuclear device into the ship herself. However, she was wounded by a [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]]'s [[Class-2 Projectile cannon|Fuel Rod Cannon]] blast while on her way to the cruiser.<ref name="hope"/> The blast also severely damaged her right arm, which was later replaced by a [[Artificial limb|robotic prosthetic]].
+During the Covenant invasion of Fumirole, a {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} was holding position over a city. [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Catherine-B320]] of [[Noble Team]] came up with an operation to assault and destroy the ship with a [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon|Medium Fusion Destructive Device]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24525 '''Bungie.net''': ''Noble Team performance reports''] - (''"S-293 was KIA during an OP that '''S-320 had put together''' [22/04/2552]"'')</ref> Supported by the rest of Noble Team, UNSC Army infantry and air support by [[UH-144 Falcon]]s, she undertook the task of delivering the nuclear device into the ship herself. However, she was wounded by a [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]]'s [[Class-2 Projectile cannon|Fuel Rod Cannon]] blast while on her way to the cruiser.<ref name="hope"/> The blast also severely damaged her right arm, which was later replaced by a [[Artificial limb|robotic prosthetic]].
 [[Thom-293]] was the first to arrive to her position. Seeing as there would be no time to wait for backup, he picked up the nuke and used a [[portable jump-jet|jetpack]] to fly into the cruiser through its [[gravity lift]]. Just before the nuke's countdown ran out, Thom managed to toss it into a [[hangar bay]] where numerous [[Unggoy]] were massing for deployment. Mere seconds later, the MFDD went off, destroying the cruiser and killing Thom.<ref name="hope"/>
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 ==Trivia==
-*Given that Kat had never seen a glassing before Reach, it is possible that the UNSC won this battle.
+*Given that Kat had never seen a glassing before Reach<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', [[campaign]] level [[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]</ref>, it is possible that the UNSC won this battle.
 ==Gallery==