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Sith Venator (talk | contribs) (Okay like I originally thought this battle has to take place before Blue Team's mission to 03 because after said mission 859 Static Carillon takes 03 to get fixed somewhere else.) |
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===Battle at the Altar=== | ===Battle at the Altar=== | ||
[[File:HSS Elite and Conduit.png|thumb|250px|A Sangheili with the Conduit]] | |||
{{Quote|You deactivated the Altar and stopped the Prometheans from taking Gamma Halo. Not bad for a day's work.|Lieutenant Kwon, to the Spartan<ref name="ss15">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 15: Till Death Do Us Part|Till Death Do Us Part]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|You deactivated the Altar and stopped the Prometheans from taking Gamma Halo. Not bad for a day's work.|Lieutenant Kwon, to the Spartan<ref name="ss15">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 15: Till Death Do Us Part|Till Death Do Us Part]]''</ref>}} | ||
While en route to the Altar, the Pelican was shot down by the Covenant. However, the Spartan survived the crash. While engaging Covenant forces, the Spartan discovered a deactivated portal that led to the Altar. Using bioscan platforms to initiate the portal's power stations, the Spartan activated the portal and entered it.<ref name="ss13"/> Kwon determined that a [[M808 Scorpion|Scorpion]] main battle tank would be needed in order to break past the Altar's defenses. However, the presence of numerous [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraiths]] prevented the UNSC from delivering the tank via Pelican. After destroying three AA Wraiths, the Spartan traveled to the [[landing zone]], where the Pelican dropped off the Scorpion.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 14: Up in the Air|Up in the Air]]''</ref> Fighting past Covenant forces in the Scorpion, the Spartan traveled over a [[light bridge]] and reached the Altar. The Covenant attempted to stop his advance by setting up [[hard light]] barriers. After disabling the barriers, the Spartan engaged the Covenant forces within the area. The Spartan destroyed all Covenant forces at the Altar and finally retrieved the Conduit after killing the [[Sangheili]] [[Field Master]] that was carrying it.<ref name="ss15"/> Realizing that they had lost the battle, Covenant forces began to evacuate the ringworld.<ref name="ss18">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 18: Don't Touch My Ride|Don't Touch My Ride]]''</ref> | While en route to the Altar, the Pelican was shot down by the Covenant. However, the Spartan survived the crash. While engaging Covenant forces, the Spartan discovered a deactivated portal that led to the Altar. Using bioscan platforms to initiate the portal's power stations, the Spartan activated the portal and entered it.<ref name="ss13"/> Kwon determined that a [[M808 Scorpion|Scorpion]] main battle tank would be needed in order to break past the Altar's defenses. However, the presence of numerous [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraiths]] prevented the UNSC from delivering the tank via Pelican. After destroying three AA Wraiths, the Spartan traveled to the [[landing zone]], where the Pelican dropped off the Scorpion.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 14: Up in the Air|Up in the Air]]''</ref> Fighting past Covenant forces in the Scorpion, the Spartan traveled over a [[light bridge]] and reached the Altar. The Covenant attempted to stop his advance by setting up [[hard light]] barriers. After disabling the barriers, the Spartan engaged the Covenant forces within the area. The Spartan destroyed all Covenant forces at the Altar and finally retrieved the Conduit after killing the [[Sangheili]] [[Field Master]] that was carrying it.<ref name="ss15"/> Realizing that they had lost the battle, Covenant forces began to evacuate the ringworld.<ref name="ss18">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 18: Don't Touch My Ride|Don't Touch My Ride]]''</ref> |
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