Enduring Conviction: Difference between revisions

As the ''Spirit of Fire'' attempted to fend off the swarm of Banshees, Captain Cutter expressed frustration at his inability to beat the ''Enduring Conviction'', should it turn its full attention to the modified {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}. The [[smart AI|"smart"]] [[artificial intelligence]], [[Isabel]], proposed a plan for dealing with the ship. She put forward that the only way they would have a chance at destroying the [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]] was if they could get the Ark's [[sentinel]]s to do it for them. From there, the plan became to infiltrate the ship and take control of one of its [[ventral beam]]s, which could be used to [[glass]] the Ark's surface and provoke a response from the constructs. From there, the plan was simple enough. [[File:HW2-Conviction-01.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The ''Enduring Conviction'' is bisected.]] Ground forces were split into two portions to assist with the operation. One contingent assaulted the Banished around a large Forerunner [[particle cannon]], which was taken over and aimed at the ''Conviction''.

At R-7012-5093, according to a Sangheili method of keeping time, the cannon immobilized the ship and caused its energy shielding to begin draining. The [[Huragok]] aboard assured the crew that the cannon was no danger to the hull, but that the loss of the shield could open ''Conviction'' up to more attacks.<ref name="PL"/> This prompted a swift and heavy response from the Banished on the surface, and the carrier also diverted air units to attack the UNSC on the ground. As all local troops pushed to retake the particle cannon, dual units led by [[Jerome-092]] and [[Alice-130]] flew in [[D77-TC Pelican]]s toward the depleted base around the ship's gravity lift. Despite both craft being shot down, eventually Jerome, with Isabel in tow, managed to make it to the gravity lift with the assistance of mainly Alice, [[sniper]]s, and [[M400 Kodiak]]s. At R-7013-5093 all shielding was depleted and every Huragok was assigned to repair duty.<ref name="PL"/> All remaining UNSC personnel near the grav lift were extracted as Jerome and Isabel ascended toward the carrier.

Upon arriving inside the ship, Jerome dispatched a group of [[Sangheili Ranger]]s at R-7016-5093 and inserted Isabel's [[data crystal chip]] into the nearest [[holotank]].<ref name="TF"/> With this done, Isabel was quickly able to access a plethora of systems throughout the ship. She located the weapons and wasted no time in firing its main [[energy projector]] upon a Banished encampment below. As planned, the beam penetrated the Ark's outer crust and alerted vast numbers of [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s. Millions of the drones erupted from Installation 00's interior and flew ''en masse'' toward the ship that dared to deal out damage to what they were charged with protecting.<ref name="TF"/> [[File:HW2-Conviction-02.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Let 'Volir and Atriox survey the ''Conviction's'' wreckage.]] The sentinels coordinated so that a constant stream of Forerunner robots threw themselves against the ''Enduring Conviction'''s outer hull along a straight line that bisected its hooked bow from the remainder of the ship.

Right after the combination of the assault from the sentinels and Isabel's meddling caused part of the ship to lose power, a group of [[Jiralhanae]] charged Jerome, who was guarding Isabel's chip. He fought them off as sentinel after sentinel careened into the ship until finally, the structure was torn in two along the line of attack. As the carrier lost all structural integrity and began to fall from its position above the Ark, the remaining sentinels returned to where they came from. Having finally lost power all throughout, not even [[Modular Dispersal Technology]]<ref name="MDT">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/modular-dispersal-technology/e10ac7c3-932c-4b3a-91e5-3bf79c179b68?page=2 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Modular Dispersal Technology'']</ref> could be relied upon to save part of the ship. No longer being able to rely on the ship's gravity lift, Jerome was forced to leap from the ship after collecting Isabel. The two sections of the ''Enduring Conviction'' crashed into the Ark, but Let 'Volir and a large number of his [[Sangheili]] still managed to survive. The loss of the ''Enduring Conviction'' put 'Volir in a tenuous position wherein he needed to find some way to prove his allegiance to still be worth paying for.<ref name="TF"/> In another battle to follow, the UNSC forces and the Banished fought one another surrounded by the hulking wreck of the massive carrier.<ref>''[[Know Your Enemy]]''</ref>