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|date= | |date=[[2552#May|May 2552]]{{Ref/Note|The last [[i love bees]] [[Axon]] chapter contains the start of the Covenant invasion of Earth, a set date, and each chapter is set a week apart. In the first chapter, axon [[:file:ILB Receipt.ogg|receipt]], Herzog refers to the evacuation as "three months" ago.}} | ||
|place=[[Hellespont system]], above the planet [[Troy]] | |place=[[Hellespont system]], above the planet [[Troy]] | ||
|result=Covenant victory | |result='''Covenant victory''' | ||
*Almost entire civilian population lost | *Almost entire civilian population lost | ||
*Troy glassed | *Troy glassed | ||
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1=*{{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2=[[Covenant]] | |side2=*{{Icon|Covenant FB}} [[Covenant]] | ||
|commanders1=*[[Lance Corporal]] [[Janet Adams]] | |commanders1=*[[Lance Corporal]] [[Janet Adams]] | ||
*Unknown [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] | *Unknown [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] operative | ||
|commanders2=*Unknown | |commanders2=*Unknown Fleetmaster | ||
|forces1= | |forces1=*[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]]s | ||
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|forces2=*Unknown | |forces2=*Unknown | ||
|casual1=*Almost the entire population | |casual1=*Almost the entire population | ||
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The '''Massacre of Troy''' was a [[Covenant]] attack on the [[UNSC]] colony [[Troy]], in the [[Hellespont system]]. The {{UNSCShip|Apocalypso}} had intercepted a Covenant transmission and was aware of the impending assault.<ref>''[[i love bees]]'', [[axon]] [[Media:ILB Itchy.ogg|itchy]]</ref> [[ONI]] did not want the Covenant to find out that they had cracked the communications code, so ONI operatives were sent to the surface | The '''Massacre of Troy''' was a [[Covenant]] attack on the [[UNSC]] colony [[Troy]], in the [[Hellespont system]]. The {{UNSCShip|Apocalypso}} had intercepted a Covenant transmission and was aware of the impending assault.<ref>''[[i love bees]]'', [[axon]] [[Media:ILB Itchy.ogg|itchy]]</ref> However, [[ONI]] did not want the Covenant to find out that they had cracked the Covenant communications code, so ONI operatives were sent to the surface<ref>''i love bees'', axon [[Media:ILB Troy.ogg|troy]]</ref> and ordered to quietly evacuate as many of the population as they could.<ref>''i love bees'', axon [[Media:ILB Space is big.ogg|space_is_big]]</ref> The UNSC managed to save a small portion of the population before the planet was [[glassing|glassed]] by the unopposed Covenant fleet. Few humans were aware of the evacuation and assumed that there were no survivors. Involved UNSC personnel included [[Lance Corporal]]s [[Janet Adams]] and [[Gobi]]. | ||
In order to uncover whether ONI had predicted the massacre, Colonel [[Herzog]] posed as an evacuee, forcefully evacuated by Adams. Adams was later killed, either in combat with the Covenant or assassinated by Major [[Standish]] to keep the evacuation secret.<ref>''i love bees'', axon [[Media:ILB Goodbye.ogg|goodbye]]</ref> [[Rani Sobeck]] attempted to contact Gobi to learn more about the cover up, but was stopped.<ref>''i love bees'', axon [[Media:ILB No evacuation.ogg|no_evacuation]]</ref> | In order to uncover whether ONI had predicted the massacre, Colonel [[Herzog]] posed as an evacuee, forcefully evacuated by Adams. Adams was later killed, either in combat with the Covenant or assassinated by Major [[Standish]] to keep the evacuation secret.<ref>''i love bees'', axon [[Media:ILB Goodbye.ogg|goodbye]]</ref> [[Rani Sobeck]] attempted to contact Gobi to learn more about the cover up, but was stopped.<ref>''i love bees'', axon [[Media:ILB No evacuation.ogg|no_evacuation]]</ref> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{Ref/Notes}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
[[Category:Covenant | [[Category:Covenant victories|Troy]] | ||
[[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|Troy]] | |||