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|prev = [[Battle of Skopje]] | |prev = [[Battle of Skopje]] | ||
|conc = [[Fall of Arcadia]] | |conc = [[Second Fall of Arcadia]] | ||
|next = [[Battle of Gamma Pavonis VII]] | |next = *[[Minab|Battle of Minab]] | ||
|name = Siege of Paris IV | *[[Battle of Gamma Pavonis VII]] | ||
|conflict = [[Human-Covenant War]] | |name=Siege of Paris IV | ||
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|place = [[Paris IV]], [[Paris system]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Book|Id=enc37|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)]]|Page=37}} | ||
|result = | |date=[[2549]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc37}} | ||
|side1 = [[United Nations Space Command]] | |place=[[Paris IV]], [[Paris system]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc37}} | ||
|side2 = [[Covenant]] | |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}} | ||
|commanders1 = [[ | **Paris IV is [[Glassing|glassed]]{{Ref/Reuse|loo}} | ||
|commanders2 = | |side1={{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=FS|[[Halo: First Strike]]|Chapter=27}} | ||
|forces1 = | |side2={{Icon|Covenant FB}} [[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|FS}} | ||
|forces2 = | |commanders1=[[Sergeant|SGT]] [[Avery Johnson]] | ||
|commanders2= | |||
|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}} | |||
*[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | |||
|forces2=Unknown | |||
|casual1=*Heavy ground casualties{{Ref/Reuse|loo}} | |||
*Nearly or all ''Stalwart''-class light frigates | |||
|casual2=Unknown | |||
|civilian= | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Siege of Paris IV '''was | 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}} | ||
== | ==Battle== | ||
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. | 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}} | ||
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. | 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}} | ||
==Aftermath== | |||
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}} | |||
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}} | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}} | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{ | *''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
[[Category:Human-Covenant War|Paris IV]] | [[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|Paris IV]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant victories|Paris IV]] | |||