Editing Battle of Hat Yai

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Battle infobox
|name        = Battle of Hat Yai
|image       = 
|prev        = [[Battle of XI Boötis A]]
|conc        = [[Harvest Campaign]]
|next        = [[Battle of Asmara]]
|conflict    = [[Human-Covenant War]]
|date        = Late [[2528]] or [[2529]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Dirt]]", ''page 126''</ref>{{Ref/Note|The battle took place three years after [[Gage Yevgenny]] finished ODST training. He was still in training in late 2525 which means he finished either then or in 2526, thus the battle took place in 2528 or 2529.}}
|place       = [[Hat Yai]]
|result      = Covenant Victory
*Hat Yai glassed
|side1       = [[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2       = [[Covenant]]
|commanders1 = [[Major]] [[Sedavian]]<ref name="p129">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Dirt", ''page 129''</ref>
|commanders2 = Unknown Covenant [[Fleet Master]]
|forces1     =
*Unknown number of ships
**{{UNSCShip|Clearidas}}
*100 [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s
|forces2     =
*[[Covenant cruiser]]s
*Unknown number of [[Unggoy]], [[Kig-Yar]], and [[Skirmishers]]<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 139''</ref>
|casual1     =
*Heavy naval losses
*12 ODSTs
*Heavy civilian casualties
|casual2     =
*Heavy ground casualties
*Moderate space casualties
}}

The '''Battle of Hat Yai''' was one of the first [[battle]]s of the [[Human-Covenant War]], and the first engagement that saw the large-scale deployment of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s against [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|ground forces]].

==Battle==
The Covenant, after landing on the main continent of [[Hat Yai]], killed most of the [[civilian]] population and established a base. The UNSC was quick to respond, and a hundred Orbital Drop Shock Troopers led by [[Major]] [[Sedavian]] were dropped near the base by the [[UNSC destroyer|Destroyer]] {{UNSCShip|Clearidas}}. Unfortunately, ten soldiers were picked off during insertion by [[Covenant cruiser|Covenant Cruisers]] in low orbit, and two more were killed in landing accidents.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "Dirt", ''page 127''</ref> Sedavian landed far away from most of the ODSTs and until he arrived, a Marine Fireteam Leader named [[Rahud]] took command. Under Rahud's command, the ODSTs were able to regroup and take the Covenant base with no casualties.

However, by the time the base was taken and they arrived, the situation in space had changed: Covenant reinforcements had arrived and the UNSC became severely outgunned. The ground forces were evacuated, [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]]s were dropped on the rest of the Covenant troops, and the UNSC fleet retreated, leaving Hat Yai [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|p129}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Dirt]]'' {{1st}}

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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{{Human-Covenant War}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hat Yai}}
[[Category:Covenant victories|Hat Yai]]