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|next=[[Battle of Cleveland]] | |next=[[Battle of Cleveland]] | ||
|name=Battle of Havana | |name=Battle of Havana | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date=[[2552#November|November 3]], [[2552]] | |||
|date=[[2552#November|November 3, 2552]] | |place=[[Havana]], [[Cuba]], [[Earth]], [[Sol system]] | ||
|place=[[Havana]], [[ | |result=UNSC victory | ||
|result= | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2=[[Covenant Empire]] | |||
|side1= | |commanders1=*[[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] | ||
*[[Frederic-104]] | |||
|side2= | |||
|commanders1=*[[Fleet Admiral | |||
* | |||
|commanders2=Unknown | |commanders2=Unknown | ||
|forces1= | |forces1= | ||
* | *Three [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]]'s, and numerous [[UNSC Navy]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] forces | ||
*[[Frederic-104]] | |||
*[[Linda-058]] | |||
*[[William-043]] | |||
*{{UNSCShip|Chalons}} | |||
* | |forces2=*Numerous ground and air forces | ||
** | *1 [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] | ||
*Numerous [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraiths]] | |||
*Numerous ground and air forces | *Numerous [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] | ||
* | *Three [[capital ship]]s | ||
*Two [[Covenant destroyer|destroyers]] | |||
* | |||
* | |||
|casual1=Unconfirmed number of casualties | |casual1=Unconfirmed number of casualties | ||
|casual2=All Covenant forces near the Centennial Orbital Elevator | |casual2=All Covenant forces near the Centennial Orbital Elevator | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Battle of Havana''' was | The '''Battle of Havana''' was an engagement during the [[Battle of Earth]] between the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC Defense Force]] and the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant Army|ground forces]] in [[Cuba]]'s capital, [[Havana]]. Numerous [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] forces, and later three [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] from [[Blue Team]], were sent to retake Havana and its [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]]. They succeeded in reclaiming the elevator, though it was destroyed shortly afterward.<ref name="twentythree">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', "chapter 23", ''page 203-213''</ref><ref name="twentyfour">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', "chapter 24", ''page 214-220''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
After the disappearance of [[John-117]] and the [[Battle of Mombasa|Mombasa Slipspace event]] on [[2552#October|October | After the disappearance of [[John-117]] and the [[Battle of Mombasa|Mombasa Slipspace event]] on [[2552#October|October 20th]], a massive Covenant [[Truth's fleet|occupation fleet]] arrived at Earth, attacking targets worldwide. The SPARTAN-II Blue Team, now consisting of [[Frederic-104]], [[William-043]] and [[Linda-058]], were deployed to repel the invaders in numerous battles on and around the planet during the two weeks after the initial Covenant invasion. In orbit, the Covenant fleet constantly fought the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], including the [[Second Fleet|Second]], [[Seventh Fleet|Seventh]], and [[Sixteenth Fleet|Sixteenth Fleets]]. | ||
The constant fighting had depleted the UNSC [[nuclear weapon]] stockpile, and all that was left were older, low-yield [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s originally intended to be converted to peaceful purposes. These nukes had been transported to Havana, Cuba, where the Covenant had recently inserted forces.<ref name="twentythree"/> | |||
==The battle== | |||
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===Ground battle=== | ===Ground battle=== | ||
There had been scattered reports that the Covenant had invaded the Centennial Orbital Elevator in Havana, before all contact with [[Centennial Orbital Elevator Control|COE Control]] had been lost. | There had been scattered reports that the Covenant had invaded the Centennial Orbital Elevator in Havana, before all contact with [[Centennial Orbital Elevator Control|COE Control]] had been lost. Marines had been sent to Havana to retake the elevator, but they had not succeeded. | ||
Operating from [[Base Segundo Terra]], Blue Team was deployed to Havana on a [[ | Operating from [[Base Segundo Terra]], the Blue Team was deployed to Havana on a [[D77-TC Pelican]] piloted by [[Sergeant]] [[Laura Tanner]] with [[Jim Higgins]] as its crew chief. Three Covenant capital ships hung in low orbit above Havana, and [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]] patrols circled around the orbital elevator. Spotting a hole in a Banshee patrol pattern, the Pelican dropped the team down into the jungle. They moved out northeast, towards the space elevator where the jungle ended at the warehouse complex of the COE. | ||
Upon arriving at the edge of the jungle, the team discovered a [[Scarab]] walking through the warehouse complex nearby. Observing the area through her [[ | Upon arriving at the edge of the jungle, the team discovered a [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] walking through the warehouse complex nearby. Observing the area through her [[Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel|sniper rifle]] [[oracle N-variant scope|scope]], Linda spotted a group of dead [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]], and a dozen Brutes moving in groups of four towards the space elevator, carrying cargo pods containing the nukes. The Spartans made a plan; they would part ways, with Will and Fred moving to opposite directions while Linda would provide cover for the team with her sniper rifle. In one of the garages, there was a massive tank truck full of explosive fuel which Will would use to disable the Scarab, while Fred would move to the elevator's base and secure the ascent car.<ref name="twentythree"/> | ||
As Fred advanced, Linda provided him cover, killing | As Fred advanced, Linda provided him cover, killing Brute patrols headed his way. As Fred sprinted closer to the elevator, he ran into a Brute. After Fred had neutralized the Brute, he took its [[Type-25 Grenade Launcher|weapon]]. Meanwhile, Will crashed the huge tanker out of a garage, through a gate, and straight to the Scarab. The explosion engulfed the walker, destroyed its core and completely obliterated it. | ||
Fred moved towards the orbital elevator, where | Fred moved towards the orbital elevator, where Brutes were already loading the nukes into the car and shutting its doors. Fred stormed into the car, engaged the Brutes with his Brute Shot but was nearly overwhelmed before the rest of the team arrived. They secured the car and the twelve nuclear warheads inside. As soon as they got the car moving, [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith]] tanks, Banshees and large amounts of ground forces began to converge on their position.<ref name="twentythree"/> | ||
===Orbital battle=== | ===Orbital battle=== | ||
During their way up, [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] contacted the team from | During their way up, [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] contacted the team from [[Cairo Station]]. Hood told them they had a new mission, and a [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] was dispatched to extract them. Hood then relayed a message from [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] on [[Onyx]], received by the [[Remote scanning outpost|Remote Scanning Outpost]] ''[[Democritus]]''. As they ascended, the team reviewed the message, which contained information about the [[Battle of Installation 05|recent events]] on [[Installation 05]], [[the Flood]] and that [[John-117]] was on his way to Earth aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. Finally, Halsey requested Fleet Command to send Spartans to Onyx in order to retrieve valuable Forerunner technologies.<ref name="twentythree"/> | ||
Hood had prepared one of UNSC's fastest ships, the [[ | Hood had prepared one of UNSC's fastest ships, the [[UNSC corvette|corvette]], {{UNSCShip|Pony Express}} to transport the Spartans to Onyx. Fred, however, realized it would still take weeks to reach [[Zeta Doradus system|the system]] with a UNSC ship and that there had to be a faster way.<ref name="twentythree"/> Near the elevator, they noticed two [[Covenant destroyer]]s. Fred formulated a plan to hijack and use one of them to get to Onyx. The plan was approved, and the corvette {{UNSCShip|Chalons}} was sent to distract the Covenant ships while the Covenant sent [[Type-28 Troop Carrier|dropships]] to retrieve the nukes from the space elevator. However, the Spartans hid under the hull of one of the dropships and managed to infiltrate the [[Hangar bay|shuttle bay]] of one of the destroyers, the ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'', undetected. | ||
In the bay, there were ten [[Kig- | In the bay, there were ten [[Kig-yar|Jackals]] and several [[Unggoy|Grunts]]. The Spartans killed all of them, and Fred sent Linda to defuse the nukes while he would hack a control terminal in the bay. Using an ONI [[data pad]] with new translation and infiltration software, he managed to get in the system. He then depressurized the entire ship, killing all Covenant aboard. Meanwhile, Linda and Will managed to defuse the nukes aboard ''Bloodied Spirit'', while the other Covenant dropship took the rest of the nukes to the other destroyer. Unbeknownst to the Covenant, the warheads were still armed. | ||
The Blue Team then got to bridge, where Fred hacked the control system with his ONI datapad. He proceeded to enter the [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] jump solution and coordinates to Onyx, when the crew of the other destroyer realized that ''Bloodied Spirit'' had been boarded and moved to intercept the human-captured ship. As the destroyer started to charge its weapons, the nukes transported aboard it went off, completely obliterating the ship and [[Station Wayward Rest]] on top of the Centennial Orbital Elevator. | The Blue Team then got to bridge, where Fred hacked the control system with his ONI datapad. He proceeded to enter the [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] jump solution and coordinates to Onyx, when the crew of the other destroyer realized that ''Bloodied Spirit'' had been boarded and moved to intercept the human-captured ship. As the destroyer started to charge its weapons, the nukes transported aboard it went off, completely obliterating the ship and [[Station Wayward Rest]] on top of the Centennial Orbital Elevator. Simultaneously, the ''Bloodied Spirit'' made successful jump into Slipspace.<ref name="twentyfour"/> | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
With no orbital anchor station, the Centennial Orbital Elevator crumbled down to Earth's surface. Blue Team would make it to Onyx in a few hours and join the [[Onyx | With no orbital anchor station, the Centennial Orbital Elevator crumbled down to Earth's surface. Blue Team would make it to Onyx in a few hours and join the [[Battle of Onyx]]. Lord Hood would remain uncertain if the Blue team managed to complete a Slipspace jump or if they were obliterated by the nuclear explosion.<ref name="twentyfour"/> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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