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In response, the Mesranis began using their [[Anaconda surface-to-air missile]] batteries to fire down at the Covenant - to limited results due to the Anacondas' limited ground targeting capabilities. The barrages were successful in taking out roughly two-hundred Yanme'e and dozens of vehicles. In the confusion of the strike, the Mesrani infantry began to advance on the Covenant formation - being almost entirely eliminated with little effort on the aliens' part. [[Frederic-104]] and [[Linda-058]] were assigned to keep firing at the CBVs to prevent the Wraiths crossing the bridge and attacking the [[Doukala Xenotime Works|Doukala mine]], while John-117 and [[Kelly-087]] began to focus their fire on the attacking Drones.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO3|Oblv|Chapter=3}} | In response, the Mesranis began using their [[Anaconda surface-to-air missile]] batteries to fire down at the Covenant - to limited results due to the Anacondas' limited ground targeting capabilities. The barrages were successful in taking out roughly two-hundred Yanme'e and dozens of vehicles. In the confusion of the strike, the Mesrani infantry began to advance on the Covenant formation - being almost entirely eliminated with little effort on the aliens' part. [[Frederic-104]] and [[Linda-058]] were assigned to keep firing at the CBVs to prevent the Wraiths crossing the bridge and attacking the [[Doukala Xenotime Works|Doukala mine]], while John-117 and [[Kelly-087]] began to focus their fire on the attacking Drones.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO3|Oblv|Chapter=3}} | ||
With the Covenant now in danger of overrunning the defense, the Mesranis began to focus their attention on blowing the bridge up; however, the last soldiers were cut down by the Wraiths as the tanks themselves reached the bridge. The majority of the vehicles did not cross, instead waiting for a beachhead to be secured on the other side. The second CBV was destroyed, and the Covenant did not deploy their third to keep it secure - if the bridge were still available, exposing the CBV to fire was unnecessary. At this time, the {{Class|Razor|prowler}} interrupted the battle to inform Blue Team that they were being extracted on the orders of Admiral Cole - at the behest of the 24th's Brigadier General [[Artur Pahlavi]]. With the team ordered to be ready in fourteen minutes for extraction, the situation for the defense became even more | With the Covenant now in danger of overrunning the defense, the Mesranis began to focus their attention on blowing the bridge up; however, the last soldiers were cut down by the Wraiths as the tanks themselves reached the bridge. The majority of the vehicles did not cross, instead waiting for a beachhead to be secured on the other side. The second CBV was destroyed, and the Covenant did not deploy their third to keep it secure - if the bridge were still available, exposing the CBV to fire was unnecessary. At this time, the {{Class|Razor|prowler}} interrupted the battle to inform Blue Team that they were being extracted on the orders of Admiral Cole - at the behest of the 24th's Brigadier General [[Artur Pahlavi]]. With the team ordered to be ready in fourteen minutes for extraction, the situation for the defense became even more desparate. The Spartans realised they were unable to defeat the inbound armour forces any longer and began to pull back to the 24th's HQ for extraction - all the while pursued by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|HO3}} | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== |