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|name=Battle of Sector Six | |name=Battle of Sector Six | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Battle_of_Sector_Six_03.png|300px]] | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date= [[2552#November|November 17, 2552]] | |date= [[2552#November|November 17, 2552]]<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16989 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09 - Timeline'']</ref> | ||
|place=[[Sector Six]] | |place=[[Sector Six]] (believed to be near [[Pawa]], [[Wikipedia:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]], [[Earth]]) | ||
|result= UNSC victory | |result= UNSC victory | ||
*Spartan-117's reentry trajectory calculated, leads to his recovery | *Spartan-117's reentry trajectory calculated, leads to his recovery | ||
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant Loyalists]] | |side2=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant Loyalists]] | ||
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|forces2=*Numerous [[Jiralhanae]] | |forces2=*Numerous [[Jiralhanae]] | ||
*Unknown number of [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] | *Unknown number of [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] | ||
*At least one [[ | *At least one [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] | ||
|casual1= Heavy Marine casualties, at least one ODST [[Wounded in action|WIA]] and one [[Killed in action|KIA]] | |casual1= Heavy Marine casualties, at least one ODST [[Wounded in action|WIA]] and one [[Killed in action|KIA]] | ||
|casual2= Unknown number of Brutes (about 10 shown), one Brute Chieftain, at least one Banshee | |casual2= Unknown number of Brutes (about 10 shown), one Brute Chieftain, at least one Banshee | ||
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The '''Battle of Sector Six''' was an engagement between [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces. It took place east of the Afghan town of [[Pawa]], near the current [[Pakistan]]-Afghanistan border. | |||
== The battle == | == The battle == | ||
The [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] pair, [[T. Rymann|Bravo-21]] and [[S. Hartley|Bravo-22]], were tasked with calculating the crash site of the [[John-117|Master Chief]] who was on his way to Earth, having jumped out of the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. Meanwhile, a [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] [[Battalion]] was assigned the objective of holding off the Covenant forces in the area until the Spartan's re-entry. After retrieving a [[laser designator]], a Pelican dropship dropped off a Warthog for the two ODSTs, who drove it along a highway to the rest of the Marines' position in Sector Six. Bravo-22 was injured during the ride by a [[ | The [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] pair, [[T. Rymann|Bravo-21]] and [[S. Hartley|Bravo-22]], were tasked with calculating the crash site of the [[John-117|Master Chief]] who was on his way to Earth, having jumped out of the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. Meanwhile, a [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] [[Battalion]] was assigned the objective of holding off the Covenant forces in the area until the Spartan's re-entry. After retrieving a [[laser designator]], a Pelican dropship dropped off a Warthog for the two ODSTs, who drove it along a highway to the rest of the Marines' position in Sector Six. Bravo-22 was injured during the ride by a [[Type-25 Carbine|Spiker]] round, but he was able to carry out the mission.<ref>[[Halo: Landfall]], [[Halo: Combat]]</ref> | ||
Upon arriving at the Marines' position, the ODSTs joined them in holding the Covenant off until the Master Chief's re-entry. A Phantom arrived, dropping off Covenant reinforcements, including a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] | Upon arriving at the Marines' position, the ODSTs joined them in holding the Covenant off until the Master Chief's re-entry. A Phantom arrived, dropping off Covenant reinforcements, including a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] who killed Bravo 21 after he had neutralized two other Jiralhanae. Meanwhile, the rest of the Marines were being overrun by the Covenant forces, including air support by Banshees. Bravo 22's wounds were treated by [[Hospital Corpsman|Corpsman]] [[R. Coney]], while the rest of the Marines started to fall back. One Marine took over the Warthog's gun and used it to kill two Jiralhanae before he himself was killed by a [[fuel rod cannon]] blast from a Banshee. A Marine named [[Scottlee]] was pinned to a wall by Spiker rounds. As Coney was cutting him loose, Bravo 22 opened the laser designator and successfully tracked Spartan-117's re-entry vector. After succeeding in their mission, the UNSC survivors fell back into a bunker, killing the Jiralhanae Chieftain just as the bunker's doors closed.<ref>'''[[Halo: Landfall]]''', ''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''</ref> | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Numerous Marines were killed in the fighting, and Bravo 22 was injured along with many of the other Marine survivors. The battle is referred to as "a mission that may secure the salvation of the entire galaxy",<ref> | Numerous Marines were killed in the fighting, and Bravo 22 was injured along with many of the other Marine survivors. The battle is referred to as "a mission that may secure the salvation of the entire galaxy",<ref>[[Halo: Landfall]], ''Xbox live marketplace description''</ref> and it indeed was: Bravo-22 was able to track Master Chief's landing point with the laser designator, allowing the UNSC forces to [[Raid on Kilimanjaro|quickly locate]] the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] and use him for stopping the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[The Portal|plans]]. | ||
==Trivia== | == Trivia == | ||
*The battle is seen in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' short, ''[[Halo: Landfall]]''. The exact coordinates for the setting seen in ''[[Halo: Combat]]'' are 32°53′12″N, 69°27′48″E. | *The battle is seen in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' short, ''[[Halo: Landfall]]''. The exact coordinates for the setting seen in ''[[Halo: Combat]]'' are 32°53′12″N, 69°27′48″E. | ||
*In ''Halo 3'', Master Chief is seen falling out of the sky during nighttime, but in the video of this battle, the Marines track him plummeting towards Earth during the day, which means that the crash zone and the battle are in different time zones. Indeed, the Master Chief ends up falling near [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] in [[Africa]], far from the location of Sector Six. | *In ''Halo 3'', Master Chief is seen falling out of the sky during nighttime, but in the video of this battle, the Marines track him plummeting towards Earth during the day, which means that the crash zone and the battle are in different time zones. Indeed, the Master Chief ends up falling near [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] in [[Africa]], far from the location of Sector Six. | ||
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**''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]'' | **''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]'' | ||
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