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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://www.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 nearby [[Pawa]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Earth]]) | ||
|result= UNSC victory | |result= [[UNSC]] victory | ||
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2=[[ | |side2=[[Covenant Loyalists]] | ||
|commanders1= | |commanders1= | ||
|commanders2=*Unknown [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] | |commanders2=*Unknown [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] | ||
|forces1=*[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | |forces1=*[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ||
**[[2nd Shock Troops Battalion]] | **[[2nd Shock Troops Battalion]] | ||
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***[[R. Coney]] | ***[[R. Coney]] | ||
**One [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]] | **One [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]] | ||
**One [[ | **One [[D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship]] | ||
***[[Oscar 6]] | ***[[Oscar 6]] | ||
|forces2=*Numerous [[Jiralhanae]] | |forces2=*Numerous [[Jiralhanae]] | ||
*Unknown number of [[ | *Unknown number of [[Banshees]] | ||
*At least one [[ | *At least one [[Phantom]] | ||
|casual1= Heavy Marine | |casual1= Heavy Marine Casualties, one ODST [[WIA]] and one [[KIA]] | ||
|casual2= Unknown number of Brutes (about 10 shown), one Brute Chieftain, | |casual2= Unknown number of Brutes (about 10 shown), one Brute Chieftain, unknown number of Banshees, one was shown being destroyed | ||
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The '''Battle of Sector Six''', also known as the '''Battle of Pawa''', was an engagement between [[UNSC]] and [[Covenant Loyalist]] forces. It took place east of the Afghan town of [[Pawa]], near the current [[Pakistan]]-[[Afghanistan]] border. The exact coordinates as seen in [[Halo: Arms Race Part 2|Halo: Combat, Part 1]] are 32°53′12″N, 69°27′48″E. | |||
== The | == The Battle == | ||
The [[ | The [[ODST]] pair, [[T. Rymarr|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 [[UNSC Laser Designator|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. 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 | Numerous Marines were killed in the fighting, and Bravo 22 was injured along with many of the other Marine survivors. The battle is referred 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 quickly locate the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] a few hours later and use him for stopping [[Truth]]'s [[The Artifact|plans]]. | ||
==Trivia== | == Trivia == | ||
*The battle is seen in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' short, ''[[Halo: Landfall]]'' | *The battle is first seen in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' short, ''[[Halo: Landfall]]''. | ||
*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 | *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. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:T.Rymarr.jpg|Bravo-21 in position with a sniper rifle. | File:T.Rymarr.jpg|Bravo-21 in position with a sniper rifle. | ||
File: | File:Battle_of_Sector_Six_09.png|A Phantom dropping off Covenant reinforcements. | ||
File:Battle_of_Sector_Six_10.png|Bravo-22 points the laser designator at Spartan-117. | |||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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