Editing Catherine/Spartan Mountain

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|prev = ''[[S1/Catherine/Galileo|Galileo]]''

|next = ''[[S1/Catherine/Shootout in Valhalla|Shootout in Valhalla]]''

|game = ''[[Halo 4]]''

|name = '''''Spartan Mountain'''''

|image = [[File:Two Giants.png|300px]]

|player = [[Fireteam Crimson]]

|date = [[2558]]

|place = [[Requiem]]

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{{Article Quote|Marine squad Mountain has crashed behind enemy lines and requests immediate evac.}}

'''''Spartan Mountain''''' is the third chapter of ''[[Spartan Ops]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> third episode, ''[[S1/Catherine|Catherine]]''.<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/spartanops#episodeId=3 '''Halo Waypoint''' - '''''Spartan Ops'' menu.''']</ref>

[[Sarah Palmer|Commander Sarah Palmer]] sends [[Fireteam Crimson]] on a rescue operation for Mountain Squad, a science attaché who were shot down by [[Covenant remnant|Covenant]] forces during their mission to locate a "mysterious" signal [[S1/Catherine/Galileo|discovered]] from [[Galileo Base]]. Crimson is brought near the crash-site by [[D79-TC Pelican|Pelican]] transport and are told to "double-time" it towards Mountain's position. Shortly after landing, Crimson's communication with Palmer is jammed by Covenant jamming equipment. Crimson arrives to Mountain's crash-site and are met by a team of [[SPARTAN-IV Program|Spartan-IV]] survivors who are fending off a Covenant attack. After securing the immediate area, Spartan [[Fredric Zurenia]] of Mountain Squad points to a pair of Covenant jammers behind a large shield. As Mountain regroups to attack, Crimson disables the shield system protecting the jamming equipment. While attacking the equipment, Covenant reinforcements arrive via in large [[Heavy orbital insertion pod|Orbital drop pods]]. After destroying the communication jammers and clearing the area, Crimson is contacted by Commander Palmer.  

They are told to assist the survivors of Mountain Squad in completing their mission. Palmer points them to a [[Forerunner]] tower on the other side of the canyon, where ''[[UNSC Infinity|Infinity]]'' Science wants them to investigate it. While proceeding to the objective, several [[Type-44 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] dropships arrive with more Covenant reinforcements. After disabling the tower's shields, multiple [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar Storm|Storm]] units emerge from within the tower, led by [[Sangheili Zealot]]s and [[Sangheili Warrior|Warriors]]. They attack the Spartans, but are quickly eliminated. With the tower and its vicinity secured [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] comes online. She marks a specific point inside the tower and tells Crimson to go near it. Halsey theorizes that the tower's location could be the source of the signal Mountain was looking for or the signal's destination. She tells one of the Spartans to activate in order to find out.  

Immediately after activating the device, the tower emits a large beam into the sky, which Halsey assumes is navigation data for [[Requiem]]. [[Jared Miller]] then tells Palmer that a large Covenant force is inbound towards Crimson's position. During the attack, the rest of Mountain Squad are killed, leaving Crimson alone to finish their job. Commander Palmer quickly tells them to fall back to Mountain's crash-site in order to stock up on ammunition and supplies while [[Robert Dalton]] arranges an extraction.

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