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{{Battle infobox | {{Battle infobox | ||
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|image=[[File:HINF Intel5 Concord.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:HINF Intel5 Concord.jpg|300px]] | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Game|Id=h4|H4|Armor customization (Halo 4)|Armory|Detail=Venator armor descriptions|Quote=Gained prominence during the defense of Concord from the Covenant in 2551.}} | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Game|Id=h4|H4|Armor customization (Halo 4)|Armory|Detail=Venator armor descriptions|Quote=Gained prominence during the defense of Concord from the Covenant in 2551.}} | ||
|date=c. December 6,{{Ref/Site|Id=S2StoryHub|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com | |date=c. December 6,{{Ref/Site|Id=S2StoryHub|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite|Detail=Season 02 Lone Wolves - Story & Intel|D=09|M=10|Y=2022}} [[2551]]{{Ref/Reuse|h4}} | ||
|place=[[Concord]],{{Ref/Reuse|h4}} [[Alabaster system]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} | |place=[[Concord]],{{Ref/Reuse|h4}} [[Alabaster system]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} | ||
|result= '''[[UNSC]] victory'''{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | |result= '''[[UNSC]] victory'''{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | ||
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*[[UNSC Army]] | *[[UNSC Army]] | ||
**[[NOBLE Team]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Contention| | **[[NOBLE Team]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Contention|Winter Contention}} | ||
**[[UNSC Army Rangers|Army Rangers]]{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} | **[[UNSC Army Rangers|Army Rangers]]{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} | ||
*[[UNSC Navy]] | *[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
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*{{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | *{{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | ||
*{{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | *{{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | ||
|casual1=*Several ground forces | |casual1=*Several ground forces | ||
*Two [[M9 Wolverine]]s{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} | *Two [[M9 Wolverine]]s{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} | ||
*At least a dozen [[S-14 Baselard]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | *At least a dozen [[S-14 Baselard]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | ||
|casual2= | |casual2=Several ships in orbit{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}}<br>Several ground assets{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | ||
|civilian= | |civilian= | ||
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On [[2551#December|December 5, 2551]], during the [[UNSC]]'s defense of [[Concord]], [[Covenant]] activity was witnessed at [[Lethbridge Industrial]]'s [[Lethbridge Combat Fields|combat fields]] just outside of the [[city]] of [[Lethbridge]].{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} | On [[2551#December|December 5, 2551]], during the [[UNSC]]'s defense of [[Concord]], [[Covenant]] activity was witnessed at [[Lethbridge Industrial]]'s [[Lethbridge Combat Fields|combat fields]] just outside of the [[city]] of [[Lethbridge]].{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} | ||
On December 6 at 0720Z [[Military Standard Time|MST]] as part of [[Operation]]: [[Operation: GYPSUM|GYPSUM]], [[Sergeant]] [[Sigrid Eklund]] and a group of [[UNSC Army Rangers]] managed to clear out the [[Caravelle province]] at the cost of two [[M9 Wolverine]]s. They then prepared to redeploy to a nearby [[mass driver]] station which was being defended by dwindling militia forces. After the skirmish at the Caravelle province, Eklund contacted [[Commander]] [[Renna]], informing them of the outcome of the battle and asking about the activity at the Lethbridge Combat Fields the previous day | On December 6 at 0720Z [[Military Standard Time|MST]] as part of [[Operation]]: [[Operation: GYPSUM|GYPSUM]], [[Sergeant]] [[Sigrid Eklund]] and a group of [[UNSC Army Rangers]] managed to clear out the [[Caravelle province]] at the cost of two [[M9 Wolverine]]s. They then prepared to redeploy to a nearby [[mass driver]] station which was being defended by dwindling militia forces. After the skirmish at the Caravelle province, Eklund contacted [[Commander]] [[Renna]], informing them of the outcome of the battle and asking about the activity at the Lethbridge Combat Fields the previous day.{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} | ||
[[Operation: SHARP ANGLE]] was ongoing elsewhere at roughly the same time.{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} | |||
Covenant ground forces were unable to evacuate from the planet, and redirected their forces to | By December 12, the joint forces of UNSC Army and Concordian militia have largely repelled Covenant ground forces from the major cities. Furthermore, the Covenant had lost air superiority; at the cost of a dozen pilots’ lives, a group of [[S-14 Baselard]]s led pursuing Banshees and Vampires into the paths of concealed M9 Wolverine anti-aircraft tanks, while the unusually small Covenant fleet were kept at bay by several planet-side mass driver stations before being destroyed by [[C-322]], [[FFG-427]], and [[FFG-502]].{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}}{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | ||
Covenant ground forces were unable to evacuate from the planet, and redirected their forces to the far less-protected townships in the [[Hinterlands region]] out of spite.{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | |||
===MJOLNIR=== | ===MJOLNIR=== | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
The engagement resulted in a victory for the UNSC [[Space warfare|in space]], as well as the end of most attacks on major cities. However, stranded Covenant and UNSC forces would continue to clash in [[Operation: OFFSET EYE | The engagement resulted in a victory for the UNSC [[Space warfare|in space]], as well as the end of most attacks on major cities. However, stranded Covenant and UNSC forces would continue to clash in [[Operation: OFFSET EYE]].{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} | ||
Ultimately, the battle and the follow-on operations were a success,{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} allowing Concord to survive the Covenant War.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=044}} | Ultimately, the battle and the follow-on operations were a success,{{Ref/Reuse|Contention}} allowing Concord to survive the Covenant War.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=044}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{Fm}} | *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
*''[[ | *''[[Winter Contention]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
