Editing First Battle of Mombasa

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{{FactOrFictionTalk|11:55, 27 January 2007 (UTC)|[[User:Mouse among men|mouse among men]]|Isn't this a part of [[The First Battle of Earth]]?}}
{{battle
|prev=[[Battle of the Unyielding Heirophant|Battle of the ''Unyielding Heirophant'']]
|conc=[[First Battle of Earth]]
|next=[[Battle of Onyx]]
|name=Battle of New Mombasa
|image=[[Image:Halo2-05.jpg|300px]]
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|date=October 20, 2552
|place=[[New Mombasa]], [[Earth]]
|result=Tactical draw, Strategic [[UNSC]] victory, New Mombasa destroyed
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2=[[Covenant]]
|commanders1=[[Lord Hood]]
|commanders2=[[High Prophet of Regret]]
|forces1=*[[SPARTAN-117]]
*[[Pelican]]s
*[[Scorpion]]s
*[[M12 Warthog LRV]]s
*[[M12G1 Warthog LAAV]]s
*[[Marine]]s
**[[405th Marine Infantry Division|405<sup>th</sup> Marine Infantry Division]]
*[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s
**[[105th Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Division|105<sup>th</sup> Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Division]]
|forces2=*[[Assault Carrier]] (1)
*[[Phantom]]s
*[[Wraith]]s
*[[Shadow]]s
*[[Specter]]s
*[[Ghost]]s
*[[Hunter]]s
*[[Elite]]s
*[[Jackal]]s
*[[Drone]]s
*[[Grunt]]s
|casual1=617 dead, 1,751 wounded, unknown civilian casualties
|casual2=459 dead, 3,004 wounded
}}
The '''Battle of [[New Mombasa]]''' was a battle between [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Covenant]] forces that took place in the UNSC city [[New Mombasa]] on the planet [[Earth]] on October 20, 2552.
==Battle==
[[Image:Pelican and warthog|250px.jpg]] 
Between 0150 and 01630 hours- Covenant start deploying forces in the area, including a [[Scarab]] for heavy armor. [[Sergeant Johnson]] and [[Master Chief]]'s Pelican is shot down by the Scarab and hunker down at an isolated position and wait for extraction. [[Gunnery Sergeant Pete Stacker]] and a [[ODST]] squad move up the beach to [[Hotel Zanzibar]] and set up a bunker, wiping out several [[Covenant]] units along the way. Sergeant Johnson is extracted to help with armored units entering the city. Pinned down units in Hotel Zanzibar are saved by [[Spartan 117]]. Units at the bridge are decimated as the Scarab blows through any and all UNSC forces. Spartan 117 arrives at bridge to assess situation and reinforcments are sent including a [[Scorpion]] Battle tank. The 405th out of [[Diego Garcia]] make landfall at city square and are quickly surrounded by Covenant troops. 105th ODST unit lead by Spartan 117 are called to city square for a last defense. Scarab is taken down as Prophet of Regret flees.