Editing First Battle of Mombasa

{{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]], Kenya, [[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=Unknown dead, Unknown wounded, Unknown civilian casualties
|casual2=Unknown dead, Unknown 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==
Between 0150 and 01630 hours- The [[Covenant]] start deploying forces in the area, including a [[Scarab]] for heavy armor.
Three [[Pelican]]s are sent from the [[In Amber Clad]].
[[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 an [[ODST]] squad, who were onboard the second pelican, are also shot down. They move up the beach to [[Hotel Zanzibar]] and set up a bunker, after killing several covenant soldiers. They wipe out several [[Covenant]] units along the way.

The Chiefs group kills several waves of covenant forces including two [[Hunter]]s. The third pelican flies over the area and lands.
Sergeant Johnson is extracted to help with armored units entering the city onboard the third pelican. 
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.
[[Image:Pelican and warthog.jpg|right|thumb|200px|UNSC Forces approaching New Mombasa.]] Spartan 117 arrives at the bridge to assess situation and reinforcments are sent including a [[Scorpion]] Battle tank. The Chief travels across the bridge linking Old Mombassa and New Mombassa. The 405th out of [[Diego Garcia]] make landfall at city square and are quickly surrounded by Covenant troops.
The 105th ODST unit, lead by Spartan 117, are called to city square for a last defense. The assault on the City Square is major, due to the fact there are three [[Wraith]]s and two [[Ghost]]s. After the assault is finished they try to destroy the [[Scarab]] with a [[Scorpion Tank]].
[[Image:scarabcannon.jpg|thumb|left|The Scarab fires upon a [[Scorpion Tank|Scorpion]].]]
The [[Scarab]] quickly takes down the Scorpion and climbs over City Square ''into'' the ''Canals''. It is now trapped there.

The Chief follows the scarab along a causeway until he reaches the point where the scarab can't continue. He then humps onto the scarab. After killing the Covenant forces on and below deck, and destroying the Scarab, he is then extracted by the surviving pelican back to the [[In Amber Clad]].
The [[Prophet of Regret]]s assault carrier prepares to jump away from Earth. Just in time, the pelican enters the [[UNSC Frigate|Frigate]], which in turn enters the slipspace wake of the [[Assault Carrier]]. The jump causes the entire city to be either destroyed or sucked into [[Slipspace]].