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{{ | {{battle | ||
|prev=[[Battle of | |prev=[[Battle of New Harmony]] | ||
|conc= | |conc= | ||
|next=[[ | |next=[[Operation: PROMETHEUS]] | ||
|name=Massacre of Troy | |name=Massacre of Troy | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date= | |date=May [[2537]] | ||
|place=[[Hellespont system]], above the planet [[Troy]] | |place=[[Hellespont system]], above the planet [[Troy]] | ||
|result= | |result=Covenant victory | ||
*Almost entire civilian population lost | *Almost entire civilian population lost | ||
*Troy glassed | *Troy glassed | ||
|side1= | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2= | |side2=[[Covenant]] | ||
|commanders1=*[[Lance Corporal | |commanders1=*[[Lance Corporal Janet Adams]] | ||
*Unknown | *Unknown ONI Operative | ||
|commanders2=*Unknown | |commanders2=*Unknown fleetmaster | ||
|forces1=*[[ | |forces1=*{{UNSCShip|Apocalypso}} | ||
*[[Marine]]s | |||
|forces2=*Unknown | |forces2=*Unknown | ||
|casual1=*Almost the entire population | |casual1=*Almost the entire population | ||
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|casual2=*None | |casual2=*None | ||
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The '''Massacre of Troy''' was a [[Covenant]] attack on the [[UNSC]] colony [[Troy]], in the [[Hellespont system]]. The {{UNSCShip|Apocalypso}} had intercepted a Covenant transmission and was aware of the impending assault.<ref>''[[i love bees]]'', [[axon]] [[Media: | The '''Massacre of Troy''' was a [[Covenant]] attack on the [[UNSC]] colony [[Troy]], in the [[Hellespont system]]. The {{UNSCShip|Apocalypso}} had intercepted a Covenant transmission and was aware of the impending assault.<ref>''[[i love bees]]'', [[axon]] [[Media:Itchy.ogg|itchy]]</ref> [[ONI]] did not want the Covenant to find out that they had cracked the communications code, so ONI operatives were sent to the surface,<ref>''i love bees'', axon [[Media:Troy.ogg|troy]]</ref> ordered to quietly evacuate as many of the population as they could.<ref>''i love bees'', axon [[Media:Space_is_big.ogg|space_is_big]]</ref> The UNSC managed to save a small portion before the planet was [[glassing|glassed]] by the unopposed Covenant fleet. Few humans were aware of the evacuation, and assumed there were no survivors. Involved UNSC personnel included [[Lance Corporal]]s [[Janet Adams]] and [[Gobi]]. | ||
In order to uncover whether ONI had predicted the massacre, Colonel [[Herzog]] posed as an evacuee, forcefully evacuated by Adams. Adams was later killed, either in combat with the Covenant or assassinated by Major [[Standish]] to keep the evacuation secret.<ref>''i love bees'', axon [[Media: | In order to uncover whether ONI had predicted the massacre, Colonel [[Herzog]] posed as an evacuee, forcefully evacuated by Adams. Adams was later killed, either in combat with the Covenant or assassinated by Major [[Standish]] to keep the evacuation secret.<ref>''i love bees'', axon [[Media:Goodbye.ogg|goodbye]]</ref> [[Rani Sobeck]] attempted to contact Gobi to learn more about the cover up, but was stopped<ref>''i love bees'', axon [[Media:No_evacuation.ogg|no_evacuation]]</ref>. | ||
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{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
[[Category:Covenant | [[Category:Covenant Victories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Battle|Troy]] | ||
