Editing Operation: BUMRUSH

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{{Battle infobox
|prev=[[Operation: WINDOW PANE]]
|conc=[[Battle of Mombasa]]
|next=[[Battle of Ross Island]]
|name=Operation: BUMRUSH
|image=[[File:The Drop.png|300px]]
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|date=[[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], 1602 hours<ref name="lootcrate2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref>
|place=Low Earth orbit, [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]]
|result=; Tactical [[Covenant Empire|Covenant victory]]
*UNSC operation foiled
*Covenant flees the city unscathed
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2=[[Covenant]]
|commanders1=[[Say My Name Actual]] <br>
[[Joseph Harper|Fleet Admiral Joseph Harper]] <br>
|commanders2=[[Prophet of Regret]] <br>
[[Shipmaster]] [[Rhul 'Salmutee]]<ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 180</ref> <br>
|forces1=*[[UNSC Home Fleet]]
**[[Fifth Fleet]]
***(1) [[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|Heavy cruiser]]
****{{UNSCShip|Say My Name}}<ref name="lootcrate2"/>
*Orbital Drop Shock Troopers
**[[65th Shock Troops Division]]<ref name="lootcrate2"/>
***[[103rd Shock Troops Battalion]]
****[[Alpha-Nine]]
|forces2=* [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]]
**1 [[CAS-class assault carrier]]
***''Solemn Penance''
|casual1=*Nearly all ODSTs
|casual2=*None
}}
{{Quote|multi=yes|q1=Just saying, Dutch -- they missed [[Solemn Penance|one]].|[[Lance Corporal]] [[Romeo|Kojo "Romeo" Agu]]|q2=No. They left it for [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|us]].|[[Corporal]] [[Dutch|Taylor "Dutch" Miles]]|Members of Alpha-Nine discussing the impending mission.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>}}

'''Operation: BUMRUSH''' was a UNSC attempt to infiltrate and force down the Prophet of Regret's flagship, ''Solemn Penance'', during the Battle of Mombasa as part of the nascent Battle for Earth on October 20, 2552.<ref name="lootcrate2"/><ref name="ReferenceA">''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', campaign level, [[Prepare to Drop]]</ref>

==Prelude==
[[File:H2A - Carrier over Mombasa.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Regret's carrier holding position over the city.]]
During the opening stages of the Battle for Earth, the ''Penance'' blew past UNSC [[orbital defense platform|defenses]] in orbit and set course for the [[Africa]]n mega-city of New Mombasa, settling over the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]] and deploying massive numbers of ground infantry and heavy equipment with the intent to drive the UNSC out of the area to begin its excavation effort for the supposed [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 00|Ark]].<ref name="outskirts">''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level, [[Outskirts]]</ref><ref name="metropolis">''Halo 2'', campaign level, [[Metropolis]]</ref><ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', campaign level, [[Uplift Reserve (level)|Uplift Reserve]]</ref> Realizing that they were at a tactical disadvantage, all Covenant forces eventually began retreating to Regret's carrier.

As the battle on the ground intensified, [[FLEETCOM]] issued an unexpected order: several vessels of the Fifth Fleet were to launch a force of ODSTs onto the carrier to breach its hull and force the ship down by gaining access to the interior.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/into-hell-1/6c327f74-5bc0-43c4-ac92-0feef4a712b0 ''Halo Waypoint'': Into Hell 1]</ref> 

==The drop==
[[File:SOEIV Interface.png|thumb|250px|left|View from the [[Rookie]]'s pod during the drop.]]
At 1602 hours, Operation: BUMRUSH was greenlit and these vessels, among them the cruiser ''Say My Name,'' [[SOEIV|deployed]] their respective contingents of troopers into Earth's atmosphere above the city. At 1603 hours, one minute into the drop, the ''Penance'' suddenly initiated an in-atmosphere [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] jump, creating a massive [[electromagnetic pulse]] that fried the safety and navigational systems of the troopers' drop pods, sending them all free-falling to near-certain death and effectively terminating the operation.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

==Aftermath==
Alpha-Nine, having diverted their trajectory at the last minute, is the only squad known to survive the drop, albeit scattering its troopers across the city. After regrouping, Alpha-Nine was able to escape the city in a stolen [[Phantom]] before it was glassed. Regret, having entered Slipspace to escape the city, arrived at [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 05]] about two weeks later, precipitating the [[Battle of Installation 05]] and his eventual death at the hands of [[Spartan-II program|Spartan-II]] [[John-117]]. The ultimate fate of the ''Penance'' is unknown.<ref name = "Regret">''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level [[Regret (level)|Regret]]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H3ODST PreparetoDropCinematic.jpg|Members of Alpha-Nine discussing the mission in UNSC ''Say My Name''{{'}}s waiting room.
File:Orbit Descend.png|SOEIVs entering Earth's atmosphere.
File:HEVs Dropping.png|ODSTs dropping in en masse.
File:EMP Explosion.png|Slipspace rupture.
File:Off Course.jpg|Drop pods plummeting to the surface.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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{{Engagements in the Battle for Earth}}
[[Category:Operations]]