Editing Operation: BUMRUSH

{{Era|HCW}}
{{Disambig header|the UNSC operation during Battle for Earth|the corvette of the same name that took part in [[Operation: TREBUCHET]]|UNSC Bum Rush}}
{{Battle infobox
|prev=[[Operation: WINDOW PANE]]
|conc=
|next=[[Battle of Installation 05]]
|name=Operation: BUMRUSH
|image=[[File:H3ODST PrepareToDrop Loadscreen.png|300px]]
|conflict=*[[Human-Covenant War]]
**[[Battle for Earth]]
***[[Battle of Mombasa]]
|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={{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2={{Icon|Covenant FB}} [[Covenant]]
|commanders1=
*[[Fleet Admiral|FADM]] [[Joseph Harper]]
*[[Admiral|ADM]] [[Say My Name Actual]] 
|commanders2=*[[Prophet of Regret]]
*[[Shipmaster]] [[Rhul 'Salmutee]]<ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 180</ref> <br>
|forces1=*[[UNSC Home Fleet|Home Fleet]]
**[[Fifth Fleet]]
***[[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|Heavy cruiser]] (1+) {{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
*[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
**[[65th Shock Troops Division]]{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}
***[[103rd Shock Troops Battalion]]
****[[Alpha-Nine]]
|forces2=* [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]]
**{{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} (1)
|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/Reuse|ReferenceA}}}}

'''Operation: BUMRUSH''' was an [[operation]] as [[United Nations Space Command|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 [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}<ref name="ReferenceA">''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', campaign level, [[Prepare to Drop]]</ref>

==Background==
[[File:H2A Metropolis Loadscreen.png|thumb|250px|left|Regret's carrier holding position over the city.]]
During the opening stages of the [[Battle for Earth]], the ''[[Solemn Penance|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]]</ref> Realizing that they were at a tactical disadvantage, all [[Covenant]] forces eventually began retreating to [[Prophet of Regret]]'s [[CAS-class assault carrier|carrier]].

As the battle on the ground intensified, [[FLEETCOM]] issued an unexpected order: several [[UNSC starship|vessels]] of the [[Fifth Fleet]] were to launch a force of [[ODST]]s 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>

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==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 [[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|cruiser]] ''[[UNSC Say My Name|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/Reuse|ReferenceA}}

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==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 [[Glassing|glassed]] by a Covenant reinforced and [[Truth's fleet|excavation fleet]]. Regret, having entered slipspace to escape the city, arrived at [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 05]] about [[2552#November|two weeks later]], precipitating the [[Battle of Installation 05]] and his eventual [[Assassination of the Prophet of Regret|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 (Halo 2 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}}
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