Editing Raid on Cyclone

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Battle infobox
|name=Raid on Cyclone
|prev=[[Raid on the Warrens]]
|next=[[Raid on Harvester]]
|image=
|conflict=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
*[[Requiem Campaign]]
|date=[[2558#February|February 2558]]
|place="[[Cyclone]]", [[Requiem]], [[Epoloch system]]
|result=*'''Decisive UNSC victory'''
**Covenant plasma stockpiles destroyed
**Discovery of stolen [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]s missing their warheads
|side1=*[[United Earth Government]]
**[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2=*[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]
|commanders1=*Spartan [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]]
*Spartan [[Jared Miller]]
|commanders2=*[[Supreme Commander]] [[Jul 'Mdama]]
|forces1=*[[Expeditionary Strike Group 1]]
**[[Spartan Operations]]
***[[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]]s
****[[Fireteam Crimson]]
**[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
***Lieutenant [[TJ Murphy]]
*1 captured [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]]
|forces2=*Numerous [[Sangheili]]
*Numerous [[Kig-Yar]]
*Numerous [[Unggoy]]
*4 [[Mgalekgolo]]
*Several [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantoms]]
*Several [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]]
*1 [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]]
|casual1=*None
|casual2=*Heavy
}}
{{Quote|Crimson, your job is to take out these Covie plasma stockpiles. Lots of explosions. Should be good fun.|Sarah Palmer<ref name="Search and Destroy">''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Scattered/Search and Destroy|S106 Search and Destroy]]</ref>}}
During the [[Requiem Campaign]], [[Fireteam Crimson]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[TJ Murphy]] launched '''a raid''' on a [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] supply depot located at "[[Cyclone]]."
==Prelude==
While searching for the missing [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Gabriel Thorne]], [[Fireteam Crimson]] was [[Ambush at the Quarry|ambushed]] at the "[[Quarry]]" and captured.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Memento Mori/Spartan Thorne|S105 Spartan Thorne]]</ref> Taken to "[[Lockup]]," Crimson managed to [[Escape from Lockup|escape]] with the help of [[Jared Miller]] and [[Robert Dalton]] and rescued [[Icebreaker squad]] who were held captive at the facility as well. [[Lieutenant]] [[TJ Murphy]] of Icebreaker squad successfully managed to hijack a Covenant [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] which he and Crimson used to escape from "Lockup."<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Scattered/Escape Plan|S106 Escape Plan]]</ref>

Following their escape, Crimson's Phantom, mistaken by the Covenant for one of their own, was ordered to land at "[[Control]]." Crimson was able to [[First Raid on Control|infiltrate the facility]] and access three Covenant comm relays, allowing [[Roland]] to implant computer worms into them in order to access the data. Crimson then made their escape after eliminating the Covenant reinforcements.<ref name="All the Secrets">''Spartan Ops'', [[Scattered/All The Secrets|S106 All the Secrets]]</ref> In the "[[Warrens]]," Crimson [[Raid on the Warrens|accessed]] a central intel center revealed by the data extracted at "Control." The information in the intel center revealed [[Harvester (location)|a Covenant archeological dig]] that [[Fireteam Switchback]] was sent to investigate while Fireteam Crimson was deployed to investigate the supply depot.<ref name="Need to Know">''Spartan Ops'', [[Scattered/Need To Know|S106 Need to Know]]</ref>

==Battle==
===Destroying the plasma stockpiles===
[[Fireteam Crimson]] was transported by [[Lieutenant]] [[TJ Murphy]] in their stolen [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] to "[[Cyclone]]." [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]] ordered the [[Spartan-IV|Spartans]] to destroy the plasma stockpiles located there. Almost immediately upon landing, Crimson was engaged by Covenant troops, including [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]], while Murphy's Phantom provided them with covering fire. As Crimson fended off the attacking Covenant, Spartan [[Jared Miller]] detected the first plasma stockpile and directed Crimson to the location. Clearing out the nearby Covenant forces, Crimson successfully destroyed the stockpile.

After the destruction of the first stockpile, Miller detected UNSC inventory transponders near Crimson's position and Palmer ordered Crimson to check it out. Crimson cleared out the Covenant forces near the stolen UNSC gear, allowing Miller to use their armor's sensors to get a scan on the equipment. Once the scan was done, Miller tracked down an override system for the doors to the central structure, but Crimson found the entrance blocked. Instead, Miller redirected Crimson to a second plasma stockpile that he had detected. However, this one was guarded by a heavier Covenant presence, including a [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]]. Despite the heavy resistance, Crimson was able to clear the area and destroy the second plasma stockpile.

Miller located the last plasma stockpile, at least the last stockpile outside and directed Crimson to its location. Crimson was able to destroy the third plasma stockpile, depriving the Covenant of further use of the stockpiles.{{Ref/Reuse|Search and Destroy}}

===A horrifying discovery===
After the stockpiles were destroyed, Crimson came under attack by Covenant reinforcements including [[Kig-Yar Sniper]]s and more Ghosts. Crimson was able to eliminate the Covenant forces while Miller searched for a way into the central structure. Finally, Miller was able to locate a [[gravity lift]] leading into the locked structure where the override system was located. Crimson eliminated the [[Stealth Sangheili]] patrolling the structure and activated the override system, opening up the structure they were in and the central structure.

After the central structure was opened up, Phantoms dropped more reinforcements, including [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]]. [[Robert Dalton]] quickly sent Crimson [[ordnance pod]]s containing [[M6 Spartan Laser|Spartan Lasers]] to aid the Spartans against the Hunters. Crimson managed to eliminate the Covenant reinforcements, but discovered Stealth Elites guarding the central structure and quickly killed them.

As Crimson moved into the central structure, Miller picked up the source of a strange reading that he had detected when Crimson opened the door. Investigating, Crimson discovered a stockpile of stolen UNSC [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|HAVOK tactical nuclear missiles]], but with their warheads removed and taken somewhere else by the Covenant.

Before Crimson could investigate further, Palmer received a distress call from Spartan [[Cara Costabile]] of [[Fireteam Switchback]] reporting that the Covenant had a [[Za'zayara-pattern Harvester|Harvester]] and Switchback was encountering massive resistance and requesting backup. As Crimson was the closest, Palmer ordered Crimson to fall out and help Switchback. Heading back outside, Crimson was extracted by Murphy's Phantom to go and help Switchback.{{Ref/Reuse|Search and Destroy}}

==Aftermath==
[[Fireteam Crimson]] was redeployed to the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] [[Harvester (location)|archeological dig site]], but discovered that [[Fireteam Switchback]] had gone [[missing in action]]. Unable to find Switchback, Crimson [[Raid on Harvester|completed Switchback's original mission]] to disable the [[Za'zayara-pattern Harvester|Harvester]].<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Scattered/Switchback|S106 Switchback]]</ref>

During the [[Invasion of the UNSC Infinity|subsequent invasion]] of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, it was discovered that the stolen [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|HAVOK warheads]] had been taken by the Covenant as a part of their plan to destroy the ''Infinity''. However, the attempt was thwarted by Crimson who managed to disarm the warheads.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Invasion (Spartan Ops)/Engine of Destruction|S107 Engine of Destruction]]</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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{{Engagements in the Requiem Campaign}}
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