Editing Second Raid on Control

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Battle infobox
|name=Second Raid on Control
|prev=[[Raid on Lockup]]
|conc=
|next=[[Skirmish at Librarian's Rest]]
|image=
|conflict=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
*[[Requiem Campaign]]
|date=
|place="[[Control]]", [[Requiem]], [[Epoloch system]]
|result=*'''Decisive UNSC victory'''
**Map stolen from [[Gek 'Lhar]] successfully deciphered
|side1=*[[United Earth Government]]
**[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2=*[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]
|commanders1=*Spartan [[Jared Miller]]
*Spartan [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]]
*Doctor [[Henry Glassman]]
|commanders2=*[[Supreme Commander]] [[Jul 'Mdama]]
|forces1=*[[Expeditionary Strike Group 1]]
**[[Spartan Operations]]
***[[SPARTAN-IV Program|SPARTAN-IV]]s
****[[Fireteam Crimson]]
**''Infinity'' Science
***Doctor [[Henry Glassman]]
|forces2=*Numerous [[Sangheili]]
*Numerous [[Kig-Yar]]
*Numerous [[Unggoy]]
*Several [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantoms]]
*3 [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraiths]]
|casual1=*None
|casual2=*Heavy
}}
{{Quote|no=four|Gabriel Thorne|Henry Glassman|Gabriel Thorne|Sarah Palmer|q1=Commander Palmer, Majestic here. Dr. Glassman’s got a favor to ask. Roland says Crimson’s in a place to help.|q2=Spartan Thorne found a Covenant map. I think I can read it, but-|q3=Dr. Glassman wants to know if Crimson can take a look for him?|q4=Sure. Why not.|Gabriel Thorne, Henry Glassman and Sarah Palmer discuss the mission.<ref name="Glassman">''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[Expendable/Glassman|S108 Glassman]]</ref>}}

During the [[Requiem Campaign]], [[Fireteam Crimson]] launched '''a raid''' on the location known as "[[Control]]" to test out Doctor [[Henry Glassman]]'s understanding of the map of [[Requiem]] stolen from [[Gek 'Lhar]].
==Prelude==
During a mission in "[[the Cauldron]]," [[Fireteam Crimson]] were able to retrieve [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|a mysterious]] [[Forerunner]] artifact that they transported back to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref name="Core">''Spartan Ops'', [[Departure/Core|S101 Core]]</ref> While examining the artifact, Doctor [[Henry Glassman]] accidentally activated it and was pulled in.<ref name="Artifact">''Spartan Ops'', [[Artifact (Spartan Ops)|S102 Artifact]]</ref> Glassman was transported to [[Requiem]]'s surface where he was captured by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] forces. In exchange for his life being spared, Glassman agreed to help [[Jul 'Mdama]] access the shrine at "[[Librarian's Rest]]"<ref name="Catherine">''Spartan Ops'', [[Catherine|S103 Catherine]]</ref> to gain access to the [[mind transfer|imprint]] of the [[Librarian]] stored within. Glassman was forced to work with inadequate equipment,<ref name="Didact's Hand">''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand|S104 Didact's Hand]]</ref> but eventually succeeded in activating a protective shield around the shrine, albeit without knowing exactly what he had accomplished.<ref name="Memento Mori">''Spartan Ops'', [[Memento Mori|S105 Memento Mori]]</ref>

Due to Glassman's disappearance, Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] was brought in to help examine the artifact.{{Ref/Reuse|Catherine}} Jul contacted her in secret, offering Halsey information about the [[Promethean]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Didact's Hand}} After [[Fireteam Crimson]] and [[Fireteam Majestic]] retrieved "the [[Didact's Gift]]," it was revealed to be the "soul" of a [[Promethean Knight]], a human digitized by the [[Composer]] during the [[New Phoenix Incident]] six months earlier. As Halsey communicated with Jul about the discovery, she was found out by [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]] and arrested for her actions. [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Gabriel Thorne]], confused by the appearance of the artifact in the memories revealed in "the Didact's Gift," inadvertently activated it and was transported to "the Cauldron."{{Ref/Reuse|Memento Mori}} Despite putting up a fight, Thorne was ultimately captured by two [[Sangheili Storm]] and taken to "Librarian's Rest" which was eventually detected by [[Roland]].<ref name="Scattered">''Spartan Ops'', [[Scattered|S106 Scattered]]</ref>

Thorne managed to [[Escape from Librarian's Rest|esacpe]] with Glassman, chased by [[Gek 'Lhar]].{{Ref/Reuse|Scattered}} The two were eventually rescued by the rest of [[Fireteam Majestic]] who killed Gek and looted his body.<ref name="Expendable">''Spartan Ops'', [[Expendable|S108 Expendable]]</ref> Shortly thereafter, team leader [[Paul DeMarco]] contacted the ''Infinity'' for help as Majestic was under fire from [[Covenant burst artillery|Covenant heavy artillery]]. [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]] redeployed [[Fireteam Crimson]], who had just finished [[Raid on Apex|a mission]] at "[[Apex]]," to assist them.<ref name="Unfinished Business">''Spartan Ops'', [[Expendable/Unfinished Business|S108 Unfinished Business]]</ref> Working together, Fireteam Crimson and [[Fireteam Kodiak]] [[Assault on Cyclone|assaulted]] the Covenant position at "[[Cyclone]]" and successfully destroyed the batteries, saving Majestic and Glassman.<ref name="Majestic Rescue">''Spartan Ops'', [[Expendable/Unfinished Business|S108 Majestic Rescue]]</ref>

==Battle==
===Investigating Glassman's map===
At the request of Doctor [[Henry Glassman]] and [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Gabriel Thorne]], [[Fireteam Crimson]] were deployed back to "[[Control]]" to confirm Glassman's understanding of the map stolen off of [[Gek 'Lhar]]. Crimson battled through heavy [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] defenses as Glassman directed them to what he believed the map was showing to be a hub for energy flowing through the Forerunner structure. Crimson managed to clear out the Covenant defenders and reached the hub. Spartan [[Jared Miller]] ran a survey through Crimson's armor's sensors, ultimately confirming that Glassman was correct in his interpretation of what the map indicated the hub to be.

Despite the confirmation, Glassman was unsatisfied as he felt they needed more confirmation and had Thorne direct them to another location indicated on the stolen map. However, Covenant [[Ru'swum-pattern Phantom|Phantoms]] deployed reinforcements that Crimson had to fight through before they could continue their mission for Glassman. After clearing out the area, Crimson helped Glassman scan the location indicated by his map, causing two golden beams of light to shoot into the sky from the Forerunner structure. Glassman was amazed by the results, noting that despite how advanced they were, their own mapping systems had nothing on the Forerunner map. Glassman explained to [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]] that he was making sure he could read the map correctly because, if they were lucky, he could use it to help free the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} from [[Requiem]].{{Ref/Reuse|Glassman}}

===Defending against the Covenant===
With more Covenant reinforcements approaching, Glassman directed Crimson to a location that he believed would give them some respite and then to another location that activated Forerunner [[Z-510 focus turret|beam turrets]] to help fight off the Covenant. Glassman then directed Crimson to activate more locations that deployed supply caches containing heavy Forerunner weapons. With the heavy weapons, Crimson fended off more Covenant forces deployed by Phantoms and {{Pattern|Gloto'kas|Assault Carapace}}s.

Glassman next directed Crimson to activate Forerunner [[Z-8250 heavy artillery|anti-aircraft guns]] to help defend their position. Pleased with the success so far, Palmer decided to cut the mission short which Glassman agreed with. Crimson then fought off a wave of Covenant delivered by a drop pod before three Phantoms carrying even more reinforcements were destroyed by the anti-aircraft guns they had activated. As Crimson prepared to deal with the enemies dropped by the Phantoms before their destruction, more Phantoms arrived carrying [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraiths]] which they managed to deploy before being destroyed. With the help of the defenses that they had activated around the area and the Forerunner weapons, Crimson managed to eliminate all of the Covenant. With the Covenant gone, Crimson were extracted by [[D79-TC Pelican|Pelican]] to the ''Infinity''.{{Ref/Reuse|Glassman}}

==Aftermath==
With his understanding of the [[Forerunner]] map confirmed, Doctor [[Henry Glassman]] was extracted by [[D79-TC Pelican|Pelican]] to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} while [[Fireteam Majestic]] were redeployed to [[Skirmish at Librarian's Rest|rescue]] Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]].<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Key|S109 Key]]</ref> With the combination of the map retrieved from [[Gek 'Lhar]] and a map recovered by [[Fireteam Crimson]] from "[[Lockup]],"<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Key/The Hammer|S109 The Hammer]]</ref> Glassman was able to figure out how to free ''Infinity'' from [[Requiem]] just in time to avoid the [[shield world]]'s destruction.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Exodus (Spartan Ops)|S1010 Exodus]]</ref>

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

==Sources==
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{{Engagements in the Requiem Campaign}}
[[Category:UNSC victories]]