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{{battle infobox | {{battle infobox | ||
| | |previous=[[Battle of Installation 04]] | ||
|conc= | |conc= | ||
|next=[[Raid | |next=[[Raid of Reach]] | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|name=Skirmish over Threshold | |name=Skirmish over Threshold | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|date=September 22nd, 2552 | |date=September 22nd, 2552 | ||
|place=[[Soell|Soell System]], around remains of [[Installation 04]] | |place=[[Soell|Soell System]], around remains of [[Installation 04]] | ||
|result= | |result=Tactical UNSC Victory | ||
*'' | *''Ascendant Justice'' captured | ||
|side1= | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2= | |side2=[[Covenant]] | ||
|commanders1= | |commanders1= | ||
*[[ | *[[AI]] [[Cortana (AI)|Cortana]] | ||
*[[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117]]. | *[[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117]]. | ||
|commanders2= | |commanders2= | ||
* | *unknown | ||
|forces1= | |forces1= | ||
*1 [[Longsword]] | *1 [[Longsword]] | ||
*1 [[Pelican]] | |||
*2 [[SPARTAN-II]] super soldiers (one in Cryogenic suspension) | |||
*4 Other UNSC Personnel (1 Marine, 1 ODST, 2 Naval Crewmen) | |||
|forces2= | |forces2=*7 Covenant Warships | ||
* | |||
**''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' | **''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' | ||
*** 100 Elites | *** 100 Elites | ||
***Grunts | *** Grunts | ||
***Engineers | *** Engineers | ||
**6 | **6 [[CCS-class Battlecruisers]] | ||
|casual1= | |casual1= | ||
*1 Pelican | *1 Pelican | ||
|casual2= | |casual2= | ||
*Majority of Covenant on board | *Several CCS-class Battlecruisers | ||
*Majority of Covenant on board Ascendant Justice | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Skirmish over Threshold''' was | The '''Skirmish over Threshold''' was a battle that took place after the [[Battle of Installation 04]], in the debris field of [[Installation 04]] in orbit around the gas giant [[Threshold]] in the [[Soell|Soell system]].<ref name="fs">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', Chapter 5-9</ref> | ||
== The | == The Battle == | ||
By the morning of September 22, the majority of the Covenant ships | By the morning of September 22, the majority of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ships abandoned [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]], evident in so few remaining in the system. One of these ships included that of the [[Supreme Commander]], [[Thel 'Vadamee]]. The remaining [[7|seven]] ships under the command of the [[Ascendant Justice|''Ascendant Justice'']] searched the area, likely left to monitor for any [[Flood]] activity. | ||
Unbeknown to the Covenant, [[John-117]] and several other [[UNSC]] personnel escaped before the destruction of Installation 04. John, onboard a Longsword interceptor and with the aid of [[Cortana]], managed to locate the [[Cryo-chamber]] of [[Linda-058]], that was jettisoned out of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} before it crashed. Soon, another signal was detected from a UNSC [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican dropship]], hiding behind a piece of debris from Installation 04. Unfortunately, the Covenant soon spotted the humans. Cortana maneuvered the ship into a slingshot orbit around [[Basis]], Threshold's [[moon]], and while on the moon's far side, they picked up the survivors from the Pelican. The survivors abandoned the Pelican, loaded it with multiple [[Moray Space Mine]]s and sent it ahead of them as they prepared to hijack the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', the flagship of the Covenant fleet. Coming around Basis, they faced multiple Seraph fighters, but managed to destroy them with Moray mines. | |||
Piloted by [[Shiela Polaski]], the Longsword managed fly into the flagship's hangar. From there, the humans made their way to the bridge, where John dueled a Sangheili warrior, barely winning the duel. Soon, Cortana vented the atmosphere out of the rest of the ship, killing most of the Covenant aboard. | |||
Piloted by [[Shiela Polaski]], the Longsword managed | [[File:Fight on Ascendant Justice.png|thumb|left|John-117 alongside Corporal Locklear and Lieutenant Haverson fighting on the ''Ascendant Justice''.]] | ||
As the ship was now captured by the UNSC, the other Covenant ships started to fire on it. The Covenant AI in the ship's systems also blocked Cortana's access to the ship's navigation controls and the Slipspace drive, preventing them from escaping. During the engagement, Cortana maneuvered the ship deep into the [[Gravity Well]] of Threshold, and the other Covenant ships followed. Meanwhile, John-117 took a [[Huragok]] to fix the ship's power coupling that kept Cortana from accessing the Slipspace drive. At the last moment, the creature managed to fix the coupling, and while Cortana had thought a Slipspace jump, as deep into the atmosphere as they were, would be impossible, she soon realized the extent of Covenant Slipspace technology and managed to perform an in-atmosphere Slipspace jump away from Threshold.<ref name="fs"/> | |||
The ''Ascendant Justice'' would arrive at Reach in a matter of hours. From there, the human survivors were joined by the other surviving Spartan-IIs and [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]]. | |||
The ''Ascendant Justice'' would arrive at Reach in a matter of hours. From there, the human survivors were joined by the other surviving Spartan-IIs and [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]]. | |||
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{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
