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==Battle== | ==Battle== | ||
{{Quote|...We are under attack.|[[Thomas Lasky|Cadet Thomas Lasky]]}} | {{Quote|...We are under attack.|[[Thomas Lasky|Cadet Thomas Lasky]]}} | ||
[[File:Carbulo attack.png|thumb|left|240px|UNSC ground forces are decimated in the ensuing attack.]] | |||
At some point in 2526, the Covenant began an assault on Circinius IV, targeting the Corbulo Academy of Military Science with three {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}s. Locally stationed Marines provided an initial defense of the Academy and the evacuation of the cadets via the school's [[space elevator]] was begun immediately. Orbiting UNSC vessels soon deployed [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] directly onto the campus. However, one of the Covenant corvettes fired on the elevator, causing it to collapse on the school and halt the evacuation. Since all the cadets and staff had converged near the elevator for evacuation, the collapse of the elevator killed many of members of the academy.<ref name="FUD 3"/> | At some point in 2526, the Covenant began an assault on Circinius IV, targeting the Corbulo Academy of Military Science with three {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}s. Locally stationed Marines provided an initial defense of the Academy and the evacuation of the cadets via the school's [[space elevator]] was begun immediately. Orbiting UNSC vessels soon deployed [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] directly onto the campus. However, one of the Covenant corvettes fired on the elevator, causing it to collapse on the school and halt the evacuation. Since all the cadets and staff had converged near the elevator for evacuation, the collapse of the elevator killed many of members of the academy.<ref name="FUD 3"/> | ||