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|date = Between [[2548]] and [[2552]]<ref group="note" name="BR">One of the Marines at the Battle of Algolis used a [[ | |date = Between [[2548]] and [[2552]]<ref group="note" name="BR">One of the Marines at the Battle of Algolis used a [[BR55HB battle rifle]]. As this weapon was introduced in 2548, the battle must have taken place during or after this year. A [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-sg/universe/detail/37d9f94f-d323-4d9b-8813-346614544f38/sergeant-mike-baird ''Halo Waypoint'' article] about Sergeant Baird ambiguously states that the battle occurred "late into the war".</ref> | ||
|place = Algol system | |place = Algol system | ||
|result = | |result = | ||
UNSC strategic victory | UNSC strategic victory | ||
*HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I | *HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I prototype destroyed | ||
*Heart of Midlothian self-destructed | *''Heart of Midlothian'' self-destructed in accordance with [[Cole Protocol]] | ||
|side1 = [[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1 = [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2 = [[Covenant]] | |side2 = [[Covenant]] | ||
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|commanders2 = Unidentified [[Special Operations Sangheili]]† | |commanders2 = Unidentified [[Special Operations Sangheili]]† | ||
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*One [[ | *One [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] | ||
**{{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}} | **{{UNSCShip|The Heart of Midlothian}} | ||
*One [[ | *One [[Unidentified UNSC frigate (Algolis)|frigate]] | ||
*[[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I | *[[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS]] | ||
*[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] | *[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] | ||
*Several [[M12 | *[[UNSC Engineering Corps]] | ||
*[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]<ref name="Baird"/> | |||
*Several [[M12 Warthog]]s | |||
*At least one [[D77-TC Pelican]] | *At least one [[D77-TC Pelican]] | ||
|forces2 =*One | |forces2 =*One {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} and escorts | ||
*Several [[Type-26 | *Several [[Type-26 Banshee]]s | ||
*Several [[Type-52 | *Several [[Type-52 Phantom]]s | ||
*One [[Type-26 | *One [[Type-26 Wraith]]s | ||
*[[Sangheili]] | *[[Sangheili]] | ||
*[[Unggoy]] | *[[Unggoy]] | ||
*[[Mgalekgolo]] | |||
|casual1 =*Moderate ground losses | |casual1 =*Moderate ground losses | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Heart of Midlothian}} | *{{UNSCShip|Heart of Midlothian}} | ||
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The '''Battle of Algolis ''' was | The '''Battle of Algolis ''' was an engagement that took place in the [[Wikipedia:Algol|Algol system]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. It occurred no earlier than [[2548]].<ref group="note" name="BR"/> | ||
==Ground battle== | ==Ground battle== | ||
Between [[2548]] and [[2552]] | Between [[2548]] and [[2552]] the human colony on [[Algolis]] was attacked by the [[Covenant]]. The aliens' main objective was the destruction of [[Weapons Research Facility T12A]], where the UNSC was developing highly advanced weaponry. While the civilians were evacuated by Marines, a team of [[UNSC Engineering Corps|cmabt engineers]] was sent to Facility T12A to enact the [[Cole Protocol]], destroying navigation data and a [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS|prototypical combat exoskeleton]]. The Covenant attacked the Marines in full force, breaking their defensive line and pinning down the survivors. In the ensuing chaos they destroyed several of the spacecraft ferrying civilian colonists off the planet, killing hundreds in the process. However, one Marine engineer, a sergeant nicknamed "[[Ghost (Marine)|Ghost]]", went against orders and equipped the armor slated for destruction, hoping to redeem himself as a promise to a deceased comrade. | ||
Ghost managed to destroy | Ghost managed to destroy swathes of Covenant forces, allowing the Marines and civilians to escape. Using the suit's powerful armament, he savagely countered the Covenant assault and laid waste to most of their ground vehicles and aircraft. When the suit was damaged and Ghosts was cornered he gave a code-word activation: this activated a nuclear self-destruct in the armor, killing himself and all Covenant forces in the area. The weapons facility was consumed by the blast, depriving the Covenant of any classified data they had sought to obtain. Marines fell back to a [[UNSC frigate|frigate]] in orbit over the planet along with the surviving civilians; meanwhile the frigate would deploy an [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] contact team to verify all classified data and matériel had been purged.<ref name="Baird">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-sg/universe/detail/37d9f94f-d323-4d9b-8813-346614544f38/sergeant-mike-baird ''Halo Waypoint'': Sergeant Mike Baird biography]</ref> The frigate would then move to rendezvous with the destroyer {{UNSCship|The Heart of Midlothian}}.<ref>'''Halo Legends''', ''Prototype''</ref> | ||
==Space battle== | ==Space battle== | ||
[[File:Battle of Algolis.jpg|thumb|left|UNSC ''Heart of Midlothian'' under siege | [[File:Battle of Algolis.jpg|thumb|left|UNSC ''The Heart of Midlothian'' under siege|200px]] | ||
[[Covenant Special Operations]] forces boarded ''The Heart of Midlothian'' as soon as the destroyer dropped out of [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] and killed the crew in their entirety save one [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]], [[Michael Baird]]. They quickly disconnected the shipboard AI, [[Mo Ye]]. Baird was in the surgery unit during the boarding action, inadvertently saving his life. Mo Ye informed the ODST that she was unable to self-destruct the ship per the Cole Protocol due to a [[Three Laws of Robotics|restriction]] placed on her in her disconnected state which did not allow her to willingly harm a human. | |||
Mo Ye guided Baird to the bridge of ''Midlothian'' | Mo Ye guided Baird to the bridge of ''Midlothian''. Baird tricked an [[Special Operations Sangheili|Elite]] into killing him. Baird's sacrifice allowed Mo Ye to destroy the ship. ''The Heart of Midlothian'' and the Covenant battlegroup surrounding it were destroyed.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian", ''pages 81-102''</ref> | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
Revision as of 22:48, June 25, 2014
The Battle of Algolis was an engagement that took place in the Algol system during the Human-Covenant War. It occurred no earlier than 2548.[note 1]
Ground battle
Between 2548 and 2552 the human colony on Algolis was attacked by the Covenant. The aliens' main objective was the destruction of Weapons Research Facility T12A, where the UNSC was developing highly advanced weaponry. While the civilians were evacuated by Marines, a team of cmabt engineers was sent to Facility T12A to enact the Cole Protocol, destroying navigation data and a prototypical combat exoskeleton. The Covenant attacked the Marines in full force, breaking their defensive line and pinning down the survivors. In the ensuing chaos they destroyed several of the spacecraft ferrying civilian colonists off the planet, killing hundreds in the process. However, one Marine engineer, a sergeant nicknamed "Ghost", went against orders and equipped the armor slated for destruction, hoping to redeem himself as a promise to a deceased comrade.
Ghost managed to destroy swathes of Covenant forces, allowing the Marines and civilians to escape. Using the suit's powerful armament, he savagely countered the Covenant assault and laid waste to most of their ground vehicles and aircraft. When the suit was damaged and Ghosts was cornered he gave a code-word activation: this activated a nuclear self-destruct in the armor, killing himself and all Covenant forces in the area. The weapons facility was consumed by the blast, depriving the Covenant of any classified data they had sought to obtain. Marines fell back to a frigate in orbit over the planet along with the surviving civilians; meanwhile the frigate would deploy an ONI contact team to verify all classified data and matériel had been purged.[1] The frigate would then move to rendezvous with the destroyer Template:UNSCship.[2]
Space battle
Covenant Special Operations forces boarded The Heart of Midlothian as soon as the destroyer dropped out of slipspace and killed the crew in their entirety save one Orbital Drop Shock Trooper, Michael Baird. They quickly disconnected the shipboard AI, Mo Ye. Baird was in the surgery unit during the boarding action, inadvertently saving his life. Mo Ye informed the ODST that she was unable to self-destruct the ship per the Cole Protocol due to a restriction placed on her in her disconnected state which did not allow her to willingly harm a human.
Mo Ye guided Baird to the bridge of Midlothian. Baird tricked an Elite into killing him. Baird's sacrifice allowed Mo Ye to destroy the ship. The Heart of Midlothian and the Covenant battlegroup surrounding it were destroyed.[3]
Aftermath
Little is known of the outcome of the battle. While the Covenant were defeated, the humans suffered substantial losses and were presumably forced to abandon Algolis altogether. However, the Covenant never acquired the technical data behind the combat exoskeleton used in the battle and, even more importantly the Covenant were unsuccessful in acquiring Earth's location from the databanks on the Midlothian.
Gallery
- Bones Prototype-01.jpg
Two cargo ships evacuate civilians from the planet.
- Algolis 4.png
The transports join a UNSC frigate in orbit.
List of appearances
- Halo Legends
- Prototype (First appearance)
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
Note
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Sources
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Sergeant Mike Baird biography
- ^ Halo Legends, Prototype
- ^ Halo: Evolutions, "Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian", pages 81-102
