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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Although [[Sarah Palmer|Spartan Palmer]] was successful in warning [[Draetheus V|Draetheus-V]] of the coming attack, the [[Merg Vol's Covenant | Although [[Sarah Palmer|Spartan Palmer]] was successful in warning [[Draetheus V|Draetheus-V]] of the coming attack, the [[Merg Vol's Covenant|Covenant]] assault hit the colonies' defenses like a tidal wave. Draetheus-V's main outpost. [[Faraday Base]], was located on the border of an expanse of dense vegetation to the north and an enormous rock plateau to the south. | ||
When the Covenant invasion force eventually arrived, the first defense lines surrounding Faraday were quickly breached before the base's sentry turrets were fully operational. Palmer took to the field and almost singlehandedly held off the waves of [[Unggoy]] suicide units crashing down on the thick concrete wall behind the defense lines. | When the Covenant invasion force eventually arrived, the first defense lines surrounding Faraday were quickly breached before the base's sentry turrets were fully operational. Palmer took to the field and almost singlehandedly held off the waves of [[Unggoy]] suicide units crashing down on the thick concrete wall behind the defense lines. |
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