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{{Battle | {{Battle infobox | ||
|name | |name=Battle of Asmara | ||
|image | |image= | ||
|prev | |prev=[[Battle of Hat Yai]] | ||
|conc | |conc=[[Harvest Campaign]] | ||
|next | |next=[[Battle of the Great Bear]] | ||
|conflict | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date | |date=Late [[2528]] or [[2529]]{{Ref/Game|Id=DP14|[[Halo: Reach]]|[[Data pads|Data pad 14]]}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Date|The Battle of Asmara is noted as occurring after the [[Battle of Hat Yai]], which occurred in late 2528 or 2529, and the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[data pads]] assert that the planet had been [[glassing|glassed]] by the start of [[2530]].}} | ||
|place | |place=[[Asmara]] | ||
|result | |result=Covenant Victory | ||
*Asmara [[glassing|glassed]] | *Asmara [[glassing|glassed]] | ||
|side1 | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2 | |side2=[[Covenant]] | ||
|commanders1 = Unknown | |commanders1=Unknown | ||
|commanders2 = Unknown | |commanders2=Unknown | ||
|forces1 | |forces1=[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ||
[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | |||
*[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s | *[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s | ||
|forces2 | |forces2= | ||
[[Sangheili]] | [[Sangheili]] | ||
|casual1 | |casual1=Heavy infantry losses | ||
Heavy infantry losses | |casual2=Light to moderate | ||
|casual2 | |||
Light to moderate | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Battle of | The '''Battle of Asmara''' was an engagement on the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] of [[Asmara]] early in the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|Dirt168}} It ended in a [[Covenant]] victory and the [[glassing]] of the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|DP14}} | ||
==The Battle== | ==The Battle== | ||
The fighting on Asmara | The fighting on Asmara is noted to have been particularly brutal, with [[Gage Yevgenny]]'s fireteam of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] seeing some of the worst of the conflict. At one point in the battle, [[Mason]] and ten other ODSTs were killed by a [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]]-wielding [[Elite]] before Yevgenny stopped its rampage with a near point-blank shot from a [[M41 SPNKR|rocket launcher]].<ref name="Dirt168">'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', ''[[Dirt]]'', Page 168</ref> | ||
Ultimately, the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s efforts to defend Asmara proved futile, and the planet was [[glassing|glassed]]. [[The Assembly]] reported that Asmara had been lost prior to the beginning of [[2530]].{{Ref/Reuse|DP14}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Glassed|The ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[data pads]] list Asmara as among the eight human colonies to have been glassed by 2530. However, as numerous other colonies besides those eight are known to have been glassed prior to 2530, this information is suspect, especially given that the information is from in-universe documentation created by the Assembly, which might not be aware of the other colonies' destruction.}} | |||
== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]] | *''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'' | ||
**''[[Dirt]]'' {{1st}} | **''[[Dirt]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]] | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
**''[[Data pads]]'' {{ | **''[[Data pads]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Asmara}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Asmara}} | ||
[[Category:Covenant | [[Category:Covenant victories|Asmara]] | ||
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The Battle of Asmara was an engagement on the human colony of Asmara early in the Human-Covenant War.[2] It ended in a Covenant victory and the glassing of the planet.[1]
The Battle[edit]
The fighting on Asmara is noted to have been particularly brutal, with Gage Yevgenny's fireteam of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers seeing some of the worst of the conflict. At one point in the battle, Mason and ten other ODSTs were killed by a energy sword-wielding Elite before Yevgenny stopped its rampage with a near point-blank shot from a rocket launcher.[2]
Ultimately, the United Nations Space Command's efforts to defend Asmara proved futile, and the planet was glassed. The Assembly reported that Asmara had been lost prior to the beginning of 2530.[1][Note 2]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Evolutions
- Dirt (First appearance)
- Halo: Reach
- Data pads (Mentioned only)
Notes[edit]
- ^ The Battle of Asmara is noted as occurring after the Battle of Hat Yai, which occurred in late 2528 or 2529, and the Halo: Reach data pads assert that the planet had been glassed by the start of 2530.
- ^ The Halo: Reach data pads list Asmara as among the eight human colonies to have been glassed by 2530. However, as numerous other colonies besides those eight are known to have been glassed prior to 2530, this information is suspect, especially given that the information is from in-universe documentation created by the Assembly, which might not be aware of the other colonies' destruction.
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c Halo: Reach, Data pad 14
- ^ a b Halo: Evolutions, Dirt, Page 168
