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{{Center|''"Tsavo Highway" redirects here. For the campaign level, see [[Tsavo Highway]].''}} | {{Center|''"Tsavo Highway" redirects here. For the campaign level, see [[Tsavo Highway]].''}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:Highway 2.jpg|250px|thumb|The Tsavo Highway, damaged during the [[Battle of Earth]].]] | ||
'''Tsavo Highway'''<ref name="level">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tsavo Highway]]</ref> is a highway that replaced the old [[Kenya]]n international trunk road [[Wikipedia:A23 road (Kenya)|A23]]. This highway bears the name "[[Tsavo]]" because it bisects the southern part of the [[Wikipedia:Tsavo West National Park|Tsavo West national park]], it does not actually pass through the town of [[Wikipedia:Tsavo|Tsavo]] as is commonly mistaken.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Storm]]</ref> | '''Tsavo Highway'''<ref name="level">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tsavo Highway]]</ref> is a highway that replaced the old [[Kenya]]n international trunk road [[Wikipedia:A23 road (Kenya)|A23]]. This highway bears the name "[[Tsavo]]" because it bisects the southern part of the [[Wikipedia:Tsavo West National Park|Tsavo West national park]], it does not actually pass through the town of [[Wikipedia:Tsavo|Tsavo]] as is commonly mistaken.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Storm]]</ref> | ||
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===Covenant invasion=== | ===Covenant invasion=== | ||
{{Main|Assault on the Tsavo Highway}} | {{Main|Assault on the Tsavo Highway}} | ||
On [[2552#October|October 2552]], when the [[Mombasa Tether]] collapsed, debris including support rings and cables rained down on the highway, damaging it at multiple points. Later in the [[Battle of Earth]], the [[Covenant]] invaders occupied and barricaded the highway with [[ | On [[2552#October|October 2552]], when the [[Mombasa Tether]] collapsed, debris including support rings and cables rained down on the highway, damaging it at multiple points. Later in the [[Battle of Earth]], the [[Covenant]] invaders occupied and barricaded the highway with [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith tanks]], [[Barukaza Workshop Chopper|Chopper]]s, and infantry formations, thereby denying access both to and from Voi; at least from the west. Despite Covenant resistance, [[John-117]] and the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] [[Assault on the Tsavo Highway|assaulted]] the highway, retaking it and reaching Voi.{{Ref/Reuse|level}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Concept art=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:H3 Voi Highway Concept.jpg|Concept art of the highway structure. | |||
File:H3 HighwayConcept1.jpg|Concept art of a highway tunnel. | |||
File:H3 HighwayConcept2.jpg|Concept art of a broken section of the highway. | |||
File:H3 HighwayConcept3.jpg|Concept art of a construction zone on the highway. | |||
File:H3 HighwayConcept4.jpg|Concept art of another highway tunnel. | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Screenshots=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H3 E3 Tsavo Highway Road.jpg|UNSC forces charge the Covenant-held Tsavo Highway. | File:H3 E3 Tsavo Highway Road.jpg|UNSC forces charge the Covenant-held Tsavo Highway. | ||
File:Tough | File:H3 Tough Luck Pipe.jpeg|The GWC pipelines along the highway. | ||
File:Pumphouse 3.jpg|[[Voi Municipal Water Pump House 03]] near Voi. | File:Pumphouse 3.jpg|[[Voi Municipal Water Pump House 03]] near Voi. | ||
File:Chopper encounter.jpg|A section of the highway during the Battle of Earth. | File:Chopper encounter.jpg|A section of the highway during the Battle of Earth. | ||
File:Kenya Panorama.jpg|Panorama of the highway and its surroundings. | File:Kenya Panorama.jpg|Panorama of the highway and its surroundings. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}} | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category:Roads]] | [[Category:Roads]] | ||
[[Category:East African Protectorate]] | [[Category:East African Protectorate]] | ||