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(Like LP 656-38 e, we do not know when this battle occurred, only that it was during the war, so I have placed it between the beginning and final battles as further precision is not possible at this time.)
 
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{{Era|Forerunner}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{ratings}}
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|name=Battle of DM-3-1123 b
|name=Battle of DM-3-1123 b
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|conflict=[[Forerunner-Flood War]]
|conflict=[[Forerunner-Flood war]]
|date=unknown
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|place=[[DM-3-1123 b]]
|place=[[DM-3-1123 b]], [[DM-3-1123]] system
|result=Pyrrhic Forerunner victory. ''DM-3-1123 b'' destroyed by orbital bombardment.
|result='''Pyrrhic Forerunner victory'''
*Planet sterilized by [[orbital bombardment]].
|side1=[[Forerunner]]
|side1=[[Forerunner]]
|side2=[[Flood]]
|side2=[[The Flood|Flood]]
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|commanders1=Unknown
|commanders2=Unknown
|commanders2=Unknown
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|forces1=
*Forerunner Naval Defenses
*Forerunner naval defenses
*Forerunner Defense Fleet
*Forerunner defense fleet
*2.25 Billion Forerunners
*226.911 billion Forerunners
|forces2=149 captured [[Forerunner]] ships.
|forces2=149 captured [[Forerunner]] ships.
|casual1=Billions
|casual1=*226,909,638,534 killed
|casual2=149 captured [[Forerunner]] ships. All Flood destroyed.
*Several Forerunner ships
|casual2=149 captured Forerunner ships. All Flood destroyed.
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{{Quote|Enemy forces lacked basic cohesion but quickly gained numerical superiority.|Assessment in a Forerunner after-action report<ref name="T1">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)#The terminals|Terminal 1]]''</ref>}}
The '''Battle of DM-3-1123 b''' was a naval as well as planetary battle in the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].{{Ref/Reuse|T1}}


{{Quote|Enemy forces lacked basic cohesion but quickly gained numerical superiority.|[[Librarian]]<ref name="T1">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Terminals|Terminal 1]]''</ref>}}
== Overview ==
 
The [[Flood]] attacked the planet designated [[DM-3-1123 b]] with 149 captured non-military (civilian, private, or commercial) [[Forerunner]] vessels, and while the Forerunner naval defenses were able to destroy all the Flood vessels with their advanced weaponry, the sole intent of the Flood was not to fight an orbital battle, but rather to land on the surface and disperse their forces to infect the local Forerunner population. In this they were partially successful. While disorganized and lacking unit cohesion, the sheer number of Flood overwhelmed the Forerunner ground forces, and within 32 hours, the Forerunner fleet in orbit evacuated all population centers that had not yet been engaged and infected by the Flood attack, and bombarded the planet from orbit, completely destroying the biosphere of DM-3-1123 b, hence destroying all Flood forces on the ground. The Forerunner evacuation was able to save 1,361,466 Forerunners, (1,318,797 civilian and 42,669 military/denizens), but this only amounted to about 0.0006% of the population, which originally totaled 226.911 billion.{{Ref/Reuse|T1}}
The '''Battle of DM-3-1123 b'''<ref name="T1"/> was a naval as well as planetary battle in the [[Forerunner-Flood War]].
 
The [[Flood]] attacked the planet with 149 captured non-military (Civilian, private, or commercial) [[Forerunner]] vessels, and while the Forerunner Naval Defenses were able to destroy all the Flood vessels with their advanced weaponry, the sole intent of the Flood was not to fight an orbital battle, but rather to land on the surface and disperse their forces to infect the local Forerunner population. While disorganized and lacking unit cohesion, the sheer number of Flood overwhelmed the Forerunner ground forces, and within 32 hours, the Forerunner Fleet in orbit evacuated all population centers that had not yet been engaged and infected by the Flood attack, and bombarded the planet from orbit, completely destroying the biosphere of ''DM-3-1123 b'', hence destroying all Flood forces on the ground. The Forerunner evacuation was able to save well over one million people and denizens, but this only amounted to about 0.0006% of the population, which totaled more than 2.25 billion. <ref name="T1"/>
 


==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminals]]'' {{Fm}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


{{Forerunner-Flood War‎}}
{{Forerunner-Flood War}}
[[Category:Battle|DM-3-1123 b]]
[[Category:Battles|DM-3-1123 b]]

Latest revision as of 22:08, September 22, 2023

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Battle of DM-3-1123 b

Conflict:

Forerunner-Flood war

Location:

DM-3-1123 b, DM-3-1123 system

Outcome:

Pyrrhic Forerunner victory

Details
Belligerents

Forerunner

Flood

Commanders

Unknown

Unknown

Strength
  • Forerunner naval defenses
  • Forerunner defense fleet
  • 226.911 billion Forerunners

149 captured Forerunner ships.

Casualties
  • 226,909,638,534 killed
  • Several Forerunner ships

149 captured Forerunner ships. All Flood destroyed.

 

"Enemy forces lacked basic cohesion but quickly gained numerical superiority."
— Assessment in a Forerunner after-action report[1]

The Battle of DM-3-1123 b was a naval as well as planetary battle in the Forerunner-Flood war.[1]

Overview[edit]

The Flood attacked the planet designated DM-3-1123 b with 149 captured non-military (civilian, private, or commercial) Forerunner vessels, and while the Forerunner naval defenses were able to destroy all the Flood vessels with their advanced weaponry, the sole intent of the Flood was not to fight an orbital battle, but rather to land on the surface and disperse their forces to infect the local Forerunner population. In this they were partially successful. While disorganized and lacking unit cohesion, the sheer number of Flood overwhelmed the Forerunner ground forces, and within 32 hours, the Forerunner fleet in orbit evacuated all population centers that had not yet been engaged and infected by the Flood attack, and bombarded the planet from orbit, completely destroying the biosphere of DM-3-1123 b, hence destroying all Flood forces on the ground. The Forerunner evacuation was able to save 1,361,466 Forerunners, (1,318,797 civilian and 42,669 military/denizens), but this only amounted to about 0.0006% of the population, which originally totaled 226.911 billion.[1]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]