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This is a '''timeline of the events slightly before, during, and slightly after the [[Battle for Earth]]'''. The Battle for Earth lasted between [[2552#October|October 20]] and somewhere around [[2552#December|December 3, 2552]] or possibly after the later, though notable skirmishes and engagements took place before and after this timeframe. Concurrently with these events, many battles, notably the [[Battle of Installation 05]] and [[Onyx Conflict]], were taking place. | This is a '''timeline of the events slightly before, during, and slightly after the [[Battle for Earth]]'''. The Battle for Earth lasted between [[2552#October|October 20]] and somewhere around [[2552#December|December 3, 2552]] or possibly after the later, though notable skirmishes and engagements took place before and after this timeframe. Concurrently with these events, many battles, notably the [[Battle of Installation 05]] and [[Onyx Conflict]], were taking place. | ||
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*'''1248 hours''': [[Io Station]] station pings the encroaching [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] and relays this data to flag headquarters on [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]. | *'''1248 hours''': [[Io Station]] station pings the encroaching [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] and relays this data to flag headquarters on [[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]. | ||
*At flag headquarters, [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] awards [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]], Staff Sergeant [[Avery Junior Johnson]] and [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] medals for their efforts during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] and [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE|subsequent actions]], in the case of John-117 and Johnson, now a Sergeant Major. [[Miranda Keyes]] received her late father's medal posthumously. | *At flag headquarters, [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] awards [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]], Staff Sergeant [[Avery Junior Johnson]] and [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] medals for their efforts during the [[Battle of Installation 04]] and [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE|subsequent actions]], in the case of John-117 and Johnson, now a Sergeant Major. [[Miranda Keyes]] received her late father's medal posthumously. | ||
*'''1412 hours''': The Covenant Fleet, consisting of 2 {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s and 13 {{ | *'''1412 hours''': The Covenant Fleet, consisting of 2 {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}s and 13 {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s exits slipspace just beyond the effective range of Earth's [[orbital defense platform]]s Fleet Admiral [[Joseph Harper]] prepares all available vessels to engage the Covenant. This order is overruled by Lord Hood, who instead orders the fleet to form a defensive perimeter around the ODP clusters. | ||
*'''1421 hours''': The Fleet of Sacred Consecration launches | *'''1421 hours''': The Fleet of Sacred Consecration launches {{Pattern|R'sisho|Tick}} boarding crafts toward the orbital defense stations to plant [[antimatter charge]]s. Two are destroyed in the process: [[Athens Station|Athens]] and [[Malta Station]]s. Cairo Station is saved from the same fate by the efforts of [[John-117]]. The fleet subsequently clears the defensive grid and sends a first wave toward the planet's surface. | ||
*'''1450 hours''': John-117 uses the antimatter charge brought aboard Cairo to destroy | *'''1450 hours''': John-117 uses the antimatter charge brought aboard Cairo to destroy the ''[[Day of Jubilation]]'', one of the two [[CAS-class assault carrier]]s in the Covenant Fleet. | ||
*'''1459 hours''': The ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', the other assault carrier the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s flagship, blows through the Malta's debris field and jump to [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] via slipspace and deploys ground forces. The [[Battle of Mombasa#First Battle of Mombasa|First Battle of Mombasa]] begins. | *'''1459 hours''': The ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', the other assault carrier the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s flagship, blows through the Malta's debris field and jump to [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]] via slipspace and deploys ground forces. The [[Battle of Mombasa#First Battle of Mombasa|First Battle of Mombasa]] begins. | ||
*'''1512 hours''': A number of [[Huragok]] deployed to New Mombasa are designated tier-one assets by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and judged to be exposed to capture or kill. One of these, [[Quick to Adjust|Asset RD-9743-X]], would successfully be acquired by ONI in the hours to come. | *'''1512 hours''': A number of [[Huragok]] deployed to New Mombasa are designated tier-one assets by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] and judged to be exposed to capture or kill. One of these, [[Quick to Adjust|Asset RD-9743-X]], would successfully be acquired by ONI in the hours to come. | ||
*'''1557 hours''': A squad of [[ODST]]s, [[Alpha-Five]], confirms the successful procurement of the [[Conduit]], a Forerunner device, from the Covenant pursuant to [[Operation: WINDOW PANE]]. | *'''1557 hours''': A squad of [[ODST]]s, [[Alpha-Five]], confirms the successful procurement of the [[Conduit]], a Forerunner device, from the Covenant pursuant to [[Operation: WINDOW PANE]]. | ||
*'''1602 hours''': [[Operation: BUMRUSH]] is greenlit and ODSTS of the [[65th Shock Troops Division]] are launched from the {{UNSCShip|Say My Name}} with the goal of breaching the ''Solemn Penance''. | *'''1602 hours''': [[Operation: BUMRUSH]] is greenlit and ODSTS of the [[65th Shock Troops Division]] are launched from the {{UNSCShip|Say My Name}} with the goal of breaching the ''Solemn Penance''. | ||
*'''1603 hours''': ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' makes a sudden slipspace jump only hundreds of meters above the city. The assault carrier is pursued by the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}, which is in turn followed by two [[UNSC corvette]]s and two other [[UNSC frigate|frigate]]s. This atmospheric slipspace jump creates a massive overpressure wave and [[electromagnetic pulse]]. The ODSTs' [[ | *'''1603 hours''': ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' makes a sudden slipspace jump only hundreds of meters above the city. The assault carrier is pursued by the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}, which is in turn followed by two [[UNSC corvette]]s and two other [[UNSC frigate|frigate]]s. This atmospheric slipspace jump creates a massive overpressure wave and [[electromagnetic pulse]]. The ODSTs' [[drop pod]]s are scattered throughout the city. With Regret gone, Jiralhanae elements in the fleet suddenly turn on their [[Sangheili]] compatriots, heralding the [[Great Schism]] soon to come. | ||
*'''1606 hours''': Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck exits his [[ | *'''1606 hours''': Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck exits his [[M8900 drop pod]] and moves toward [[Tayari Plaza (location)|Tayari Plaza]], the location of Captain Veronica Dare's. | ||
*'''1624 hours''': All members of [[Alpha-Five]] are designated KIA and the Conduit is determined to be lost. | *'''1624 hours''': All members of [[Alpha-Five]] are designated KIA and the Conduit is determined to be lost. | ||
*'''1636 hours''': UNSC Marines launch an attack on Covenant occupiers in [[Uplift Nature Reserve]]. | *'''1636 hours''': UNSC Marines launch an attack on Covenant occupiers in [[Uplift Nature Reserve]]. | ||
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*'''1852 hours''': [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]], the Office of Naval Intelligence's headquarters in the [[EAP]], is destroyed by the UNSC and [[New Mombasa Police Department]] in order to deny intelligence to the enemy. | *'''1852 hours''': [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]], the Office of Naval Intelligence's headquarters in the [[EAP]], is destroyed by the UNSC and [[New Mombasa Police Department]] in order to deny intelligence to the enemy. | ||
*'''1914 hours''': Gunnery Sergeant Buck and Lance Corporal [[Kojo Agu]] make their way to the [[NMPD headquarters]] for pickup by an [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|NMPD Pelican]]. The pelican is shot down before it can reach them and a skirmish breaks out between Alpha-Nine and Covenant air units. | *'''1914 hours''': Gunnery Sergeant Buck and Lance Corporal [[Kojo Agu]] make their way to the [[NMPD headquarters]] for pickup by an [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|NMPD Pelican]]. The pelican is shot down before it can reach them and a skirmish breaks out between Alpha-Nine and Covenant air units. | ||
*'''2141 hours''': Remaining {{ | *'''2141 hours''': Remaining {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s from the Fleet of Sacred Consecration coalesce over New Mombasa. | ||
*'''2101 hours''': Alpha-Nine moves toward [[Kikowani Station (location)|Kikowani Station]], intending to escape the city through the [[MagLev train]] tunnels leading to [[Old Mombasa]]. | *'''2101 hours''': Alpha-Nine moves toward [[Kikowani Station (location)|Kikowani Station]], intending to escape the city through the [[MagLev train]] tunnels leading to [[Old Mombasa]]. | ||
*'''2206 hours''': Lance Corporal [[ | *'''2206 hours''': Lance Corporal [[Jonathan Doherty|J.D.]], an ODST from [[Alpha-Nine]], awakens after being knocked out after his [[M8900 drop pod|M8900 SOEIV]] was thrust off-course in the wake of the assault carrier's slipspace jump to careen into the side of a building. He begins to search the city for others from Alpha-Nine. | ||
*'''2215 hours''': The [[glassing|excavation]] of the [[Portal at Voi|Excession]] begins. | *'''2215 hours''': The [[glassing|excavation]] of the [[Portal at Voi|Excession]] begins. | ||
*'''2227 hours''': The Covenant controls 78% of New Mombasa. | *'''2227 hours''': The Covenant controls 78% of New Mombasa. | ||
*'''2319 hours''': [[Quick to Adjust|Asset RD-9743-X]] is sighted and reported by Captain [[Veronica Dare]] beneath New Mombasa in its [[New Mombasa Data Center|data center]]. | *'''2319 hours''': [[Quick to Adjust|Asset RD-9743-X]] is sighted and reported by Captain [[Veronica Dare]] beneath New Mombasa in its [[New Mombasa Data Center|data center]]. | ||
*'''2324 hours''': 94% of New Mombasa is lost to the Covenant. | *'''2324 hours''': 94% of New Mombasa is lost to the Covenant. | ||
*'''2359 hours''': Gunnery Sergeant [[Edward Buck]] rendezvouses with Veronica Dare and Lance Corporal [[ | *'''2359 hours''': Gunnery Sergeant [[Edward Buck]] rendezvouses with Veronica Dare and Lance Corporal [[Jonathan Doherty|J.D.]] The Huragok, [[Quick to Adjust|Asset RD-9743-X]], is reported as secured. | ||
===October 21, 2552=== | ===October 21, 2552=== | ||
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*A transmission from the UNSC AI Cortana is retrieved from the Flood ship. The Sangheili fleet, along with the UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn'' go through the Portal to the Ark. | *A transmission from the UNSC AI Cortana is retrieved from the Flood ship. The Sangheili fleet, along with the UNSC ''Forward Unto Dawn'' go through the Portal to the Ark. | ||
*UNSC forces launch a counteroffensive against the Covenant at free-fire area OZONE. | *UNSC forces launch a counteroffensive against the Covenant at free-fire area OZONE. | ||
===November 18, 2552=== | |||
*The {{UNSCShip|Crassus}} is spotted by [[Jiralhanae]] hunting parties and boarded. However, after capturing the flight deck, the Jiralhanae and [[Unggoy]] attackers have difficulty pushing into the vessel's cramped interior. The resulting stalemate convinces the Jiralhanae to withdraw, and they settle for destroying the [[supercarrier]]'s flight tower as they depart. | |||
===November 19, 2552=== | ===November 19, 2552=== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category:Battle for Earth]] | [[Category:Battle for Earth]] | ||
[[Category:Timeline]] | [[Category:Timeline]] | ||