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'''Grid Kilo 23''' was a sector of the | '''Grid Kilo 23''' was a sector of the city of [[Old Mombasa]] on the planet [[Earth]].<ref name="out">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Outskirts]]''</ref> | ||
It consisted of a broad highway, and during the [[Battle of | It consisted of a broad highway, and during the [[Battle of Mombasa]], a [[Covenant]] [[Scarab]] was defending this grid sector, along with great numbers of other Covenant forces. A [[UNSC]] strike force of four [[Warthog]]s and three [[Pelican Dropship]]s were dispatched over Grid Kilo 23 to attack the Covenant [[Regret's assault carrier|assault carrier]] that was commanding the Covenant forces in the [[Battle of Earth]]. | ||
[[Marine]] reconnaissance observing the grid sector noted the high Covenant troop concentrations, but failed to see a nearby Scarab battle walker, which was behind a building. As the three Pelicans neared the Scarab, unaware of its presence, the Scarab shot two of them down with its plasma weapons. | [[Marine]] reconnaissance observing the grid sector noted the high Covenant troop concentrations, but failed to see a nearby Scarab battle walker, which was behind a building. As the three Pelicans neared the Scarab, unaware of its presence, the Scarab shot two of them down with its plasma weapons. | ||
There were several survivors at each crash site, though in both cases the pilots perished in the crash. One of them consisted of [[SPARTAN-117]], [[Sergeant]] [[Avery J. Johnson]], and three anonymous Marines, two with [[Battle Rifle]]s and one with an [[SMG]]. The second was carrying Gunnery Sergeant Stacker and a squad of [[ODST]]s which crashed landed in a beach behind [[Hotel Zanzibar]]. The last one escaped the Scarab without being hit, it later picked up Johnson. <ref | There were several survivors at each crash site, though in both cases the pilots perished in the crash. One of them consisted of [[SPARTAN-117]], [[Sergeant]] [[Avery J. Johnson]], and three anonymous Marines, two with [[Battle Rifle]]s and one with an [[SMG]]. The second was carrying Gunnery Sergeant Stacker and a squad of [[ODST]]s which crashed landed in a beach behind [[Hotel Zanzibar]]. The last one escaped the Scarab without being hit, it later picked up Johnson.<ref name="out"/> | ||
It is interesting to note that there is a Pelican Dropship with the designation of [[Kilo 023]]. | It is interesting to note that there is a Pelican Dropship with the designation of [[Kilo 023]]. | ||
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*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | |||
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