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Shield 0459 had been discovered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] during the [[Battle of Arcadia]], but despite their reverse-engineering attempts, they had not been able to activate its most prized artifact, [[The Apex|the Apex Site]], an installation which contained numerous [[Unidentified Forerunner starship|Forerunner warships]]. With the [[Human-Covenant War]] ongoing, the Covenant started their search for a key to activate the ships, in order to bring a swifter end to the [[Human|human race]]. After seeing [[Ellen Anders]] activate a [[Relic|Forerunner structure]] on [[Harvest]], the Covenant discovered that they could use a human to activate the Apex installation.<ref>'''Halo Wars''' ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96LZ6gGQS5Y&feature=player_embedded "Walk in The Park"]''</ref> | Shield 0459 had been discovered by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] during the [[Battle of Arcadia]], but despite their reverse-engineering attempts, they had not been able to activate its most prized artifact, [[The Apex|the Apex Site]], an installation which contained numerous [[Unidentified Forerunner starship|Forerunner warships]]. With the [[Human-Covenant War]] ongoing, the Covenant started their search for a key to activate the ships, in order to bring a swifter end to the [[Human|human race]]. After seeing [[Ellen Anders]] activate a [[Relic|Forerunner structure]] on [[Harvest]], the Covenant discovered that they could use a human to activate the Apex installation.<ref>'''Halo Wars''' ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96LZ6gGQS5Y&feature=player_embedded "Walk in The Park"]''</ref> | ||
[[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] captured Professor Anders after the [[Battle of Arcadia]], planning to use her to activate the ships' systems. The UNSC ''Spirit of | [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] captured Professor Anders after the [[Battle of Arcadia]], planning to use her to activate the ships' systems. The UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' pursued the Covenant to the [[Shield 0459|Shield World]] without reinforcements to rescue Anders.<ref>'''Halo Wars''' ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAwbJN6DzL4&feature=player_embedded "She is Not My Girlfriend"]''</ref> Upon entering the system they followed Anders' transponder signal the best that they could. Captain Cutter launched several Marine teams, as well as [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] to begin surface operations to locate Professor Anders.<ref name="signal">'''[[Halo Wars]]''' ''level, [[Anders' Signal]]''</ref> | ||
==The battle== | ==The battle== | ||
===Initial actions=== | ===Initial actions=== | ||
Recon Teams [[Recon Team Echo|Echo]] and [[Recon Team India|India]] deployed on the planet's surface, along with a small force led by Forge. Using [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle|Elephants]] and Marine infantry, together with [[carpet bombing|air support]] from [[Shortsword]] bombers and help from SPARTAN [[Red Team]], Forge's force cleared an area of [[Jiralhanae]] around a beacon, awaiting the arrival of reinforcements and the Recon Teams.<ref name="signal"/> | Recon Teams [[Recon Team Echo|Echo]] and [[Recon Team India|India]] deployed on the planet's surface, along with a small force led by Forge. Using [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle|Elephants]] and Marine infantry, together with [[carpet bombing|air support]] from [[B-65 Shortsword|Shortsword]] bombers and help from SPARTAN [[Red Team]], Forge's force cleared an area of [[Jiralhanae]] around a beacon, awaiting the arrival of reinforcements and the Recon Teams.<ref name="signal"/> | ||
===First encounter=== | ===First encounter=== | ||