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|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2=[[Covenant Empire]] | |side2=[[Covenant Empire]] | ||
|commanders1=*[[Black|General Black]]† | |commanders1=*[[Black|General Black]] † | ||
*[[K.L. Mehaffey|Colonel K.L. Mehaffey]]† | *[[K.L. Mehaffey|Colonel K.L. Mehaffey]] † | ||
*[[John-117|Spartan John-117]] | *[[John-117|Spartan John-117]] | ||
*[[April Orenski|Senior Cadet April Orenski]] | *[[April Orenski|Senior Cadet April Orenski]] | ||
|commanders2=*Unknown Covenant [[Fleet Master]] | |commanders2=*Unknown Covenant [[Fleet Master]] | ||
* | *Unidentified [[Sangheili Zealot]] † | ||
|forces1=*Unknown number of UNSC vessels | |forces1=*Unknown number of UNSC vessels | ||
*[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] garrison | *[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] garrison | ||
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*At least two Mgalekgolo | *At least two Mgalekgolo | ||
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{{Quote|multi=more|q1=You're the only survivors.|John-117|q2=In the school?|Michael Sullivan|q3=On the planet.|John-117|John-117 notifying the cadets of the planet's near-total fatalities.}} | |||
The '''Battle of Circinius IV''' was a conflict between [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] forces on the colony of [[Circinius IV]] in mid-[[2526]]. It was not only one of the first battles of the [[Human-Covenant War]], but also one of the first deployments of [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]].<ref name="FUD 3">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 3''</ref> | The '''Battle of Circinius IV''' was a conflict between [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] forces on the colony of [[Circinius IV]] in mid-[[2526]]. It was not only one of the first battles of the [[Human-Covenant War]], but also one of the first deployments of [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]].<ref name="FUD 3">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 3''</ref> | ||
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==Battle== | ==Battle== | ||
{{Quote|We're under attack!|[[Thomas Lasky|Cadet Thomas Lasky]]}} | {{Quote|We're under attack!|[[Thomas Lasky|Cadet Thomas Lasky]]}} | ||
At some point in 2526, the Covenant began an assault on Circinius IV, targeting the Corbulo Academy of Military Science with three {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}s. Locally stationed Marines provided an initial defense of the academy and the evacuation of the cadets via the school's [[space elevator]] was begun immediately. Orbiting UNSC vessels soon deployed [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] directly onto the campus. However, one of the Covenant corvettes fired on the elevator, causing it to collapse on the school and halt the evacuation. Since all the cadets and staff had converged near the elevator for evacuation, the collapse of the elevator killed many members of the academy. Moments later, the survivors came under attack by Sangheili and Kig-Yar troops. | At some point in 2526, the Covenant began an assault on Circinius IV, targeting the Corbulo Academy of Military Science with three {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}s. Locally stationed Marines provided an initial defense of the academy and the evacuation of the cadets via the school's [[space elevator]] was begun immediately. Orbiting UNSC vessels soon deployed [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] directly onto the campus. However, one of the Covenant corvettes fired on the elevator, causing it to collapse on the school and halt the evacuation. Since all the cadets and staff had converged near the elevator for evacuation, the collapse of the elevator killed many members of the academy. Moments later, the survivors came under attack by Sangheili and Kig-Yar troops.<ref name="FUD 3"/> | ||
Corbulo's officer cadets were caught off-guard by this attack. General Black was killed within minutes of the attack; [[Colonel]] [[K.L. Mehaffey]] attempted to organize the surviving cadets inside the tunnels, though she too was quickly killed. Soon, whatever UNSC forces left were eliminated and four members of [[Hastati Squad]], Cadets [[April Orenski]], [[Thomas Lasky]], [[Chyler Silva]], and [[Michael Sullivan]], were the only human survivors on the entire planet. SPARTAN-II [[Blue Team]] were then subsequently deployed in response to the cadets' distress beacon. Spartan [[John-117]] infiltrated the besieged school and arrived just in time to rescue the cadets from a Sangheili Zealot. He then broke open the cadets' weapons lockers and allowed the cadets to arm themselves.<ref name="part4">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 4''</ref> | Corbulo's officer cadets were caught off-guard by this attack. General Black was killed within minutes of the attack; [[Colonel]] [[K.L. Mehaffey]] attempted to organize the surviving cadets inside the tunnels, though she too was quickly killed. Soon, whatever UNSC forces left were eliminated and four members of [[Hastati Squad]], Cadets [[April Orenski]], [[Thomas Lasky]], [[Chyler Silva]], and [[Michael Sullivan]], were the only human survivors on the entire planet. SPARTAN-II [[Blue Team]] were then subsequently deployed in response to the cadets' distress beacon. Spartan [[John-117]] infiltrated the besieged school and arrived just in time to rescue the cadets from a Sangheili Zealot. He then broke open the cadets' weapons lockers and allowed the cadets to arm themselves.<ref name="part4">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 4''</ref> | ||
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The Spartan led the survivors to the academy's exterior, where they were ambushed by [[Kig-Yar Sniper|Kig-Yar snipers]]. Cadet Sullivan was wounded during the firefight, but survived. After dispatching the snipers, they retreated from the combat zone in General Black's personal [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]].<ref name="part4"/> During the drive however, they came under heavy fire from more Kig-Yar. Silva was killed by a Needler round, and the rest of the group was attacked by a pair of [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]]. John-117 depleted all his ammunition killing one of the Hunters, and was left with only a single grenade. He planned to take on the remaining Hunter alone, buying the surviving cadets time to escape. However, Cadet Lasky volunteered to distract the Hunter while John got into position. Lasky successfully drew the Hunter's fire, allowing John to plant the grenade under its armor. The resulting detonation blew the Hunter to pieces. | The Spartan led the survivors to the academy's exterior, where they were ambushed by [[Kig-Yar Sniper|Kig-Yar snipers]]. Cadet Sullivan was wounded during the firefight, but survived. After dispatching the snipers, they retreated from the combat zone in General Black's personal [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|Warthog]].<ref name="part4"/> During the drive however, they came under heavy fire from more Kig-Yar. Silva was killed by a Needler round, and the rest of the group was attacked by a pair of [[Mgalekgolo|Hunters]]. John-117 depleted all his ammunition killing one of the Hunters, and was left with only a single grenade. He planned to take on the remaining Hunter alone, buying the surviving cadets time to escape. However, Cadet Lasky volunteered to distract the Hunter while John got into position. Lasky successfully drew the Hunter's fire, allowing John to plant the grenade under its armor. The resulting detonation blew the Hunter to pieces. | ||
As morning arrived, the group reached their Pelican dustoff point without more casualties just as the Covenant began glassing the planet. Impressed by Lasky's courage, John gave him a fragment of the Hunter's armor. <ref name="part5">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 5''</ref> | As morning arrived, the group reached their Pelican dustoff point without more casualties just as the Covenant began glassing the planet. Impressed by Lasky's courage, John gave him a fragment of the Hunter's armor.<ref name="part5">'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Part 5''</ref> | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
