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[[File:H5G-Battle of Sunaion 4.jpg|thumb|250px|The Swords of Sanghelios arriving at Sunaion]] | [[File:H5G-Battle of Sunaion 4.jpg|thumb|250px|The Swords of Sanghelios arriving at Sunaion]] | ||
{{Quote|Swords of Sanghelios, today Sunaion will fall, and with it, the Covenant! To me, brothers.|Arbiter Thel 'Vadam, leading his forces into combat<ref name="BOS"/>}} | {{Quote|Swords of Sanghelios, today Sunaion will fall, and with it, the Covenant! To me, brothers.|Arbiter Thel 'Vadam, leading his forces into combat<ref name="BOS"/>}} | ||
[[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]], [[Fireteam Osiris]], and many [[Sangheili Storm]] of the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] boarded a [[Type-56 Lich]], which led a flight of [[Type-57 Phantom]]s and [[Type-54 Banshee]]s to [[Sunaion]]. Meanwhile, the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] ground and air forces at the city were assaulted by numerous Swords of Sanghelios [[warship]]s, including [[Blockade Runner]]s, [[Man O' War]]s, [[Carrack]]s, and [[Brigantine]]s.<ref name="BOS"/> Covenant forces during the Battle of Sunaion were led by several [[Sangheili]] commanders, including [[Sangheili Warrior|General]] [[Kitun 'Arach]].<ref name="fifty caliber"/> The Covenant heavily defended the city with numerous automated [[Type-56 Shrike|Type-56 "Shrike" Anti-Aerospace Turrets]] attacking the Swords of Sanghelios ships. The Arbiter's squadron narrowly avoided the Shrikes, while bombarding Covenant ground forces, before eventually deploying 'Vadam, Osiris, and | [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]], [[Fireteam Osiris]], and many [[Sangheili Storm]] of the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] boarded a [[Type-56 Lich]], which led a flight of [[Type-57 Phantom]]s and [[Type-54 Banshee]]s to [[Sunaion]]. Meanwhile, the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] ground and air forces at the city were assaulted by numerous Swords of Sanghelios [[warship]]s, including [[Blockade Runner]]s, [[Man O' War]]s, [[Carrack]]s, and [[Brigantine]]s.<ref name="BOS"/> Covenant forces during the Battle of Sunaion were led by several [[Sangheili]] commanders, including [[Sangheili Warrior|General]] [[Kitun 'Arach]].<ref name="fifty caliber"/> The Covenant heavily defended the city with numerous automated [[Type-56 Shrike|Type-56 "Shrike" Anti-Aerospace Turrets]] attacking the Swords of Sanghelios ships. The Arbiter's squadron narrowly avoided the Shrikes, while bombarding Covenant ground forces, before eventually deploying 'Vadam, Osiris, and three Sangheili Storm onto a platform in the city. Immediately after landing, the Spartans and Sangheili eliminated nearby Covenant forces and disabled a Shrike turret. While 'Vadam led his forces into combat throughout Sunaion, Osiris embarked to the far end of the city where the Guardian was located, agreeing to disable Shrike anti-air turrets along the way to aid the Swords of Sanghelios. As the battle raged, more of the Swords of Sanghelios' [[fleet]]—including ''[[Havoc]]'', ''[[Onslaught (ship)|Onslaught]]'', and ''[[Revolution (ship)|Revolution]]''—arrived and the flight wing leader ordered [[Jardam Wing]], [[Lar Wing]], and [[Siqtar Wing]] to focus their fire on Covenant air forces. Osiris engaged Sangheili, [[Kig-Yar]], and [[Unggoy]] forces and disabled the Shrikes to allow the Swords of Sanghelios' fleet to get closer to the city.<ref name="BOS"/> | ||
As Osiris disabled Shrike turrets, the Swords of Sanghelios were able to provide the Spartans and their own forces with air support. To aid in their defense of Sunaion, the Covenant warships began deploying several [[Covenant drop pod]]s at the city to bring more soldiers to the ground battle. Additional Covenant forces were deployed to Osiris' location via [[Type-57 Spirit]] [[dropship]]s in an effort to stop the Spartans. However, the Spartans were able to battle their way past Covenant soldiers and soon discovered three Shrikes firing upon Swords of Sanghelios ships, with the power source of one of the turrets protected behind an [[Energy shielding|energy shield]]. Nonetheless, Osiris was able to eliminate the Covenant forces guarding the anti-air turrets and promptly disable all three Shrikes. Contacting 'Vadam, Spartan [[Jameson Locke]] of Osiris informed the Arbiter that the Shrikes were disabled at their location, and the Arbiter sent several Phantom dropships to the Spartans' location to deploy his soldiers. After Osiris cleared a [[landing zone]] for the Swords of Sanghelios air forces, Phantoms soon arrived and deployed many Sangheili soldiers into battle.<ref name="BOS"/> | As Osiris disabled Shrike turrets, the Swords of Sanghelios were able to provide the Spartans and their own forces with air support. To aid in their defense of Sunaion, the Covenant warships began deploying several [[Covenant drop pod]]s at the city to bring more soldiers to the ground battle. Additional Covenant forces were deployed to Osiris' location via [[Type-57 Spirit]] [[dropship]]s in an effort to stop the Spartans. However, the Spartans were able to battle their way past Covenant soldiers and soon discovered three Shrikes firing upon Swords of Sanghelios ships, with the power source of one of the turrets protected behind an [[Energy shielding|energy shield]]. Nonetheless, Osiris was able to eliminate the Covenant forces guarding the anti-air turrets and promptly disable all three Shrikes. Contacting 'Vadam, Spartan [[Jameson Locke]] of Osiris informed the Arbiter that the Shrikes were disabled at their location, and the Arbiter sent several Phantom dropships to the Spartans' location to deploy his soldiers. After Osiris cleared a [[landing zone]] for the Swords of Sanghelios air forces, Phantoms soon arrived and deployed many Sangheili soldiers into battle.<ref name="BOS"/> | ||
