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The '''Battle of Arcadia''' was | The '''Battle of Arcadia''' was a millitary engagement fought between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant Empire]] on the Human colony world of [[Arcadia]] during the early parts of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2531]].<ref name="city">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref> | ||
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The second Covenant vessel was engaged in "surface activity" on Arcadia, attacking [[civilian]] targets and [[Pirth City]], Arcadia's capital. The [[Arcadian Patrol]], the primary police force of Arcadia, was deployed to counter the Covenant invaders but, being a civilian force, was easily overwhelmed. [[Red Team|SPARTAN Red Team]] and forces under the command of [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] assisted in rescuing civilians, evacuating hundreds to several [[Human Cargo Ship|civilian transports]] abandoning the city. The Covenant, unfortunately, were successful in destroying several of these transports, resulting in massive civilian casualties.<ref name="city"/> However, despite several repeated assaults, the UNSC was successful in saving at least a portion of the population before being forced to retreat to the city's outskirts, where they were reinforced by [[Team Omega|SPARTAN Team Omega]]. Forge's team fortified the outskirts and linked up with several groups of stragglers. These forces, led by the SPARTANs, teamed up to destroy a Covenant field base, from which the UNSC survivors suffered several | The second Covenant vessel was engaged in "surface activity" on Arcadia, attacking [[civilian]] targets and [[Pirth City]], Arcadia's capital. The [[Arcadian Patrol]], the primary police force of Arcadia, was deployed to counter the Covenant invaders but, being a civilian force, was easily overwhelmed. [[Red Team|SPARTAN Red Team]] and forces under the command of [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] assisted in rescuing civilians, evacuating hundreds to several [[Human Cargo Ship|civilian transports]] abandoning the city. The Covenant, unfortunately, were successful in destroying several of these transports, resulting in massive civilian casualties.<ref name="city"/> However, despite several repeated assaults, the UNSC was successful in saving at least a portion of the population before being forced to retreat to the city's outskirts, where they were reinforced by [[Team Omega|SPARTAN Team Omega]]. Forge's team fortified the outskirts and linked up with several groups of stragglers. These forces, led by the SPARTANs, teamed up to destroy a Covenant field base, from which the UNSC survivors suffered several assault attempts by the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Arcadia Outskirts]]''</ref> | ||
Following this, the UNSC forces established a base of operations at a [[ONI Base (Arcadia)|deserted ONI base]] in the jungle. They used experimental [[Rhino]]es to break through a massive dome-shaped Covenant [[Energy Shield#Covenant Energy Shielding|energy barrier]] concealing several [[Arcadia Forerunner Ruins|Forerunner ruins]] with technology the Covenant were using to upgrade<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''Battle for Arcadia''</ref> an incomplete [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform #Super Scarab|Super Scarab]]. The UNSC forces were constantly harassed by Covenant air patrols, but were successful in repelling them. After the shield dome was disabled, the Spirit of Fire barraged the area with several MAC round blasts then advanced on the Scarab's construction site, taking cover behind the Forerunner ruins as the Scarab fired on them. After a considerable effort on the part of the UNSC, they destroyed the Scarab and proceeded to investigate the site.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Scarab (level)|Scarab]]''</ref> | Following this, the UNSC forces established a base of operations at a [[ONI Base (Arcadia)|deserted ONI base]] in the jungle. They used experimental [[Rhino]]es to break through a massive dome-shaped Covenant [[Energy Shield#Covenant Energy Shielding|energy barrier]] concealing several [[Arcadia Forerunner Ruins|Forerunner ruins]] with technology the Covenant were using to upgrade<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''Battle for Arcadia''</ref> an incomplete [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform #Super Scarab|Super Scarab]]. The UNSC forces were constantly harassed by Covenant air patrols, but were successful in repelling them. After the shield dome was disabled, the Spirit of Fire barraged the area with several MAC round blasts then advanced on the Scarab's construction site, taking cover behind the Forerunner ruins as the Scarab fired on them. After a considerable effort on the part of the UNSC, they destroyed the Scarab and proceeded to investigate the site.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Scarab (level)|Scarab]]''</ref> | ||