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|conflict = [[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict = [[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date = April 22nd, 2552 | |date = April 22nd, 2552 | ||
|place = Fumirole | |place = [[Fumirole]] | ||
|result = Unknown, possible UNSC victory | |result = Unknown, possible UNSC victory | ||
|side1 = [[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1 = [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
Revision as of 02:23, March 29, 2012
The Battle of Fumirole[1] was fought between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant in April 2552 on Fumirole.[2]
Battle
During the Covenant invasion of Fumirole, a CCS-class battlecruiser was holding position over a city. Lieutenant Commander Catherine-B320 of Noble Team came up with an operation to assault and destroy the ship with a Medium Fusion Destructive Device.[3] Supported by the rest of Noble Team, UNSC Army infantry and air support by UH-144 Falcons, she undertook the task of delivering the nuclear device into the ship herself. However, she was wounded by a Banshee's Fuel Rod Cannon blast while on her way to the cruiser.[2] The blast also severely damaged her right arm, which was later replaced by a robotic prosthetic.
Thom-293 was the first to arrive to her position. Seeing as there would be no time to wait for backup, he picked up the nuke and used a jetpack to fly into the cruiser through its gravity lift. Just before the nuke's countdown ran out, Thom managed to toss it into a hangar bay where numerous Unggoy were massing for deployment. Mere seconds later, the MFDD went off, destroying the cruiser and killing Thom.[2]
Aftermath
While the outcome of the larger battle is unknown, Noble Team was successful in destroying its target. However, Catherine-B320 and Carter-A259 both carried extraordinary guilt over Thom-293's death, blaming themselves for the incident, despite the SPARTAN's own decision of self-sacrifice. Thom would later be replaced by SPARTAN-B312.
Gallery
The main objective.
Kat running with a MFDD.
Thom-293 flies into the battlecruiser.
Covenant forces in the cruiser's hangar.
- CCS ShieldColapsing.JPG
The CCS Battlecruiser being destroyed by the MFDD.
The battle rages across Fumirole's surface.
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 105
- ^ a b c Halo: Reach, Deliver Hope trailer
- ^ Bungie.net: Noble Team performance reports - ("S-293 was KIA during an OP that S-320 had put together [22/04/2552]")
