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==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
[[File:ScarabNoble.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A Scarab under attack during the Fall of Reach.]] | [[File:ScarabNoble.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A Scarab under attack during the Fall of Reach.]] | ||
Despite being encountered as early as [[2527]] and officially observed in [[2529]], the [[United Nations Space Command]] did not catalog the Deutoros Scarabs until [[2547]].<ref name="universe"/> During the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]] the Covenant deployed Type-47B Scarabs in efforts to stop not only the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, but also the [[Flood]] and [[Sentinel]]s that inhabited the [[shield world]].<ref name="hw beach">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Beachhead (Halo Wars level)|Beachhead]]''</ref> Type- | Despite being encountered as early as [[2527]] and officially observed in [[2529]], the [[United Nations Space Command]] did not catalog the Deutoros Scarabs until [[2547]].<ref name="universe"/> During the later stages of the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]], the Covenant [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]] deployed a number of Type-47B Scarabs in efforts to stop not only the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, but also the [[Flood]] and [[Sentinel]]s that inhabited the [[shield world]]. During the battle, the Flood made an attempt to capture at least one Scarab, with Flood [[Flood root|roots]] erupting out of the ground around the walker and ensnaring it, forcing nearby Covenant infantry to flee. Before they could commandeer the Scarab, they were attacked by UNSC forces who eliminated the roots allowing a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] to take control of the walker. The captured Scarab provided a significant combat advantage for the UNSC as they fought to destroy several Covenant [[Covenant citadel|citadels]] which would provide them with a staging area in order to assault the [[Apex Site]]. Another Type-47B Scarab along with a contingent of [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guardsmen]] were stationed at the final Covenant cidadel but the UNSC forces, with the aid of their captured Scarab were able to eliminate all Covenant forces.<ref name="hw beach">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Beachhead (Halo Wars level)|Beachhead]]''</ref> At least one Type-47B Scarab attempted to halt the UNSC's assault on the Apex Site but fell to the human's determined assault.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Reactor (Level)|Reactor]]''</ref> A number of Type-47B Scarabs were deployed around the portal that would allow the ''Spirit of Fire'' to escape the shield world, both to counter the human forces, as well as a large Flood presence as well as hostile [[Forerunner]] constructs. They were ultimately unsuccessful in preventing the departure of the ''Spirit of Fire'' from the Etran Harborage.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level, ''[[Escape]]''</ref> | ||
Type-47 Scarabs were rarely employed by the Covenant during the sieges on the [[Outer Colonies]], though the Type-47 saw increased field deployment in large numbers near the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] to crush UNSC fortifications on well-defended [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] worlds.<ref name="universe"/> Unprecedented numbers of Type-47B Scarabs were used by the Covenant during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref name="universe"/> During their initial incursions on Reach, the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] deployed significant Covenant ground forces, including at least three Type-47B Scarabs at [[Szurdok Ridge]], hiding their presence from the UNSC using several [[Covenant Spire|Spires]]. When the site was [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|attacked]] by the UNSC on August 12, 2552, these three Scarabs provided support for Covenant ground forces as the two massive armies clashed at the landing zone. Unfortunately for the Covenant, a pair of [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-IIIs]] were successful in destroying an [[Type-38 Tyrant|Anti-Aircraft Battery]] on a nearby ridge, allowing UNSC [[Paris-class heavy frigate|frigates]] ''[[Grafton]]'' and ''[[Saratoga]]'' to carry out a bombing run on the Covenant forces, wiping out the three Scarab walkers.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> Towards the end of the Fall of Reach, Type-47B Scarabs and other Covenant heavy armor were deployed to stop UNSC forces from escaping from the doomed planet.<ref name="TPoA"/> | |||
During the final hours of the [[Battle of Installation 04]], the Covenant deployed a Type-47B Scarab to combat swarming Flood forces in the arid badlands around the downed {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}. During the battle, remaining UNSC personnel on the ringworld launched an assault on the Covenant forces, with the objective of drawing them away from the ''Autumn'' while [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]] boarded the cruiser. However when the Chief's commandeered [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee]] approached the ship, the Scarab soon took notice and moved to ambush the Spartan. [[Fireteam Raven]] was quick to act, boarding a [[UH-144 Falcon|Falcon]] and proceeding to pursue the walker. Despite its best efforts, the team of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] was able to successfully board the Scarab, wiping out its entire complement of soldiers and destroying the core.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''', level, ''[[Last Stand (Halo: Fireteam Raven level)|Last Stand]]''</ref> | |||
During the [[Battle of Voi]], | When the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] [[Battle of Earth|invaded]] [[Earth]] in October, 2552, he deployed at least five Type-47 Scarabs to [[Mombasa]], [[Africa]], with at least one of them being a Deutotos model.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-scarab-tactics '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder 7/2/2015: Issue 31 Scarab Tactics'']</ref> Two Scarabs were placed in [[New Mombasa]], while another three were deployed in [[Old Mombasa]]. One of the Scarabs in New Mombasa was apparently charged with destroying the [[Mombasa Tether]],<ref>'''[[Halo Evolutions]]''', "[[Palace_Hotel_(short_story)|Palace Hotel]]", ''page 363'' (Collection); ''page 221'' (Volume II)</ref> | ||
When the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Jiralhanae]]-led reinforcements arrived shortly after ''Solemn Penance''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> retreat, multiple Type-47B Scarabs were deployed around Mombasa. One of these was stationed in the partially-flooded [[Kikowani Station]], where it was engaged and neutralized by [[Alpha-Nine]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level, ''[[Kikowani Station (Level)|Kikowani Station]]''</ref> On the morning of October 21, as Alpha-Nine members [[Edward Buck]], [[Veronica Dare]] and [[The Rookie|the Rookie]] escorted a high-value asset: the defecting Covenant [[Huragok]] [[Quick to Adjust]] containing information from a [[Vergil|subroutine]] of the city's [[Superintendant]] [[Artificial intelligence|artificial intelligence]], they witnessed several Type-47 Scarabs being deployed by the massing Covenant warships. While most of them ignored or didn't notice the humans, one of the Scarabs did take notice and opened fire on the [[Olifant]] containing the Huragok with its [[Focus cannon|focus cannon]], heavily damaging the vehicle and forcing the team to abandon it outside of the [[Uplift Nature Reserve]]<ref name="Highway"/> | |||
During the [[Battle of Voi]], a Type-47B Scarab was deployed into a lake bed near [[Traxus Factory Complex 09]] after all of the Covenant [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft]] defenses in the area were cleared by a mounted UNSC assault force. John-117 was able to eventually bring down the walker, allowing the human forces to regroup and push on to their final objective, a Covenant [[Type-27 Mantis|Anti-Aircraft Cannon]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> The [[Prophet of Truth]] deployed multiple Type-47B Scarabs during the [[Battle of Installation 00|Battle]] of [[Installation 00]]. Outside Installation 00's [[Cartographer]], John-117, with the assistance of a UNSC [[M808 Scorpion|armored]] unit, destroyed a Type-47 Scarab. During the battle outside the [[Citadel]], a pair of Type-47 Scarabs were deployed as a last-ditch effort by the Covenant to prevent the UNSC-[[Sangheili]] forces from reaching the Prophet of Truth. Despite their best efforts, both Scarabs were neutralized by the Master Chief, and with the death of the final Prophet [[Hierarch]] shortly later, the Covenant was brought to an end.<ref name="The Covenant"/> | |||
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