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|commanders1 = *[[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] | |commanders1 = *[[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] | ||
*[[Commander]] [[Carter-A259]] | *[[Commander]] [[Carter-A259]] | ||
*[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[ | *[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Catherine-B320]]† | ||
*[[Lieutenant]] [[SPARTAN-B312]] | *[[Lieutenant]] [[SPARTAN-B312]] | ||
*[[Sergeant Major]] [[Duvall]] | *[[Sergeant Major]] [[Duvall]] | ||
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===Nightfall=== | ===Nightfall=== | ||
[[File:New Alexandria Header.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A Falcon flying through the nighttime city.]] | [[File:New Alexandria Header.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A Falcon flying through the nighttime city.]] | ||
{{quote|I know we're losing. I want to know if we've lost.|[[ | {{quote|I know we're losing. I want to know if we've lost.|[[Catherine-B320]] to [[Carter-A259]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=NA}}}} | ||
By nightfall on August 23, the situation had deteriorated further for the UNSC forces, as the Covenant had placed [[Covenant communications jammer|communication jammers]] on numerous buildings throughout the city (including [[New Alexandria Hospital]], [[SinoViet Center]], and [[Vyrant Telecom Tower]]), severing communications between the surviving UNSC troops and HIGHCOM. As a part of the counter-operation led and coordinated by Kat-B320, numerous UNSC military units have been dispatched to search for these jammers. Noble Six was tasked with air support as well as destroying the jammers in spite of the now-overwhelming Covenant air superiority. Noble Six eliminated all jammers and aided other UNSC troops trapped in the ruined city. However, two [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]]s arrived during this time and began glassing sections of the city. At the same time, the Covenant has discovered the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s headquarters, the [[Olympic Tower]], as the source of Kat-B320's signal and the command of local UNSC forces. They launched a large aerial attack force on Olympic Tower using [[Type-26B Banshee|Banshees]] as well as [[Type-52 Phantom|Phantoms]], and even deployed numerous [[Type-26 Shade#Anti-Air Shade|anti-aircraft Shade turrets]] on the surrounding buildings to prevent air evacuations.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=NA}} | By nightfall on August 23, the situation had deteriorated further for the UNSC forces, as the Covenant had placed [[Covenant communications jammer|communication jammers]] on numerous buildings throughout the city (including [[New Alexandria Hospital]], [[SinoViet Center]], and [[Vyrant Telecom Tower]]), severing communications between the surviving UNSC troops and HIGHCOM. As a part of the counter-operation led and coordinated by Kat-B320, numerous UNSC military units have been dispatched to search for these jammers. Noble Six was tasked with air support as well as destroying the jammers in spite of the now-overwhelming Covenant air superiority. Noble Six eliminated all jammers and aided other UNSC troops trapped in the ruined city. However, two [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]]s arrived during this time and began glassing sections of the city. At the same time, the Covenant has discovered the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s headquarters, the [[Olympic Tower]], as the source of Kat-B320's signal and the command of local UNSC forces. They launched a large aerial attack force on Olympic Tower using [[Type-26B Banshee|Banshees]] as well as [[Type-52 Phantom|Phantoms]], and even deployed numerous [[Type-26 Shade#Anti-Air Shade|anti-aircraft Shade turrets]] on the surrounding buildings to prevent air evacuations.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=NA}} | ||
With the loss of the city now imminent, Noble Six assisted in the final evacuation of Olympic Tower by destroying the anti-aircraft Shades, allowing the evacuation to proceed and forcing the Covenant attack force to retreat. Noble Six rejoined Noble Team inside the building, where the team had a temporary reprieve while Kat-B320 attempted to link to SATCOM, and Jun-A266 surveyed the city. As discussion moved from [[Jorge-052]]'s sacrifice during UPPER CUT to the deteriorating situation on Reach, [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] hailed the team on an open channel. Carter-A259, although risking detection by Covenant, answered the hail and received Holland's orders.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=NA}} | With the loss of the city now imminent, Noble Six assisted in the final evacuation of Olympic Tower by destroying the anti-aircraft Shades, allowing the evacuation to proceed and forcing the Covenant attack force to retreat. Noble Six rejoined Noble Team inside the building, where the team had a temporary reprieve while Kat-B320 attempted to link to SATCOM, and Jun-A266 surveyed the city. As discussion moved from [[Jorge-052]]'s sacrifice during UPPER CUT to the deteriorating situation on Reach, [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] hailed the team on an open channel. Carter-A259, although risking detection by Covenant, answered the hail and received Holland's orders.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=NA}} | ||
As the two conversed, Jun-A266 observed Covenant vehicles vacating the area around the tower, alarming Emile-A239, who observed that the Covenant rarely retreated for no good reason. Suddenly, a massive radiation flare swept through the area, and resulting atomic excitement scrambled the communications signal between Carter and Holland. The reason for the Covenant ground evacuation and the radiation flare was made clear seconds later: one of the battlecruisers had moved into position over the area and opened fire, beginning to glass the sector. Noble Team fled for the elevators, hoping to escape to a fallout bunker underneath the building, while Carter informed the Spartans that they were being redeployed to [[SWORD Base]] for a torch and burn operation. The elevator carrying Jun-A266, Carter-A259, and Emile-A239 arrived first and the three Spartans sprinted across an open area to get to the bunker. The elevator carrying [[ | As the two conversed, Jun-A266 observed Covenant vehicles vacating the area around the tower, alarming Emile-A239, who observed that the Covenant rarely retreated for no good reason. Suddenly, a massive radiation flare swept through the area, and resulting atomic excitement scrambled the communications signal between Carter and Holland. The reason for the Covenant ground evacuation and the radiation flare was made clear seconds later: one of the battlecruisers had moved into position over the area and opened fire, beginning to glass the sector. Noble Team fled for the elevators, hoping to escape to a fallout bunker underneath the building, while Carter informed the Spartans that they were being redeployed to [[SWORD Base]] for a torch and burn operation. The elevator carrying Jun-A266, Carter-A259, and Emile-A239 arrived first and the three Spartans sprinted across an open area to get to the bunker. The elevator carrying [[Catherine-B320]] and Noble Six arrived seconds later.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=NA}} | ||
As they moved to join the first three, a [[Sangheili Field Marshal]] in a Phantom shot Kat through her head with a needle rifle, killing her instantly. Noble Six took the fallen Spartan's pistol and returned fire, soon joined by the other three Spartans, but the Phantom simply flew off, and Noble Six dragged Kat's lifeless body into the fallout shelter as the doors sealed. Three days later, the survivors emerged from the bunker into the ruins of the blasted city, and were extracted by Pelican.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=NA}} | As they moved to join the first three, a [[Sangheili Field Marshal]] in a Phantom shot Kat through her head with a needle rifle, killing her instantly. Noble Six took the fallen Spartan's pistol and returned fire, soon joined by the other three Spartans, but the Phantom simply flew off, and Noble Six dragged Kat's lifeless body into the fallout shelter as the doors sealed. Three days later, the survivors emerged from the bunker into the ruins of the blasted city, and were extracted by Pelican.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=NA}} | ||
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*[[Shell-shocked Army trooper|Unidentified Army trooper]] | *[[Shell-shocked Army trooper|Unidentified Army trooper]] | ||
*[[Carter-A259]] | *[[Carter-A259]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Catherine-B320]] | ||
*[[SPARTAN-B312]] | *[[SPARTAN-B312]] | ||
