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[[Image:Trident11.jpg|thumb|left|300px|UNSC and Sangheili forces spearhead their final assault on The High Prophet of Truth.]] | [[Image:Trident11.jpg|thumb|left|300px|UNSC and Sangheili forces spearhead their final assault on The High Prophet of Truth.]] | ||
The UNSC assault team, travelling in five Pelican dropships, along with a pair of Sangheili Phantoms began their attack on a trio of [[Barrier tower|towers]] that, once disabled, would drop a section of the barrier protecting the Citadel in which the Prophet of Truth was located. As the assault force closed in, they split up. Two Pelicans, including [[Kilo 023]] containing the Master Chief and a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] would hit the first tower. The Phantoms, which carried [[Thel 'Vadam]] and his [[Sangheili]], would assault the second and the other Pelicans, ferrying Sergeant Johnson and his squad would disable the third tower. As Kilo-023 and her wingman approached the first tower, they started to take fire from an [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraith]] stationed on a beachhead near the tower. Kilo-023's wingman was struck in her right wing by AA fire, which rocketed her forward into Kilo-023, crushing the Warthog that was slung underneath before she spiraled into the ground. Kilo-23 was able to continue forward and landed on the beach nearby. John-117, carrying a [[M6 Spartan Laser|Spartan Laser]], | The UNSC assault team, travelling in five Pelican dropships, along with a pair of Sangheili Phantoms began their attack on a trio of [[Barrier tower|towers]] that, once disabled, would drop a section of the barrier protecting the Citadel in which the Prophet of Truth was located. As the assault force closed in, they split up. Two Pelicans, including [[Kilo 023]] containing the Master Chief and a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] would hit the first tower. The Phantoms, which carried [[Thel 'Vadam]] and his [[Sangheili]], would assault the second and the other Pelicans, ferrying Sergeant Johnson and his squad would disable the third tower. As Kilo-023 and her wingman approached the first tower, they started to take fire from an [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Wraith|Anti-Aircraft Wraith]] stationed on a beachhead near the tower. Kilo-023's wingman was struck in her right wing by AA fire, which rocketed her forward into Kilo-023, crushing the Warthog that was slung underneath before she spiraled into the ground. Kilo-23 was able to continue forward and landed on the beach nearby. John-117, carrying a [[M6 Spartan Laser|Spartan Laser]], led the ODSTs against a large Covenant force that was protecting the AA Wraith. Fighting their way past the crashed Pelican, the team was able to take down a [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]] and his entourage before the Master Chief neutralized the Wraith. With the beachhead secure, [[Miranda Keyes|Commander Keyes]] arrived in her Pelican to deliver a [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Warthog]] and [[M274 Mongoose|Mongoose]] for the team to use in their assault on the tower. At the same time, the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' began a diversionary bombardment against the barrier, firing [[plasma torpedo]]es at the barrier shield. | ||
The team soon arrived at the entrance to the first tower, finding it heavily defended with a [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraith]], a pair of [[Type-52 Prowler|Prowler]], numerous [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghosts]], [[Type-26 Shade|Shade]] turrets and other infantry. As the battle around the tower raged, Keyes' Pelican returned to drop [[ordnance pod]]s containing weapons for the team. Eventually clearing the area, the team proceeded inside, where they fought through more Covenant forces. Making their way to the elevator that would lead to the tower controls, John-117 went alone while the rest of the team waited behind to watch for hostiles. Before he could deactivate the tower however, the Spartan had to contend with a [[Jiralhanae]] [[pack]] lead by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]]. Eventually clearing the room, John-117 located the controls and shut the tower down. At the same time, Thel 'Vadam and his Sangheili disabled theirs. Unfortunately, Sergeant Johnson and his team ran into heavy resistance at the third tower. Johnson managed to make a final transmission warning Keyes to keep her Pelican clear because of the number of hostiles before he was cut off. Commander Keyes then ordered the Chief to meet up with Thel 'Vadam and jointly assault the third tower. The Chief returned down to the lower level, where he helped his team fight off a small group of Covenant trying to reactivate the tower. They then returned to their vehicles and made their way back to the beachhead. There, a UNSC [[Pilot#UNSC|pilot]] offered his [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornet]] to the Chief. The Spartan, with the aid of several other Hornets and Pelicans, made their way to the airspace around the second tower where the Sangheili Phantoms were under heavy attack from a large number of [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] and a Covenant Phantom. The UNSC air force promptly engaged the Covenant, allowing the Sangheili to engage their Phantom's [[Active camouflage|cloaking]] systems to escape. The UNSC were able to clear the vicinity of the second tower before making their way onward to the third. The third tower was heavily defended by a pair of AA Wraiths, Shades, another standard Wraith and a huge group of Jiralhanae lead by a [[Type-33 fuel rod gun|fuel rod gun]]-wielding War Chieftain. The Chief managed to knock out the anti-air, allowing the Sangheili Phantoms to return, where they disgorged Thel 'Vadam and his men to begin a ground-side push. Ultimately, the combined assault from the air and the ground managed to collapse the Covenant defenses. | The team soon arrived at the entrance to the first tower, finding it heavily defended with a [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraith]], a pair of [[Type-52 Prowler|Prowler]], numerous [[Type-32 Ghost|Ghosts]], [[Type-26 Shade|Shade]] turrets and other infantry. As the battle around the tower raged, Keyes' Pelican returned to drop [[ordnance pod]]s containing weapons for the team. Eventually clearing the area, the team proceeded inside, where they fought through more Covenant forces. Making their way to the elevator that would lead to the tower controls, John-117 went alone while the rest of the team waited behind to watch for hostiles. Before he could deactivate the tower however, the Spartan had to contend with a [[Jiralhanae]] [[pack]] lead by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]]. Eventually clearing the room, John-117 located the controls and shut the tower down. At the same time, Thel 'Vadam and his Sangheili disabled theirs. Unfortunately, Sergeant Johnson and his team ran into heavy resistance at the third tower. Johnson managed to make a final transmission warning Keyes to keep her Pelican clear because of the number of hostiles before he was cut off. Commander Keyes then ordered the Chief to meet up with Thel 'Vadam and jointly assault the third tower. The Chief returned down to the lower level, where he helped his team fight off a small group of Covenant trying to reactivate the tower. They then returned to their vehicles and made their way back to the beachhead. There, a UNSC [[Pilot#UNSC|pilot]] offered his [[AV-14 Hornet|Hornet]] to the Chief. The Spartan, with the aid of several other Hornets and Pelicans, made their way to the airspace around the second tower where the Sangheili Phantoms were under heavy attack from a large number of [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] and a Covenant Phantom. The UNSC air force promptly engaged the Covenant, allowing the Sangheili to engage their Phantom's [[Active camouflage|cloaking]] systems to escape. The UNSC were able to clear the vicinity of the second tower before making their way onward to the third. The third tower was heavily defended by a pair of AA Wraiths, Shades, another standard Wraith and a huge group of Jiralhanae lead by a [[Type-33 fuel rod gun|fuel rod gun]]-wielding War Chieftain. The Chief managed to knock out the anti-air, allowing the Sangheili Phantoms to return, where they disgorged Thel 'Vadam and his men to begin a ground-side push. Ultimately, the combined assault from the air and the ground managed to collapse the Covenant defenses. | ||