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Revision as of 09:39, June 25, 2007
Summary
DATE: July 27, 2537 - August 2, 2537
LOCATION: Unknown system, above asteroid K7-49
Involved: UNSC Spartan-IIIs, Covenant forces
Synopsis: This battle was a suicide mission, but was necessary for the survival of the UNSC. It took place on the asteroid K7-49, volcanic Covenant shipyard. The mission was to destroy its plasma reactors to disable the shipyard. The success of the mission would save countless lives.
Outcome: Alpha Company succeeds, but at a great cost. No Spartans survive.
Military Forces
UNSC
300 Spartans from Alpha Company
Covenant
Unknown amount of forces and cruisers. Number above 1000 ground troops and 10 cruisers.
Timeline
July 27, 2537:
- 300 Spartan-IIIs of Alpha Company landed on K7-49 at 0700.
July 28, 2537:
- The Spartan-IIIs manage to disable seven of the reactors on the surface.
- The Covenant responds with the first heavy wave of troops. The first wave contains legions of Jackals.
July 31, 2537:
- The Spartan-IIIs have disabled 20 of the 30 reactors.
August 2, 2537:
- 27 of the 30 reactors are disabled. The Spartan-IIIs have fulfilled their mission.
- A third heavy wave of Covenant troops arrive.
- The Spartan-IIIs are cut off from their Calipso exfiltration craft. The remaining Spartans are eventually overrun and killed.
Losses
All Spartan-IIIs from Alpha Company are killed. An unknown amount of Covenant troops and vessels are destroyed.
