Battle of CE-10-2165-d

"This has always been the enemy's modus operandi: flood your opponent's ability to process information with so much noise that no meaningful resistance can be put into action. ."

— Librarian

The Battle of CE-10-2165-d was a ground and naval battle in the Forerunner-Flood War.

The Flood attacked the planet with 12,423 small recreational vessels and seven large freight carriers, jumping into the orbital perimeter. The recreational vessels were used to shield the carriers, and while the Forerunner defense fleet already had foreknowledge on the Flood strategy, the sheer number of vessels overwhelmed the orbital garrison, and the carriers were able to enter the atmosphere and land their forces onto the major population centers to infest the Forerunner population. Two hours later, infested population centers destroyed themselves with high-power weapons, suicidally incinerating themselves and preventing their infestation by the Flood.