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The Battle of Fumirole[2] was fought between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant in April 2552 on Fumirole.[3]
The battle
During the Covenant invasion of Fumirole, the Ket-pattern battlecruiser Sanctity of Purification[4] was holding position over the colony's capital city.[5] Lieutenant Commander Catherine-B320 of Noble Team came up with an operation to assault and destroy the ship with a Medium Fusion Destructive Device.[1] Supported by the rest of Noble Team, UNSC Army infantry and air support by UH-144 Falcons, she undertook the task of delivering the nuclear device into the ship herself. However, she was wounded by a Type-26 Banshee's Fuel Rod Cannon blast while on her way to the cruiser.[3] The blast also severely damaged her right arm, which was later replaced by a robotic prosthetic.
Thom-A293 was the first to arrive to her position. Seeing as there would be no time to wait for backup, he picked up the nuke and used a jetpack to fly into the cruiser through its gravity lift. Just before the nuke's countdown ran out, Thom managed to toss it into a hangar bay where numerous Unggoy were massing for deployment. Mere seconds later, the MFDD went off, destroying the cruiser and killing Thom.[3]
Aftermath
Noble Team was successful in destroying its target.[3] However, Catherine-B320 and Carter-A259 both carried extraordinary guilt over Thom-A293's death, blaming themselves for the incident, despite the SPARTAN's own decision of self-sacrifice. Thom would later be replaced by SPARTAN-B312.
The battle was discussed as part of ONI Section Two's File: CHELAN 201903012.[4]
Gallery
- DeliverHope - ''Ket''Battlecruiser.png
The main objective.
Kat running with a MFDD.
Kat and the UNSC Army charge against the Covenant forces.
Thom-A293 flies into the battlecruiser.
- DeliverHope - ''Ket''Hangar.png
Covenant forces in the cruiser's hangar.
- DeliverHope - ''Ket''Hangar2.png
Another look inside the cruiser.
The Ket-pattern battlecruiser being destroyed by the MFDD.
The battle rages across Fumirole's surface.
List of appearances
- Remember Reach
- Deliver Hope (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b Bungie.net: Noble Team performance reports ("S-293 was KIA during an OP that S-320 had put together [22/04/2552]")
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p. 105
- ^ a b c d Halo: Reach, Deliver Hope trailer
- ^ a b YouTube - HALO: ONI Archive – Noble Endeavors | Halo: Reach
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Universe - Kat-B320