Battle of Installation 03
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The Battle of Installation 03 was an engagement on Forerunner Halo Installation 03 in the Khaphrae system in July 2557, between the United Nations Space Command and Jul 'Mdama's reformed Covenant faction and the latter's Promethean allies.[5]
Prelude
At some point, the Covenant recovered the Forerunner Conduit,[6] a device that was capable of opening Forerunner slipspace portals throughout the galaxy.[4] During the Battle of Mombasa on Earth in 2552, the Covenant attempted to use the Conduit during the battle. However, the device was stolen by a squad of the UNSC's Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. The squad tried to escape the city to safely deliver the Conduit into UNSC hands, but the device was lost when the High Prophet of Regret's Solemn Penance entered slipstream space over New Mombasa. The resulting slipstream wake killed the ODST squad and destroyed the city, seemingly along with the Conduit.[1] However, the Conduit transported itself to Installation 03 in the Khaphrae system by entering slipspace to save itself from destruction.[4]
In July of 2557, UNSC personnel on Ivanoff Station detected a faint signal originating on Gamma Halo. The signal was soon discovered to be emanating from the Conduit,[5] and a Spartan-IV Headhunter[3] was sent to the installation to investigate.[5] However, Jul 'Mdama's reformed Covenant faction had continued to search for the Conduit after its supposed destruction at New Mombasa in 2552. The Covenant faction succeeded in picking up the signal moments before the UNSC did, and a fleet traveled to Installation 03 to recover the Conduit.[4]
The battle
When the Covenant succeeded in recovering the Conduit, they sought to bring the device to the Altar on Installation 03. There, the Covenant intended to use the Conduit to open slipspace portals for Prometheans to invade Gamma Halo and give themselves control over the installation.[4] To prevent the UNSC from finding the Conduit's exact location, the Covenant jammed the device's signal frequency. The Spartan was deployed to a jungle on Gamma Halo via HEV, where he battled his way through Covenant forces and destroyed the five signal jammers.[7] Afterwards, the Spartan wiped out Covenant forces in the area to allow the UNSC to deploy three signal beacons that boosted the signal transmitted from the Conduit. The Conduit's signal was soon traced to a nearby Forerunner structure, though its entrance was blocked by a Promethean-designed gate.[8] A squad of UNSC Marines captured a Covenant Wraith, and the Spartan was directed to their position.[9] Manning the Wraith, the Spartan returned to the gate and deactivated it by destroying its power core with the Wraith's cannon.[10] When the Spartan arrived at the structure, he was attacked by a Promethean Knight. It soon became apparent that the Covenant had established a relay station to create false signal to distract the UNSC. However, Kwon determined that the relay station's database could still be used to pinpoint the current location of the Conduit. After the Spartan activated three transmitters, the UNSC was able to discover the Conduit's whereabouts. Fighting past Promethean forces, the Spartan regrouped with a squad of Marines.[11] Operating a Kestrel, the Spartan fled the area, while the Marines held off oncoming Prometheans. The Spartan eventually managed to escape aboard a Pelican dropship.[2] Meanwhile, the Covenant discovered the Altar and prepared to release their Promethean allies upon the installation, certain that victory was theirs. However, the Spartan was sent to stop them.[4]
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Aftermath
After returning to Ivanoff Station in a Pelican dropship with the Conduit, the Spartan received an emergency distress call from an Office of Naval Intelligence facility in New Phoenix on Earth. The researchers at the facility were studying a Forerunner artifact at the time of the battle. When the Covenant used the Conduit at the Altar, Forerunner portals were activated throughout the galaxy. One of the portals opened up in the ONI facility in New Phoenix, and Jul 'Mdama's Covenant and Promethean forces attacked the base. It was determined that the only way to close the portals was to bring the Conduit to New Phoenix. The Spartan traveled to the city with the Conduit, as the Battle of New Phoenix begun.[12]
The Battle of Installation 03 was used in a TACSIM aboard UNSC Infinity.
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Gallery
The Spartan arriving at Gamma Halo
The Spartan battles Covenant forces
List of appearances
- Halo: Spartan Strike (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Spartan Strike, Operation A: Orphic Spear
- ^ a b Halo: Spartan Strike, campaign level Run Through the Jungle
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Striking Features
- ^ a b c d e f g Halo: Spartan Strike, Operation C: Valiant Hammer
- ^ a b c d Halo: Spartan Strike, Operation B: Steadfast Pursuit
- ^ Halo 2 Anniversary, Terminal 7
- ^ Halo: Spartan Strike, campaign level Gamma Halo
- ^ Halo: Spartan Strike, campaign level Signal Fires
- ^ Halo: Spartan Strike, campaign level Lockout
- ^ Halo: Spartan Strike, campaign level Knockin' on a Forerunner Door
- ^ Halo: Spartan Strike, campaign level Dormant
- ^ Halo: Spartan Strike, Operation D: Adamantine Shield
