Skirmish at Two Giants

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Skirmish at Two Giants
Conflict:	Post-Covenant War conflicts Requiem Campaign
Date:	February 2558
Location:	"Two Giants," Requiem, Epoloch system
Outcome:	UNSC victory Mountain Squad killed Forerunner towers investigated Covenant assault repelled Zanar-pattern light cruiser destroyed
Details Belligerents United Earth Government United Nations Space Command Jul 'Mdama's Covenant Commanders Spartan Commander Sarah Palmer Spartan Jared Miller Captain Cyrus Shaw Unknown Strength Expeditionary Strike Group 1 D79-TC Pelicans Mantises 1 Strident-class heavy frigate Infinity Sub-Vessel 3 3 M3063 deployable turrets Spartan Operations SPARTAN-IVs Fireteam Crimson Mountain Squad Fredric Zurenia† Scott Macrae† 1 Zanar-pattern light cruiser Zurdo-pattern Wraiths Type-26 Banshees Karo'etba-pattern Ghosts Casualties Mountain Squad Total 1 Zanar-pattern light cruiser

During the Requiem Campaign, a skirmish took place at Two Giants between forces of the UNSC Infinity and Jul 'Mdama's Covenant.

Battle

Rescuing Mountain Squad

Mountain Squad engaged with Covenant forces. Fireteam Crimson was deployed by Spartan Palmer in the middle of the fighting, though contact with the Infinity was lost soon after. The forces of Fireteam Crimson and Mountain Squad joined together to fight back. They eventually pushed back and destroyed the jammer blocking communications.

Studying the area

At the request of Infinity Science, Fireteam Crimson was tasked with studying the towers in the canyon. This involved bringing down the shields of those towers while intermittently fighting Covenant forces. With the shields knocked down, Dr. Catherine Halsey was brought on station to study the towers. Crimson activated the tower at the doctor's request. This generated a vast amount of data for examination. Immediately after this, the Covenant returned and were eliminated. Crimson was ordered to return to Mountain Squad's Pelican.

Defending the canyon

After regrouping at Mountain's Pelican, further Covenant forces mobilized onto the canyon. Previous Marine forces had established several turrets in the canyon. Crimson began to active them while fighting off the Covenant including Wraiths. In a lull during combat, several Pelicans offloaded Mantises onto the field. The Covenant began to launch a large air assault on Crimson with a Zanar-pattern light cruiser moving in to attack. Spartan Palmer requested to extract Crimson. Crimson continued to hold ground as the cruiser moved into position over the battlefield. Infinity Sub-Vessel 3 arrived on station and destroyed the cruiser, allowing Crimson to escape.

Aftermath

Following their successful extraction, Fireteam Crimson was quickly redeployed to hunt down Parg Vol.

Gallery

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  The turrets setup in the canyon as the Covenant move into position.

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  D79-TC Pelicans deploying Mantises into the canyon.

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  A Mantis looking at Covenant air forces coming from the Zanar-pattern light cruiser.

List of appearances

• Halo 4
  • Spartan Ops (First appearance)