Second Battle of New Mombasa
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The Second Battle of Mombasa was a bloody engagement between UNSC and Covenant Loyalist forces during the defense of Earth in the Fall of 2552, from late-November to mid-January[1].
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[edit] Background
It appears that the Battle of Mombasa did not end with its entire destruction. Later, during the Second Battle of Earth, Human and Covenant forces clashed again in its ruins, both forces surging forward to capture it and whatever prize or tactical value it may have held. The battle took place in the weeks immediately after the Prophet of Regret's retreat to Installation 05, lasting until John 117's return to Earth aboard Truth's Forerunner Keyship.
Elements from both the 506th Tank Regiment and the 77th Marine Regiment battled furiously for it, with snipers from both sides taking a heavy toll upon the enemy. Ultimately, the battle lasted seven days, with the UNSC forces in a desperate situation.
[edit] Timeline
[edit] October 20th, 2552
[edit] Regret retreats
The Prophet of Regret, having suffered heavy casualties on the ground at the hands of the Master Chief, entered slipspace from within New Mombasa, unleashing a powerful explosion that caused great damage to the city - heavy enough to sever the cities space tether, causing its catastrophic collapse onto the Kenyan savanna. Regret's now severed ground forces and the UNSC defense forces surged forward into the city to secure whatever prize or tactical advantage the ruins might have held.
[edit] Battle for the Landing Zone
The Second Battle of Mombasa took place in 2552. The battle began on the outskirts of the city, where UNSC and Covenant forces engaged each other in a bitter fight for control of a Landing Zone. The UNSC never gained full control of it, always being pushed back by the Covenant whenever they seemed to secure it and vice versa. Despite a valiant defense by the Marines, there was no way they could hold the bridge for much longer. With Brute forces surging over it and hitting the Marines' vulnerable flanks, there was only one option remaining. At 14:00, the order came through to destroy the bridge, to force the enemy down into the Valley where UNSC trenches lay to slaughter the enemy with fire from elevated positions. However, this was not the case as the Covenant forces had already begun to surge down the trenches with the destruction of the Bridge.
The most ferocious and bloody bottleneck in the battle, the UNSC forces sent to defend it took 2/3rds casualties. After the second bridge was destroyed, the trenches at the foot of here, a last ditch defensive measure, came under heavy attack, garnering heavy Marine casualties. Snipers from both sides battled for control, with UNSC Snipers fighting on one end of the destroyed southern bridge and Covenant Jackal snipers halting Marines outside the Landing Zone before being routed by UNSC infantry and tanks.
Tasked with securing a road to the southern bridge span, the 506th Tank Regiment plowed forward, taking heavy casualties. Though outnumbered, they took their objective, leaving a path for the second wave of UNSC infantry to follow.
[edit] November 2nd, 2552
[edit] The Loyalist Fleet Arrives
The Loyalist fleet, the remnant ships of the Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity that were seized by the Jiralhanae during the Great Schism entered the system 24 hours before Truth's dreadnought returned to Earth. After the sub-fleet of Furious Redemption scored an overwhelming victory in the Battle of Mare Erythraeum The combined Covenant invasion force (between 30 and 90 ships strong) initiated a bloody orbital battle with the home fleet of Earth.
Though weakened, the traditional 3:1 kill rate of the superior covenant technology allowed the Loyalist fleet to smash what was left of the home fleet and MAC array after the First Battle of Earth, giving the Covenant the upper hand in establishing air, ground and orbital superiority.
The Covenant, now unopposed, began orbital bombardment of areas surrounding Mombasa and used sustained energy projection to uncover the Ark Portal.
[edit] November 3rd, 2552
[edit] John's Return
After nearly two weeks of continuous battle, John 117 returned to Earth aboard Truth's forerunner dreadnought after the First Battle of High Charity. The remainder of the UNSC defense forces, now regrouped and liberated by the Chief's return, began to draw plans for the Battle of Voi.
[edit] Classified UNSC/ONI Events
The Second Battle of Mombasa was an intentional distortion by the United Nations Space Command/Office of Naval Intelligence in order to prevent knowledge of the Forerunner, the Halos, the Ark, etcetera from being gained by civilians. The motives for this are //CLASSIFIED\\.
