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Halo - 5 Historical Battles ( Invasion Gamemode )
As we all know the infinity ship has a battle simulator known as war games. Also in Foward unto dawn tv series there was a brief 10 minute run down of tactics and maneuvers that Hannibal battalions used against roman legionaries.
I propose an idea to bring back and breath new life into the invasion game mode that was only seen in Halo: reach.
Halo 5 historical battles will use the infinity ships “war games” simulation program to dive back and look at past battles in the war against the covenant. This would allow a history lesson for all new Spartans and cadets and dive more into the lore of the halo franchise without having to make separate games…
for example…
The battle of Actium
With a broken chain of command and in a suicidal effort against the fearsome covenant armada that sought to capture and glass Actium. Colonel Akono Menith assumed command of the 53rd armored division where he gave his famous speech…
“Let no one here question our place in human history. That we are here right now is not a coincidence or accident. It is our fate. And this war, our birthright, our legacy. Our generation was born to fight the Covenant, and you, my fellow soldiers, were born for this very day. Today the enemy will hear the roar of humanity, and they will fear us.”
— Colonel Akono Menteith to 12,000 men and women
At the end of the month Colonel Akono led the remaining UNSC Forces deep into covenant held territories. His objective was to take control of three main staging areas of the covenant army, these three army staging grounds where the three largest recorded in history. Detonating two HAVOK Tactical Nuclear Weapons nearby the Covenant Army took heavy casualties at the cost of the UNSC forces that activated them. With no significant military presence remaining the Covenant Navy was no longer under threat and the colony was quickly glassed.
The Covenant empire had prevailed victorious that day but at the cost of 3/5 of the covenant fleet that later slowed their progression against the war on humanity and most likely was a huge loss to the covenant armada…
Outnumbered a 10,000 to 1 Colonel Akono and the men under his command made best of the situation and knew they probably wouldn’t be successful, however, they were determined to fight to the last breath for their home world and to let the covenant know that they would not sit idly by as planet after planet would be glassed…
Battle of Hat Yai
The Covenant, after landing on the main continent of Hat Yai, killed most of the civilian population and established a base. The UNSC was quick to respond, and a hundred Orbital Drop Shock Troopers led by Major Sedavian were dropped near the base by the Destroyer UNSC Clearidas. Unfortunately, ten soldiers were picked off during insertion by Covenant Cruisers in low orbit, and two more were killed in landing accidents. Sedavian landed far away from most of the ODSTs and until he arrived, a Marine Fireteam Leader named Rahud took command. Under Rahud’s command, the ODSTs were able to regroup and take the Covenant base with no casualties.
Battle of new Harmony
This engagement was fought in-orbit or around the Human colony of New Harmony, and was one of the few UNSC naval victories of the war. During the battle, a prowler, the UNSC Razor’s Edge, managed to attach a telemetry probe to a retreating Covenant frigate, allowing it to track the ship and locate K7-49. This subsequently led to the strategic, though costly, victory during Operation: PROMETHEUS.
K7-49 is an asteroid that housed a Covenant shipyard complex. It is located only seventeen light years from the space border of the UNSC; less than two weeks travel via Slipspace
operation: PROMETHEUS
K7-49 was discovered when the prowler UNSC Razor’s Edge was trying to probe an enemy ship during the Battle of New Harmony. They followed the vessel through Slipspace and discovered the asteroid, along with a dozen partially constructed Covenant ships latched to an orbital shipyard. The volcanism on the planet was determined to be artificial; created by 30 high-output plasma reactors that liquefy metallurgical components. Each resulting element was refined, shaped, and shipped away for final assembly in the nearby warships.[1]
Having confirmed the location of a major Covenant shipyard, the SPARTAN-III force designated Alpha Company was to disable as many on-site reactors as possible. If enough power plants were sabotaged, the liquid contents of the facility would solidify and permanently clog the Covenant’s assembly area, rendering both it and the warships under construction worthless.
Although the mission was a success and the K7-49 shipyard was disabled, all three hundred members of Alpha Company were killed in the fighting (other than those handpicked by Franklin Mendez). Despite the annihilation of the SPARTANs, UNSC High Command viewed the operation as a formidable strategic victory, ultimately saving millions of civilians from Covenant glassing. In fact, the training and deployment of future SPARTAN-III companies were accelerated as a result of Operation: PROMETHEUS.
Battle of Skopje
The Battle of Skopje took place in 2547 on the inner colony of Skopje. During the battle, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers were sent to protect the headquarters of a shipbuilding corporation during the evacuation of their shipyards, under the justification that the machines, tools, and personnel that could be saved would be relocated to Reach to continue building parts for the war effort. As such, the ODSTs were told that they had to hold the perimeter at at all costs. The Covenant deployed Unggoy against the humans in waves, then followed these waves with Kig-Yar Snipers, then Jiralhanae shock troops, and finally Sangheili. The Covenant’s sheer numbers and military strategy proved effective against the ODSTs.
These are all examples. As there are a lot of battles that took place in the covenant human war.
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Or perhaps a different direction can be taken where 343 looks back at specific battles in the human forerunner war.
or because halo 5 is a chief story maybe look back at some of the major battles he fought in that haven’t been covered in games.
Fans have always wanted to dive more into halo lore via games (myself included) this would be a great addition to the halo 5 multiplayer as well as something that hasn’t really been done in first person shooters.
What do you think?
would a majority of players be willing to partake in these events, or should 343 not waste their time?
what other battles would you like to see if this was implemented?