| abstract | - The Battle of KLV-479 was one of the bloodiest battles that the 1st infantry division of the UNSC Army would ever fight. They are completely cut off from the rest of the covenant with only pockets of reinforcements showing for time to time to help reinforce there positions and the Navy barely holding the Covenants task force from obliterating there's. They suffered over 75% casualties and would never be considered back to full strength cause they are immediately called back to earth to defend the city of Seattle It all started when the Covenant fleet immediately exited slipspace. The fleet consisted of 32 covenant ships. Now KLV-479 was a key factor in producing pelicans and other aerial vehicles that played important roles in the war effort. The fleet protecting the planet had about 15 ships total. 10 out of the 15 were frigates, three were destroyers, one was a carrier, and the other a cruiser. The planet was also protected by two orbital MAC platforms. As soon as the covenant entered the planets sector everything was set to combat alert. Staff Sergeant Alexander Matthews was woken up by the shrill alarm signaling a combat drill. He immediately jumped out of bed running to his locker, he hit his head on the top bunk as he gets up. He curses under his breath as he opens his locker. He immediately pulls on his armor covering his torso and legs. Buckling and tightening the clips when needed to make sure it was a snug fit. He then drops down and pulls his boots on tightening the laces and making sure they wouldn't come undone and he would trip on them. He then puts on his helmet and his HUD immediately boots up, His name, rank, and serial number scroll across helmet as it signifies that he is logging into his helmet and his personal settings were put into effect. He then grabs his M45D shotgun to and slides shells into the breach putting it to maximum rounds and slings it to his back. He then grabs his M395 DMR and slides in a magazine fully loaded, His HUD shows the rifle fully loaded and how many rounds he had left. He grabs a supple amount of ammo for both his guns. He then grabs a quartet of M9 fragmentation grenades, and a duo of smoke and flashbangs grenade. He secures all his equipment together and makes sure he's not forgetting anything. He closes his locker and runs out the barracks. "First squad, move out." He yells as he passes several of his squadmates. He runs out and heads towards the assembly area which was at the parade grounds this time. It takes five minutes to get to the area with his squad and there the first ones there. He gets them to form up in there formation and stands at attention, having them port their arms. "Sound off first squad." He yells as loud as he could "Private Nail present and secure." "PFC Rodriguez present and secure." Private Vickery present and secure." Corporal Taylor present and secure." PFC Jacobson present and secure." Private Star present and secure." "Hooah First Squad present and secure." We all yelled as everyone was there and squared away. I brought my rifle up and did an about face. "Squad. Parade Rest!" I yelled and they immediately snapped. Best Squad in the damn company. I think to myself as I smile. I wait for the rest of the company to show up. We wait another two minutes and the entire company comes running up the hill in an entire gaggle as squad and platoon leaders try and organize there people. I just smile as I call my squad back to attention. Since we were her first, out platoon leader was able to find us and get everyone formed up. It took another five minutes but everyone finally found there spots and was at attention standing still. The battalion commander of our unit the 648th Sapper battalion. The elite of the combat engineers. That's what we all were UNSC Army Sappers, and most of us had our Ranger tabs to. "Well at ease sappers." Colonel Robertson spoke in the microphone and his voice boomed across the grounds with a deep voice. We all shift in various positions but don't take our eyes off him for one second. He was a legend among us. Having been one of the few people to have been evacuated and escaped from Reach. But he didn't leave at the beginning. He left at the very end. He fought from the Vierry territories all the way to New Alexandria, and then near the shipyards. He took several needles to his chest and legs and fought till he was literally dragged onto a pelican. "Well Sappers today we are gathered here for another drill gone right for once. and I'm proud of each and everyone of you. I know all of you have fought this war for sometime now. It will come to an end and we will emerge victorious over these alien bastards." He was about to say something else when another alarm went off on the base. It gave two short rangs then one long one. My heart stopped still as I recognized it, it was the alarm for a covenant invasion. "Everyone to the motor pool." We all started running to the main motor pool where command would already be set up at. I saw General McAllister and Briggs there. They both saw us running and waited for the entire company to form up around them. "Listen up lady's and gentlemen cause were only going to say this once. Covenant forces have entered our sector and it wont take them long to realize that we are here. Highcom has initiated and put into effect Winter Contingency. The rest of the battalion has been deployed and received there orders. Your company will be stationed here right by the space port and bridge leading to the port. First and Second platoon will be transported by Falcons and pelicans, and set up defenses with the local marine and police forces there to receive and evacuate civilians. Third and Fourth platoon will move by Warthogs and Cougars with the 143rd Armor regiment and push through the bridge securing it and link up at the port. The bridge is a simple blow through mission, don't pass go and collect two hundred dollars mission. Leading the force will be a Mammoth. Now this wont be easy. Especially when the covenant break through the space defenses." A loud boom sounds off and we look to the sky. Speaking of the devil two covenant battlecruisers enter the atmosphere and start to hover over the city. "Now move out we only have a limited time before time runs out for us." We immediately ran to our designated areas for our next move."
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