User:Spartan G-23/Battle of Col de Tende

Timeline
1100 Hours


 * An armoured regiment under command of Colonel Lucius Perna moves in to secure the strategic mountain pass of Col de Tende.

1115 Hours


 * Covenant Loyalist Chieftan Lepidus receives reinforcements and air support to compliment the remainder of his forces.
 * Loyalist forces prepare to counter-attack UNSC forces.
 * Covenant Loyalist forces set up artillery positions at the top of one of the mountains.
 * Jiralhanae troops dig in while Kig-yar and Unggoy troops are sent to engage the humans.

1130 Hours


 * Banshees and Skyhawks engage in a dogfight above the pass.

1135 Hours


 * 5 of the 6 Banshees are shot down, final Banshee retreats.
 * 7 Skyhawks are shot down.
 * Skyhawks bomb the advancing covenant forces.
 * Fires are ignited across the Unggoy lines causing large casualties.
 * Unggoy forces rout.
 * Kig-Yar forces continue to advance.

1140 Hours


 * Surviving Unggoy forces are rallied back together by the Jiralhanae.
 * Kig-yar and humans engage in a skirmish.
 * Unggoy forces advance under Jiralhanae leadership.

1148 Hours


 * Kig-Yar fall back after taking medium casualties.
 * Humans set up positions in the abandoned village.
 * Kig-Yar forces regroup with the advancing Loyalist units.
 * Loyalist forces begin to bombard the village with plasma mortars.

1152 Hours


 * Skyhawks bomb Loyalist artillery positions.
 * Banshees engage Skyhawk squadron.

1200 Hours


 * 5 Skyhawks are shot down, final 2 retreat.
 * 4 Banshees are shot down.
 * 3 Artillery guns are destroyed, the remaining one is badly damaged and left unable to fire.
 * Loyalist forces begin to repairs on the final artillery gun.
 * Loyalist forces engage UNSC forces in the village.

1205 Hours


 * Banshees begin to provide close-air support for the Loyalist forces attacking the village.
 * UNSC armour flanks the Loyalists.

1210 Hours


 * UNSC forces fall back from the village after taking heavy casualties.
 * Loyalist forces become pinned down in the village by flanking UNSC forces and begin to take heavy casualties.

1215 Hours


 * Lepidus leads the majority of his Jiralhanae that stayed behind to attack the UNSC forces.

1220 Hours


 * Remaining Skyhawks attack Lepidus' advancing forces.
 * Lepidus is killed.
 * Banshees fall back to engage Skyhawks.

1225 Hours


 * Skyhawks retreat to avoid fighting incoming Banshees.
 * Banshees engage in bombing runs on UNSC armour.

1235 Hours


 * Remaining Jiralhanae forces arrive and engage UNSC forces.

1245 Hours


 * UNSC forces retreat after taking heavy casualties.
 * Remaining Loyalist forces regroup and fall back to mountaintop positions.

1255 Hours


 * Loyalist forces have insufficient numbers to advance and begin to construct long-term fortifications.
 * Outcome of the battle is inconclusive.