User:MasterGreen999/Defense of Washington D.C.

0420 Hours

 * A large Covenant Force lands near Washington D.C.
 * The 181st Marine Battalion is deployed to stop them

0800 Hours

 * Both sides meet in an extremely large vehicular battle
 * The UNSC's Scorpion tanks prove to be a vital asset, destroying all of the Covenant's Wraith Tanks, and over a dozen of their new vehicle, the Brute Chopper
 * Most Mongoose ATVs are destroyed by Choppers, but several equipped with Jackhammer Launchers fight off their attackers.
 * Green Team Arrives, with new member Mitchell-061, to take the place of Mark-099, who was KIA two years before. The infantry battle turns to a stalemate, as most of the Marines and lesser Covenant are killed.
 * A large group of ODST "Helljumpers" arrive, and help fight back the Covenant. The battle lasts several hours, eventually ending with the UNSC retreating into the city.

2000 Hours

 * Covenant lay seige to D.C.
 * Banshees bombard the city through the night, for over four hours.
 * Covenant Ground troops are dropped off throughout the city, killing thousands of civilians.
 * Marine forces retaliate, sending the Covenant into the ghettos of the city.
 * The Covenant's vehicular attack commences, with Choppers blowing their way through Mongoose, Warthogs, and Scorpion tanks.
 * A wing of Longsword Fighters drive off the attack, but are attacked by almost 500 Seraph fighters. Several Shortswords and Sparrowhawks, and thousands of Banshees join the battle.

0800 Hours

 * Twenty-four hours have passed since the battle began.
 * Most lesser Covenant have been killed, along with several hundred Hunters and Brutes.
 * Nearly all Marines and a quarter of the Helljumpers are KIA.
 * The aerial battle was disastrous, with only 5 Longswords left, and 1 Sparrowhawk. However, several thousand Covenant were killed.
 * The Vehicle attack was finally stopped by a large roadblock of anti-vehicular weapons, gauss warthogs, and Scorpion tanks.
 * The infantry attack is renewed, as the aerial forces engage, they are attacked by thousands of Drones, driving them off.
 * Pelican dropships and one Albatross are sent up to combat the Drones, ending with only one Pelican destroyed and tens of thousands of Drones dead.
 * The infantry attack breaks through, the civilians are evacuated by the Pelicans and Albatross, and the remaining UNSC Personell take refuge in the White House, where they hold to this day.