User:Norman-123/Second Insurrection on Mamore

The Second Insurrection on Mamore was an armed conflict on Mamore between the UNSC and the Republic of Mamore. Being one of the few large-scale conflicts in the insurrection, it took place during the "Quiet Years" of the Human-Covenant War. The exact spark of the conflict is unknown, but rebel forces, aided by rebel sympathizers in the government and police force were able to take over the local government. Mamore did not have any UNSC garrison whatsoever, though it did have a militia force, which promptly defected to the rebels.

Hostilities began on November 4th, 2566, in which the UNSC Darius was deployed to Mamore to investigate the loss of contact. As it approached Mamore, it came under fire from mass drivers. The UNSC Darius bombarded the positions of some mass drivers before retreating back into slipstream space, returning with two other warships-the UNSC Renegade and the UNSC Dead Sea. Marines were deployed onto the surface of Mamore, with the objective of quashing the rebellion.

Mamore was, prior to the rebellion, a major breadbasket of the UNSC. As such, the UNSC did not want to completely destroy Mamore-or for that matter, destroy any significant portion of it. As such, a significant portion of the combat was done on the ground. However, casualties were comparatively light, due to the poor equipment the rebels had and new UNSC technologies, such as personal energy shields for their troops.

Overthrow
The overthrow was lead by Arnold Jackson, a former UNSC officer who defected to the United Rebel Front. He rose through the ranks and played a major role in the first insurrection on Mamore. He was not caught by UNSC forces after, assisted by regular marines put down the first rebellion, and instead went into hiding.

The UNSC crackdown did not foster good feelings among the population, and it was easy to incite significant portions of the population to rebel. In 2566, Jackson felt the time was right and overthrew the government, taking control of Mamore and its industry. Mamore, being a fairly large colony had a lot of industry. Many mass drivers were used as anti-orbit weapons, factories began churning out weapons and vehicles. Jackson and his lackeys were well aware that the time they had before the UNSC showed up was critical.

While they were able to produce plenty of handheld weapons and explosives, production on other essential items such as heavier anti-orbit weapons were limited, giving the UNSC total orbital domination in the upcoming conflict.

Opening Shots
On November 4th, the UNSC Darrius arrived at Mamore to investigate the situation. Mass drivers situated on Mamore's surface opened fire on the Darrius, damaging it. The Darrius returned fire, destroying the sites the mass drivers had fired from.