Siege of Sirona

This fanfiction article, Siege of Sirona, was written by Timothy Emeigh. Please do not edit this fiction without the writer's permission.

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Previous:	Battle of Psi Serpentis
Concurrent:	Battle of Miridem,Operation: WARM BLANKET,Glassing of Alluvion,Battle of Draco III,Battle of Actium,Operation: TORPEDO,Battle of Sargasso,Battle of New Llanelli,Battle of Skopje
Next:	Battle of Meridian,Battle of Algolis
Siege of Sirona
Conflict:	Human-Covenant War
Date:	July 25, 2544 - May 13, 2548
Location:	Sirona
Outcome:	UNSC Victory Sirona Partially Glassed Heavy Casualties on both Sides Heavy Damage to Infrastructure
Belligerents UNSC Defense Force Covenant Commanders Navy Admiral Elizabeth Whitaker Rear Admiral Ross Logan Air Force Major General Phillip Cadiou Army Lieutenant General Arthur Carro Marine Corps Brigadier General Suzanne Gaume Brigadier General Helen Vasquez Prophet of Conviction Unidentified Shipmaster Strength 170,662 Naval Personnel 65 Groombridge Defense Fleet Vessels 22 Additional Vessel (Under various states of repair) 97,381 Land Personnel 42,850 Air Personnel About 20 Ships Fleet of Righteous Vigilance 18+ Ships Numerous Ground Forces Casualties c. 125,000,000 military and civilian casualities 87 ships Admiral Elizabeth Whitaker All orbital defense platforms (10) All refit and repair stations (5) Majority of ground forces Brigadier General Suzanne Gaume First Lieutenant Michael Waverly Private Jennifer Hess c. 1/10 full fighter and dropship complement Large portion of ground forces Jusan 'Sasovai

One of the longest battles in the history of the war (lasting a total of 1389 days), the Siege of Sirona heavily scarred the medical world. Often considered to be one of the worst battles of the war for both sides, more Human military causalities were caused by this single battle than were caused in several other complete glassings of a planet, without even a single city being glassed to completion.

The Battle

Orbital Conflict

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Capital Island Defense

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Mainland Defense

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Timeline

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