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Mission to the Pirnah Badlands

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Lightmass Offensive

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Sinking of Tollen and Montevado

Conflict:

Locust-Human War

Date:

Two months after Lightmass Offensive[1]

Place:

Pirnah Badlands[1]

Outcome:
  • Only one Gear is rescue.
  • All missing Gear Squads KIA
  • Locust ambush defeated
Combatants
  • COG
  • Locust Horde
Commanders

Sgt.Marcus Fenix

Unknown

Strength
  • Dozens of Drones
  • 3 Boomers[2]
Casualties
  • Dozens of drones
  • 3 Boomers
"It was tough not to feel disappointed. Three weeks out in the field, and we'd only found one Gear. One survivor. The APC was packed with ammo and supplies, but still...we needed people a lot more than we needed supplies"
— Jace Stratton on his disappointment of the mission

Contents

[edit] Prelude

The mission to the Pirnah Badlands was a rescue mission to find missing Gear Squads in the aftermath of the Lightmass Offensive that turned into a minor skirmish. After several Gear Squads went missing in the badlands, HQ decided to send Delta-One to locate them and bring back any survivors[1].


[edit] Initial Deployment

After COG HQ lost contact with several Gears squads including Echo-Six, Command sent Delta-One with an APC loaded for a weeks long mission to the Badlands After entering the area, and a week into the mission, Delta discovered all the missing squads had been killed. After defeating a swarm of Drones, Delta-One was able to locate Michael Barrick[1]. After recovering him Delta collected all COG tags and ammo and pulled back to the APC to head back to Jacinto. However, on the way they picked up a distress beacon on the shortwave transmitting the COG distress frequency.

[edit] Ambush

After locating the beacon, Fenix discovered it was on full power and realized the situation was a trap. A Sniper Drone took down Gil Gonzalez and the rest of Delta were being pinned down by Drones and E-Holes popping up. Whilst being flanked from the right, Fenix and Dom were able to lead a counterattack while Jace took out the sniper and Barrick tried to stop Gil bleeding. However three boombers[1][2] entered the fray. With Barrick, Gil, and Jace's cover lost too the Boomers, Fenix used a bolo grenade as a distraction. With Barrick chainsawing a boomer, Fenix killed from another with a bolo grenade while Dom gunned down the last one[2]. However, Gil lost too much blood and died from his wounds.

[edit] Aftermath

Delta-One was able to make back too Jacinto City, carrying the body of Gil Gonzalez. Fenix gave Gil a proper funeral, and the squad was allowed one week to rest.

[edit] References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Gears of War:Hollow Issue 1
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gears of War:Hollow Issue 2
  3. ↑ Gears of War:Hollow Issue 5
Battles of Locust-Human War
A.E.O Emergence Day
A.E.1 Fall of Ostri · Battle of Jannermont · Battle of Andius · Ambush on Voslov Bridge ·Hammer of Dawn counterattack
A.E.5 Fall of Landown
A.E.10 Battle of Ephyra
A.E.14 Lightmass Offensive · Ambush at Sovereigns Boulevard · Evacuation of North Gate · Jilane Massacre · Mission to the Pirnah Badlands · Sinking of Tollen and Montevado · Mission to Tollen · Battle for Fucked · Mission to Montevado · Second Battle of Jilane · Siege of Jacinto · Operation Hollow Storm · Assault on Landown · Battle of Ilima · Siege of Nexus · Skirmish south of Port Farrall
Unamed battles Battle outside of Jacinto · Unidentified M.O.U.T. battle · Battle near Jacinto
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