Will add more later, I will take suggestions as well.
Inspired by Sins of a Galactic Empire Reborn, The Terran Republic on Wattpad, and both of EliteArbiters stories minus the flood.
This is my first fic so please be gentle on the story. Might as well change the timeline if requests seem reasonable to my plan. ;)
But Yeah enjoy this shitstorm that was living rent-free in my head. Oh yeah and you can add to the codex btw. :)
Codex: Weapons (2605)
United Terran Star Command
Armed Forces -55 Billion Active
Reserve ~20 Billion
Melee (isco5721 shout out to you)
M172 Special CQC Weapon
A weapon made out of pure Beskar/Strangrealium. It is only issued to the Spartan and Special Forces Command as a melee weapon.
It also has a special mini generator that generates Plasma in concentrated amounts on the blade, tests have shown it effective against most armor including low and medium yield energy shield systems. It is a weapon made for a true warrior, also at an extreme cost, costing as much as an m105 MBT, hence why it is only given to the best of humanity.
Guns
M202 Assault Rifle
The M202 was created by the famous FN Colt Company as the PAR Mk 202. It fires 45 of the 6.8x 74 Telescoping "Bolt" and was submitted to the UTSC for the Next Generation Soldiers Loadout (NGSL).
Against the Misriah Armories PMA7, the PAR Mk 202 was superior in almost every aspect.
On a trail of over 1500 rounds fired the PMA7 jammed 43 times, the PAR Mk 202, 0.
It was obvious and though when adopted in the summer of 2573, many complained of its conventional loadout it soon became a favorite as it was fully customizable and could take an Elite Shields down in a single well-aimed burst from the virtually no recoil gun.
The A1 Variant is created for the Marine Corps and has an upgraded Coil for its barrel.
The A2 Variant is Created for the ODST and is more compact and has a foldable stock.
The O1 Variant is an integrally suppressed version used by OSNI.
M-PGA5 Assault Rifle (Planetary Guard)
Designed as a stopgap weapon in 2542 for the UTSC and their Planetary Guard Command, it is based on the MA5 series of rifles. The M-PGA5 is able to spit out 7.62 x51mm Telescoping rounds at 950 rpm. There is also an easy barrel change should the user need to switch to 6.8 x74. It is in all essence a stripped-down MA5 with some added features, such as a foldable grip and integrated Red Dot.
AEK-47M and AEK-74M1 "Vlodomyr" Battle Rifle
As the name suggests it is a very distant offspring to the legendary AK47, manufactured by the successor company of the 47 as well, the Kalashnikov Terran Group. Firing an updated version of the 7.62x 39R, it is cheap and reliable to make. Though when the Covenant Came knocking this nearly hundred year old weapon got a remake in 2527, hence the M standing for modernized, the upgrades include a special coil barrel allowing the rounds to be accelerated to near hypersonic speeds, as well as an integrated red dot. The M1 version, updated 2574 now fires 35 6.8x 74 rounds, made specifically for the Frontier Systems and later Andromeda Systems. It is rugged and reliable though a far cry of the traditional AK family.
MVK-80S Commando II Battle Rifle
The MVK-80S is manufactured by Varekesh GarembSH Industries and is the main line assault weapon for the Spartan super soldiers and special forces. Firing the special M17 9.6x 50 mm BlackWulf Telescoping "Bolt''. It has a capacity of 40-50 rounds depending on the user and fires them at 1200 rpm on burst mode and 890 rpm on regular. It is based on the VK-78 Commando.
SPAS-52 (Inspired by the AA-22)
The SPAS-52 as the name suggests is a long shotted offspring of the Big Black and Mean SPAS-12, it has a 8 Round tube containing 12 Gauge Sabot rounds and is good for boarding action, being adopted in the Spring of 2552, it has proven devastating at close quarters and is a monster being able to fire at a whopping 500 rpm. It also comes with the option for a 20 round drum mag.
MP-54/127
Despite its name it is not related at all to any MP weapons produced by Heckler and Koch, it is more related to the P-90 if anything else, firing special 5.4x 34 or in special cases, 12.7x 20 SAPT making it the MP-127. Adopted in 2590 the weapons were used to great effect during the stamping out of any Covenant Remnants and Insurrectionists. The 54 contains 54 rounds firing at 1100 RPM whilst the 127 has a capacity of 44 being able to chug out at 750 RPM. It is primarily used by the Marine Command.
M7A Magnum
This pistol is used commonly by the Marines as their sidearm replacing the aging M6, using advanced carbonites and polymers, it fires the 12.7x 20 mm SAPT Round and is nicknamed the Space Monkey Stomper for its high reliability to tear through Brutes Armor when the shields were down. Often described as an M1911 on steroids it is an essential part of any soldier's kit.
MA91 Anti Personnel Rifle
This Anti Material Rifle fires the large 25x110 Discarding Sabot Round (DSR) or 15.7x105, is able to turn 30 shielded elites into hot mush as the M91 fires its Projectile from Mach 5-8 using a mixture of coil and gauss technology depending on the Variant. Due to the projectile speeds plasma actually forms on the round inciting extra damage. Many times it was called obsolete but like the M2, it is still alive and kicking since 2495.
The A4 Variant (15.7mm) is used by the ODSTs and has a longer barrel.
The A8 Variant (25mm) is used by the Marines and Army.
The S1 Variant is an experimental mix of an energy weapon and projectile weapon made for the Spartan Corp.
XMR-301 Modular Light Rifle (Shout out to Apollo Inkunen)
XMR-301 or experimental modular rifle is a next gen weapon system currently in use by the Spartan program. Started as part of a program to reverse engineer and develop hard light weapons based on Forerunner tech in the mid 2560s, the program ran into issues of being over budget and too far ahead of its time. Current projectile based weapons being cheaper and easier to produce and still having good or even better results stalled the program for wider use as the Navy took priority for funding.
The Program found new life in the 2590's as a proof of concept for the Spartan Command, which led to the Spartan Command to give out a contract to the Inkunen Defense Company as well as a partnership with the United Systems Research Division .
It is however an extremely expensive weapon, one unit costing a bank breaking 1.2 million Credits, meaning only 375 have been constructed as of 2605.
It is based off of Forerunner and Ancient Human technology, meaning it fires special hardlight rounds from a battery pack.
Drawbacks have included overheating battery packs causing catastrophic malfunction (aka an explosion about as powerful as a homemade IED), the coil barrels taking a significant beating and needing to be custom made for its Anti Material configuration. A variant of the XMR-301, the XMR-30S is a custom made version for the Spartan Command and is currently in use, the user can draw power to the rifle to refill the battery packs from the Mjolnir and Infiltrator Armor systems.
It must also be noted that charging the rifle also takes away from the energy to recharge the shields on for a Spartan, reducing recharge time for both if they are needing to charge simultaneously. Spartans can dictate which is needed to charge using their neural interface depending on the needs at the moment.
As of now the XMR has been performing well lately, the Special Forces Command has also found interest in the weapon, its future is bright as more attention is given to the weapon.
M720 LSAW
This LMG is the mainstay of the UTSC army's suppression capabilities. It feeds from either 200-300 round belts or 70-round box magazines. It fires the modified 6.8 x74mm at a rate of 1130 rounds per minute.
M2A19 Browning HMG
Using the motto "if it ain't broke don't fix it" the Browning can be compared to its 20th and 21st-century counterparts with some major differences. For one its barrel is completely changed, having a full-on Coil Barrel, often nicknamed by the troops as "Ma MAC" firing the 12.7x55 Telescoping Bolts at monstrous speeds at 800-1000 rpm.
EM-30 Energy 'Bolter' PDEW
Manufactured by Misriah Armories and Milky Way Defense Systems, the EM-30 is a Direct Energy Weapon that is similar to the Spartan Laser but 3 times more powerful and only for 2/3rds the length. Able to sustain for up to 10 minutes of continuous fire, it has been shown to be capable of shooting down small warships if aimed correctly. However, it is expensive, being 3 times costlier than the Spartan Laser and only 2,000 units have been made since its introduction in 2555.
FGM 51 ATGM Spike
Introduced in 2590, the Spike is developed and made by Lockheed Martin Space Industries for use by the UTSC in an Anti Tank role. It fires a 178mm missile out of its tube and has dual barrels like its FGM 41 SPNKR Cousin. It is however more related to the FGM 184 Javelin as its ergonomic layout is similar to it. It is a reloadable missile costing only 50,000 United Terran Dollars to fire both tubes meaning each shot is 25,000 UTD. It is effective at penetrating 1800mm of pure Tungsten Alloy and 1300 mm of Nano carbon alloy. It also has a role as an anti infantry weapon though in a limited capacity.
MPAIM GEN 12
The Man Portable Anti Infantry and Material GENERATION 12 is one of the oldest weapon systems still in active service with the UTSC. Developed in 2187 it utilized 4 barrels which fire out 50x 49mm High Explosive Scatter Shot or Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot. It is extremely effective and with 418 years of combat under its belt it was effective against Grunt Wave attacks as well as downing smaller Covenant armored vehicles and Hunters. It is still mass produced by the UTSC and primarily used by the Marine Command.
Armor
M105 Centipede Main Battle Tank
The M105 Centipede is the mainstay Battle Tank for the UNSC Marines and Army. Developed by Misriah Armories, it uses a portable Gen VI Quantum Shielding generator as well as an advanced Tungsten-Titanium-Nano Carbonite Alloy TTN-142. It is impenetrable to most Anti-Tank Weapons, including the Spartan Laser. It carries a 150mm Gauss Cannon which can fire Sabot, Canister, and HEAP/HESPW (High Explosive Squash Plasma Warhead), along with the 2 M2A19 Browning Coil HMG's firing 12.7x55 HVAP it also the automated Shield Defense System Mark V, As well as the Peking Mini Missiles for limited anti-air and personnel.
M809 Super Scorpion Main Battle Tank
This Main Battle Tank is an upgrade package offered by General Dynamics Land Systems to the Marine Corps as a cheaper alternative to the purchase of the M105. Only 250 were produced but were rejected by the Marine Corps and sold off to the United Planetary Defense Forces. It has most of the things that are on the M105 like Angel APS. It also upgrades the gun from a 90mm Smoothbore to a 105mm Railgun. It also gets rid of the 4 Track chassis and has a conventional 2 Track like the M105. Though it has a weaker shield Generator, a Mark IV versus the Centipedes Mark VI, and has a noticeable lack in armor and speed as well as having Generation 10 Thermal Optics Versus the VISRAV Optics on the M105.
M810 Locust Light Reconnaissance Tank
The M810 LRT, aka the Locust, is a light tank used by the Marines and the Planetary Guard. Offered by General Dynamics Land Systems in 2580 as a substitute to the old M808 Scorpion "Main Battle Tanks". Having the main armament of a modified Super Scorpions 105mm, it is able to go toe to toe with some MBTs produced by other UIGN countries.
It has been adopted by 6 of these said countries, the most controversial came when the M810 LRT TA was adopted by the Turian Hierarchy, nearly leading to civil war as many Turians still held dear to a homegrown policy. In all it has many of the same features as the Scorpion MBT but focused on scouting enemy positions, besides its light armor which it makes up for in firepower and Shielding.
M520 "Gazelle" APC
The Gazelle is an 8x8 APC and has been the mainstay APC for the UTSC since 2590 and has since replaced the M510 Mastodon in nearly any capacity. It can be Armed with a 50mm autonomous autocannon controlled by a dumb AI, a 90mm Mortar for fire support turning it into an improvised SPG, or a Hornet Killer Autocannon GEN III firing 25mm APCS all while carrying 14 soldiers.
The M521 "Impala" Armored Personnel Support Vehicle, is an M520 with an added 105mm Rail gun.
M902 "Ox" Infantry Fighting Vehicle
The M902 Ox is a tracked Infantry Support Vehicle in service since 2604. Manufactured by Shepherd Land Systems in coordination with BAE Systems, the M902 is armed with an 80mm autocannon that can go toe to toe with many MBTs. It has a conventional layout similar to the M105 but smaller and more compact. It is capable of being orbitally dropped in a special pod.
Space Fighters
SF-115 Kestrel Space Superiority Fighter
Manufactured and designed by Milky Way Defense Systems for the Next Generation Space Dominance Fighter Craft. Based on many advancements made by the FSS-1000 Sabre Program, it shares many similarities with the Sabre, mostly external; however, it has a neural interface with the pilot allowing for quicker reaction speed and a higher success rate for the mission assigned. It is quite flexible as a multirole platform having 16 Hardpoints mounted on the wings and 4 on the wingtips. Not to mention the "bomb" bay. It has been the mainstay fighter for the UTSC since 2582.
Armament (Anti-Air)
2- Mark 30 50mm Nose Autocannons
8- GEN V Zero Missiles (Stored in a bomb bay)
4- AIM-189 Cardinal Missiles (Stored in bomb bay)
10- GCMU Kamikaze Cluster Missiles (External Hardpoints)
4- EM31 GLB Energy Projectors (Wingtip hardpoints)
2022: Russian Invasion of Ukraine begins, little does anyone know how this event alters our history.
2025: 7 Nuclear Weapons are detonated in Kiev, Moscow, Seoul, Berlin, London, and Los Angeles whilst 6 others are shot down over Paris, Washington DC, Rome, Beijing-Peking, Tokyo, and Warsaw. The missiles came from the crumbling Russian Federation as a last resort for their loss of Crimea to NATO supported Ukrainian Troops, the world picks up the pieces as efforts to unite the world under one government multiply.
Federal War: 70 million deaths
2031: As the world population approaches 13 billion, the space agencies of the USA, EU, Russian Federal Republic, Republic of China, East African Federation, and other smaller powers of Brazil, India, Australia, Japan, Korea, Israel, and Persia unite into the United Nations Space Agency, or UNSA. the UNSA's first mission, to solve the global energy crisis.
2070: The Charter for the United Earth Government is signed as most Earth nations except San Marino and The Vatican are united under the UEG banner.
2071: Terraformation of Mars begins as plans to terraform part of the moon are drawn up.
2095: Mars has completed terraformation, it is then mined for its extensive iron and surprisingly numerous tungsten ores.
2100: The Office of Naval Intelligence is Founded and sets up its base on Phobos.
2102: Dissent on Ceres rises after numerous scandals erupt about the corrupt structure of the so-called Ceres Republic. It ends up as the September Coup as numerous Frieden Neo-Fascist cells unite and overthrow the CR. They proclaim the Asteroid Directorate and begin an extermination campaign on their rivals the communist Kosolovics.
2103: As the Asteroid Directorate gains ground, the UEG creates the United Nations Armed Response Coalition out of the world's military and gives them a lion's share of the funding.
2112: Conceived by Major Herbert Starling, marines dropped from orbiting ships and onto enemy territory are devised. Originally called Jet Dropper Units, the foundation of the ODSTs was born.
2113: The UNARC deploys the JDT units on Ceres as the Frieden defense crumbles and is promptly turned to dust.
2115: the UNARC is reformed into the United Earth Star Command or UESC. Its attention turned to the remaining Frieden on Castillo and the Kosolovics.
2130: 2 brilliant scientists, Tobias Shaw and Wallace Fukijawa discover the Slip-Space Drive. This device is tested on the JSCS Summertime as it makes a jump into the Kuiper Belt, showing great military potential.
2134: The first Magnetic Accelerator Cannon is devised. Nicknamed Ragnarok.
2136: The Red Planet Offensive begins as the UESC begins to pound the Kosolovic Positions with the Orbital MAC. An hour later the Kosolovics surrender, 1 extremist group down, and 1 to go.
2139: The Jovian Moons campaign begins as years of planning begin to be set in motion. Here Centuries of Space Warfare Doctrine is developed and established. ONI begins Operation Jorgmandur to disrupt Frieden supply lines as well as morale.
2143: The Interplanetary War draws to a close with the Callisto Treaty as the UESC declares victory over the extremist forces
Interplanetary War- 2.1 Billion dead.
2145: With intense breeding and social programs to get the Human population on its feet largely successful, the UEG realized it had a double edge sword, with the population reaching 40 billion, the UEG increased funding for the United Nations Space Agency to have FTL capable probes to scout possible systems.
2147: The launching of the Voyager 3 to the recently discovered Epsilon Eridani System about 10.5 light years away and Voyager 4 to the closer Alpha Centauri System about 4 light years away.
The images sent back after 3 antagonizing months shook humanity,
7 Earth-like planets.
2150: Operation Columbus is sent into motion as colonists are sent along with military escorts to Centauri and Eridani.
2156: Both Star systems are fully colonized as the UEG establishes a foothold. The planets are named Reach, Tribute, Nova Terra, Artic, Plains, Ares, and Panera.
2158: The Great Migration, as it is known today begins as millions if not billions of humans go to settle on the new worlds
2159: The human census arrives for the new colony worlds.
Earth: 11 Billion (scale)
Nova Terra: 7 Billion
Reach: 6 Billion
Tribute: 3 Billion
Artic: 1 Billion
Ares: 978 million
Plains: 400 million
Panera: 217 million
2190: Human Population reaches 100 Billion
2232: A college student on Nova Terra, Simo Pidluski, accidentally discovers Shielding Technology when doing his project on a time crunch. This results in him cutting the power for New Terra City for 3 days. The UNSA and ONI take great interest in this and are quickly summoned to Nova Terra.
2260: After going to great lengths to research this technology, researchers at Lockheed Martin Space Industries make the first ship mountable shield generator.
Named the Pidluski Device in honor of its discoverer, it is capable of withstanding 5 overcharged MAC rounds before failing. The UESC scrambles to get it installed on their ships.
2300: Human population sits at 280 Billion as they expanded to over 500 Star systems and have over 1000 colonies, 875 of their planets.
2304: The May Day Plot begins as some military commanders and ONI try to overthrow the UEG civilian government. It fails as a majority of the UESC backs the UEG. The UESC goes in and purges ONI and replaces It with a new service, OSNI, the Office of Strategic Naval Intelligence.
2308: People are still shaken by the May Day Plot. The new OSNI discovers the funding came from the regional government of Venezia and ONI splinter cells. OSNI informs the UEG as plans begin to assault the planet.
2310: The Insurgency begins as Venezia declares independence from the UEG, this begins a chain reaction on all outer world colonies who demand more autonomy and rights.
2311: The UEG is reformed into the USTG, United Systems of the Terran Government as a response for calls of reform. Many are satisfied with the changes, the UESC also becomes the UTSC, United Terran Star Command.
2312: The Insurgency continues however as Venezia does not submit to the USTG and their reformed United Terran Star Command. Operation Iron Fist is set into motion as the USTG authorizes the use of tactical MAC bombardment for the UTSC.
The Insurgency is abruptly and violently stopped as the UTSC pounds the planet into submission. In the end, Venezia is nothing more than a cratered world with an atmosphere.
The Insurgency- 448 million dead
2399: With the end of the 24th century, humanity has seen what many called a 'golden age' as the population boomed after the insurgency as more jobs were created and anti-corruption crackdowns by ONI became more prominent. The USTG was in a good place, they had a stable and growing economy and had very good relations with their "systems". The First AI systems also began to appear with the help of the Neural Mapping of the deceased. Like a heart donors, people can become brain donors for AI manufacturing. Though helpful it is not without downsides such as rampancy.
2451: The first half of the 25th century was of expansion for the USTG, having expanded to over 850 Star Systems and 1489 colonies, 1087 of them planets. The human population levels out to about 320 Billion spread along the Inner Systems, the Outer Systems, and the Frontier Systems.
2478: Many Rebel Cells in the Frontier and edges of the Outer Systems begin to ramp up their attacks as they claimed the USTG of negating them for the so-called "Inner Elite" ( aka Inner and Outer Systems). The Frontier Systems rebels begin mass recruitment campaigns, unlike their Insurgency predecessors.
2480: The Insurrection begins when the Rebel-controlled TCWS Gleipnir opens fire on the TCWS Excalibur after failed negotiations.
The Frigate Excalibur is lost with all hands and the Destroyer Gleipnir is heavily damaged and is subsequently recaptured by soldiers of the Joint Systems Special Warfare Command Team 6 and the 101st Orbital Drop Shock Troopers.
2493: The Insurrection is just starting to ramp up as they capture the shipyards of Komodo, a planet rich in Tungsten Ore.
The UNSA, is reformed into the United Systems Research Division and gets to work on a super soldier program, Project Orion.
2495: Project Orion is deemed a success despite half of its subjects becoming insane or deceased from the augmentations, these soldiers are named Spartans, after the legendary warriors from Greece.
2500: The USTG controls over 891 Star Systems and 1523 Colonies 1132 of them planets as the population reaches 446 Billion.
2515: The Spartan II program begins as one Doctor Catherine Halsey Keyes of the USRD begins to "recruit" children out of a gene pool of 14000, only 1284 are selected to be "recruited" as the joint USRD and ONI operation code-named Silent Hammer replaced the 1284 children with clones that had a 10 percent chance of living to the age of 23.
2520: Augmentations are given to the Spartan IIs, out of the 1284, only 749 are in good condition for service.
2521: Lockheed Martin Space Industries and Misriah Armories create the Mjolnir family of power armor, making the Spartan II's a living tank and force multiplier.
2523: The legendary Spartan II commandos Blue and Red teams are sent on their first combat deployment against the Insurrection on Komodo, the Spartans come out with a 0% casualty rate and have the Rebels fleeing off the world and the shipyards being retaken a day later.
2525: First Contact is made with an alien species.
The Cruiser TCWS Solar drops out of Slipspace near Pandora, the habitable moon of the gas giant Polymorphous, in the Hades System after responding to the Roebuck 214 Deep Space Station's distress signal. The Solar finds the DSS R-214 to be gutted with a single alien ship in the debris field, after a lengthy duel the Solar comes out on top and Guts the offending "Purple Bastard" bow to stern, sends a Priority Alpha distress signal to the nearby 23rd Planetary Defense Fleet, the fleet comes out to find the remains of the alien ship and the battle battered, but triumphant Solar.
The ship is taken back to a nearby Research station of the USRD and all video files to be sent to OSNI.
A survivor is found in an escape pod and reacts with hostility and kills most of the researchers around the pod before the reaction force can neutralize it.
With all this information OSNI finds out about the Covenant, a hegemony of various species now apparently hell-bent on destroying humanity because of religion. OSNI relays the information to the USTG and UTSC.
This information is revealed to the public who respond in outrage, recruitment offices flood once again as strategies are now being cooked up on how to counter this threat.
2526: Probing attacks are reported all over the Frontier Colonies, barricades begin to be built as funding for the USTG skyrockets.
2527: Communications with Pandora soon cease as a reaction force is sent to Pandora. The 31st Quick Reaction Force headed by Admiral Glenn Munn is able to drive off the invaders with heavy losses from what analysts called a supercarrier. It was destroyed above Pandora.
2531: Communication with the Frontier System Capital Planet of New Vladivostok is cut off. The UTSC sends in the 52nd New Scandinavian Reaction Fleet to the System. Headed by Admiral Preston J. Cole, they are greeted by the once lush snow world having most of its surface turned to what can only be described as "hell", he has his 24 ships slaughter the 27 ships of the Covenant Navy whilst taking 12 of his own. Terrance Hood is promoted to overall commander of the UTSC. The Spirit of Fire, a Planetary Assault Carrier/ Colony Ship, chases a Covenant battlegroup, and they arrive at the Forerunner shield world 049. From there they manage to destroy all ships of the battlegroup and manage to keep the Covenant from unlocking weapons that could be used to turn the tide against and subsequently exterminate humanity by sacrificing their Pidiluski Device and caving in the world. They make it back to Arcadia as human morale jumps to levels unseen before, James Cutter is promoted to Rear Admiral.
The UTSC begins to draw up defense plans to weaken the Covenant as OSNI deploys its Prowlers to supposed Covenant Space. Cole Protocol is established.
Power is shifted from the USTG to the UTSC and USRD.
2531-2546: Nicknamed the Cole Campaigns, Admiral Cole begins to fight a defensive war, playing against the Covenant and their numbers advantage while taking full advantage of Human Technological superiority. The Covenant named him, the Humble Gatekeeper. The Spartans also get their first real combat experience.
2532: Breadbasket, Harvest II, New Mars, New Ghana, and 15 other planets glassed.
2533: Tuchanka is glassed and 10 other planets are evacuated
2534: New Vladivostok is evacuated as the capital of the Frontier Systems is moved to Polaska. The Covenant arrives to find an empty planet. When they land in the abandoned population centers, all they find is nuclear death, as 3 Thermonuclear warheads are detonated.
2536: Nova Bomb is Created, gets baptized in fire a month later as it destroys an entire Covenant Planet killing over 18 Billion. The Infinity Class Supercarriers begin to be built with an original order of 3 placed.
2546: The Covenant Assault is stopped as it runs out of steam. Admiral Xi Gonjang manages to liberate 3 worlds, Mandi, Kilimanjaro, and Cascades from Covenant Control sadly not before the Covenant glassed them all, the USRD begins research into Covenant Glassing Cannons and DEWS.
Cole Campaigns: Human Strategic Victory/ Covenant takes 63 Percent of the Frontier Colonies though at unsustainable loss rates.
2547: Battle of Psi Serpentis, Admiral Cole manages to destroy 1200 ships of the Covenant after tricking them into flying in the Atmosphere of the nearby Gas Giant and promptly jumping into slipspace, while leaving a trail of nuclear death behind as the Everest launches its complement of Shiva Nuclear Warheads and a Gen 1 Nova with the added power from his jump, turns the gas giant into a Brown Dwarf for 30 days as the Covenant burned alive. Admiral Preston J. Cole became a household name.
2548: USRD comes with a major breakthrough, combining the Power of the Directed Energy Weapon with the Raw Kinetic Energy of a Projectile to make the MAEC, Magnetic Accelerated Energy Cannon, codenamed Big Mac allowing it to fire 300% faster than MAC at 30% the speed of light. Therefore ending the argument between Energy or Projectile weapons by combining them into an immensely powerful tool for war. The UTSC begins to refit its star ships. Research into Forerunner Installations begins.
2550: Covenant restarts the offensive and takes 82 percent of the Frontier Systems and 25 percent of the Outer Systems as the United Systems Planetary Defense Command begins a guerilla war. The casualties are staggering as the Covenant begins to implement its genocidal plans in full. The Insurrection is officially over by this time.
The Infinity also finishes construction as her sisters Eternity and Lightyear are expected to be finished in 2551 and 2553 respectively, as the final ship of the Infinity Class Supercarriers, Pi, begins to be built at Reach.
Insurrection- 3 Billion dead
2551: Creation of Cortana
2552: Cracks start to form in the Covenant as remains of the Insurrection begin to become a thorn in their side as strikes against logistic hubs begin to ramp up. Commander Jacob Keyes in the Destroyer Iroquois creates the Keyes Loop as the ships of Desron 18 are able to escape before the Covenant can capture them however the ship TCWS Problem Child is captured by the Covenant before it could commit the Cole Protocol in full, the Epsilon Eridani system and 3 other Inner Systems are comprised. The Covenant attack Reach and multiple other Inner Colony systems in an ambush bringing in over 120000 warships to the fight, Reach nearly falls but is saved by the valiant defenders of the UTSC, the sacrifice of Grey Team, and reinforcement from Admiral Konstantine Kiev and his 201st Offensive Fleet. The Pi funnily enough manages to destroy a Covenant Supercarrier with one of her operational MAEC guns whilst being in the shipyard. Sadly Ruthania and Arctic are glassed beyond salvation, bringing in 17 billion new casualties. In the waning hours of the battle, a small Covenant fleet is seen leaving as the Pillar of Autumn and her battlegroup, commanded by the recently promoted Captain Jacob Keyes take chase.
Events of Halo Combat Evolved
2553: The once esteemed Supreme Commander, Thel Vadam is convicted for losing multiple battles and for losing Reach and the Holy Ring(s) despite having the numerical advantage and is turned into the Arbiter for his punishment.
2554: Start of the Covenant Civil War, many have found the truth to the lies of the Prophets. Many start to worship humanity as their true gods instead of the forerunners. Humanity of course is stuck in the middle as many within the USTG, OSNI, USRD, or UTSC have any idea what to do. The research into forerunner installations is fruitless as most technology is mysteriously wiped from existence.
However, all is not in vain however as a cure for rampancy in AI is found. The USRD also finds out about how humanity was once equal if not superior to the Forerunners millennia ago. Old records also state something about the flood, OSNI begins to research into it and starts comparing the 'Flood' to the anomalies found by the Pillar of Autumn's Task Group.
Power is reinstated to the USTG in a peaceful transition of power.
2555: Earth's location is compromised as Truth's fleet with the High Charity attacks New Mombasa. Admiral Preston J. Cole makes his sacrifice as he rams his damaged ship the TCWS Everest II into the damaged High Charity, vaporizing 3/4ths of the total fleet and the entire space station, leveling the playing field and allowing for reinforcements to arrive in time.
Preston J. Cole is awarded the Posthumous Medal of Terra and Memorium of Earth. His son Preston George Cole Jr. will carry in his father's footsteps as an esteemed military commander. New Mombasa is vaporized however as a dimensional portal is found in the once proud Lake Victoria. It is the location of the portal where the final battle of the First Contact War takes place. The Battle over the Lesser Ark Begins as the Flood ambushes all sides and begins to take over. The UTSC and the newly reformed Swords of Sanghelios begin tactical bombardments as the rampant AI Cortana sacrifices herself to stop the firing of the Arks Halo ring and killing off the flood and as a result the Precursors as a whole, Leaving behind the message,
"May Humanity Pick up the pieces and continue the legacy of our voices long gone"
2556: The war comes to an end as the Arbiter leads the pro-human side against the deceased Truth's now "Storm" controlled anti-human side.
With help from the USTG and the UTSC, the Pro-Human Covenant defeated the rogue "Storm" Covenant. The Treaty of Kilimanjaro takes place 1 month later.
First Contact War-
~68 Billion Human Casualties
~90-140 Billion Covenant Casualties
OSNI also begins Operation CHEMISTRY supported by the USTG and UTSC, the goal is to disband the Covenant into smaller governments for the safety of humanity.
2560: The Writ of Union is disbanded as new governments join the USTG on the galactic stage as a result of a nearly bloodless dissolution of the Covenant. Operation CHEMISTRY is considered a success as stage 2 begins. The United InterGalactic Nations (UIGN) was founded, modeling it off of the old United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Though many still distrust humans as they fear humanity to fulfill revenge against them. The Republic of Sovereign Species is founded as a successor state to the Covenant but is hindered by OSNI.
2561: 7 nations are now known by Humanity. A lot of human governing styles are adopted by the former Covenant species. The Huragok join Humanity and serve the USRD well.
United Systems of the Terran Government
Federal Sovereignty of the Sangheili
The Second Eayn Mek
Independent Belehago
Dosiac Federation
The Colonial Government of the Lekgolo
Republic of Sovereign Species
The Yanme'e were found to have been driven to extinction
2562: The Arbiter retires from active service though is seen as a public figure in Sangheili culture. Though he states he is not into Politics, politicians will still try to lobby for his support.
2563: Admiral Terrance Hood passes away in his sleep, his funeral was broadcast to nearly all the colony worlds as many mourned the loss of one of the greatest military commanders to lead the Humans to victory. A young Preston G. Cole Jr. takes over as the head of the Terran High Command.
2565: Humanity has a huge population boom to make up for the lost numbers, now numbering at around 580 Billion.
2567: Operation Indiana Jones begins as the UTSG along with the Dosiac Federation and the Federal Sovereignty of Sangheili, move the Ark to the Orion Nebula, 1432.7 Light Years from Earth.
The project is a success and cools down tensions between the Jiralhanae and Sangehili. The Ark is turned into the Headquarters for the UIGN.
2569: All is forgiven for the mishaps of the Covenant as the races of the Milky Way start to move into an era of peace. Many people coin the term Human Centric as the USTG is considered the only Hyper-Power in the Orion Arm. Having colonized nearly the entire Orion Arm with the benefit of the other races and un-wiped Forerunner and Ancient Human Tech Caches.
2570: The Spartan IIs are retired and are future instructors for the Spartan IV programs. Still run in secret should another Insurrection or Covenant event happen again.
2571: Spartan V Program begins, it is quickly shut down however due to scandals and its participants are few and far between.
2573: Harvests Moon, explodes as fears of an insurrection begin to run rampant. Instead a fleet of semi-advanced warships pop into the system as a giant tuning fork object appears in the moon's rubble. The USTG is introduced to the Citadel Council.
2574: Tensions lead to the Unitary Wars as the Citadel Council tries to defend their Batarian Allies from total extinction when they attack the Frontier System World of New Baghdad. The end result was the total conquest of Citadel Space and the reduction of the Batarian Race by 98% leaving only a couple thousand individuals left. The resulting governments from the mess are absorbed into the Republic of Sovereign Species except for the big 3 (Turians, Salarians, and Asari).
Unitary Wars: 5.1 Billion Deaths (Mostly Batarians)
2578: The Reapers reveal themselves in their brutal fashion by consuming the small moon colony of Arrakis. USRD begins to research the weakness of the Reapers.
2579: Operation Israel is carried out which led to the extermination of the Reapers and final battle against remnant mutated Flood and Ex-Covenant Factions in which the UTSC commits almost 46% of their entire naval strength which ends in a massive victory for Humanity and their allies.
Operation Isreal: 7.2 Million Deaths (1.5 Million Humans)
2585: The First GEN II Infinity Class carrier Light of Terra comes online. The GEN II is twice as big as the GEN I and has integrated ancient human technology along with new humanity technology unlike the GEN I, it is a complete warship, being a battleship/carrier hybrid.
2587: The Halo (04) is deactivated and any, somehow remaining Flood is exterminated, turned into an attraction by Universal Studios & Co, and placed above earth orbit.
2596: The Second GEN II Infinity class ship, Humanity completed construction and began trials and fitting out.
2600: The dawn of the 27th century is one filled with hope for Humanity as they have expanded to roughly 2000 light years away from their home planet and are recovering and are at 648 Billion, due to the USTG reactivating the Baby Boomers Bill of 2338 and drafts the Systems Creation Act.
2601: The third GEN II Infinity completes construction. It is named Enterprise.
2602: A Space Distortion is found near the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy, as a system is found, instead of the planetary objects orbiting a star, they orbit what seems to be a whirlpool. The USRD sends in research probes to the other side. Surprisingly the probes make contact with base command and relay videos and images of a star system habitable for life. They name the System Pacifica, and the third planet from the sun, Cascadia. They find out the 'portal' leads to the Andromeda Galaxy as the USRD and OSNI begin to do scouting ops.
2603: Pacifica so far is the only system in the Andromeda Galaxy under USTG control. The fourth and final ship of the GEN II Infinity Supercarrier Class Voyager also finishes construction.
2604: Spartan VI program begins, Eagle, Kaiju, and Trident Teams are trained by the famous John-117.
Quasi Base is established, a habitable ocean moon orbiting a Brown Dwarf.
OSNI finds out that the USTG are not alone in the Galaxy as they find out about the Galactic Republic and Confederation of Independent Systems after a run-in with a derelict warship belonging to the latter over Pacifica VI.
Plans begin to initiate first contact should the need arise as Operation American Freedom and Operation Liberty Rising begins to be drafted.
Another Star System is found and named New Helios, and the 3rd planet from its star is named Strangreal.
New material is found in great abundance on the planet, it is weaker than Titanium in stopping projectiles, it is considerably stronger than most metals in its heat resistance, and was found to sustain a full charge from a plasma rifle as well as a full blast from a Spartan Laser and multiple Beam Rifles before failing.
It is named after the planet, Strangrealium. The USRD begins to harvest more Strangrelaium as research begins on applying the material to Titanium and Tungsten Composites.
January 2605: The Planetary Defense Fleet above Strangreal runs into the Navy of the Republic as a tense standoff eventually leads to peaceful, but still lukewarm relations as the Republic regards the planet as its own entity.
June 2605: The Correllian Trader incident occurs when a freighter the Correlian Trader ignores customs and lands anyways. Onboard are 3 Jedi who have traveled to the surface to investigate any force-sensitive children and the mysterious properties of the 'natives'.
In the end, the freighter is stormed and 1 Jedi was killed when they ignored the warnings given to them by the soldiers as well as the 2 others who are detained along with the crew and sent back to Republic space, Tensions begin to rise as the body of the Jedi that was KIA never returned as the Strangrealians claimed to have found no dead body.
July 2605: After numerous pleas from CIS worlds in the outer rim for medical aid the USTG authorizes an Aid package to be sent under the guise of the Strangrealian Federation as well as sends a representative to the Senate to inform them of the move, it is not taken to kindly by the Republic and plans to absorb Strangreal by forces begin to be drafted, the Representative of Strangreal to the Republic is called into the meeting
August 24, 2605: Beginning of the Intergalactic War.
"The Universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with Human Ambition"
Carl Sagan