New Zaječar Campaign

The New Zaječar Campaign was one of the largest engagements during the latter half of the war with the Covenant, taking place on and around the heavily industrialized Inner Colony of New Zaječar, one of the main military manufacturing hubs in the UNSC. After the destruction of the nearby colony of New Warsheikh several weeks earlier, UNSC Regional Command went on high alert, aware of just how dangerously close the Covenant was to discovering such a vital link in mankind's war machine. The loss of New Zaječar would have a crippling effect on the UNSC's ability to produce war material and had the potential to deny resources to up to five sectors and innumerable colonies, leaving them utterly defenseless to the Covenant onslaught.
In response to this, the UNSC dispatched the 37th Naval Fleet, led by the respected Admiral Teobaldo Ortiz, veteran of dozens of engagements with the Covenant, to bolster the colony's already impressive defensive force. In the event of a Covenant attack, two additional task forces were prepared and ready to be deployed from the neighboring Tyresta at a moment's notice. Along with this considerable naval force, several divisions of Marines were gathered and stationed on the planet to assist with defense in the event of the inevitable ground invasion. Finally, the Office of Naval Intelligence dispatched two SPARTAN-II commandos and a SPARTAN-III team to further bolster the planetside defenses.
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