Battle of Camber

The Battle of Camber was the major conflict between UNSC forces and the Covenant on and around the planet Camber.

The Covenant's Arrival
At some point after 2535 and before the Fall of Reach. the Fleet of Particular Justice arrived in orbit above Camber. The fleet was not detected by the UNSC's early warning system and so they disabled the Orbital Defense Platforms that were near where they arrived. They then began ground and orbital assaults of the planet.

The Ground Battle
17 ships of the fleet began assaulting various important strategic defensive positions on the planet. The Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadam lead his own personal strike team to the System Defense HQ where the Third Battlion Reserves were stationed. Due to the late detection of the fleet, the Reserves were in the midst of gearing-up in their locker room when 'Vadamee attacked. In a moment of honour, 'Vadamee cloaked and only used his energy sword, to allow the Reserves to finish getting armour and weapons. This did not help the Reserves as they were still slaughtered.

Aftermath
Camber's naval defenses were shattered and the planet was glassed. Out of the 5.6 million people on Camber, only 81,313 managed to survive the attack.