The land mines were a problem for the Spartans so the order to fall back and shoot from a easily defended hill eas given the scorpion tank was their biggest asset so the hastily dug some trenches and holes on the hill as the the tank took shots at the covenant forces and preventing anything from getting on or off the gravity lift, in about 30 minutes the "defenses" were prepared and the covenant were charging at them little did they know they ran into a mine field.
The warthogs went around and were flanking the enemy combatants it was a massacre.....
Mikhail had gotten his ghost and heard the explosions so he went back to the gun to help, Mikhail called out over the comm "This is Kilo 392 Im setting up a sniper nest near the enemy position marking my location with a nav marker!"
Mikhail wasn't targeting the grunts charging aimlessly into the Spartans gun fire, he was going after the officers and he had a zealot's head in his crosshairs......