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| | ''Our coke factory among the stars...'' |
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| | Doctor Coke Gaysley |
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| |name = Reach
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| |image = [[File:Planet_Reach.png|300px]]
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| |star, position = [[FLEETCOM Sector One]], [[Epsilon Eridani system]], second planet<ref name="bnet"/>
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| |moon(s) = 2 ([[Csodaszarvas]], [[Turul]])<ref name="bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=24020 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Project Page'']</ref>
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| |satellite(s) = [[ONI Medical Facility]]<br>[[Reach Station Gamma]]<br>[[Navigation Beacon RA-15]]<br>20 [[orbital defense platform]]s<br>18 [[refit station]]s
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| |gravity = 1.08 G<ref name="bnet"/>
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| |diameter = {{Convert|15273|km|mi}}<ref name="comparison"/>
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| |daylength = 27 hours<ref name="bnet"/>
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| |yearlength = 390 days (local)<ref name="bnet"/>
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| |atmosphere = 1 ([[oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]], [[nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]])<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 151''</ref>
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| |temperature = -26°C to 42°C (-15°F to 108°F)<ref name="vis"/>
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| |population = 703,341,500<ref name="bnet"/>
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| |species = [[Human]] (non-native), [[moa]], [[gúta]]
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| |date of foundation = [[2362]]<ref name="vis"/>
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| |government = [[Colonial Administration Authority]], [[United Nations Space Command]]
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| |technology tier = Tier 3
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| {{quote|...our fortress among the stars.|[[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]<ref>[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise]]</ref>}}
| | The planet Reach was a massive can of coke in space that created coke. It was surrounded by a band of killer space pebbles to defend against the Cokevnant they were also called killer Asteroids but Coke Gaysley soon got annoyed of it and ordered anyone who said it to be put through a fatal biological Augmentation to kill them. |
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| '''Reach''' is a [[human]] colony world in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], located within the [[Inner Colonies]]. At 10.5 light years from the [[Sol system]], it is located at [[Earth]]'s metaphorical doorstep. Reach is the fourth largest planet in the Epsilon Eridani system, and second closest to the star Epsilon Eridani.<ref name="bnet"/>
| | [http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://pective.com/m/standard-coca-cola-can&imgrefurl=http://pective.com/pic/standard-coca-cola-can&h=325&w=500&sz=31&tbnid=fGsPBm_xbgVzmM:&tbnh=78&tbnw=120&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcan%2Bof%2Bcoke%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=can+of+coke&docid=zViDlA6B-RW4WM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u_-WTvnZEMnX8gOc-si4BQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDwQ9QEwAg A picture of the planet Reach] |
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| ==Overview==
| | Reach was so cool sometimes even referred as l33t by Master ch33f. Of course the Cokevnant got tired of all the coke and begged to turn it into a Piss factory instead (The Cokevnant love pissup and pissfountainz drinks). But Coke Gaysley the bitch she is refused and the Cokevnant Leader Emperor Chinballz II decided to invade. Then happend the fall of Reach unfortunatly Master Ch33f was unable to save Reach because he recently ragequitted from a Halo Wars game and vowed to not play Halo for the rest of the day. So the fall of reach occured and everyone was pissed. |
| [[File:Reach-m10 evironment.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Landscape in [[Visegrád]].]]
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| For a young planet with an age of less than one billion years, compared to Earth's 4.6 billion year existence, Reach is remarkably geologically stable.<ref name="bnet"/> Reach is larger than Earth, having a diameter of 15,273 kilometers, compared to the 12,756 kilometers diameter of Earth.<ref name="comparison">[http://twitpic.com/1f46ee '''Twitpic''': ''Earth and Reach comparison'']</ref> Reach was originally inhospitable for human life, requiring some degree of [[terraforming]] before it could be colonized. Mostly a rugged and harsh wilderness filled with towering mountains, deserts and weather-beaten forests, Reach's surface is pockmarked with meteor impact craters, some of these forming large seas.<ref name="gi">[http://gameinformer.com/mag/haloreach.aspx '''GameInformer''': February 2010]</ref> Reach has a strong [[Wikipedia:Aurora (astronomy)|aurora]] phenomenon, to the extent the planet is covered in an "aura" of aurorae. This may be caused by a stronger magnetic field.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]''''' level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> Reach has two [[natural satellite]]s; the large, ringed [[Csodaszarvas]] and the small, cratered [[Turul]] which was captured into Reach's orbit as recently as some 70-80 thousand years ago.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1045222 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''I've got your answer, Levi...'']</ref> Reach's oceans also experience strong tidal phenomena.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Limited Edition bonus content'', map of Reach</ref>
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| Many of Reach's original settlers hailed from [[Europe|Eastern Europe]], particularly [[Wikipedia:Hungary|Hungary]], which is reflected in some of the place names on the planet. Many of the planet's inhabitants also spoke [[Hungarian]] as their first language.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]''''' level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> Despite Reach's harsh nature, some settlers chose to live in small communities of homesteads, referred to as "[[kiva]]s",<ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]''''', ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|Legendary Edition]] Developer Commentary''</ref> in the wilderness instead of the major cities. Rounded and enclosed, they were comfortable but practical, shuttered against Reach's forceful climate and bunkered into hillsides. It also related their independent nature; powered by [[wind turbine]]s and hydroelectric plants, they were off the grid and self-sustaining.<ref name="EDGE">'''[http://www.edge-online.com/ EDGE Magazine, February 2010]'''</ref><ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]''''' level ''[[Powerhouse]]''</ref>
| | If you guys can find any more information on Reach feel free to add more just don't edit existing text. |
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| Reach was the most important headquarters for the [[United Nations Space Command]] outside of Earth and the main supplier of military and civilian spacecraft, and the location of the UNSC's largest and most active shipyard. [[UNSC High Command|High Command]], [[FLEETCOM|Fleet Command]] and the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] maintained headquarters on Reach, as well as many primary [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Naval Intelligence]] bases, which included the highly classified [[CASTLE Base]]. It was also where the UNSC's most elite troops, including the [[ODST]]s as well as the SPARTAN-IIs, were trained. Reach's purpose was not solely military however; the surface of the planet also featured farmland and civilian towns and districts.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''''', ''page 52''</ref> The largest cities on Reach were [[Manassas]], [[Quezon]], [[Ezhtergom]] and [[New Alexandria]].<ref name="vis"/> Reach had nine [[space elevator]]s,<ref name="vis"/> three of which were located near the city of [[New Alexandria]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref>
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| Reach was the largest non-automated exporter of [[titanium]] within the human colonies.<ref name="bnet"/> Deposits of the element could be found in abundance on the planet, sometimes breaking the surface in the form of large spires.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', firefight map ''[[Unearthed]]''</ref>
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| Before the Covenant invasion, Epsilon Eridani's superior [[interstellar jump point]] had been the most active [[Slipstream space]] transfer zone (arrivals and departures) for over thirty years, with the system's inferior IJP and Sol's superior IJP regularly trading second and third place spots.<ref name="bnet"/>
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| ==History==
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| ===The Forerunners===
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| The [[Forerunner]]s maintained a presence on Reach long before [[human]] colonization. They built at least two complices; [[Menachite Forerunner complex|one]] beneath [[Menachite Mountain]], and [[Babd Catha Forerunner complex|another]] beneath the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]]. Both of these were later discovered by the UNSC.
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| ===UNSC powerhouse===
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| [[File:BootCamp - Reach.png|thumb|right|300px|Reach was one of many UNSC powerhouses.]]
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| First planetary confirmations of Reach were in early 21st century.<ref name="bnet"/> Originally colonized during humanity's first wave of extrasolar colonization in [[2362]] for its rich [[titanium]] deposits, Reach exported more of it than any other non-automated human world<ref name="bnet"/> and had mines throughout it running thousands of meters deep. ONI's secret [[CASTLE Base]] was located in one of these mines underneath [[Menachite Mountain]]. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] commandeered the mine after it breached a [[Menachite Forerunner complex|secret complex]] beneath Reach's surface containing a [[Forerunner crystal|Forerunner artifact]] that was highly desired by the Covenant. The fact that this artifact was so valuable to them is perhaps the main reason anyone survived the aftermath of the [[Fall of Reach]] at all, as the Covenant were afraid of destroying it. This facility was also the birthplace of the legendary [[SPARTAN-II Program]].
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| The SPARTAN-IIs were trained and housed on Reach. Fred-104 said Reach was their home and every SPARTAN-II would fight to the death to defend it.<ref>'''''[[Halo: First Strike]]''''', ''page ??''</ref> Reach may be more important to the SPARTANs than Earth, the home world of humanity.
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| Despite its position as the UNSC's largest naval base, strategic headquarters, and second-largest population center, the Epsilon Eridani system was wracked by [[Insurrectionist]] activity throughout the early 26th century. Reach's sister planet, [[Tribute]], was one of the fronts for the UNSC's anti-terrorist campaign, [[Operation: TREBUCHET]]. In [[2525]], mere months before the outbreak of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Reach was the site of a major terrorist bombing against the luxury liner ''[[National Holiday]]''. Two [[orbital taxi]]s filled with explosives were crashed into the liner, causing the liner to plummet into the atmosphere, incinerating everyone on board.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''''', ''page 127''</ref>
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| ===The Fall of Reach===
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| [[File:Reach_Glassed.jpg|thumb|250px|Reach after its glassing during the Fall of Reach.]]
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| Reach fell to the Covenant during the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552]]. An [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence|advance strike force]] first arrived at the planet in late [[2552#July|July]], taking out a major [[Visegrád Relay|communications outpost]] and attacking several UNSC facilities over a span of several weeks. A significantly larger Covenant fleet arrived on [[2552#August|August 14]] and began to lay siege on several cities on the planet. The final battle for the planet was fought when a massive Covenant invasion fleet over 300 ships strong arrived in the morning of August 30.<ref name="vis"/>
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| The final attack halted [[Operation: RED FLAG]], a plan devised by the UNSC to bring an end to the war, as the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was already on its way to the mission, was recalled to Reach to defend the planet against the massive Covenant attack. The majority of the SPARTAN-IIs aboard the ship were dispatched to the planet's surface to protect the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] for the [[orbital defense platform]]s while a small team led by [[John-117]] boarded [[Reach Station Gamma]] to secure an unprotected NAV database aboard the [[ONI]] [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] ''[[UNSC Circumference|Circumference]]''. Eventually, the ''Autumn'' was one of the few ships to escape the battle.
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| The battle was a disaster for the numerically-inferior UNSC fleet, despite the orbital defense platforms. The Covenant glassed most of Reach with [[glassing|plasma bombardment]]. CASTLE base was destroyed after the planet's fall and the Covenant began searching for a [[Forerunner crystal]]. UNSC forces finally abandoned the planet during a [[Raid on Reach|small raid]] a few days later.
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| ===Revival and re-terraforming===
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| By [[2589]], Reach had been terraformed and restored to a habitable state, and new human colonists were re-settling the planet.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]''''', campaign level ''[[Lone Wolf]]''</ref>
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| ==Defenses==
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| [[File:Reach E310 Campaign10.jpg|thumb|A battle raging around ''Anchor 9'' and Reach's orbital shipyards.]]
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| While Earth was rightly seen as the UNSC's commercial, political, and cultural center; Reach was undeniably the hub of its military power. The [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] was a full strength [[battle group|carrier group]] with the [[UNSC supercarrier|supercarrier]] {{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}} at its core.<ref name="bnet"/>
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| A semi-mobile array of twenty orbital defense platforms (ODP), equipped with heavy [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC guns]] also known as "big sticks," orbit around Reach, some of which were in place as early as [[2527]]. The "big sticks" were defended by multiple wings of single ships and tactical multi-role craft. In addition, there were also about 100 to 150 warships stationed in the Epsilon Eridani system at any time. Reach also had a network of 18 [[refit station]]s orbiting it.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=29866 '''Bungie.net''': ''Noble Map Pack Quick Looks'']</ref> The ODPs were destroyed during the invasion of Reach, or were disabled by ground troops by destroying their power source. Despite their huge numbers, the [[fleet]] of warships was destroyed by a massive combined Covenant fleet.
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| *Total Available Military Manpower: 385,421,100
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| *Total Land Assets: 58,430
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| *Total Naval Assets: 1,209 (T); 75 (X)
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| *Total Air Assets: 11,050
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| *Serviceable Airports: 1,246
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| *Defense Budget: [[cR]]. 38,287,000,000 [2548]<ref name="bnet"/>
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| ==Locations==
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| ===Ground locations===
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| *[[Orbital Defense Generator Facility A-412|ODG Facility A-412]]
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| *[[Pálháza]]
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| *[[Quezon]]
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| *[[Csongrád]]
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| *[[Viery Territory]]<ref group="note">The planetary map of Reach that comes with the [[Halo: Reach Limited Edition|Limited]] and [[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|Legendary Editions]] has "CAS" marked in the central mountain range of the Viery Territory. Judging by how Sword Base's location is marked by a similar callout, "SWO", this places the Highland Mountains, CASTLE Base, and all nearby locations in the Viery Territory.</ref>
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| **[[Ütközet]]
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| ***[[Alföld]]
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| ****[[Bars]]
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| *****[[Mohács]]
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| ****[[Manassas]]
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| *****[[Manassas Spaceport]]
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| ****[[Esztergom]]
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| ***[[Eposz]]
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| ****[[Aszod]]
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| *****[[Aszod ship breaking yards]]
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| ****[[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]]
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| *****[[Sword Base]]
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| *****[[Babd Catha Forerunner Complex]]
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| ****[[Farkas Lake]]
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| *****[[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range]]
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| ****[[New Alexandria]]
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| *****[[Fleet Command Headquarters]]
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| ***[[Szurdok Ridge]]
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| ****[[Ütközet hydroelectric power plant]]
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| **[[Highland Mountains]]
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| ***[[Menachite Mountain]]
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| ****[[CASTLE Base]]
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| ***[[Big Horn River]]
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| ***[[Camp Hathcock]]
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| ***[[Camp Independence]]
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| ***[[Fairchild Field]]
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| ***[[HIGHCOM Armory Omega]]
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| ***[[Longhorn Valley]]
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| ***[[Military Reservation 01478-B]]
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| ***[[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]]
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| ***[[ODG Facility A-331]]
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| **[[Visegrad]]
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| ***[[Visegrad Relay]]
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| ===Orbital locations===
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| *[[Anchor 9]]
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| *[[ONI Medical Facility]]
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| *[[Reach Station Gamma]]
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| *[[Orbital defense platform]]s
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| *Reach orbital shipyards
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:Reach_map.png|A map showing the [[Viery Territory]] of Reach.
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| File:Reachtoearth.jpg|A comparison of Earth's size to Reach's.<ref name="comparison"/>
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| File:Concept 04.jpg|Concept art showcasing the weather-beaten landscape on Reach.
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| File:REACHnebula.PNG|The nebula situated close to Reach.
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| File:HaloReach - ReachSurface.jpg|The surface of Reach from orbit.
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| File:Reach Orbit.png|A view of Reach and its moons from orbit.
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| File:HaloReach - ReachMoons.png|[[Turul]] and [[Csodaszarvas]], the two natural satellites of Reach.
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| File:HaloReach - Flora.jpg|Flora on Reach.
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| File:ReachCampaign m10 Env04.jpg|A typical homestead on Reach.
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| File:Quezon.png|A public center in Quezon.
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| File:Manassas Spaceport.png|A spaceport in Manassas.
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| File:Reach E310 Firefight Beachhead03.jpg|The city of [[New Alexandria]] on Reach.
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| File:Reach City.jpg|[[Daisy-023]] in a city on Reach.
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| File:Halo Reach Powerhouse.jpg|A [[Unidentified hydroelectric power plant|hydroelectric plant]] on Reach.
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| File:Reach mpbeta boneyard 02.jpg|A [[Boneyard|ship breaking yard]] on Reach.
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| File:Reach FF Courtyard01.jpg|[[Sword Base]] on Reach.
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| File:Reach_Hologram.png|A [[Holography|hologram]] of Reach in a [[Covenant corvette]]'s [[holotank]].
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| File:Viery.jpg|A satellite view of the [[Viery Territory]] note the UNSC order of battle for the [[Battle of Viery]].
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| File:Reach.jpg|Reach being [[Glassing|glassed]] by [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces.
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| File:Reach glassed.png|Reach being glassed.
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| File:HaloReach - FrigateWreck.png|A destroyed [[UNSC Frigate|UNSC frigate]] over Reach during the Fall.
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| File:ReachConcept - FoR.jpg|Concept art depicting the destruction of Reach.
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| File:HaloReach - ColonyShip.png|A UNSC colony ship arrives to re-colonize Reach in 2589.
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| File:Fall of Reach 1.jpg|Reach in the final stages of the battle.
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[Pariah]]''
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| **''[[Dirt]]'' {{Mo}}
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| **''[[The Return]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo Legends]]''
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| **''[[Origins]]''
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| **''[[Homecoming]]''
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| ==Notes==
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| <references group="note"/>
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| ==Sources==
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| {{Images link|alt=Images of Reach}}
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| {{Reflist}}
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| ==See also==
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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| *[[Epsilon Eridani System]]
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| [[Category:Human colonies]]
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