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===Ground Battle=== | ===Ground Battle=== | ||
Thousands of Covenant landed on Reach in an attempt to destroy the [[Orbital Defense Generator]]s, and were intercepted by [[Marine]] forces. The remaining [[SPARTAN-II]]s who were not assigned to Reach Station Gamma were sent to [[Orbital Defense Generator Facility A-331]] to assist in the defense of the station. Unfortunately, their Pelican ([[Bravo 001]], piloted by [[Mitchell | Flight Officer Mitchell]] and escorted by the [[Knife 26 | Longsword Knife 26]]) was shot down, resulting in the deaths of four Spartans (including [[Malcolm-059]]), and some others were wounded as well. Near their crash site, the surviving Spartans discovered the shellshocked remnants of [[Charlie Company]]. | Thousands of Covenant landed on Reach in an attempt to destroy the [[Orbital Defense Generator]]s, and were intercepted by [[Marine]] forces who able to defend against the first few waves of Covenant forces while sustaining heavy casualties. The remaining [[SPARTAN-II]]s who were not assigned to Reach Station Gamma were sent to [[Orbital Defense Generator Facility A-331]] to assist in the defense of the station. Unfortunately, their Pelican ([[Bravo 001]], piloted by [[Mitchell | Flight Officer Mitchell]] and escorted by the [[Knife 26 | Longsword Knife 26]]) was shot down, resulting in the deaths of four Spartans (including [[Malcolm-059]]), and some others were wounded as well. Near their crash site, the surviving Spartans discovered the shellshocked remnants of [[Charlie Company]]. | ||
Charlie Company was assigned by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] to find the prototype [[NOVA Bomb]]s. They were forced to help defend the Orbital Defense Facilities on their way to their objective. Unfortunately, as the Covenant neared the Orbital Defense Generators, someone at [[HIGHCOM]] panicked and ordered Longswords to bomb everything within 500 meters, resulting in the destruction of the Covenant, but also catastrophic friendly fire: Charlie Company was reduced to four men, and its leaders: [[Jake Chapman | Lieutenant Jake Chapman]] and [[Buckman | Lieutenant Buckman]] were killed. | Charlie Company was assigned by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] to find the prototype [[NOVA Bomb]]s. They were forced to help defend the Orbital Defense Facilities on their way to their objective. Unfortunately, as the Covenant neared the Orbital Defense Generators, someone at [[HIGHCOM]] panicked and ordered Longswords to bomb everything within 500 meters, resulting in the destruction of the Covenant, but also catastrophic friendly fire: Charlie Company was reduced to four men, and its leaders: [[Jake Chapman | Lieutenant Jake Chapman]] and [[Buckman | Lieutenant Buckman]] were killed. | ||
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The Spartans, after being briefed on the situation by Charlie Company. responded to a distress call from Whitcomb, who requested immediate evacuation. [[Frederic-104]], commander of the Spartans, split the remains of [[Red Team]] into four groups: [[Team Alpha]] (Frederic-104, [[Kelly-087]], and [[Joshua-029]]), which was tasked with eliminating an encampment of 10,000 Covenant and their hovering [[Covenant Cruiser|cruiser]] (without doing anything that could damage the Orbital Defense Generators), [[Team Beta]], tasked with defense of the Orbital Defense Generators, [[Team Gamma]] ([[Li-008]], [[Anton-044]], and [[Grace-093]]), ordered to retrieve Whitcomb, and [[Team Delta]] (the [[Charlie Company]] marines and wounded Spartans including [[William-043]], [[Isaac-039]], and [[Vinh-030]]), ordered to secure the Spartans' fallback point at [[CASTLE Base]]. | The Spartans, after being briefed on the situation by Charlie Company. responded to a distress call from Whitcomb, who requested immediate evacuation. [[Frederic-104]], commander of the Spartans, split the remains of [[Red Team]] into four groups: [[Team Alpha]] (Frederic-104, [[Kelly-087]], and [[Joshua-029]]), which was tasked with eliminating an encampment of 10,000 Covenant and their hovering [[Covenant Cruiser|cruiser]] (without doing anything that could damage the Orbital Defense Generators), [[Team Beta]], tasked with defense of the Orbital Defense Generators, [[Team Gamma]] ([[Li-008]], [[Anton-044]], and [[Grace-093]]), ordered to retrieve Whitcomb, and [[Team Delta]] (the [[Charlie Company]] marines and wounded Spartans including [[William-043]], [[Isaac-039]], and [[Vinh-030]]), ordered to secure the Spartans' fallback point at [[CASTLE Base]]. | ||
Team Alpha hijacked three [[Banshee]]s and approached the Covenant encampment (they were ignored by the [[Grunt]] [[Zawaz]], who assumed they were [[Elite]]s) and used [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon]]s within the shields of the Covenant ship, destroying the encampment and negating the EMP effect that would have shorted the Orbital Defense Generators. Joshua was killed in the process. | Team Alpha hijacked three [[Banshee]]s and approached the Covenant encampment (they were ignored by the [[Grunt]] [[Zawaz]], who assumed they were [[Elite]]s) and used [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon]]s within the shields of the Covenant ship, destroying the encampment and negating the EMP effect that would have shorted the Orbital Defense Generators. Joshua was killed in the process by mass light weapons salvos from the 10,000 Covenant ground forces encamped around the Cruiser. The remaining Spartans of Team Alpha then fell back to CASTLE Base, blasting their way through the remaining Covenant in the area with two commandeered [[Wraith]]s. Team Gamma accomplished its mission and fell back to [[Camp Independence]] with Whitcomb, where they survived the [[glassing]] of the planet. Team Delta fell back to CASTLE Base, but in the process lost the remaining Charlie Company marines and every Spartan save for Vinh, Isaac, and William. When the remnants of Team Alpha and Team Delta arrived at CASTLE Base, they found [[Catherine Halsey]] there. | ||
Unfortunately, Team Beta was unable to stop the Covenant, who attacked in swarms of thousands. The Orbital Defense Generators were compromised, and the Covenant began the glassing of Reach. | Unfortunately, Team Beta was unable to stop the Covenant, who attacked in swarms of thousands. The Orbital Defense Generators were compromised, and the Covenant (after eliminating the powerless, immobile ODPs in geo-synchronous orbit around the planet) began the glassing of Reach. | ||
===Mission to Reach Station Gamma=== | ===Mission to Reach Station Gamma=== | ||