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| |commanders1=*[[Admiral Michael Stanforth]] | | |commanders1=*[[Admiral Michael Stanforth]] |
| *[[General Kits]]† | | *[[General Kits]]† |
| |commanders2=*Unknown† | | |commanders2=*[[Raso 'Aecatee]]† |
| |forces1=*48 Vessels | | |forces1=*67 Vessels |
| *1 repair-refitting station | | *2 repair-refitting station |
| *1600 Marines | | *3900 Marines |
| *1 platoon of [[Spartan-II]]s | | *2 platoon of Spartan-X's |
| |forces2=*24 vessels | | |forces2=*214 vessels |
| *1 stealth ship
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| *Legions of ground troops | | *Legions of ground troops |
| |casual1=*25 ships destroyed (12 ships severely crippled) | | |casual1=*45 ships destroyed (12 ships severely crippled) |
| *1000 Naval Personnel killed | | *1050 Naval Personnel killed |
| *1586 [[Marine]] Personnel killed | | *2029 [[Marine]] Personnel killed |
| * 9 [[marines]] personnel wounded | | * 49 [[marines]] personnel wounded |
| *300,000 civilians killed | | *430,000 civilians killed |
| |casual2=*1,076 dead, 359 wounded(Covenant claims) | | |casual2=*1,076 dead, 359 wounded(Covenant claims) |
| *18 ships destroyed | | *118 ships destroyed |
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| {{quote|We've come to take Sigma Octanus IV back from the [[Covenant]]. To do that, we're going to kill every last one of them.|[[John-117]]}}
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| The '''Battle of Sigma Octanus IV''' was fought between the [[UNSC|UNSC Defense Force]] and the [[Covenant]] in mid-2552.
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| ==Timeline==
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| ===July 17, 2552===
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| *'''0000 Hours:''' [[William Michael Lovell|Ensign Lovell]], aboard the [[UNSC]] [[Remote Scanning Outpost]] ''[[Archimedes]]'', reports to [[Sigma Octanus IV]] a large silhouette in [[Slipspace]] heading for the system. It is suspected to be a group of Covenant ships but it could also be an asteroid.
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| *'''0300 Hours:''' The {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} arrives in system on patrol. The vessel's captain, [[Captain Jacob Keyes|Commander Jacob Keyes]], receives the sensor information and realizes it is a Covenant threat. He contacts FLEETCOM and informs them of the situation.
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| *'''0320 Hours:''' 4 Covenant ships consisting of 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, and 2 frigates arrive in the system. The UNSC ''Iroquois'' engages the enemy and requests reinforcements. The {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}, {{UNSCShip|Allegiance}}, and {{UNSCShip|Alliance}} (NOTE: the Allegiance and Alliance maybe the same ship) respond and begin heading for Sigma Octanus.
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| *'''0330 Hours:''' The ''Iroquois'' destroys all Covenant vessels save for the carrier using a maneuver later known as the [[Keyes Loop]]. The carrier launches landing craft toward Sigma Octanus IV, then retreats into Slipspace.
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| *'''0345 Hours:''' Covenant ground forces invade the city of [[Côte d'Azur]] on the planet.
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| *'''0500 Hours:''' 47 additional UNSC vessels arrive in the system. Admiral Michael Stanforth, aboard the {{UNSCShip|Leviathan}}, takes command.
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| *'''0520 Hours:''' Reinforcements of 400 marines, led by [[Kits|General Kits]], begin landing around Cote d'Azur
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| *'''0600 Hours:''' Covenant forces ambush and obliterate all marine forces on the ground. Only 14 enlisted men survive. [[Corporal Harland]] assumes tactical command.
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| *'''0625 Hours:''' Covenant vessels begin appearing on the edge of the system.
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| *'''0650 Hours:''' [[SPARTAN-II]]s arrive on the surface to reinforce surviving marines.
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| *'''0900 Hours:''' Spartans assume tactical command on the ground.
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| *'''1800 Hours:''' Spartans and marines begin a counterattack on Cote d'Azur.
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| *'''2010 Hours:''' Spartans arm nuclear device below Cote d'Azur.
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| *'''2039 Hours:''' Nuclear warhead destroys all Covenant ground forces at Cote d'Azur.
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| *'''2120 Hours:''' General quarters is sounded aboard ships and the opposing fleets close to engage.
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| *'''2130 Hours:''' Repair station [[Cradle]] moves to protect UNSC fleet. First salvos are fired by Covenant vessels.
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| *'''0500 Hours:*''' All Covenant vessels either retreat or are destroyed. Battle concludes.
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| ''* Note: There is an apparent time discrepancy in the continuity of the book as to the exact times. Chapter 19 begins at 600 hours while Chapter 20 begins at 1800, and it seems as though there is no significant lapse of time between them. Chapter 22 Begins at 2010 Hours and then Chapter 23 begins at 0500 hours, yet they all claim to have happened on July 17. This may have been a typo, with Chapter 23 meant to be on July 18 or a flashback of sorts.''
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| '''Other discrepancies'''
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| It states on page 156 of Halo: the fall of reach that the repair and refit station was over a square kilometer and that three destroyers could be eclipsed by her shadow, and it could refit six destroyers at once three on top and three on bottom. So how is it possible that they used it to cover the entire fleet. Destroyers aren't much bigger than frigates, they are only seven meters longer. On pg. 294 of Halo Ghosts of Onyx it says that they are narrow to. Meaning that they are probably taller maybe like a short skinny cruiser. Furthermore it only mentions one ship of any size the cruiser ''Leviathan''. So they must have been posistioned in a sloping line but then the ''Cradle'' wasn't tall enough to put the ships in position to fire without hitting the one in front of it. When the book talks of The battle for Sigma Octanus IV it says that there were dozens of ships but after the ''Cradle'' took the palsma torpedoes to give the fleet a chance to fire agian it says that it was a 21 gun salute three times over. This hints that there may have been 63 ships in the human fleet as apposed to the 20 Covenant ships. This would make sense because the Humans only win when there is a 3/1 count in there favor. Also the fleet took out twelve Covenant ships before the Covenant could take out one of theirs. So it was 8 to 48 or 63 depending on how you interpret the data. This raises the question why did we lose so many ships pg.199 in Halo: The Fall of Reach says that the eight remaining ships turned to help the ''Iroquois''. So only nine human ships survived and there was still some Covenant ships in the system.
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| ==Related Links==
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| ===Ships===
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| *{{UNSCShip|Iroquois}}
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| *{{UNSCShip|Leviathan}}
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| *{{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}
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| *{{UNSCShip|Allegiance}}
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| *{{UNSCShip|Alliance}}
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| *{{UNSCShip|Lancelot}}
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| *{{UNSCShip|Cradle}}
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| *Remote Scanning Outpost ''[[Archimedes]]''
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| *{{UNSCShip|Fair Weather}}
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| ===Characters===
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| *[[Captain Jacob Keyes]]
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| *[[Admiral Micheal Stanforth]]
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| *[[General Kits]]
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| *[[Lieutenant Dominique]]
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| *[[Lieutenant Hall]]
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| *[[Lieutenant Hikowa]]
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| *[[Lieutenant Jaggers]]
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| *[[Ensign William Lovell]]
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| *[[Master Chief|Spartan-117]]
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| *[[Spartan-104]]
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| *[[Spartan-James]]
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| *[[Spartan-087]]
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| *[[Spartan-029]]
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| *[[Spartan-058]]
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| *[[Corporal Harland]]
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| *[[Private Fincher]]
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| *[[Private Walker]]
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| *[[Private Cochran]]
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