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| The '''Jat-Krula protected boundary''' or simply '''Jat-Krula''',<ref name="silentium">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 7''</ref> identified as the '''Maginot Line''' in translated [[Forerunner]] records,<ref name="terminals">'''[[Halo 3]]''', [[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminals]]</ref> was a Forerunner defensive front that protected the [[ecumene]]'s core worlds within the [[Orion complex]]. It consisted of numerous [[Line installation]]s, defensive outposts which utilized a variety of measures to prevent enemy ships from entering the line.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 221''</ref> Millions of these fortifications formed a sphere along hundreds of outlying systems of the Orion complex, intended to cover every possible entry trajectory within both normal space and the higher dimensions of [[Slipstream space]], particularly along the most trafficked and efficient slipspace routes. The Line was originally thought to be an impenetrable defense, since any enemy fleet would be forced to pass through the boundary in order to mount an assault on the systems within, and the entirety of the Line could supposedly be rendered impregnable at a moment's notice.<ref name="sil104">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 104-105''</ref> | | The '''Maginot Line''',<ref name="terminals">'''[[Halo 3]]''', [[Terminals]]</ref> otherwise known as the '''Maginot Sphere''', was a [[Forerunner]] defensive line that protected the Forerunner inner colonies. It divided what the Forerunners were able to protect from what they had to leave to [[the Flood]]. Its precise boundary is unknown; however, [[Earth]] was not inside it and neither were most of the worlds [[the Librarian]] visited in her duties. For a long time, [[the Didact]] worked in the Maginot sphere, frequently sending transmissions from it to the Librarian asking her to retreat behind it to where the Didact said their fleets could protect her. The sphere was breached when the Flood made a [[battle of the Maginot Sphere|massive attack on it]], led and commanded by the rampant Forerunner [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]].<ref name="terminals"/> |
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| The Jat-Krula also includes a number of support bases designed to maintain the Line installations. Maintained by {{Class|archeon|ancilla}}s and located in systems neighboring those housing the Line installations themselves, these facilities are designed to be indiscernible from natural terrain; for example, [[Covert Support Base 4276]] on [[Gao]] was modeled to appear as an [[Montero Cave System|intricate system of caverns]].<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 36-37'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
| | Although the nature of the Maginot Line was not elaborated upon in the Terminals, [[Line Installation 1-4]] may well be part of the Line. This is supported by the Installation's name, as well as its function - preventing ships passing through a certain point using a weapon that can fire into [[slipspace]], as well as serving as a [[Flood reseach facility]]. In addition, [[Frank O'Connor]] commented on the name that "fans of the terminals will probably figure it out", implying that the reference to a "Line" is linked to the story told in the Terminals, where the Maginot Line was first mentioned.<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive31.pl?read=941695 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Re: Halo: Blood Line, Issue #1 cover and info'']</ref> |
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| During one of the Forerunners' civil wars over 500,000 years before the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], a [[legion]] of [[Warrior-Servant|Warrior]] commanders bypassed the line using a novel strategy; by altogether eschewing the [[Slipspace flake|crystal]]-based slipspace manipulation commonly used by Forerunner ships, they flew twenty attack squadrons through the boundary via a non-mediated slipspace trajectory. Though the assault force suffered 50-percent losses, the remaining ships emerged within the sphere and quickly conquered fourteen key systems. This became a notorious example taught to Warrior-Servants at all levels to demonstrate the impossibility of an impregnable defense. However, it did not have a lasting impact on Forerunner strategy in the long term, and the Line continued to be employed as a defense in many conflicts to come.{{Ref/Reuse|sil104}}
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| After the [[Flood]] outbreak began to expand out of control during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the Forerunner leadership made a decision to leave all systems beyond the Line to fend for themselves, while focusing their efforts on protecting the systems within the perimeter.{{Ref/Reuse|sil104}} In the last years of the war, the [[IsoDidact]] led Forerunner defense from within the Maginot Sphere, frequently sending transmissions to the Librarian, who continued [[Conservation Measure|her duties]] outside the boundary, asking her to retreat behind it to where the Didact's fleets could protect her. Late into the war, the Maginot Line began to fail, with Flood-infested ships breaking through certain sections of the boundary.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 193''</ref> In the endgame of the conflict, when the IsoDidact was preparing to fire the [[Halo Array]], the Flood, led by the rampant Forerunner [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Mendicant Bias]], staged a massive assault on the Line in order to reach [[Installation 00]] and stop the rings' activation. However, the loyal AI [[Offensive Bias]] was waiting for Mendicant on the other side with the remnants of the [[Forerunner fleet|Forerunners' fleet]]. This led to [[Battle of the Maginot Sphere|an enormous naval battle]] between the two fleets.{{Ref/Reuse|terminals}}
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| ==Naming== | | ==Naming== |
| The translation "Maginot Line" originates in [[Terminal (Halo 3)|Forerunner records]] using [[translation software]] which incorporates idioms from the reader's own culture;<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 165''</ref> when Forerunner terms cannot be directly translated the software replaces them with human terms of roughly equivalent meaning. Thus, terms such as "[[Eden (place)|Eden]]", "fairy tale", and "Maginot Line" serve as the default usage in these records when read by humans.{{Ref/Reuse|enc}} These words appear in brackets in the [[Terminal (Halo 3)|terminals]]. Meanwhile, "Jat-Krula" is a transliteration of the original Forerunner term.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 12''</ref>
| | "Maginot Line" was not the actual name used by the Forerunners to refer to the defensive perimeter. The Forerunner records describing the line were discovered using translation software so advanced that it incorporated idioms from the reader's own culture,<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 165''</ref> thus when Forerunner terms cannot be directly translated, the software replaced them with human terms of more or less equivalent meaning. Thus, terms such as "[[Eden]]", "fairy tale" and "Maginot Line" became the default usage in Forerunner terminals and transmissions when read by humans.<ref name="enc"/> These words appear in brackets in the [[Terminal]]s. |
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| The translated name is a reference to France's [[Wikipedia:Maginot Line|Maginot Line]], a longitudinal line of heavy fortifications meant to repel an anticipated assault from Germany prior to the outbreak of [[World War II]]. The line was successful in dissuading a direct attack into France, but Germany was nonetheless able to outmaneuver the Allies and invade France by sending the bulk of their army through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium, which was often considered to be near-impassable by large mechanised armies. The Germans later manned the Maginot Line's battlements as the Allies pushed through Europe, though again the majority of the lines were bypassed. In the popular imagination, the Maginot Line has come to represent military shortsightedness and failed security measures.
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| ==List of appearances==
| | The translated name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Maginot Line|Maginot Line]], a [[wikipedia:World War II|World War II]] French line of fortifications, meant to repel an anticipated assault from Germany. Though it dissuaded a direct attack, German tank units maneuvered around the fortifications, bypassing most of them altogether, making the fortifications mostly useless and leading to the fall of France. When the Allies retook France, the Germans manned them, but again the majority of the lines were bypassed.<ref>[[Wikipedia:Maginot_Line|Wikipedia's article on '''Maginot Line''']]</ref> |
| *''[[Halo 3]]''
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| **''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
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| *''[[Halo 4]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Silentium]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}}
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| {{Forerunner-Flood War}} | | {{Forerunner-Flood War}} |
| {{Forerunner|array}} | | {{Forerunner2}} |
| [[Category:Forerunner installations]] | | [[Category:Forerunner installations]] |
