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*''Pillar of Autumn'' escapes with [[Cortana]]
*''Pillar of Autumn'' escapes with [[Cortana]]
*Heavy Covenant ground and airborne losses
*Heavy Covenant ground and airborne losses
|side1 = UNSC
|side1 = [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]
|side2 = Covenant Empire
|side2 = [[Covenant]]
|commanders1 = *[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]]
|commanders1 = *[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]]
*[[Commander]] [[Carter-A259]]†
*[[Commander]] [[Carter-A259]]†
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|commanders2 = *[[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee
|commanders2 = *[[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee
*[[Sangheili Field Marshal|Unidentified Field Marshal]]†
*[[Sangheili Field Marshal|Unidentified Field Marshal]]†
|forces1 = *Navy
|forces1 = *[[UNSC Navy]]
**UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn''
**1 {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}
***{{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}}
**[[23rd Naval Air Squadron]]
**[[23rd Naval Air Squadron]]
*Army
*[[UNSC Army]]
**[[UH-144 Falcon]]s
**Hundreds of [[M808 Scorpion]]s
**Hundreds of [[M12 Warthog LRV]]s
**[[Noble Team]]
***3 [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-IIIs]]
**Army troopers
**Army troopers
**M12 LRVs and M808B MBTs (hundreds)
*[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
*Marine Corps
**[[D77-TC Pelican]]s
**Marine troopers
**Marines
**UH-144 Falcons
*Noble Team
**SPARTAN-IIIs (3)
|forces2 = *Navy
|forces2 = *Navy
**CCS-class Battlecruiser (1)
**1 {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}
*Army
*Army
**Scarabs (7)
**[[Type-52 Phantom]]s
**Phantoms
**[[Type-26 Banshee]]s
**Wraiths
**7 [[Type-47 Scarab]]s
**Banshees
**[[Type-26 Wraith]]s
**[[Mgalekgolo]]
**[[Jiralhanae]]
**[[Sangheili]]
**[[Huragok]]
**[[Yanme'e]]
**[[Kig-Yar]]
***[[Skirmisher]]s
**[[Unggoy]]
|casual1 = Heavy
|casual1 = Heavy
*[[Carter-A259]]
*Carter-A259
*[[Emile-A239]]
*[[Emile-A239]]
*[[SPARTAN-B312]]
*SPARTAN-B312
*[[Thirteen dead Spartans|Thirteen unknown SPARTANs]]
*[[Thirteen dead Spartans|Thirteen unknown SPARTANs]]
*2 Pelican dropships
*2 Pelican dropships
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By this point in the battle for Reach, a Covenant victory was all but inevitable. The UNSC's [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] had been routed by the combined Covenant fleets, and the Covenant ground invasion was now reinforced by large scale naval forces in low orbit. Surviving UNSC ground forces maintained a tenuous hold on the [[Aszod ship breaking yards|ship-breaking yards]] at [[Aszod]], the only off-planet extraction point left on the [[Eposz]] continent. UNSC convoys on the way to the shipyard in the hopes of escaping the planet were destroyed by Covenant air attacks.
By this point in the battle for Reach, a Covenant victory was all but inevitable. The UNSC's [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] had been routed by the combined Covenant fleets, and the Covenant ground invasion was now reinforced by large scale naval forces in low orbit. Surviving UNSC ground forces maintained a tenuous hold on the [[Aszod ship breaking yards|ship-breaking yards]] at [[Aszod]], the only off-planet extraction point left on the [[Eposz]] continent. UNSC convoys on the way to the shipyard in the hopes of escaping the planet were destroyed by Covenant air attacks.


After a successful mission to ''[[Gamma Station]]'', the {{Class|Halcyon|cruiser}} {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} touched down in the shipyards for the transaction of an important [[The Package (data storage unit)|package]], which contained a fragment of the AI [[Cortana]], from [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]]. Near the ''Pillar of Autumn'''s landing site, surviving UNSC forces engaged inumerable Covenant ground forces that were advancing toward the ''Pillar of Autumn''. The battle raged with unabated ferocity, but the UNSC forces were enclosed in a steadily constricting pocket despite their best efforts.<ref name="TPoA"/>
After a successful mission to ''[[Gamma Station]]'', the {{Class|Halcyon|cruiser}} {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} touched down in the shipyards for the transaction of an important [[The Package (data storage unit)|package]], which contained a fragment of the AI [[Cortana]], from [[SPARTAN program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]]. Near the ''Pillar of Autumn'''s landing site, surviving UNSC forces engaged inumerable Covenant ground forces that were advancing toward the ''Pillar of Autumn''. The battle raged with unabated ferocity, but the UNSC forces were enclosed in a steadily constricting pocket despite their best efforts.<ref name="TPoA"/>


==Battle==
==Battle==
===Regroup===
===Regroup===
As the UNSC forces began to retreat, their land and air defenses moved to Aszod to regroup. Near the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s landing site, numerous [[M808B Main Battle Tank]]s and [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]]s assaulted a pair of [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab assault platforms]] and made their way to the ''Pillar of Autumn''. While encircling the Scarabs, the UNSC forces had to avoid mortar fire from several [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith tanks]] that were also moving into Aszod from other parts of Reach. Meanwhile, a large number of [[UH-144 Falcon]]s engaged Covenant [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] overhead.<ref name="TPoA"/>
As the UNSC forces began to retreat, their land and air defenses moved to Aszod to regroup. Near the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s landing site, numerous [[M808 Scorpion]]s and [[M12 Warthog LRV]]s assaulted a pair of [[Type-47 Scarab]]s and made their way to the ''Pillar of Autumn''. While encircling the Scarabs, the UNSC forces had to avoid mortar fire from several [[Type-26 Wraith]]s that were also moving into Aszod from other parts of Reach. Meanwhile, a large number of [[UH-144 Falcon]]s engaged Covenant [[Type-26 Banshee]]s overhead.<ref name="TPoA"/>


===Noble Team's arrival===
===Noble Team's arrival===
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En route to the facility, the Covenant's air superiority made itself apparent to the survivors of Noble Team. Their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] was attacked by Covenant aircraft, and Carter, the team leader, was seriously injured by plasma fire. Realizing that the Pelican would be shot down before reaching the ''Pillar of Autumn'', Carter ordered Emile and SPARTAN-B312 to jump from the crippled dropship while he attempted to lure the Covenant away. Emile and SPARTAN-B312 landed in Covenant-occupied territory on the main road to the shipyard.
En route to the facility, the Covenant's air superiority made itself apparent to the survivors of Noble Team. Their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] was attacked by Covenant aircraft, and Carter, the team leader, was seriously injured by plasma fire. Realizing that the Pelican would be shot down before reaching the ''Pillar of Autumn'', Carter ordered Emile and SPARTAN-B312 to jump from the crippled dropship while he attempted to lure the Covenant away. Emile and SPARTAN-B312 landed in Covenant-occupied territory on the main road to the shipyard.


Fighting their way to two [[M274 Ultra-Light All-Terrain Vehicle]]s, Emile and B312 raced to the ship-breaking yards as fast as the ATVs could travel. Covenant opposition in the area was heavy, with Scarab walkers and numerous infantry preventing the two from shooting their way through. Using speed to their advantage, they two SPARTANs streaked past the heavy opposition, jumping a collapsed highway bridge in the process and fighting their way through a Covenant outpost on foot. Progressing through a cave, the two found their progress blocked. A Scarab had detected the presence of the two SPARTANs and had stationed itself over their route. Aware that Nobles Four and Six could not proceed without outside help, and also aware that his Pelican's primary weapon could not damage the Scarab, Carter sacrificed himself, ramming the Scarab with the dropship and destroying it.
Fighting their way to two [[M274 Mongoose]]s, Emile and B312 raced to the ship-breaking yards as fast as the ATVs could travel. Covenant opposition in the area was heavy, with Scarab walkers and numerous infantry preventing the two from shooting their way through. Using speed to their advantage, they two SPARTANs streaked past the heavy opposition, jumping a collapsed highway bridge in the process and fighting their way through a Covenant outpost on foot. Progressing through a cave, the two found their progress blocked. A Scarab had detected the presence of the two SPARTANs and had stationed itself over their route. Aware that Nobles Four and Six could not proceed without outside help, and also aware that his Pelican's primary weapon could not damage the Scarab, Carter sacrificed himself, ramming the Scarab with the dropship and destroying it.


After their path was cleared, Emile and B312 were attacked by a large swarm of [[Yanme'e]] that were hunting down troopers who had wandered through the caves seeking safety. Escaping the caves, the two SPARTANs finally reached the shipbreaking yard. The area devoted to the scrapping of the aged [[UNSC frigate]] ''[[UNSC Commonwealth|Commonwealth]]'', one of the first UNSC vessels to be destroyed during the war, had become a battleground. Covenant forces had cut off straggling [[UNSC Army|Army troopers]] and Marines from the ''Pillar of Autumn'' and infantry firefights had broken out across the facility. With the assistance of Emile and Noble Six, the UNSC forces cut their way through to the drydocks.<ref name="TPoA"/>
After their path was cleared, Emile and B312 were attacked by a large swarm of [[Yanme'e]] that were hunting down troopers who had wandered through the caves seeking safety. Escaping the caves, the two SPARTANs finally reached the shipbreaking yard. The area devoted to the scrapping of the aged [[UNSC frigate]] ''[[UNSC Commonwealth|Commonwealth]]'', one of the first UNSC vessels to be destroyed during the war, had become a battleground. Covenant forces had cut off straggling [[UNSC Army|Army troopers]] and Marines from the ''Pillar of Autumn'' and infantry firefights had broken out across the facility. With the assistance of Emile and Noble Six, the UNSC forces cut their way through to the drydocks.<ref name="TPoA"/>
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