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*'''0447 Hours:''' The [[Remote Scanning Outpost]] ''[[Fermion]]'' detects incoming Covenant vessels. An emergency message is relayed to [[FLEETCOM]]. The Outpost then self-destructs per the Cole Protocol due to an unsecured science library and nearby Covenant forces. | *'''0447 Hours:''' The [[Remote Scanning Outpost]] ''[[Fermion]]'' detects incoming Covenant vessels. An emergency message is relayed to [[FLEETCOM]]. The Outpost then self-destructs per the Cole Protocol due to an unsecured science library and nearby Covenant forces. | ||
*'''0500 Hours:''' A fleet of 314<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 296''</ref> Covenant vessels exits slipspace on the edge of the system. | *'''0500 Hours:''' A fleet of 314<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 296''</ref> Covenant vessels exits slipspace on the edge of the system. | ||
*'''0517 Hours:''' [[Admiral Roland Freemont]] (FLEETCOM Sector One commander) issues a general order to all vessels in the [[Reach]], Jericho, and [[Tantalus]] systems.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] page 289</ref> All vessels and stations initiate the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]] and rush to rally point ZULU. | *'''0517 Hours:''' [[Admiral Roland Freemont]] (FLEETCOM Sector One commander) issues a general order to all vessels in the [[Reach]], Jericho, and [[Tantalus]] systems.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] page 289</ref> All vessels and stations initiate the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]] and rush to rally point ZULU. | ||
*'''0534 Hours:''' Covenant vessels make pinpoint [[Slipspace]] jumps attempting to destroy any incoming or outgoing human vessels before they can regroup. A [[Covenant Carrier]] targets the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} but is destroyed. | *'''0534 Hours:''' Covenant vessels make pinpoint [[Slipspace]] jumps attempting to destroy any incoming or outgoing human vessels before they can regroup. A [[Covenant Carrier]] targets the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} but is destroyed. | ||
*'''0545 Hours:''' The Covenant vessels begin a frontal assault. As the Covenant and Human fleets engage above Reach, it seems to be a stalemate, as Covenant ships take out UNSC ships, while the UNSC ships and [[MAC]] cannons take out an equal number. The first salvo by the UNSC vessels destroys a third of the remaining Covenant fleet. A previously unknown Covenant warship, called a ''[[Covenant Supercruiser|Supercruiser]]'' by [[Captain Keyes]], arrives and destroys several UNSC ships while outside human weapons range. | *'''0545 Hours:''' The Covenant vessels begin a frontal assault. As the Covenant and Human fleets engage above Reach, it seems to be a stalemate, as Covenant ships take out UNSC ships, while the UNSC ships and [[MAC]] cannons take out an equal number. The first salvo by the UNSC vessels destroys a third of the remaining Covenant fleet. A previously unknown Covenant warship, called a ''[[Covenant Supercruiser|Supercruiser]]'' by [[Captain Keyes]], arrives and destroys several UNSC ships while outside human weapons range. | ||
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*'''0616 Hours:''' The [[Spartan]] soldiers are dispatched from the ''Pillar of Autumn''. [[SPARTAN-117]], [[SPARTAN-058]], and [[James (SPARTAN-II)]] form [[Blue Team]] and go aboard the Dock to destroy the ''Circumference'', while the remainder form [[Red Team]] and head to the surface of Reach to defend the power generators for the MAC guns. James goes MIA when a Needler hits his [[T-PACK]] and propels him into space during combat. Blue Team continue through the station, rescuing [[Sergeant]] [[Johnson]], [[Private]] [[O'Brien]], [[Private Bisenti]], and [[Private]] [[PFC Wallace Jenkins |Jenkins]] from Jackals and Elites. | *'''0616 Hours:''' The [[Spartan]] soldiers are dispatched from the ''Pillar of Autumn''. [[SPARTAN-117]], [[SPARTAN-058]], and [[James (SPARTAN-II)]] form [[Blue Team]] and go aboard the Dock to destroy the ''Circumference'', while the remainder form [[Red Team]] and head to the surface of Reach to defend the power generators for the MAC guns. James goes MIA when a Needler hits his [[T-PACK]] and propels him into space during combat. Blue Team continue through the station, rescuing [[Sergeant]] [[Johnson]], [[Private]] [[O'Brien]], [[Private Bisenti]], and [[Private]] [[PFC Wallace Jenkins |Jenkins]] from Jackals and Elites. | ||
*'''0620 Hours:''' The Covenant fleet retreats from the system after deploying dropships. The UNSC fleet fires on the ships, destroying many. Hundreds of dropships land on Reach. | *'''0620 Hours:''' The Covenant fleet retreats from the system after deploying dropships. The UNSC fleet fires on the ships, destroying many. Hundreds of dropships land on Reach. | ||
*'''0621 Hours:''' The boarding craft are landed and the armory is overrun and the Covenant fleet returns to the system. The Covenant split their 150+ remaining ships. One fleet attacks the UNSC ships, while another takes out the MAC cannons and send in troops to land on Reach. The UNSC try to split their 50+ remaining forces to engage the Covenant, but there are too many platforms to cover and too many casualties. The Supercruiser continues to destroy UNSC ships, allowing the other ships to attack the MAC cannons. | *'''0621 Hours:''' The boarding craft are landed and the armory is overrun and the Covenant fleet returns to the system. The Covenant split their 150+ remaining ships. One fleet attacks the UNSC ships, while another takes out the MAC cannons and send in troops to land on Reach. The UNSC try to split their 50+ remaining forces to engage the Covenant, but there are too many platforms to cover and too many casualties. The Supercruiser continues to destroy UNSC ships, allowing the other ships to attack the MAC cannons. Eventually the Supercrusier is destroyed by the ''Pillar of Autumn'', but the UNSC fleet is practically decimated so it is too late to do any good. | ||
*'''0631 Hours:''' Red Team is shot down. They have no choice but to jump from the crashing [[Pelican]] and make a "hard landing" on the ground. Results in 4 dead and 6 seriously injured. | *'''0631 Hours:''' Red Team is shot down. They have no choice but to jump from the crashing [[Pelican]] and make a "hard landing" on the ground. Results in 4 dead and 6 seriously injured. | ||
*'''0637 Hours:''' The | *'''0637 Hours:''' The SPARTAN-II team on the ''[[Circumference]]'' mission returns to the ''Pillar of Autumn''. Only SPARTAN-117 and clinically dead SPARTAN-058 make it back, with Sergeant Johnson, Private O'Brien, Private Bisenti, and Private Jenkins. | ||
*'''0647 Hours:''' The ''Pillar of Autumn'', pursued by a dozen Covenant vessels, retreats from the system, arriving at [[Installation 04]]. | *'''0647 Hours:''' The ''Pillar of Autumn'', pursued by a dozen Covenant vessels, retreats from the system, arriving at [[Installation 04]]. | ||
*'''0649 Hours:''' Red Team sets up defenses around [[ODG Facility A-331]]. | *'''0649 Hours:''' Red Team sets up defenses around [[ODG Facility A-331]]. | ||
*'''0711 Hours:''' [[SPARTAN-104]], [[SPARTAN-029]], and [[SPARTAN-087]] plant a nuclear warhead though the gravity lift in a landing Covenant cruiser, leaving SPARTAN-029 [[MIA]], (presumed [[KIA]]) in the process. | *'''0711 Hours:''' [[SPARTAN-104]], [[SPARTAN-029]], and [[SPARTAN-087]] plant a nuclear warhead though the gravity lift in a landing Covenant cruiser, leaving SPARTAN-029 [[MIA]], (presumed [[KIA]]) in the process. | ||