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'''Line Installation 1-4''' (also simply referred to as "'''''The Line'''''") was a [[Forerunner]] installation located on an [[Unnamed Moon|unknown Moon]].<ref>[http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.6832.NYCC_~apos~09~colon~_Two_New_Halo_Series_on_the_Way NYCC '09: Two New Halo Series]</ref> The installation had a form of automated defense system that would shoot down any ships passing near the moon, even when in [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]]. As a result, the moon's surface was littered with wreckages of ships.<ref name="is1">'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> | '''Line Installation 1-4''' (also simply referred to as "'''''The Line'''''") was a [[Forerunner]] installation located on an [[Unnamed Moon|unknown Moon]].<ref>[http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.6832.NYCC_~apos~09~colon~_Two_New_Halo_Series_on_the_Way NYCC '09: Two New Halo Series]</ref> The installation had a form of automated defense system that would shoot down any ships passing near the moon, even when in [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]]. As a result, the moon's surface was littered with wreckages of ships.<ref name="is1">'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]] in the mid-2500's, the {{UNSCShip|Long Time Coming}}, as well as a Covenant [[Assault Carrier]] were shot down by the Line's defenses while in Slipspace. As a result, they both crash-landed on the moon and some of their personnel were taken by [[Gatherer]]s into the main facility of the Installation, for study | During the [[Human-Covenant War]] in the mid-2500's, the {{UNSCShip|Long Time Coming}}, as well as a Covenant [[Assault Carrier]] were shot down by the Line's defenses while in Slipspace. As a result, they both crash-landed on the moon and some of their personnel were taken by [[Gatherer]]s into the main facility of the Installation, for study by [[686 Ebullient Prism]], the [[Monitor]] of the Line. During the ensuing conflict, the installation's control center was located and used to crash an entire Covenant fleet in Slipspace.<ref name="is1"/><ref>'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 2|Issue 2]]''</ref> | ||
The installation is presumably a defensive structure used to shoot down infected ships during the [[Forerunner-Flood War]], and may have been linked to the [[Maginot Line]]. | The installation is presumably a defensive structure used to shoot down infected ships during the [[Forerunner-Flood War]], and may have been linked to the [[Maginot Line]]. | ||