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[[File:Anchor 9.jpg|thumb|250px|Anchor 9, one of Reach's 18 refit stations.]] | [[File:Anchor 9.jpg|thumb|250px|Anchor 9, one of Reach's 18 refit stations.]] | ||
UNSC '''refit stations''', sometimes referred to as "'''anchors"''' | UNSC '''refit stations''', sometimes referred to as "'''anchors"'''<ref name="Anchor">[http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=29866 '''Bungie.net''': ''Noble Map Pack Quick Looks'']</ref>, are mobile space stations designed to repair and refit damaged UNSC warships. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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As the fortunes of war against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] worsened, the UNSC began to use such stations as shields for their [[fleet]]s in major battles. Four such stations were destroyed with all hands lost in the battles of [[Sigma Octanus IV]] and [[Battle of Reach|Reach]], including the UNSC ''Cradle'', which sacrificed itself to save the UNSC fleet at the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] from destruction. | As the fortunes of war against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] worsened, the UNSC began to use such stations as shields for their [[fleet]]s in major battles. Four such stations were destroyed with all hands lost in the battles of [[Sigma Octanus IV]] and [[Battle of Reach|Reach]], including the UNSC ''Cradle'', which sacrificed itself to save the UNSC fleet at the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] from destruction. | ||
A curious result of the destruction of these stations is the creation of a field of very fine Titanium-A dust particles which have exhibited an ability to disperse the [[plasma]] from Covenant [[weapons]] systems. {{Fact}} | A curious result of the destruction of these stations is the creation of a field of very fine Titanium-A dust particles which have exhibited an ability to disperse the [[plasma]] from Covenant [[weapons]] systems.{{Fact}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||