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[[File:Halo Reach - Fairview Base.jpg|thumb|250px|Airview Base, occupied by the Covenant during the Fall of Reach.]] | [[File:Halo Reach - Fairview Base.jpg|thumb|250px|Airview Base, occupied by the Covenant during the Fall of Reach.]] | ||
'''Airview Base''' was a small [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] watchpoint outpost near [[ | '''Airview Base''' was a small [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] watchpoint outpost near [[SWORD Base]] on the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]] on [[Reach]], named so because it overlooks the base's airfield. It contained one [[M71 Anti-Aircraft Gun|anti-aircraft turret]] before the [[Fall of Reach|Battle of Reach]] began.<ref name="waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps ''Halo Waypoint'': ''Halo: Reach maps - Beachhead''] (defunct, archive [[Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Games/Halo: Reach|here]] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20141012163535/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps Archive.org]</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
On [[2552#July|July 26, 2552]], [[Kat-B320]] and [[SPARTAN-B312]] were ordered to reactivate the AA turret to clear the skies for [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] dropships during [[ | On [[2552#July|July 26, 2552]], [[Kat-B320]] and [[SPARTAN-B312]] were ordered to reactivate the AA turret to clear the skies for [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] dropships during [[Battle of Sword Base|an attack]] on SWORD Base.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> The base was later overrun by Covenant forces, who would later place two [[Type-38 Tyrant|Tyrant AA guns]] at its location. On August 29, Noble Six and a squad of ODSTs passed through what remained of the base in an [[M808B Scorpion]] tank, destroying the two Tyrants on the way to Sword Base, clearing the sky for [[NOBLE Team]]'s [[UH-144 Falcon|Falcon tiltrotor]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[The Package]]''</ref> | ||
At some point, a UNSC operation would retake the base and use the Covenant Tyrant guns as defensive points.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | At some point, a UNSC operation would retake the base and use the Covenant Tyrant guns as defensive points.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} |