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|unit_name= UNSC Army | |unit_name= UNSC Army | ||
|image=[[File:Halo Reach - UNSC Army Infantryman (Standing).png|200px]] | |image=[[File:Halo Reach - UNSC Army Infantryman (Standing).png|200px]] | ||
|dates= | |dates=Likely since 2100's | ||
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|allegiance=[[United Earth Government]] | |allegiance=[[United Earth Government]] | ||
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Between [[2552#July|July 23]] and [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], thousands of Army personnel defended the fortess world [[Reach]] during the Covenant's [[Fall of Reach|invasion of the planet]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach'''</ref> Trooper fireteams dispatched by [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] initiated first contact with the Covenant at the UNSC [[Visegrád Relay|communications relay]] at [[Visegrád]] on the night of July 23.<ref>''Patrol''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Noble Actual]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> Only July 14, Army troopers stationed near the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Sword Base]], with ''crucial'' assistance from SPARTAN Noble Team, defended against Covenant attackers.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> Following these early engagements, Army personnel continued to combat the Covenant's advance invasion force for several weeks. On August 12, three Army [[brigade]]s served as part of a large [[Order of battle (Viery, Reach)|joint UNSC force]] during the battle for the [[Viery Territory]]. Part of this force was used to eliminate a series of Covenant [[Covenant Spire|teleportation spires]] during the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> Two days later, a much larger Covenant fleet arrived in at Reach.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> By August 23, Army forces had attempted to break the Covenant's [[Siege of New Alexandria|siege of]] [[New Alexandria]] for some time. With the assistance of [[SPARTAN-B312]], they were able to evacuate most of the civilians and military personnel from the city, though some stragglers remained.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref> On August 29 and 30, the few Army personnel remaining on the [[Eposz]] continent attempted to rally at the area's [[Aszod ship breaking yards|ship-breaking facilities]], which served as the only evacuation area left on the continent. There, they engaged in a [[Battle of Aszod|large-scale battle]] against the Covenant, who had arrived on Reach in force and had begun [[glassing]] the area. Most of the convoys on the way to the evacuation zone were destoyed by the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | Between [[2552#July|July 23]] and [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], thousands of Army personnel defended the fortess world [[Reach]] during the Covenant's [[Fall of Reach|invasion of the planet]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach'''</ref> Trooper fireteams dispatched by [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] initiated first contact with the Covenant at the UNSC [[Visegrád Relay|communications relay]] at [[Visegrád]] on the night of July 23.<ref>''Patrol''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Noble Actual]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> Only July 14, Army troopers stationed near the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Sword Base]], with ''crucial'' assistance from SPARTAN Noble Team, defended against Covenant attackers.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> Following these early engagements, Army personnel continued to combat the Covenant's advance invasion force for several weeks. On August 12, three Army [[brigade]]s served as part of a large [[Order of battle (Viery, Reach)|joint UNSC force]] during the battle for the [[Viery Territory]]. Part of this force was used to eliminate a series of Covenant [[Covenant Spire|teleportation spires]] during the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> Two days later, a much larger Covenant fleet arrived in at Reach.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> By August 23, Army forces had attempted to break the Covenant's [[Siege of New Alexandria|siege of]] [[New Alexandria]] for some time. With the assistance of [[SPARTAN-B312]], they were able to evacuate most of the civilians and military personnel from the city, though some stragglers remained.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref> On August 29 and 30, the few Army personnel remaining on the [[Eposz]] continent attempted to rally at the area's [[Aszod ship breaking yards|ship-breaking facilities]], which served as the only evacuation area left on the continent. There, they engaged in a [[Battle of Aszod|large-scale battle]] against the Covenant, who had arrived on Reach in force and had begun [[glassing]] the area. Most of the convoys on the way to the evacuation zone were destoyed by the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | ||
Contemporary with the Fall of Reach, Army forces participated in the [[Battle of Tribute]]. In [[2552#September|September 2552]], the Army fought in the [[Battle of New Jerusalem]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/gallery/dmr/c0dfea7c-87fa-4224-82ff-c44d93b73f03 '''Halo Waypoint''', ''DMR''</ref> | Contemporary with the Fall of Reach, Army forces participated in the [[Battle of Tribute]]. In [[2552#September|September 2552]], the Army fought in the [[Battle of New Jerusalem]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/gallery/dmr/c0dfea7c-87fa-4224-82ff-c44d93b73f03 '''Halo Waypoint''', ''DMR'']</ref> | ||
During the [[Battle of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], an Army convoy was sent to [[New Mombasa]] to aid the Marines and civilians stationed there; the unit was destroyed in the attempt.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions''': "Palace Hotel"</ref> Later, during the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] on [[Mars]], [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] led Army personnel against Covenant forces led by the [[Jiralhanae]] commander [[Lepidus]].<ref>'''Halo: Uprising''', ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|Issue One]]''</ref><ref group="notes">Considering that Ackerson was an Army colonel, the UNSC most likely used Army forces during the Battle of Mare Erythraeum.</ref> | During the [[Battle of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], an Army convoy was sent to [[New Mombasa]] to aid the Marines and civilians stationed there; the unit was destroyed in the attempt.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions''': "Palace Hotel"</ref> Later, during the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] on [[Mars]], [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] led Army personnel against Covenant forces led by the [[Jiralhanae]] commander [[Lepidus]].<ref>'''Halo: Uprising''', ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|Issue One]]''</ref><ref group="notes">Considering that Ackerson was an Army colonel, the UNSC most likely used Army forces during the Battle of Mare Erythraeum.</ref> | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Army Pilot.png|Concept art of an Army pilot. | File:Army Pilot.png|Concept art of an Army pilot. | ||
File:ReachConcept SoldierVariant.png|Concept art of an Army trooper (left) and a [[Military Police|military policeman]] (right) in ''Halo: Reach''. | File:ReachConcept SoldierVariant.png|Concept art of an Army trooper (left) and a [[Military Police|military policeman]] (right) in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
File:Army_compilation_1.png|Concept art of UNSC Army trooper BDUs. | File:Army_compilation_1.png|Concept art of UNSC Army trooper BDUs. | ||
File:Army_compilation_2.png|More Army trooper concepts. | File:Army_compilation_2.png|More Army trooper concepts. | ||
File:Armysoldiers.jpg|UNSC Army soldiers with [[Catherine-B320]]. | |||
File:UNSC Army variations.png|Most Army trooper armor variants in ''Halo: Reach''. | |||
File:Reach E310 Campaign06.jpg|Two Army soldiers engaging a [[Sangheili]] during the Fall of Reach. | File:Reach E310 Campaign06.jpg|Two Army soldiers engaging a [[Sangheili]] during the Fall of Reach. | ||
File:Tipofthespear2.JPG|Three Army soldiers and SPARTAN-B312 engaging a Sangheili during the Battle at Szurdok ridge. | File:Tipofthespear2.JPG|Three Army soldiers and SPARTAN-B312 engaging a Sangheili during the Battle at Szurdok ridge. | ||
File:Reach_Army_Soldier1.jpg|A female UNSC Army soldier. | File:Reach_Army_Soldier1.jpg|A female UNSC Army soldier. | ||
File:Trooper leader.jpg|A UNSC Army Sergeant orders his troops forward. | File:Trooper leader.jpg|A UNSC Army Sergeant orders his troops forward. | ||
File:UNSC_Army_V.jpg|Army Troopers aboard a [[D77-TC Pelican]]. | File:UNSC_Army_V.jpg|Army Troopers aboard a [[D77-TC Pelican]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
