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|unit_name = Epsilon Eridani Fleet<ref>'''Bungie.net''': ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' page</ref> | |unit_name = Epsilon Eridani Fleet<ref>'''Bungie.net''': ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' page</ref> | ||
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The fleet was first established sometime after the colonization of Reach and the surrounding worlds. It was continuously built up and constructed for the century that followed. By [[2552]] fleet numbers had risen drastically, with over 100 to 150 warships in-system at any given time. | The fleet was first established sometime after the colonization of Reach and the surrounding worlds. It was continuously built up and constructed for the century that followed. By [[2552]] fleet numbers had risen drastically, with over 100 to 150 warships in-system at any given time. | ||
[[File:FoR.png|225px|thumb|left|The Epsilon Eridani Fleet engages the Covenant ''Fleet of Particular Justice'' in orbit over Reach.]] | |||
Following the aftermath of the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], the Covenant had discovered the location of Reach and proceeded to attack the planet, sparking the [[Fall of Reach]]. At the time of the advance force of Covenant ships consisting of a few [[Covenant corvette]]s including ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' and the [[Covenant supercarrier]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', much of the fleet was apparently out-system as there was nothing to take on the supercarrier for at least two days eventually leading Noble Team and the ''[[UNSC Savannah|Savannah]]'' to attack the supercarrier in [[Operation: UPPER CUT|Operation: UPPERCUT]] which destroyed the ''Ardent Prayer'' and ''Long Night of Solace.'' The Covenant were first detected by [[Fermion]] [[Remote scanning outpost|Remote Scanning Outpost]], which continued to warn all UNSC forces in-system of the new threat.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', "chapter 31", ''page ??''</ref> There were only about 100 ships at Reach at the time, which moved into defensive positions to defend the planet, with 52 more ships on the way.<ref name="pages295-297">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 295-297''</ref> A large nuclear mine field had been set up to detonate the Covenant fleet, which destroyed roughly one hundred enemy ships.<ref name="pages295-297"/> The opening salvo of Covenant plasma rounds were mostly blocked by three [[Refit station|Refit Stations]], letting the fleet fire their first [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] salvo unharmed. When the Covenant fired again however, a crushing 80 UNSC ships were destroyed.<ref name="pages295-297"/> | Following the aftermath of the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], the Covenant had discovered the location of Reach and proceeded to attack the planet, sparking the [[Fall of Reach]]. At the time of the advance force of Covenant ships consisting of a few [[Covenant corvette]]s including ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' and the [[Covenant supercarrier]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', much of the fleet was apparently out-system as there was nothing to take on the supercarrier for at least two days eventually leading Noble Team and the ''[[UNSC Savannah|Savannah]]'' to attack the supercarrier in [[Operation: UPPER CUT|Operation: UPPERCUT]] which destroyed the ''Ardent Prayer'' and ''Long Night of Solace.'' The Covenant were first detected by [[Fermion]] [[Remote scanning outpost|Remote Scanning Outpost]], which continued to warn all UNSC forces in-system of the new threat.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', "chapter 31", ''page ??''</ref> There were only about 100 ships at Reach at the time, which moved into defensive positions to defend the planet, with 52 more ships on the way.<ref name="pages295-297">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 295-297''</ref> A large nuclear mine field had been set up to detonate the Covenant fleet, which destroyed roughly one hundred enemy ships.<ref name="pages295-297"/> The opening salvo of Covenant plasma rounds were mostly blocked by three [[Refit station|Refit Stations]], letting the fleet fire their first [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] salvo unharmed. When the Covenant fired again however, a crushing 80 UNSC ships were destroyed.<ref name="pages295-297"/> | ||
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:*20 [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Defense Platforms]] | :*20 [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Defense Platforms]] | ||
{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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File:BootCamp - Reach.png|The fleet in orbit around Reach in [[2525]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
