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The '''Mission to Szurdok Ridge''' was a reconnaissance mission undertaken by elements of [[Noble Team]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] to explore a Covenant dark zone at [[Szurdok Ridge]]. | The '''Mission to Szurdok Ridge''' was a reconnaissance mission undertaken by elements of [[Noble Team]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] to explore a Covenant dark zone at [[Szurdok Ridge]]. | ||
==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
On or prior to the night of [[2552#July|July 23, 2552]], the [[Covenant]] [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] arrived at the human [[Inner Colony]] of [[Reach]] undetected by its defending forces. A small strike, including artifact-hunting [[Sangheili Zealot]]s from the [[Devoted Sentries]], was dispatched to the [[Visegrád Relay]] in [[Visegrád]] to cut off communications between Reach and other [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] colonies. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] assumed that the communications blackout was caused by local [[Insurrectionist]]s; in response, [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] dispatched several [[UNSC Army|Army]] fireteams to the relay. After losing contact with the troopers, [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]] was sent to investigate.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Noble Actual]]''</ref> The team [[Battle of Visegrád|discovered]] the Covenant presence on [[Reach]] and reported back to [[Central Command|CENTCOM]], killing two of the Zealots in the process. [[WINTER CONTINGENCY]] was declared on Reach while [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kat-B320]] retrieved a [[data module]] from the corpse of Doctor [[Laszlo Sorvad]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> The Covenant subsequently [[Battle of Sword Base|attacked]] ONI's [[SWORD Base]], but were repelled by the defending forces with the help of Noble Team and an [[orbital defense platform|orbital]] [[Super MAC]] platform.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> | On or prior to the night of [[2552#July|July 23, 2552]], the [[Covenant]] [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]] arrived at the human [[Inner Colony]] of [[Reach]] undetected by its defending forces. A small strike, including artifact-hunting [[Sangheili Zealot]]s from the [[Devoted Sentries]], was dispatched to the [[Visegrád Relay]] in [[Visegrád]] to cut off communications between Reach and other [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] colonies. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] assumed that the communications blackout was caused by local [[Insurrectionist]]s; in response, [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] dispatched several [[UNSC Army|Army]] fireteams to the relay. After losing contact with the troopers, [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]] was sent to investigate.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Noble Actual]]''</ref> The team [[Battle of Visegrád|discovered]] the Covenant presence on [[Reach]] and reported back to [[Central Command|CENTCOM]], killing two of the Zealots in the process. [[WINTER CONTINGENCY (protocol)|WINTER CONTINGENCY]] was declared on Reach while [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kat-B320]] retrieved a [[data module]] from the corpse of Doctor [[Laszlo Sorvad]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> The Covenant subsequently [[Battle of Sword Base|attacked]] ONI's [[SWORD Base]], but were repelled by the defending forces with the help of Noble Team and an [[orbital defense platform|orbital]] [[Super MAC]] platform.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> | ||
By the night of [[2552#August|August 11]], the Covenant had established a dark zone at [[Szurdok Ridge]] in the [[Viery Territory]] using [[stealth pylon]]s. This dark zone, which blocked out the UNSC's ability to detect what was inside, held a secret landing zone for an invasion force. Concerned about what the Covenant were hiding, ONI decided to send in Noble Team on a reconnaissance mission to investigate.<ref name="Nightfall">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Nightfall]]''</ref> | By the night of [[2552#August|August 11]], the Covenant had established a dark zone at [[Szurdok Ridge]] in the [[Viery Territory]] using [[stealth pylon]]s. This dark zone, which blocked out the UNSC's ability to detect what was inside, held a secret landing zone for an invasion force. Concerned about what the Covenant were hiding, ONI decided to send in Noble Team on a reconnaissance mission to investigate.<ref name="Nightfall">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Nightfall]]''</ref> | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
It was discovered that [[Recon Team Bravo]]'s discovery was not an anomaly and the UNSC came under attack from large Covenant deployments that had previously remained undetected across the [[Viery Territory]]. In response and in accordance with the [[WINTER CONTINGENCY]], the UNSC launched [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|a massive counterattack]] the next morning, with [[Kat-B320]] destroying the [[stealth pylon]] [[Jun-A266]] had planted the explosive in during the reconnaissance mission.<ref name="Tip of the Spear">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> | It was discovered that [[Recon Team Bravo]]'s discovery was not an anomaly and the UNSC came under attack from large Covenant deployments that had previously remained undetected across the [[Viery Territory]]. In response and in accordance with the [[WINTER CONTINGENCY (protocol)|WINTER CONTINGENCY]], the UNSC launched [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|a massive counterattack]] the next morning, with [[Kat-B320]] destroying the [[stealth pylon]] [[Jun-A266]] had planted the explosive in during the reconnaissance mission.<ref name="Tip of the Spear">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||