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{{Quote|It appears that Noble Team's discovery last night was not an anomaly. Large Covenant deployments have occurred undetected, and we are now under attack across the Viery territory, including orbital defenses. As per the Winter Contingency, we are countering on every front. Noble's reconnaissance has also identified sophisticated Covenant army hiding canopies, and has been pinpointed what's believed to be a landing zone for additional Covenant forces, the origin of which is yet to be determined.|[[Auntie Dot]]{{Ref/Reuse|tip}}}} | {{Quote|It appears that Noble Team's discovery last night was not an anomaly. Large Covenant deployments have occurred undetected, and we are now under attack across the Viery territory, including orbital defenses. As per the Winter Contingency, we are countering on every front. Noble's reconnaissance has also identified sophisticated Covenant army hiding canopies, and has been pinpointed what's believed to be a landing zone for additional Covenant forces, the origin of which is yet to be determined.|[[Auntie Dot]]{{Ref/Reuse|tip}}}} | ||
{{Main|Mission to Szurdok Ridge}} | {{Main|Mission to Szurdok Ridge}} | ||
On the night prior to the battle, [[SPARTAN program|Spartan]] [[Noble Team]], split into two splinter groups, [[Recon Team Alpha]] and [[Recon Team Bravo|Bravo]], conducted [[Mission to Szurdok Ridge|a reconnaissance mission]] at [[Szurdok Ridge]] to determine the Covenant force deployments in the area. They discovered a massive ground army amassing in the plain, with four {{ | On the night prior to the battle, [[SPARTAN program|Spartan]] [[Noble Team]], split into two splinter groups, [[Recon Team Alpha]] and [[Recon Team Bravo|Bravo]], conducted [[Mission to Szurdok Ridge|a reconnaissance mission]] at [[Szurdok Ridge]] to determine the Covenant force deployments in the area. They discovered a massive ground army amassing in the plain, with four {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}s hovering overhead.{{Ref/Level|Halo: Reach|[[Nightfall]]}} | ||
The UNSC responded with a massive ground and air based counterattack the following morning. The overall goal of the UNSC was to blitz the Covenant strike force before the rest of the [[Covenant fleet]] arrived, preventing any solid Covenant foothold on Reach. The main target for the UNSC counterattack was to take out the [[Covenant spire|Covenant Spires]] located along the valley ridge. Upon attacking, UNSC did not yet know what the main purpose of the spires.{{Ref/Reuse|tip}} | The UNSC responded with a massive ground and air based counterattack the following morning. The overall goal of the UNSC was to blitz the Covenant strike force before the rest of the [[Covenant fleet]] arrived, preventing any solid Covenant foothold on Reach. The main target for the UNSC counterattack was to take out the [[Covenant spire|Covenant Spires]] located along the valley ridge. Upon attacking, UNSC did not yet know what the main purpose of the spires.{{Ref/Reuse|tip}} | ||