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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 [[UNSC]] outpost near [[Sword Base]] on the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]] on [[Reach]], named so because it overlooks the base's airfield. It contained one [[Unnamed UNSC anti-aircraft turret|anti-aircraft turret]] before the [[Battle of Reach]] began. On [[2552#July|July 26, 2552]], [[Kat-B320]] and [[SPARTAN-B312]] were ordered to reactivate the AA turret to clear the skies for [[UNSC]] dropships.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> The base was later overrun by Covenant forces, who would later place two [[Type-38 Anti-Aircraft Cannon| | '''Airview Base''' was a small [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] outpost near [[Sword Base]] on the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]] on [[Reach]], named so because it overlooks the base's airfield. It contained one [[Unnamed UNSC anti-aircraft turret|anti-aircraft turret]] before the [[Fall of Reach|Battle of Reach]] began. On [[2552#July|July 26, 2552]], [[Catherine-B320|Kat-B320]] and [[SPARTAN-B312|Noble Six]] were ordered to reactivate the AA turret to clear the skies for [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] dropships.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> The base was later overrun by Covenant forces, who would later place two [[Type-38 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|Tyrants]] at its location. On August 29, Noble Six and a squad of ODSTs passed through what remained of the base in a [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Scorpion]], destroying the two Tyrants on the way to Sword Base, clearing the sky for [[Noble Team]]'s [[uH-144 Falcon|falcons]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*Airview Base's location was a seen as a very good defensive location by both the UNSC and the Covenant as both factions placed AA turrets on it. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[ONI: Sword Base]]'' | |||
**''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Reach locations]] | [[Category:Reach locations]] | ||
Revision as of 06:12, May 8, 2011
Airview Base was a small UNSC outpost near Sword Base on the Babd Catha Ice Shelf on Reach, named so because it overlooks the base's airfield. It contained one anti-aircraft turret before the Battle of Reach began. On July 26, 2552, Kat-B320 and Noble Six were ordered to reactivate the AA turret to clear the skies for UNSC dropships.[1] The base was later overrun by Covenant forces, who would later place two Tyrants at its location. On August 29, Noble Six and a squad of ODSTs passed through what remained of the base in a Scorpion, destroying the two Tyrants on the way to Sword Base, clearing the sky for Noble Team's falcons.[2]
Trivia
- Airview Base's location was a seen as a very good defensive location by both the UNSC and the Covenant as both factions placed AA turrets on it.
List of appearances
- Halo: Reach (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level ONI: Sword Base
- ^ Halo: Reach, level The Package
