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[[File:HFR Alpha Base.png|thumb|right|250px|Alpha Base under attack.]] | [[File:HFR Alpha Base.png|thumb|right|250px|Alpha Base under attack.]] | ||
{{Main|Battle of Alpha Base}} | {{Main|Battle of Alpha Base}} | ||
The second battle was [[Zuka 'Zamamee]]'s attempt to get into the base and kill the Master Chief. Approximately six [[Type-28 Troop Carrier|Spirit dropships]] full of Covenant and the captured [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] ''[[Charlie 217]]'' full of cloaked [[Sangheili]] commandos participated in the attack. The Pelican managed to touch down and release the Sangheili within before its landing pad was doused in fuel and lit. However, Zuka 'Zamamee and several Sangheili had already fled and began in search of the Chief. Before being killed by the [[Stealth Sangheili]] led by Zamamee, a valiant crewman, [[Cho (Navy technician)|Cho]], gave the AI Wellsley control of the 50mm autocannons, with which he was able to eliminate 1 Spirit dropship. The remaining dropships released their troops further away from the base and attempted to assault it thus. Snipers expertly inflicted heavy casualties on the disembarking troops. Two of the recovered [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Scorpion Tanks]] had been entrenched and were able to cut down much of the onslaught, including the [[Field Master|Field Commander]]. With their leader dead, lesser Sangheili attempted to assume command with little success. In the end, all remaining Covenant were either captured, killed, or forced to retreat. [[Yayap]] and [[Zuka 'Zamamee|Zamamee]] were able to survive by stealing one of the [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] that the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] had been able to salvage. | The second battle was [[Zuka 'Zamamee]]'s attempt to get into the base and kill the Master Chief. Approximately six [[Type-28 Troop Carrier|Spirit dropships]] full of Covenant and the captured [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] ''[[Charlie 217]]'' full of cloaked [[Sangheili]] commandos participated in the attack. The Pelican managed to touch down and release the Sangheili within before its landing pad was doused in fuel and lit. However, Zuka 'Zamamee and several Sangheili had already fled and began in search of the Chief. Before being killed by the [[Stealth Sangheili]] led by Zamamee, a valiant crewman, [[Cho (Navy technician)|Cho]], gave the AI Wellsley control of the 50mm autocannons, with which he was able to eliminate 1 Spirit dropship. The remaining dropships released their troops further away from the base and attempted to assault it thus. Snipers expertly inflicted heavy casualties on the disembarking troops. Two of the recovered [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Scorpion Tanks]] had been entrenched and were able to cut down much of the onslaught, including the [[Field Master|Field Commander]]. With their leader dead, lesser Sangheili attempted to assume command with little success. In addition, the Covenant were able to employ the [[Type-56 Lich]] ''[[Upright Chalice]]'' in their attack, using it to deploy vast quantities of troops onto the base directly, before ODST [[Fireteam Raven]] were able to hold off the attack.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]] level:''' [[Alpha Base (Halo: Fireteam Raven level)|Alpha Base]]</ref>In the end, all remaining Covenant were either captured, killed, or forced to retreat. [[Yayap]] and [[Zuka 'Zamamee|Zamamee]] were able to survive by stealing one of the [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] that the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] had been able to salvage. | ||
It was later discovered that the [[Flood]] had been attempting to break into the base and were only impeded by a single metal grate (which they had already used hundreds of plasma weapons on), leading to an unnoticed group of caverns. The entrances to these caverns were successfully sealed, and the Flood were delayed from overtaking the base. By the time they managed to break through, the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces had abandoned the base in hopes of leaving the installation aboard the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''. | It was later discovered that the [[Flood]] had been attempting to break into the base and were only impeded by a single metal grate (which they had already used hundreds of plasma weapons on), leading to an unnoticed group of caverns. The entrances to these caverns were successfully sealed, and the Flood were delayed from overtaking the base. By the time they managed to break through, the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces had abandoned the base in hopes of leaving the installation aboard the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
One of the four [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Scorpion]] tanks recovered from the ''Autumn'' is presumed to be the one encountered on [[Assault on the Control Room]]. | *One of the four [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Scorpion]] tanks recovered from the ''Autumn'' is presumed to be the one encountered on [[Assault on the Control Room]]. | ||
*The appearance of Alpha Base, as depicted in ''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]'', bears extremely heavy resemblance to the Forerunner structure found in the skybox of the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[Anniversary Map Pack]] map [[Ridgeline]]. Notably, the doorway structures leading to the base's interior sections bear heavy resemblance to the map's red and blue bases and the overall structure exhibits extremely similar architecture. furthermore, Ridgeline's map description states that ''"This idyllic cliffside once served as a UNSC staging area''"<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]] map description:''' [[Ridgeline]]</ref>, indicating that the staging area referred to in the map description is, in fact, Alpha Base (or a [[War Games]] map based on Alpha Base). Notably, however, Alpha Base is set in the middle of a desert, whereas Ridgeline is set in a temperate forest. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||