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'''Alpha Headquarters''' was the name of the lead [[Military base|firebase]] set up by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] on planet [[Sigma Octanus IV]], [[Sigma Octanus IV/Grid 19 x 37|grid 19 x 37]], during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552|July 17, 2552]]. It was guarded by bunkers, armed checkpoints, guardhouses, and sandbags.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 171-175''</ref> It contained a main barracks, a command office, and a munitions bunker. It also had a main hospital.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 172''</ref> | '''Alpha Headquarters''', also known as '''Camp Alpha''', was the name of the lead [[Military base|firebase]] set up by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] on planet [[Sigma Octanus IV]], [[Sigma Octanus IV/Grid 19 x 37|grid 19 x 37]], during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552|July 17, 2552]]. It was guarded by bunkers, armed checkpoints, guardhouses, and sandbags.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 171-175''</ref> It contained a main barracks, a command office, and a munitions bunker. It also had a main hospital.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 172''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], Alpha Headquarters was set up near [[Côte d'Azur]] so that the Marines, under the command of [[Kits|General Kits]],<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 160''</ref> could assault the city, which had been captured by the [[Covenant]]. | During the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], Alpha Headquarters was set up near [[Côte d'Azur]] so that the Marines, under the command of [[Kits|General Kits]],<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 160''</ref> could assault the city, which had been captured by the [[Covenant]]. | ||
The base was staffed by 400 Marines when it came under assault by the Covenant forces. They attacked with | The base was staffed by 400 Marines when it came under assault by the Covenant forces. They attacked with {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}} tanks, [[Type-26 Banshee]] fliers, and thousands of [[Unggoy]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 171-172''</ref> The Marines were able to hold them off, but at a heavy cost: almost the entire base was destroyed, and only ten Marines survived the incident.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 175''</ref> When a single [[M12 Chaingun Warthog]] with [[Harland|Corporal Harland]] arrived, he assumed tactical command of the entire ground operation. He was quickly relieved by a team of [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 174''</ref> | ||
The Spartans landed their [[D77-TC Pelican]] in the base and used it as a staging area. They successfully killed all the Covenant soldiers in the area with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]],<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 211''</ref> destroying Cote d'Azur and the remains of Alpha Headquarters consequently. | The Spartans landed their [[D77-TC Pelican]] in the base and used it as a staging area. They successfully killed all the Covenant soldiers in the area with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]],<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 211''</ref> destroying Cote d'Azur and the remains of Alpha Headquarters consequently. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Sigma Octanus IV locations]] | [[Category:Sigma Octanus IV locations]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC military bases]] | [[Category:UNSC military bases]] | ||