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|name=Alpha Headquarters
|image=[[File:FoRCovenant - AlphaHQ.png|300px]]
|location=[[Sigma Octanus IV/Grid 19 x 37|Grid 19 x 37]], [[Sigma Octanus IV]]
|purpose=[[Military base|Firebase]]
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|destroyed=[[2552|July 17, 2552]]
|usage=2552: [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]
|controlledby=[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
|commander=[[Kits|General Kits]]
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[[File:Alpha HQ.jpg|thumb|250px|[[ Corporal Harland's Fireteam|Corporal Harland's Fireteam]] arrive at Alpha Headquarters.]]
'''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>
'''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]].


It was guarded by bunkers, armed checkpoints, guardhouses, and sandbags.<ref name="Halo Fall of Reach">'''[[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 name="Halo Fall of Reach">page 172</ref> It was set up near [[Côte d'Azur|Cote D'Azur]] so that the Marines, under the command of [[Kits|General Kits]],<ref name="Halo Fall of Reach">Page 160.</ref> could assault the city, which had been captured by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].
==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]].


The base was staffed by 400 Marines when it came under assault by the Covenant forces. They attacked with [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith]] tanks, [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]] fliers, and thousands of [[Unggoy|Grunts]].<ref name="Halo 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 name="Halo Fall of Reach">Page 175.</ref> When a single [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|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 name="Halo Fall of Reach">, page 174</ref>
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|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|HAVOK tactical nuclear device]],<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.


Along with the surviving Marines and civilians, they were evacuated and docked with the [[UNSC Leviathan|UNSC ''Leviathan'']] for a return trip to [[Reach]].
Along with the surviving Marines and civilians, they were evacuated and docked with the {{UNSCShip|Leviathan}} for a return trip to [[Reach]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:FoRCovenant - AlphaHQ2.png|A Pelican leaving the base.
File:Alpha HQ.jpg|[[Corporal Harland's fireteam]] arrive at Alpha Headquarters.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Ref/Sources}}
 
[[Category:Sigma Octanus IV locations]]
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Latest revision as of 17:38, August 17, 2022

Alpha Headquarters
FoRCovenant - AlphaHQ.png
Facility information

Location:

Grid 19 x 37, Sigma Octanus IV

Purpose:

Firebase

Historical information

In use:

2552: Battle of Sigma Octanus IV

Destroyed:

July 17, 2552

Controlled by:

UNSC Marine Corps

Known commander(s):

General Kits

 

Alpha Headquarters, also known as Camp Alpha, was the name of the lead firebase set up by the UNSC Marines on planet Sigma Octanus IV, grid 19 x 37, during the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV in July 17, 2552. It was guarded by bunkers, armed checkpoints, guardhouses, and sandbags.[1] It contained a main barracks, a command office, and a munitions bunker. It also had a main hospital.[2]

History[edit]

During the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV, Alpha Headquarters was set up near Côte d'Azur so that the Marines, under the command of General Kits,[3] 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 Zurdo-pattern Wraith tanks, Type-26 Banshee fliers, and thousands of Unggoy.[4] 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.[5] When a single M12 Chaingun Warthog with Corporal Harland arrived, he assumed tactical command of the entire ground operation. He was quickly relieved by a team of SPARTAN-IIs.[6]

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,[7] destroying Cote d'Azur and the remains of Alpha Headquarters consequently.

Along with the surviving Marines and civilians, they were evacuated and docked with the UNSC Leviathan for a return trip to Reach.

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 171-175
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 172
  3. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 160
  4. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 171-172
  5. '^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 175
  6. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 174
  7. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 211
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