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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]]}} | 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 [[ | 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 [[Deployment spire]]s located along the valley ridge. Upon attacking, UNSC did not yet know what the main purpose of the spires.{{Ref/Reuse|tip}} | ||
==The battle== | ==The battle== | ||