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|conc = [[Fall of Reach]] | |conc = [[Fall of Reach]] | ||
|next = [[Battle of Installation 04]] | |next = [[Battle of Installation 04]] | ||
|name = Battle of | |name = Battle of Asźod | ||
|image = [[File:Battle of Aszod.jpg|325px]] | |image = [[File:Battle of Aszod.jpg|325px]] | ||
|conflict = [[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict = [[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date = [[2552#August|August 29-30]], [[2552]] | |date = [[2552#August|August 29-30]], [[2552]] | ||
|place = [[ | |place = [[Asźod]], [[Eposz]], [[Reach]] | ||
|result = Tactical Covenant victory | |result = Tactical Covenant victory | ||
*Remaining UNSC resistance neutralized<br/> | *Remaining UNSC resistance neutralized<br/> | ||
* | *Asźod [[Glassing|glassed]]<br/> | ||
Strategic UNSC victory | Strategic UNSC victory | ||
*''Pillar of Autumn'' escapes with [[Cortana]] | *''Pillar of Autumn'' escapes with [[Cortana]] | ||
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The '''Battle of | The '''Battle of Asźod''' was the last major engagement fought on the planet [[Reach]] during [[Fall of Reach|the planet's fall]] between [[2552#August|August 29th and 30th, 2552]].<ref name="TPoA">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
By this point in the battle for Reach, a Covenant victory was all but inevitable. The UNSC's [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] had been routed by the combined Covenant fleets, and the Covenant ground invasion was now reinforced by large scale naval forces in low orbit. Surviving UNSC ground forces maintained a tenuous hold on the [[ | By this point in the battle for Reach, a Covenant victory was all but inevitable. The UNSC's [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] had been routed by the combined Covenant fleets, and the Covenant ground invasion was now reinforced by large scale naval forces in low orbit. Surviving UNSC ground forces maintained a tenuous hold on the [[Asźod ship breaking yards|ship-breaking yards]] at [[Asźod]], the only off-planet extraction point left on the [[Eposz]] continent. UNSC convoys on the way to the shipyard in the hopes of escaping the planet were destroyed by Covenant air attacks. | ||
After a successful mission to ''[[Gamma Station]]'', the {{Class|Halcyon|cruiser}} {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} touched down in the shipyards for the transaction of an important [[The Package (data storage unit)|package]], which contained a fragment of the AI [[Cortana]], from [[SPARTAN program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]]. Near the ''Pillar of Autumn'''s landing site, surviving UNSC forces engaged innumerable Covenant ground forces that were advancing toward the ''Pillar of Autumn''. The battle raged with unabated ferocity, but the UNSC forces were enclosed in a steadily constricting pocket despite their best efforts.<ref name="TPoA"/> | After a successful mission to ''[[Gamma Station]]'', the {{Class|Halcyon|cruiser}} {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} touched down in the shipyards for the transaction of an important [[The Package (data storage unit)|package]], which contained a fragment of the AI [[Cortana]], from [[SPARTAN program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]]. Near the ''Pillar of Autumn'''s landing site, surviving UNSC forces engaged innumerable Covenant ground forces that were advancing toward the ''Pillar of Autumn''. The battle raged with unabated ferocity, but the UNSC forces were enclosed in a steadily constricting pocket despite their best efforts.<ref name="TPoA"/> | ||
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==Battle== | ==Battle== | ||
===Regroup=== | ===Regroup=== | ||
As the UNSC forces began to retreat, their land and air defenses moved to | As the UNSC forces began to retreat, their land and air defenses moved to Asźod to regroup. Near the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s landing site, numerous [[M808 Scorpion]]s and [[M12 Warthog LRV]]s assaulted a pair of [[Type-47 Scarab]]s and made their way to the ''Pillar of Autumn''. While encircling the Scarabs, the UNSC forces had to avoid mortar fire from several [[Type-26 Wraith]]s that were also moving into Asźod from other parts of Reach. Meanwhile, a large number of [[UH-144 Falcon]]s engaged Covenant [[Type-26 Banshee]]s overhead.<ref name="TPoA"/> | ||
===Noble Team's arrival=== | ===Noble Team's arrival=== | ||
By this point, NOBLE Team had been reduced to four members, with [[Jorge-052]] and [[Kat-B320]] having been killed in action during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] and the [[Siege of New Alexandria]], respectively. [[Jun-A266]] had been ordered to defend Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] and to escort her away from the [[Forerunner]] [[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|complex]] near [[SWORD Base]] to another [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] facility, [[CASTLE Base]]. Thus, by August 30th, Noble Team was effectively reduced to three operational members, including its field leader, [[Carter-A259]], as well as [[Emile-A239]], Noble Four, and [[SPARTAN-B312]], Noble Six. The three had escaped SWORD Base, bearing a fragment of the AI Cortana, which contained data from the [[Forerunner]] ruins beneath the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref> The ''Pillar of Autumn'', docked at the | By this point, NOBLE Team had been reduced to four members, with [[Jorge-052]] and [[Kat-B320]] having been killed in action during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]] and the [[Siege of New Alexandria]], respectively. [[Jun-A266]] had been ordered to defend Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] and to escort her away from the [[Forerunner]] [[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|complex]] near [[SWORD Base]] to another [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] facility, [[CASTLE Base]]. Thus, by August 30th, Noble Team was effectively reduced to three operational members, including its field leader, [[Carter-A259]], as well as [[Emile-A239]], Noble Four, and [[SPARTAN-B312]], Noble Six. The three had escaped SWORD Base, bearing a fragment of the AI Cortana, which contained data from the [[Forerunner]] ruins beneath the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref> The ''Pillar of Autumn'', docked at the Asźod facility and awaited the team's arrival with this high value package. The ''Pillar of Autumn'''s commanding officer, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]], deployed a number of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] to other parts of the ship-breaking facility to stall the Covenant advance and to allow Noble Team to break through and deliver the package. | ||
En route to the facility, the Covenant's air superiority made itself apparent to the survivors of Noble Team. Their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] was attacked by Covenant aircraft, and Carter, the team leader, was seriously injured by plasma fire. Realizing that the Pelican would be shot down before reaching the ''Pillar of Autumn'', Carter ordered Emile and SPARTAN-B312 to jump from the crippled dropship while he attempted to lure the Covenant away. Emile and SPARTAN-B312 landed in Covenant-occupied territory on the main road to the shipyard. | En route to the facility, the Covenant's air superiority made itself apparent to the survivors of Noble Team. Their [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] was attacked by Covenant aircraft, and Carter, the team leader, was seriously injured by plasma fire. Realizing that the Pelican would be shot down before reaching the ''Pillar of Autumn'', Carter ordered Emile and SPARTAN-B312 to jump from the crippled dropship while he attempted to lure the Covenant away. Emile and SPARTAN-B312 landed in Covenant-occupied territory on the main road to the shipyard. | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||