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{{Quote|We've come to take [[Sigma Octanus IV]] back from the Covenant. To do that, we're going to kill every last one of them.|[[John-117]] to [[Corporal]] [[Harland]] | {{Quote|We've come to take [[Sigma Octanus IV]] back from the Covenant. To do that, we're going to kill every last one of them.|[[John-117]] to [[Corporal]] [[Harland]] | ||
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The '''Battle of Sigma Octanus IV''' was fought between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] in mid-[[2552]]. Despite taking heavy losses, the UNSC successfully repelled the Covenant force from the [[Sigma Octanus system]], gaining a victory. However, multiple Covenant objectives were achieved, as they succeeded in retrieving a [[Forerunner]] artifact leading them to [[Installation 04]], as well as finding out the location of the human stronghold planet [[Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|for376}} | The '''Battle of Sigma Octanus IV''' was an [[battle|engagement]] fought between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] in mid-[[2552]]. Despite taking heavy losses, the UNSC successfully repelled the Covenant force from the [[Sigma Octanus system]], gaining a victory. However, multiple Covenant objectives were achieved, as they succeeded in retrieving a [[Forerunner]] artifact leading them to [[Installation 04]], as well as finding out the location of the human stronghold planet [[Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|for376}} | ||
==The battle== | ==The battle== | ||
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===Second space battle=== | ===Second space battle=== | ||
[[File:Battle of Sigma Octanus 4.jpeg|thumb | [[File:Battle of Sigma Octanus 4.jpeg|thumb|200px|The UNSC fleet engaging the opposing Covenant fleet over Sigma Octanus IV.]] | ||
With the ground battle continuing, more UNSC ships arrived in orbit over Sigma Octanus IV. At 0625 hours, a [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord|fleet]] of Covenant vessels were detected on the edge of the system. The 48 available UNSC warships, including the ''Iroquois ''and Stanforth's flagship, the ''Marathon''-class cruiser ''Leviathan'', formed a tight "checkerboard" formation that allowed for them to fire all their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] guns simultaneously at the Covenant fleet with a single massive volley. However, this restricted the mobility of the UNSC fleet, and left them unable to evade the extremely accurate Covenant plasma torpedoes. When the battle commenced, the Covenant fleet took a severe beating from the UNSC's opening MAC salvo, but promptly returned fire with a salvo of plasma torpedoes. The repair station ''[[UNSC Cradle|Cradle]]'' moved in front of the UNSC formation, acting as a sacrificial shield, and absorbed the Covenant fleet's first salvo, at the cost of the station and its entire crew. This allowed the UNSC ships to dedicate all the power from their reactors to recharging their MAC guns, and the UNSC ships were thus quickly able to fire a second salvo after the destroyed ''Cradle'' drifted away.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 222''</ref> | With the ground battle continuing, more UNSC ships arrived in orbit over Sigma Octanus IV. At 0625 hours, a [[Second Fleet of Solemn Accord|fleet]] of Covenant vessels were detected on the edge of the system. The 48 available UNSC warships, including the ''Iroquois ''and Stanforth's flagship, the ''Marathon''-class cruiser ''Leviathan'', formed a tight "checkerboard" formation that allowed for them to fire all their [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] guns simultaneously at the Covenant fleet with a single massive volley. However, this restricted the mobility of the UNSC fleet, and left them unable to evade the extremely accurate Covenant plasma torpedoes. When the battle commenced, the Covenant fleet took a severe beating from the UNSC's opening MAC salvo, but promptly returned fire with a salvo of plasma torpedoes. The repair station ''[[UNSC Cradle|Cradle]]'' moved in front of the UNSC formation, acting as a sacrificial shield, and absorbed the Covenant fleet's first salvo, at the cost of the station and its entire crew. This allowed the UNSC ships to dedicate all the power from their reactors to recharging their MAC guns, and the UNSC ships were thus quickly able to fire a second salvo after the destroyed ''Cradle'' drifted away.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 222''</ref> | ||
After this salvo, only eight Covenant vessels remained: cruisers and destroyers. The UNSC fleet then scattered and proceeded to engage the Covenant fleet, which responded by releasing its [[Seraph]] fighters and opening heavy fire on the UNSC ships. The ''Iroquois'' spotted a small Covenant [[Covenant stealth ship|stealth craft]] in orbit above the planet and attempted to destroy it with a barrage of Archer missiles, but the attack was foiled when the stealth ship jammed the missiles' guidance locks, causing them to miss. In response, ''Iroquois ''simply rammed the ship, stopping the Covenant from gaining planetside data. The remaining Covenant vessels soon fled the system. | After this salvo, only eight Covenant vessels remained: cruisers and destroyers. The UNSC fleet then scattered and proceeded to engage the Covenant fleet, which responded by releasing its [[Seraph]] fighters and opening heavy fire on the UNSC ships. The ''Iroquois'' spotted a small Covenant [[Covenant stealth ship|stealth craft]] in orbit above the planet and attempted to destroy it with a barrage of Archer missiles, but the attack was foiled when the stealth ship jammed the missiles' guidance locks, causing them to miss. In response, ''Iroquois ''simply rammed the ship, stopping the Covenant from gaining planetside data. The remaining Covenant vessels soon fled the system.{{Ref/Comic|Id=FoR226|'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', page 226}} | ||
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