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The battle was one of the few major victories that the UNSC | The battle was one of the few major victories that the UNSC had in space (despite major losses; less than ten ships remained intact after the battle) since [[Harvest]] was retaken. Admiral Stanforth had especially planned this battle to be a much needed victory and morale boost for humanity.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 160''</ref> It introduced the tactic of using a refit station to protect UNSC ships. The Covenant, however, had only come for the data retrieved from the Forerunner [[sigma Octanus IV artifact|crystal]] transmitted from the planet, which revealed to them the location of [[Installation 04]]. | ||
A spy probe attached to the destroyer ''Iroquois'' led the Covenant to [[Reach]], which they attacked a few days later. It later transpired that the Covenant had learned the location of one of the Halos from the transmission, which they planned to activate to begin the [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]]. | A spy probe attached to the destroyer ''Iroquois'' led the Covenant to [[Reach]], which they attacked a few days later. It later transpired that the Covenant had learned the location of one of the Halos from the transmission, which they planned to activate to begin the [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]]. | ||