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*[[Siege of the Inner Colonies]] | *[[Siege of the Inner Colonies]] | ||
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|place=*[[Sigma Octanus system]] | |place=*[[Sigma Octanus system]] | ||
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The '''Battle of Sigma Octanus IV''' was fought between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] in mid-[[ | 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== | ==The battle== | ||
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On July 17, | On July 17, 2552, [[Ensign]] [[William Lovell]] logged a large gravitational anomaly inside [[Slipstream space]]. Deciding that it could not be any form of [[Covenant starship]] based on its immense size, Lovell passed it off as an asteroid, sent his hourly report, and thought nothing more of it.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 137-138''</ref> | ||
However, over [[Sigma Octanus IV]], [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]], commanding officer of the {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}} [[UNSC Iroquois|''Iroquois'']], realized that the large mass was in fact a [[battle group]] of Covenant ships after reading [[UNSC Astrophysics Journal 034-23-01|a report]] by [[Fhajad-084]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 141''</ref> The Covenant ships were flying in close formation; large masses bend slipspace more easily than in real space, creating the illusion of a single large mass when there are in fact several. Keyes concluded that the mass was comprised of four [[Covenant frigate|Covenant Frigates]]. However, when the Covenant battlegroup exited slipspace, the ''Iroquois'' found itself outmatched by the arrival of not four frigates but one [[Covenant carrier|carrier]], one {{Class|RPV|light destroyer}}, and two [[Covenant frigate|frigates]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 170''</ref> | However, over [[Sigma Octanus IV]], [[Commander (UNSC)|Commander]] [[Jacob Keyes]], commanding officer of the {{Class|Halberd|destroyer}} [[UNSC Iroquois|''Iroquois'']], realized that the large mass was in fact a [[battle group]] of Covenant ships after reading [[UNSC Astrophysics Journal 034-23-01|a report]] by [[Fhajad-084]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 141''</ref> The Covenant ships were flying in close formation; large masses bend slipspace more easily than in real space, creating the illusion of a single large mass when there are in fact several. Keyes concluded that the mass was comprised of four [[Covenant frigate|Covenant Frigates]]. However, when the Covenant battlegroup exited slipspace, the ''Iroquois'' found itself outmatched by the arrival of not four frigates but one [[Covenant carrier|carrier]], one {{Class|RPV|light destroyer}}, and two [[Covenant frigate|frigates]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 170''</ref> | ||
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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
===July 17, | ===July 17, 2552=== | ||
*'''0000 Hours:''' [[William Lovell|Ensign William Lovell]], aboard the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Remote scanning outpost|Remote Scanning Outpost]] ''[[Archimedes]]'', reports to Sigma Octanus IV concerning a large silhouette in [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] heading for the system. It is suspected to be a group of Covenant ships but it could also be an asteroid. | *'''0000 Hours:''' [[William Lovell|Ensign William Lovell]], aboard the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[Remote scanning outpost|Remote Scanning Outpost]] ''[[Archimedes]]'', reports to Sigma Octanus IV concerning a large silhouette in [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] heading for the system. It is suspected to be a group of Covenant ships but it could also be an asteroid. | ||
*'''0300 Hours:''' The {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} arrives in system on patrol. The vessel's Commanding Officer, [[Jacob Keyes|Commander Jacob Keyes]], receives the sensor information and realizes it is a Covenant threat. He contacts [[UNSC Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]] and informs them of the situation. | *'''0300 Hours:''' The {{UNSCShip|Iroquois}} arrives in system on patrol. The vessel's Commanding Officer, [[Jacob Keyes|Commander Jacob Keyes]], receives the sensor information and realizes it is a Covenant threat. He contacts [[UNSC Fleet Command|FLEETCOM]] and informs them of the situation. | ||
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*'''2130 Hours:''' [[refit station|Repair station]] ''[[UNSC Cradle|Cradle]]'' moves to protect UNSC Fleet. First salvos are fired by Covenant vessels. | *'''2130 Hours:''' [[refit station|Repair station]] ''[[UNSC Cradle|Cradle]]'' moves to protect UNSC Fleet. First salvos are fired by Covenant vessels. | ||
===July 18, | ===July 18, 2552=== | ||
*'''0500 Hours:''' All Covenant vessels either retreat or are destroyed. Battle concludes. | *'''0500 Hours:''' All Covenant vessels either retreat or are destroyed. Battle concludes. | ||