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Etilka was wielded by SPARTAN-II Jorge-052. He served with the weapon during the [[Battle of Fumirole]]<ref>'''[[Deliver Hope]]'''</ref> and later, the [[Fall of Reach]]. During the opening stages of the fall, he employed the weapon during a mission to investigate the [[Visegrád Relay]]<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' - ''campaign level [[Winter Contingency]]''</ref> and later the defense of [[SWORD Base]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' - ''campaign level [[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> Jorge would then employ the weapon during the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]], using it to hold off [[Covenant]] forces so that [[SPARTAN-B312]] could take [[Spire One]] offline.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' - ''campaign level [[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> The weapon's last actions would come in [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], with Jorge using the weapon inside the captured [[SDV-class heavy corvette]] ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' to hold off Covenant forces. Following damage taken to the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] needed for the operation, Jorge would stay behind on the Corvette to manually detonate the engine-turned-bomb and allow B312 to escape. In the ensuing destruction of the | Etilka was wielded by SPARTAN-II Jorge-052. He served with the weapon during the [[Battle of Fumirole]]<ref>'''[[Deliver Hope]]'''</ref> and later, the [[Fall of Reach]]. During the opening stages of the fall, he employed the weapon during a mission to investigate the [[Visegrád Relay]]<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' - ''campaign level [[Winter Contingency]]''</ref> and later the defense of [[SWORD Base]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' - ''campaign level [[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> Jorge would then employ the weapon during the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]], using it to hold off [[Covenant]] forces so that [[SPARTAN-B312]] could take [[Spire One]] offline.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' - ''campaign level [[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> The weapon's last actions would come in [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], with Jorge using the weapon inside the captured [[SDV-class heavy corvette]] ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' to hold off Covenant forces. Following damage taken to the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] needed for the operation, Jorge would stay behind on the Corvette to manually detonate the engine-turned-bomb and allow B312 to escape. In the ensuing destruction of the {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}} ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', Etilka was likely destroyed.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' - ''campaign level [[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> | ||
By [[2558]], Etilka - alongside many other pieces of equipment employed by NOBLE Team - was the basis of weaponry and equipment being fielded in the War Games simulations used for [[SPARTAN-IV]] training.{{Ref/Reuse|CF}} | By [[2558]], Etilka - alongside many other pieces of equipment employed by NOBLE Team - was the basis of weaponry and equipment being fielded in the War Games simulations used for [[SPARTAN-IV]] training.{{Ref/Reuse|CF}} |