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|prev=*[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] | |prev=*[[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] | ||
*[[Battle of Beta Eridani]] | *[[Battle of Beta Eridani]] | ||
|conc=*[[Battle | |conc=*[[Battle for Tribute]] | ||
*[[Battle of Line Installation 1-4]] | *[[Battle of Line Installation 1-4]] | ||
*[[Raid on Mount Haven]] | *[[Raid on Mount Haven]] | ||
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|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
*[[Siege of the Inner Colonies]] | *[[Siege of the Inner Colonies]] | ||
|date=[[2552#July|July 25, 2552]] | |date=[[2552#July|July 25, 2552]] – [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]]<ref name="H3R">[[:File:ONI Plaque Right.jpg|''Halo 3: ODST'', Reference of Reach event]]</ref>{{Ref/Note|While the time stamps in ''Halo Reach'' use Reach's local time, the dates given are based on the UNSC military calendar. This is supported by the entries in [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]].}} <br/> | ||
*[[#Timeline|See below]] | *[[#Timeline|See below]] | ||
|place=[[ | |place=[[Reach]], [[Epsilon Eridani system]] | ||
|result='''Covenant victory''' | |result='''Covenant victory''' | ||
*Reach [[Glassing|glassed]]{{Ref/Reuse|h2aheretic}}{{Ref/Reuse|actual}} | *Reach [[Glassing|glassed]]{{Ref/Reuse|h2aheretic}}{{Ref/Reuse|actual}} | ||
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**[[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] | **[[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] | ||
***152 [[warship]]s {{C|August 30}}{{Ref/Reuse|FOR33}} | ***152 [[warship]]s {{C|August 30}}{{Ref/Reuse|FOR33}} | ||
****[[UNSC Trafalgar| | ****[[UNSC Trafalgar|1]] [[Punic-class supercarrier|supercarrier]] | ||
****Several [[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|heavy cruisers]] | ****Several [[Marathon-class heavy cruiser|heavy cruisers]] | ||
**** | ****2+ [[Halcyon-class light cruiser|light cruisers]] | ||
**** | ****95+ [[UNSC frigate|frigates]] and [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]]{{Ref/Novel|Novel=Halo: The Fall of Reach|Chapter=33|Quote=Twenty thousand kilometers from the planet, a cluster of a hundred UNSC ships collected at rally point Zulu: destroyers, frigates, three cruisers, two carriers—and three refit and repair stations hovering over them. . . waiting to be used as sacrificial shields. “Fifty-two additional UNSC warships inbound to rally point Zulu,” Cortana reported.|Detail=Frigates and destroyers comprised 95% of the initial force (95/100).}} | ||
****Numerous [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]] | ****Numerous [[UNSC corvette|corvettes]]<ref name="FS">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 207''</ref> | ||
****18 refit and repair stations | ****18 [[refit station|refit and repair stations]] | ||
**20 [[orbital defense platform]]s | **20 [[orbital defense platform]]s | ||
**58,485 land assets{{Ref/Reuse|factbook}} | **58,485 land assets{{Ref/Reuse|factbook}} | ||
***26 [[Spartan-IIs]]{{Ref/Reuse|drop5}}<ref name="Wars">[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Timeline.aspx ''Official Halo Wars Community Site'': Timeline] (defunct, [[Archive:Halowars.com/Timeline|Archived]])</ref><ref name="FS Adjunct">''Halo: First Strike'' (2010), Adjunct</ref><ref name="DttE">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh7Q3fjIIwc ''Youtube'': Defiant to the End]</ref><ref name="Library">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', [[Library (feature)|Library]] - Pelican</ref><!-- This figure includes the 25 NAVSPECWEAP Spartan-IIs recalled to Reach (as stated in the listed sources) as well as Jorge.--> | ***26 [[Spartan-IIs]]{{Ref/Reuse|drop5}}<ref name="Wars">[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Timeline.aspx ''Official Halo Wars Community Site'': Timeline] (defunct, [[Archive:Halowars.com/Timeline|Archived]])</ref><ref name="FS Adjunct">''Halo: First Strike'' (2010), Adjunct</ref><ref name="DttE">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh7Q3fjIIwc ''Youtube'': Defiant to the End]</ref><ref name="Library">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', [[Library (feature)|Library]] - Pelican</ref><!-- This figure includes the 25 NAVSPECWEAP Spartan-IIs recalled to Reach (as stated in the listed sources) as well as Jorge.--> | ||
***Numerous [[Spartan-III]]s | ***Numerous [[Spartan-III]]s | ||
*** | ***Multiple [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] | ||
**11,050 air assets{{Ref/Reuse|factbook}} | **11,050 air assets{{Ref/Reuse|factbook}} | ||
|forces2= | |forces2= | ||
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Though the battle was a clear defeat for the UNSC, [[Noble Team]] preventing the Cortana fragment from falling into enemy hands subsequently led the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]], where they [[Battle of Installation 04|engaged the Covenant in a decisive battle]]. The experience gleaned on Installation 04, and the [[Great Schism|subsequent political schism]] within the Covenant while [[Battle for Earth|attacking]] [[Earth]], would be invaluable to the [[Battle of Installation 00|ultimate defeat]] of the Covenant. | Though the battle was a clear defeat for the UNSC, [[Noble Team]] preventing the Cortana fragment from falling into enemy hands subsequently led the ''Pillar of Autumn'' to [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]], where they [[Battle of Installation 04|engaged the Covenant in a decisive battle]]. The experience gleaned on Installation 04, and the [[Great Schism|subsequent political schism]] within the Covenant while [[Battle for Earth|attacking]] [[Earth]], would be invaluable to the [[Battle of Installation 00|ultimate defeat]] of the Covenant. | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
[[File:Reach "The Battle Begins"-Elite.png|thumb|left|250px|The communications cutoff between Reach and other UEG colonies was originally attributed to localized [[Insurrectionist]]s. However, upon investigating, NOBLE Team discovered that the Covenant's [[Devoted Sentries]] were responsible.]] | [[File:Reach "The Battle Begins"-Elite.png|thumb|left|250px|The communications cutoff between Reach and other UEG colonies was originally attributed to localized [[Insurrectionist]]s. However, upon investigating, NOBLE Team discovered that the Covenant's [[Devoted Sentries]] were responsible.]] | ||
At some point before July 19, 2552, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] ran a series of calculations that predicted the future movement of the Covenant force sweeping throughout [[Milky Way|the galaxy]]. Based on these calculations, ONI determined that there was an 87% probability that the Epsilon Eridani system would be discovered by the Covenant within five months. [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]], the head of ONI, debated with [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]] about using Reach as the stage for the planned [[Operation: RED FLAG]]; the pair considered that the presence of large-scale [[Forerunner]] artifacts on the planet would be a source of Covenant interest in the planet. The rest of the UNSC, however, was given no warning of the predicted attack.<ref name="drop4">''[[Data Drop]]s'', [[Data Drop/Four|Drop #4]]</ref> | At some point before July 19, 2552, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] ran a series of calculations that predicted the future movement of the Covenant force sweeping throughout [[Milky Way|the galaxy]]. Based on these calculations, ONI determined that there was an 87% probability that the Epsilon Eridani system would be discovered by the Covenant within five months. [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky]], the head of ONI, debated with [[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]] about using Reach as the stage for the planned [[Operation: RED FLAG]]; the pair considered that the presence of large-scale [[Forerunner]] artifacts on the planet would be a source of Covenant interest in the planet. The rest of the UNSC, however, was given no warning of the predicted attack.<ref name="drop4">''[[Data Drop]]s'', [[Data Drop/Four|Drop #4]]</ref> | ||
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Following the declaration of the WINTER CONTINGENCY, several ONI field agents were given [[WINTER CONTINGENCY Declaration Supplemental Orders|supplemental orders]] to secure or - if necessary - terminate UNSC astronavigation personnel to ensure their knowledge would not fall into the hands of the Covenant.<ref name="supplemental">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Adjunct, [[WINTER CONTINGENCY Declaration Supplemental Orders]]</ref> | Following the declaration of the WINTER CONTINGENCY, several ONI field agents were given [[WINTER CONTINGENCY Declaration Supplemental Orders|supplemental orders]] to secure or - if necessary - terminate UNSC astronavigation personnel to ensure their knowledge would not fall into the hands of the Covenant.<ref name="supplemental">''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Adjunct, [[WINTER CONTINGENCY Declaration Supplemental Orders]]</ref> | ||
== | ==Battle== | ||
===Opening skirmishes=== | ===Opening skirmishes=== | ||
{{Quote|WINTER CONTINGENCY has been declared, all units mobilized and ready.|UNSC officer}} | {{Quote|WINTER CONTINGENCY has been declared, all units mobilized and ready.|UNSC officer}} | ||