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A '''Line installation''' is a [[Forerunner]] | A '''Line installation''' is a [[Forerunner]] defensive outpost, part of the [[Maginot Line]], intended to prevent enemy ships from reaching the inner worlds of the [[Orion complex]].<ref name="sil104">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 104-105''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The Maginot Line, or Jat-Krula as it was known to the Forerunners, was constructed over half a million years before the firing of the [[Halo Array]] as the ultimate defense for the inner systems of the [[ecumene]]. The Line installations, numbering in the millions, were placed in strategic locations, particularly along the most efficient and well-known slipspace pathways, forming an enormous sphere surrounding the Orion complex. Any incoming enemy ship or [[Forerunner fleet|fleet]] would have to pass through the perimeter,<ref name="sil104"/> where it would be targeted and destroyed in [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] by the Line installations in range.<ref name="wreckage">'''Halo 4''', multiplayer map ''Wreckage''</ref> These installations are usually located on a planetary body, such as a [[natural satellite]]. | |||
As part of the Forerunners' efforts to contain and understand the [[Flood]], some Line installations were refitted to serve as [[Flood research facility|Flood research facilities]]. These installations employ machines known as [[Gatherer]]s, specialized for collecting specimens for analysis. Each Line installation also has its own [[monitor]] and a control center, as well as a sizable force of [[Sentinel Aggressor|Sentinels]].<ref name="blood1">'''Halo: Blood Line''' ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], Line installations were used as containment measures against [[Flood]]-controlled spacecraft, meant to prevent them from reaching the Forerunner core worlds.<ref name="wreckage"/> However, in the later years of the war, even these measures began to fail and the Flood would occasionally slip past gaps created in some segments of the boundary.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 193''</ref> | |||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]] in the late [[2552]], the ''[[Long Time Coming]]'', as well as the [[Covenant assault carrier]] ''[[Clarity of Faith]]'' were shot down by [[Line Installation 1-4]]'s defenses while in Slipspace. As a result, they both crash-landed on an [[Unidentified moon (Sub-sector 35)|unidentified moon]] in [[Sub-sector 35]].<ref name="blood1"/> Personnel were taken by Gatherers into the main facility of the installation, for study by the installation's Monitor, [[686 Ebullient Prism]].<ref>'''Halo: Blood Line''' ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 3|Issue 3]]''</ref> During the [[Battle of Line Installation 1-4]], the installation's control center was located and used to shoot down an entire [[Covenant fleet]] in Slipspace.<ref>'''Halo: Blood Line''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 5|Issue 5]]''</ref> | |||
==Known Line | ==Known Line installations== | ||
*[[Line Installation 1-4]] | *[[Line Installation 1-4]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Line Installation 9-12]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H4-Wreckage- | File:H4-Wreckage-LineInstallations.jpg|Views of two beam-projecting towers at Line Installation 9-12. | ||
File:H4-Wreckage- | File:H4-Wreckage-LineInstallation.jpg|Closeup view of one of the towers. | ||
File:H4 Wreckage Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of | File:H4 Wreckage Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Line Installation 9-12. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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A Line installation is a Forerunner defensive outpost, part of the Maginot Line, intended to prevent enemy ships from reaching the inner worlds of the Orion complex.[1]
Background
The Maginot Line, or Jat-Krula as it was known to the Forerunners, was constructed over half a million years before the firing of the Halo Array as the ultimate defense for the inner systems of the ecumene. The Line installations, numbering in the millions, were placed in strategic locations, particularly along the most efficient and well-known slipspace pathways, forming an enormous sphere surrounding the Orion complex. Any incoming enemy ship or fleet would have to pass through the perimeter,[1] where it would be targeted and destroyed in slipspace by the Line installations in range.[2] These installations are usually located on a planetary body, such as a natural satellite.
As part of the Forerunners' efforts to contain and understand the Flood, some Line installations were refitted to serve as Flood research facilities. These installations employ machines known as Gatherers, specialized for collecting specimens for analysis. Each Line installation also has its own monitor and a control center, as well as a sizable force of Sentinels.[3]
History
During the Forerunner-Flood war, Line installations were used as containment measures against Flood-controlled spacecraft, meant to prevent them from reaching the Forerunner core worlds.[2] However, in the later years of the war, even these measures began to fail and the Flood would occasionally slip past gaps created in some segments of the boundary.[4]
During the Human-Covenant War in the late 2552, the Long Time Coming, as well as the Covenant assault carrier Clarity of Faith were shot down by Line Installation 1-4's defenses while in Slipspace. As a result, they both crash-landed on an unidentified moon in Sub-sector 35.[3] Personnel were taken by Gatherers into the main facility of the installation, for study by the installation's Monitor, 686 Ebullient Prism.[5] During the Battle of Line Installation 1-4, the installation's control center was located and used to shoot down an entire Covenant fleet in Slipspace.[6]
Known Line installations
Gallery
Views of two beam-projecting towers at Line Installation 9-12.
Closeup view of one of the towers.
Concept art of Line Installation 9-12.
List of appearances
- Halo: Blood Line (First appearance)
- Halo 4
- Halo: Silentium (Mentioned only)
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