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'''Rally Point Zulu''' was a point in the space surrounding the planet [[Reach]] that was designated as a staging area for all [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] warships in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] on the final day of the [[Fall of Reach]]: [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]].{{Ref/Note|In earlier printings of ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Admiral Freemont recalled all ships in the "Epsilon Eridani, Jericho, and Tantalus systems". However, it is since been revealed that [[Tantalus]] is actually another planet in the Epsilon Eridani system; "Jericho" presumably refers to the [[Lambda Serpentis system]], which was invaded by the Covenant in [[2535]]. The 2011 ''Definitive Edition'' of ''The Fall of Reach'' changes Freemont's order to extend only to the Epsilon Eridani system.}} At this rally point, all recalled ships would attempt to repulse the newly-arrived [[Covenant]] [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], which had come to crush all remaining resistance and [[Glassing|glass]] the planet after a month and a half of conflict. The appropriate UNSC vessels were alerted by [[UNSC Alpha Priority Transmission 04592Z-83]], sent by [[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]], the leader of the [[FLEETCOM Sector One]] and of the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]].<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach Definitive Edition'', page 335</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', [[Scenario Eight: Rally Point Zulu]]</ref>


'''Rally Point Zulu'''<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 289</ref> was a point in the space surrounding the colony of [[Reach]] that was designated by the [[United Nations Space Command]] as a location for all UNSC warships in the Reach, [[Tantalus]] and [[Jerico]] Systems to rendezvous and repulse inbound [[Covenant]] warships that were about to attack Reach.
At first, 100 UNSC warships united at Rally Point Zulu, with 52 more arriving minutes later and the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} arriving shortly after that.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach Definitive Edition'', page 343</ref> The assembled vessels ultimately failed to defend Reach from the Covenant attack. Within minutes, all but a fraction of the ships at Rally Point Zulu were destroyed. The Covenant then pressed through the shattered defensive line, destroyed the now-inert [[orbital defense platform]]s, and began glassing the planet.<ref>''Halo: The Fall of Reach Definitive Edition'', page 385</ref>


The appropriate UNSC vessels were alerted by the [[UNSC Alpha Priority Transmission 04592Z-83]] sent by [[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]] of [[FLEETCOM]].
==Notes==
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153 UNSC warships united at Rally Point Zulu, but in the ensuing [[Battle of Reach]], ultimately failed to defend Reach from the Covenant attack. Most ships that were present were destroyed by the Covenant. Only a few made it out, such as the [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn]] and a Prowler that reported back to [[Earth]] before the Covenant invasion of the human homeworld.
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''


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==Sources==
*[[Rally Point]]
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*[[Battle of Reach]]


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