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{{Era|H3}}
{{Status|Canon}}
[[File:Battle of Sector Six 07.png|250px|thumb|UNSC Marines fighting Covenant forces in Sector Six.]]
'''Sector Six'''{{Ref/Reuse|last}} is a location at coordinates 32°53′12″N, 69°27′48″E on [[Earth]] in the [[Pakistan]]-[[Wikipedia:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] region,<ref>[[:File:Combat Part 1 Anotated.png|Coordinates link picture]]</ref>{{Ref/Note|In the Earth locations section of ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|the Halo encyclopedia]]'' (page 285 of the 2009 edition), a battle is mentioned as happening at the Pakistan/Afghan border in second battle of Earth (the events of ''Halo 3''. Given the coordinates and timeline provided by ''Halo: Landfall'', it is likely these two events are connected and therefore the location are connected.}} The area is home to several satellite dishes and other [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] installations, including towers with [[surface-to-air missile launcher]]s and a bunker.<ref name="last">''[[Halo: Landfall]]'', [[Halo: Last One Standing]]</ref>


'''Sector Six'''<ref>''[[Halo: Arms Race Part 2]]''</ref> was a location on [[Earth]].
==History==
{{Main|Battle of Sector Six}}
During the [[Battle for Earth]] on [[2552#November|November 17th, 2552]], Sector Six was the site of an engagement between the UNSC and the [[Covenant]]. [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] [[T. Rymann]] and [[S. Hartley]] were ordered there to retrieve a [[laser designator]] and use it to track [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]]'s fall into atmosphere. Unfortunately, the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] had a significant presence in the area.<ref name="combat">''[[Halo: Landfall]]'', [[Halo: Combat]]</ref>


[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s [[Bravo-21]] and [[Bravo-22]] were ordered there during the [[Second Battle of Earth]] to get medical attention from a UNSC medic at that location. The ensuing battle, the [[Battle of Sector Six]], met with heavy casualties on the behalf of both UNSC Marine forces and [[Jiralhanae]] forces.
The ensuing battle met with heavy casualties on the behalf of both [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine]] and [[Jiralhanae]] forces. Bravo-21 was killed by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] wielding a [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]], after he flanked a column of [[Jiralhanae Minor]]s and tried to hold them off with a [[SRS99D-S2 AM Sniper Rifle|sniper rifle]]. Finally, the Marines managed to retrieve the designator, lock onto SPARTAN-117 and escape into a bunker.{{Ref/Reuse|last}}


Its coordinates were at 32°53′12″N, 69°27′48″E on Earth <ref>[http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Combat_Part_1_Location.JPG  Coordinates link picture]</ref>, and Sector Six was believed to be two miles east of Pawas, Afghanistan, a small town on Earth.
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
**''[[Halo: Combat]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''


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==Notes==
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