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'''Orbital bombardment''' | '''Orbital bombardment''' is the act of bombarding targets on a planetary surface from orbit. | ||
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The UNSC's [[H-165 target locator]] is a [[laser]] pointer that can be used by ground forces to identify targets for small-scale orbital bombardment from an orbiting ship.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyWmnbni02U&feature=player_embedded '''YouTube''': ''Halo Reach Firefight 2.0 Gameplay Footage'']</ref> | The UNSC's [[H-165 target locator]] is a [[laser]] pointer that can be used by ground forces to identify targets for small-scale orbital bombardment from an orbiting ship.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyWmnbni02U&feature=player_embedded '''YouTube''': ''Halo Reach Firefight 2.0 Gameplay Footage'']</ref> | ||
On [[2559#October|October 14, 2559]], during the [[Battle of Epsilon Clarion]], [[Veta Lopis]] has the ''Spirit of Fire'' perform an orbital bombardment using [[EMP]] MAC rounds on the Ark's [[Epsilon Clarion]] installation. The bombardment reduces the facility to molten slag while the EMP fries all electronics in the area. The facility's destruction prevents the attempt by the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] and the [[ | On [[2559#October|October 14, 2559]], during the [[Battle of Epsilon Clarion]], [[Veta Lopis]] has the ''Spirit of Fire'' perform an orbital bombardment using [[EMP]] MAC rounds on the Ark's [[Epsilon Clarion]] installation. The bombardment reduces the facility to molten slag while the EMP fries all electronics in the area. The facility's destruction prevents the attempt by the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] and the [[Covenant loyalists]] to fire the [[Halo Array]] while at the same time destroying the [[archeon-class ancilla]] [[Intrepid Eye]].{{Ref/Novel|DW}} | ||
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File: | File:MAC - Bombardment.jpg|A MAC round from the ''Spirit of Fire'' impacts the ground. | ||
File:Reach FF Courtyard03.jpg|An orbital strike hitting a {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}. | File:Reach FF Courtyard03.jpg|An orbital strike hitting a {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}. | ||
File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|Covenant {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}s glassing [[Harvest]] from orbit. | File:Covenant Destroyers Glass Harvest.jpg|Covenant {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}s glassing [[Harvest]] from orbit. |