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While glassing is devastatingly powerful as an offensive tactic, doctrinal limitations prevented the Covenant from applying it indiscriminately in any combat situation. For example, "sacred" Forerunner artifacts, most notably the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]], could not be targeted by glassing lest they are damaged by the bombardment. It was this reluctance to damage holy sites that allowed the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to land on [[Installation 04]], and its complement to eventually score a victory against the Covenant forces. During the [[Raid on Reach]], survivors from [[Battle of Installation 04]] saw a certain area where the Covenant has yet to glass, due to their high interest in the Forerunner crystal. This allows them to rescue the remaining trapped UNSC survivors and salvage the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} from Reach.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> | While glassing is devastatingly powerful as an offensive tactic, doctrinal limitations prevented the Covenant from applying it indiscriminately in any combat situation. For example, "sacred" Forerunner artifacts, most notably the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]], could not be targeted by glassing lest they are damaged by the bombardment. It was this reluctance to damage holy sites that allowed the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to land on [[Installation 04]], and its complement to eventually score a victory against the Covenant forces. During the [[Raid on Reach]], survivors from [[Battle of Installation 04]] saw a certain area where the Covenant has yet to glass, due to their high interest in the Forerunner crystal. This allows them to rescue the remaining trapped UNSC survivors and salvage the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} from Reach.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref> | ||
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Glassing a planet even partially requires an enormous investment in time and resources, necessitating the use of hundreds of Covenant warships over the course of several days which could have been used for other purposes. Even with all that power, 'glassed' planets can still retain living biospheres complete with standing structures and vegetation, as is observed on [[Kholo]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[The Return]]", ''Motion Comic Adaptation''</ref> | |||
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