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[[File:Reach Orbit.png|thumb|300px|Big Crater Bay, as seen from orbit.]]
[[File:Reach Orbit.png|thumb|right|300px|Big Crater Bay, as seen from orbit.]]
'''Big Crater Bay''' is a large body of [[water]] on the surface of the [[Human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner]] [[Human colonies|Colony]] [[Planet|world]] of [[Reach]]. It was south of the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=sorchapt1|Novel=Halo: Shadows of Reach|Chapter=1}}
'''Big Crater Bay''' is a large body of [[water]] on the surface of the [[Human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner]] [[Human colonies|Colony]] [[Planet|world]] of [[Reach]]. It was south of the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=sorchapt1|Novel=Halo: Shadows of Reach|Chapter=1}}


==History==
==History==
During the [[Fall of Reach]], a Covenant force attacked an island in the middle of the bay.{{Ref/Level|HR|Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace|Detail=Corvette bridge hologram}} The [[2nd Shock Troops Battalion]] were also deployed to this island, while the [[7th Shock Troops Battalion]], [[22nd Shock Troops Battalion]], elements of the [[124th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized)|124th Infantry Brigade]] and an element of the [[34th Infantry Brigade]] were all deployed to locations near the rim of the bay.{{Ref/Level|HR|Tip of the Spear|Detail=[[Order of battle (Viery, Reach)|Viery Territory order of battle]]}}
===Human-Covenant war===
During the [[Fall of Reach]], on [[2552|August 13th, 2552,]] the [[2nd Shock Troops Battalion]] were also deployed to an island in the middle of the bay. The [[7th Shock Troops Battalion]], [[22nd Shock Troops Battalion]], elements of the [[124th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized)|124th Infantry Brigade]] and an element of the [[34th Infantry Brigade]] were all deployed to locations near the rim of the bay.{{Ref/Level|HR|Tip of the Spear|Detail=[[Order of battle (Viery, Reach)|Viery Territory order of battle]]}} A Covenant force was deployed to the island in the middle of the bay on August 14th.{{Ref/Level|HR|Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace|Detail=Corvette bridge hologram}}  


On [[2559#October|October 7, 2559]], during [[Operation]]: [[Operation: WOLFE|WOLFE]], the [[Owl|Owl Insertion Craft]] ''[[UNSC Special Delivery|Special Delivery]]'' flew over Big Crater Bay on its way to the [[Highland Mountains]].{{Ref/Reuse|sorchapt1}}
By August 30th, most locations along the rim of the bay were glassed.{{Ref/Level|HR|[[Noble Actual]]}}
 
===Post-war===
On [[2559#October|October 7, 2559]], during [[Operation]]: [[Operation: WOLFE|WOLFE]], the [[D102 Owl|Owl Insertion Craft]] ''[[UNSC Special Delivery|Special Delivery]]'' flew over Big Crater Bay on its way to the [[Highland Mountains]].{{Ref/Reuse|sorchapt1}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HR - Prologue Reach.png|Big Crater Bay (seen near the bottom of the planet) glassed, as seen from orbit.
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Ref/Sources}}
[[Category:Reach locations]]
[[Category:Reach locations]]
[[Category:Water bodies]]
[[Category:Bodies of water]]

Latest revision as of 12:05, April 12, 2023

Big Crater Bay, as seen from orbit.

Big Crater Bay is a large body of water on the surface of the Human Inner Colony world of Reach. It was south of the Babd Catha Ice Shelf.[1]

History[edit]

Human-Covenant war[edit]

During the Fall of Reach, on August 13th, 2552, the 2nd Shock Troops Battalion were also deployed to an island in the middle of the bay. The 7th Shock Troops Battalion, 22nd Shock Troops Battalion, elements of the 124th Infantry Brigade and an element of the 34th Infantry Brigade were all deployed to locations near the rim of the bay.[2] A Covenant force was deployed to the island in the middle of the bay on August 14th.[3]

By August 30th, most locations along the rim of the bay were glassed.[4]

Post-war[edit]

On October 7, 2559, during Operation: WOLFE, the Owl Insertion Craft Special Delivery flew over Big Crater Bay on its way to the Highland Mountains.[1]

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 1
  2. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear: Viery Territory order of battle
  3. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace: Corvette bridge hologram
  4. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Noble Actual