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|name= Operation: | |name= '''''Operation: UPPER CUT''''' | ||
|image= [[File: | |image=[[File:LNoS ends.jpg|350px]] | ||
|conflict= [[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict= [[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date= [[ | |date= August 14, [[2552]] | ||
|place= | |place= Orbit of [[Reach]], [[Epsilon Eridani System]] | ||
|result= | |result= | ||
UNSC tactical victory | |||
*Destruction of the [[Covenant corvette]] ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' and the [[Covenant supercarrier|supercarrier]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' | |||
*Strategically insignificant due to the arrival of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] | |||
|side1= [[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1= [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2= [[Covenant Empire]] | |side2= [[Covenant Empire]] | ||
|commanders1=*[[Carter-A259|CDR Carter-A259]] | |commanders1= | ||
*[[Kat-B320|LCDR Kat-B320]] | *[[Urban Holland|Col. Urban Holland]] | ||
*[[SPARTAN-B312|LT SPARTAN-B312]] | **[[Carter-A259|CDR Carter-A259]] | ||
|commanders2= | **[[Kat-B320|LCDR Kat-B320]] | ||
|forces1=*[[UNSC Army]] | **[[SPARTAN-B312|LT SPARTAN-B312]] | ||
**[[Jorge-052|CWO Jorge-052]]† | |||
|commanders2=*[[Sangheili General|Unnamed General]]† | |||
|forces1= | |||
*[[UNSC Army]] | |||
*[[UNSC Navy]] | *[[UNSC Navy]] | ||
**[[Epsilon Eridani Defense Fleet]] | **[[Epsilon Eridani Defense Fleet]] | ||
***''[[Anchor Nine]]'' | ***''[[Anchor Nine]]'' | ||
***{{UNSCShip|Savannah}} | ***{{UNSCShip|Savannah}} | ||
*** | ***[[YSS-1000|YSS-1000 ''"Sabre"''-class Starfighters]](5+) | ||
**** Sabre Bravo-029 | |||
***[[D77-TC Pelican]] (1) | |||
**[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare]] | **[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Warfare]] | ||
***[[Noble Team]] | ***[[Noble Team]] | ||
|forces2=*[[Covenant Army]] | |forces2=*[[Covenant Army]] | ||
*[[Covenant Navy]] | *[[Covenant Navy]] | ||
** | **Unknown Covenant fleet | ||
*** | ***[[Covenant supercarrier|Supercarrier]] (1) | ||
*** | ***[[Covenant corvette|Corvette]] (1) | ||
*** | ***[[Type-25 Troop Carrier]]s (2+) | ||
***(10+) [[ | ***[[Type-52 Troop Carrier]]s (10+) | ||
*** | ***[[Type-31 XMF|Type-31 ''"Seraph"''-class]] (10+) | ||
|casual1=Unknown | ***[[Type-27 XMF|Type-27 ''"Banshee"''-class]] (10+) | ||
|casual2=Unknown | |casual1= | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Savannah}} | |||
*Jorge-052 | |||
*Unknown number of Marines/Troopers | |||
|casual2= | |||
*Covenant supercarrier ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' | |||
*Covenant corvette ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' | |||
*Unknown number of Type-52 Troop Carriers | |||
*Unknown number of Type-31 "Seraph"-class | |||
*Unknown number of Type-27 "Banshee"-class | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Operation: | '''Operation: UPPER CUT''' was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Army|Army]]/[[UNSC Navy|Navy]]/[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] joint operation to destroy the [[Covenant Supercarrier]], ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', in the early stages of the [[Fall of Reach]] on [[2552#August|August 14, 2552]].<ref name="lnos">'''[[Halo Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[The Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> | ||
[[SPARTAN- | ==Background== | ||
The [[Battle of Viery]] was completely disrupted by the appearance of a cloaked [[Covenant Supercarrier]] in low orbit of [[Reach]]. The UNSC had no available nuclear weapons or large orbital assets to strike down the supercarrier, prompting the SPARTANs of [[Noble Team]] to improvise. Recalling a slipspace drive accident near [[Cygnus]], [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Catherine-B320|LTCDR Catherine-B320]] concieved an unorthodox plan to use a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] as a makeshift bomb.<ref name="lnos"/> To reach orbit, they decided to appropriate the top-secret Sabre starfighters stored at the [[Sabre Program Launch/Research Range]] at [[Farkas Lake]]. [[Urban Holland|Colonel Holland]] reluctantly approved the operation, with [[Noble Six]], a qualified Sabre pilot, leading the space portion of the attack. | |||
==The operation== | |||
===Ground battle=== | |||
At the start of the operation, the launch facility was under heavy attack by Covenant forces deployed from orbit. Large numbers of [[Type-31 XMF|Type-31 ''"Seraph"''-class]] fighters and [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Type-25 "Spirit"-class]] dropships were swarming the airspace around the site. [[Noble Team|Noble]] [[Carter-A259|One]], [[Kat-B320|Two]], [[Jorge-052|Five]], and [[Noble Six|Six]] fought their way through the Covenant forces on the beach, linked up with Army units inside the facility and temporarily secured the site. Noble Six and Jorge-052 boarded their [[YSS-1000|YSS-1000 ''"Sabre"''-class]] fighter, and launched into space with the other four Sabre fighters.<ref name="lnos"/> | |||
===Space battle=== | |||
All five Sabres rendezvoused with the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} at orbital station [[Anchor 9]]. After docking, the ''Savannah'''s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] was removed and mounted on a [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|D77-TC Pelican]] dropship for transport to a nearby [[Covenant corvette]]. The corvette, at the time, was on a refueling run to the Covenant supercarrier, providing UNSC forces an opportunity to commandeer the corvette and approach the supercarrier undetected. | |||
While EVA teams transferred the drive, the Sabres were called to defend Anchor 9 and ''Savannah'' against the waves of [[Type-31 XMF|Seraphs]] and space capable [[Type-27 XMF|Banshee]] starfighters. At the start of the engagement, Anchor 9's [[Point-Defense Gun]]s were offline, and bringing the defenses online required several minutes. Worse, multiple [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Type-52 ''"Phantom"''-class]] dropships attempted to board the station. These attempts, however, were prevented by the Sabres. | |||
With the space around Anchor 9 clear of Covenant forces, Jorge-052 separated from Six's Sabre and boarded the Pelican to secure the makeshift Slipspace "bomb". The UNSC managed to jam the Covenant corvette's communications and disable its engines, while the Sabres escorted the Pelican to the corvette and neutralized the enemy's defensive starfighters. ''Savannah'', still combat-effective without its slipspace drive, provided support fire to divert the corvette's attention from the Pelican. | |||
Once cleared of high-level resistance, Noble Six and a squad of [[UNSC Army|infantry troopers]] boarded the corvette and secured the docking bay, allowing the Pelican to land. With Jorge-052 defending the makeshift bomb, Six and the Army soldiers fought their way to the corvette's bridge. At the same time, the ''Savannah'' finally succumbed to the corvette's [[plasma]] barrage and was destroyed with all hands. After successfully taking over the bridge, Six manually locked the ship's course to the supercarrier, preventing any potential course corrections. After heading back to the docking bay, the surviving Covenant crew assaulted the UNSC forces, attempting to retake the docking bay and destroy the package. | |||
After the short engagement, Jorge-052 discovered several problems. Damage done to the corvette had blocked the path back to the Sabres and, as such, the only way off the ship was a space jump. In addition, the timer on the Slipspace bomb was damaged by plasma fire, requiring a manual detonation when the ship reached the supercarrier. Jorge-052 volunteered to activate the bomb manually and forced Noble Six off the Covenant corvette. As the corvette came in range of the supercarrier, the bomb detonated and created a [[slipspace]] rupture. The rupture vaporized both the corvette and the mid-section of the supercarrier. | |||
==Aftermath== | |||
The success of Operation: UPPER CUT was short lived. Only minutes after the supercarrier was destroyed, a portion of the enormous ''[[Fleet of Particular Justice]]'' exited Slipspace above Reach and launched a full-scale assault on the planet. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Halo- Reach - Saber Launching.jpg|Sabres being launched from a UNSC base. | File:Halo- Reach - Saber Launching.jpg|Sabres being launched from a UNSC base. | ||
File: | File:HaloReach - Space Battle.jpg|A Sabre engaging Covenant [[Type-31 XMF|Type-31 XMF ''"Seraph"''-class]] fighters over Reach. | ||
File:Reach | File:Reach AssaultCarriers.jpg|A portion of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] entering the system just after the end of the operation. | ||
File: | File:Reach E310 Campaign10.jpg|The battle raging around Anchor 9. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{Human-Covenant War}} | |||
Revision as of 18:26, October 18, 2010
Template:Ratings Template:New Content Template:Battle Operation: UPPER CUT was a UNSC Army/Navy/Marine Corps joint operation to destroy the Covenant Supercarrier, Long Night of Solace, in the early stages of the Fall of Reach on August 14, 2552.[1]
Background
The Battle of Viery was completely disrupted by the appearance of a cloaked Covenant Supercarrier in low orbit of Reach. The UNSC had no available nuclear weapons or large orbital assets to strike down the supercarrier, prompting the SPARTANs of Noble Team to improvise. Recalling a slipspace drive accident near Cygnus, SPARTAN-III LTCDR Catherine-B320 concieved an unorthodox plan to use a Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine as a makeshift bomb.[1] To reach orbit, they decided to appropriate the top-secret Sabre starfighters stored at the Sabre Program Launch/Research Range at Farkas Lake. Colonel Holland reluctantly approved the operation, with Noble Six, a qualified Sabre pilot, leading the space portion of the attack.
The operation
Ground battle
At the start of the operation, the launch facility was under heavy attack by Covenant forces deployed from orbit. Large numbers of Type-31 "Seraph"-class fighters and Type-25 "Spirit"-class dropships were swarming the airspace around the site. Noble One, Two, Five, and Six fought their way through the Covenant forces on the beach, linked up with Army units inside the facility and temporarily secured the site. Noble Six and Jorge-052 boarded their YSS-1000 "Sabre"-class fighter, and launched into space with the other four Sabre fighters.[1]
Space battle
All five Sabres rendezvoused with the UNSC Savannah at orbital station Anchor 9. After docking, the Savannah's slipspace drive was removed and mounted on a D77-TC Pelican dropship for transport to a nearby Covenant corvette. The corvette, at the time, was on a refueling run to the Covenant supercarrier, providing UNSC forces an opportunity to commandeer the corvette and approach the supercarrier undetected.
While EVA teams transferred the drive, the Sabres were called to defend Anchor 9 and Savannah against the waves of Seraphs and space capable Banshee starfighters. At the start of the engagement, Anchor 9's Point-Defense Guns were offline, and bringing the defenses online required several minutes. Worse, multiple Type-52 "Phantom"-class dropships attempted to board the station. These attempts, however, were prevented by the Sabres.
With the space around Anchor 9 clear of Covenant forces, Jorge-052 separated from Six's Sabre and boarded the Pelican to secure the makeshift Slipspace "bomb". The UNSC managed to jam the Covenant corvette's communications and disable its engines, while the Sabres escorted the Pelican to the corvette and neutralized the enemy's defensive starfighters. Savannah, still combat-effective without its slipspace drive, provided support fire to divert the corvette's attention from the Pelican.
Once cleared of high-level resistance, Noble Six and a squad of infantry troopers boarded the corvette and secured the docking bay, allowing the Pelican to land. With Jorge-052 defending the makeshift bomb, Six and the Army soldiers fought their way to the corvette's bridge. At the same time, the Savannah finally succumbed to the corvette's plasma barrage and was destroyed with all hands. After successfully taking over the bridge, Six manually locked the ship's course to the supercarrier, preventing any potential course corrections. After heading back to the docking bay, the surviving Covenant crew assaulted the UNSC forces, attempting to retake the docking bay and destroy the package.
After the short engagement, Jorge-052 discovered several problems. Damage done to the corvette had blocked the path back to the Sabres and, as such, the only way off the ship was a space jump. In addition, the timer on the Slipspace bomb was damaged by plasma fire, requiring a manual detonation when the ship reached the supercarrier. Jorge-052 volunteered to activate the bomb manually and forced Noble Six off the Covenant corvette. As the corvette came in range of the supercarrier, the bomb detonated and created a slipspace rupture. The rupture vaporized both the corvette and the mid-section of the supercarrier.
Aftermath
The success of Operation: UPPER CUT was short lived. Only minutes after the supercarrier was destroyed, a portion of the enormous Fleet of Particular Justice exited Slipspace above Reach and launched a full-scale assault on the planet.
Gallery
Sabres being launched from a UNSC base.
A Sabre engaging Covenant Type-31 XMF "Seraph"-class fighters over Reach.
A portion of the Fleet of Particular Justice entering the system just after the end of the operation.
The battle raging around Anchor 9.
List of appearances
Halo: Reach (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo Reach, campaign level The Long Night of Solace
