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{{ | {{Status|Canon}} | ||
{{Battle infobox | {{Battle infobox | ||
|prev=[[Operation: BLOWBACK]] | |prev=[[Operation: BLOWBACK]] | ||
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|next=[[Battle of Installation 04]] | |next=[[Battle of Installation 04]] | ||
|name=Battle of Line Installation 1-4 | |name=Battle of Line Installation 1-4 | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Control room battle.png|300px]] | ||
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|date=[[2552#August|August 2552]]{{Ref/Note|The [[Raid on Verge]], which took place concurrently with the [[Battle of Tribute]], had already taken place at this point, as evidenced by remarks by Team Black in [[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]. Additionally, [[News:Archive/21 May 2009/Fred Van Lente and Spartan Black|according to Fred Van Lente]], the events of ''Blood Line'' take place before the fall of Reach on August 30th, thus narrowing the possible timeframe of the events of Line Installation 04 to August 2552.}} | |date=[[2552#August|August 2552]]{{Ref/Note|The [[Raid on Verge]], which took place concurrently with the [[Battle of Tribute]], had already taken place at this point, as evidenced by remarks by Team Black in [[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]. Additionally, [[News:Archive/21 May 2009/Fred Van Lente and Spartan Black|according to Fred Van Lente]], the events of ''Blood Line'' take place before the fall of Reach on August 30th, thus narrowing the possible timeframe of the events of Line Installation 04 to August 2552.}} | ||
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|result='''UNSC victory''' | |result='''UNSC victory''' | ||
*Team Black returns to UNSC-controlled space | *Team Black returns to UNSC-controlled space | ||
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1=*{{Icon|UNSC HCW}} [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
*{{Icon|Covenant FB}} [[Covenant]]{{Ref/Note|Allied with the [[UNSC]] briefly to fight against the [[Sentinel]]s}} | |||
[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Note|Allied with the [[UNSC]] briefly to fight against the [[Sentinel]]s}} | |side2=*{{Icon|Forerunner}} [[Sentinel|Forerunner constructs]] | ||
|side2=[[Sentinel|Forerunner constructs]] | |||
|side3= | |side3= | ||
|commanders1= | |commanders1= | ||
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*[[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Iona]] | *[[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Iona]] | ||
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*1 | *1 {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}} | ||
*2 [[Mgalekgolo]] | *2 [[Mgalekgolo]] | ||
*Several [[Jiralhanae]] (late in battle) | *Several [[Jiralhanae]] (late in battle) | ||
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==The battle== | ==The battle== | ||
After assessing the situation, Team Black noted that the moon did not possess a breathable atmosphere, and discovered that there was an underground complex with breathable air nearby. [[Black-Two]] remained on the ship to send a [[Slipbeacon|distress call]], while the rest of the team moved outside to find a way to the underground facility. Meanwhile, some of the surviving the Covenant forces led by [[Shipmaster]] [[Thon 'Talamee]] took a [[ | After assessing the situation, Team Black noted that the moon did not possess a breathable atmosphere, and discovered that there was an underground complex with breathable air nearby. [[Black-Two]] remained on the ship to send a [[Slipbeacon|distress call]], while the rest of the team moved outside to find a way to the underground facility. Meanwhile, some of the surviving the Covenant forces led by [[Shipmaster]] [[Thon 'Talamee]] took a [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]], heading for the same destination as the Spartans. The two soon engaged each other, but were interrupted by the sudden appearance of mechanical [[Gatherer]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|issue1}} | ||
The machines engaged both parties and captured [[Black-One]], [[Reff 'Talamee]], [[Jubub]] as well as a [[Mgalekgolo]], and then headed toward the Line Installation's entrance. [[Black-Three]] and [[Victor-101|-Four]] pursued, making it inside but losing the Gatherers. As the Spartans and the Covenant had a common enemy and goals, the two made an uneasy ceasefire until they could rescue their comrades. Meanwhile, deep inside the facility, the captives were brought into holding cells and were greeted by the installation's [[Monitor]], [[686 Ebullient Prism]], who informed them that they would be vivisected and cataloged in order to find an immunity to the [[The Flood|Flood]].{{Ref/Reuse|issue2}} | The machines engaged both parties and captured [[Black-One]], [[Reff 'Talamee]], [[Jubub]] as well as a [[Mgalekgolo]], and then headed toward the Line Installation's entrance. [[Black-Three]] and [[Victor-101|-Four]] pursued, making it inside but losing the Gatherers. As the Spartans and the Covenant had a common enemy and goals, the two made an uneasy ceasefire until they could rescue their comrades. Meanwhile, deep inside the facility, the captives were brought into holding cells and were greeted by the installation's [[Monitor]], [[686 Ebullient Prism]], who informed them that they would be vivisected and cataloged in order to find an immunity to the [[The Flood|Flood]].{{Ref/Reuse|issue2}} | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:The crash.jpg|''Long Time Coming'' crash-landing on the moon. | File:The crash.jpg|''Long Time Coming'' crash-landing on the moon. | ||
File: | File:HBL-Issue1-FullPage-BlackTeam.jpg|Team Black in the cargo hold. | ||
File:Blood Line 2.jpg|Black-One is captured by a Gatherer. | File:Blood Line 2.jpg|Black-One is captured by a Gatherer. | ||
File:BL_Four_and_Three_make_it_inside.png|Black-Three and -Four barely make it into the Line installation. | File:BL_Four_and_Three_make_it_inside.png|Black-Three and -Four barely make it into the Line installation. | ||
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{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Line Installation 1-4}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Line Installation 1-4}} | ||
[[Category:UNSC | [[Category:UNSC victories]] | ||