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On [[2552#August|August 14, 2552]], Gamma Station reported several slipspace ruptures emanating from a [[Covenant]] invasion fleet sent by the [[Ministry of Resolution]]. These vessels emerged from slipspace below the planet's orbital defense grid and began attacking population centers.<ref>''Halo: Reach'', campaign level, [[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]</ref> Despite the scale of the initial attack, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] kept the invasion secret from most of the planet's military garrison and civilian population.<ref>''[[Data Drop]]'', [[Data Drop/Five|Five]]</ref> | On [[2552#August|August 14, 2552]], Gamma Station reported several slipspace ruptures emanating from a [[Covenant]] invasion fleet sent by the [[Ministry of Resolution]]. These vessels emerged from slipspace below the planet's orbital defense grid and began attacking population centers.<ref>''Halo: Reach'', campaign level, [[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]</ref> Despite the scale of the initial attack, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] kept the invasion secret from most of the planet's military garrison and civilian population.<ref>''[[Data Drop]]'', [[Data Drop/Five|Five]]</ref> | ||
On August 30, Gamma Station received a transmission from [[remote scanning outpost]] [[Fermion]] reporting an unconfirmed in-system [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] rupture; this belied the arrival of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]. Shortly thereafter, three [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] ([[John-117]], [[Linda-058]], and [[James-005]]) commandeered a [[ | On August 30, Gamma Station received a transmission from [[remote scanning outpost]] [[Fermion]] reporting an unconfirmed in-system [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] rupture; this belied the arrival of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]. Shortly thereafter, three [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] ([[John-117]], [[Linda-058]], and [[James-005]]) commandeered a [[D77H-TCI Pelican]]{{Ref/Comic|Comic=Halo: Fall of Reach|Detail=[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]}} to Reach Station Gamma. An ONI [[UNSC prowler|prowler]], the ''[[UNSC Circumference|Circumference]]'', docked in the station failed to delete its navigation database. Covenant intrusion software had detected the unsecured database and three [[Covenant frigate]]s were sent to secure the data. Those frigates were destroyed by [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] rounds from the planet's [[orbital defense platform|orbital guns]], as well as firepower from the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, but not before they dispatched [[Sangheili Ranger|Elite]] and [[Kig-yar Ranger|Jackal]] rangers to secure the data.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', p. 308</ref> Eventually, John-117 was able to destroy the database but Linda-058 was clinically killed and James-005 was lost in the vacuum of space after his [[thruster pack]] was damaged in combat. Several [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] were onboard the station: [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Private]]s [[Wallace A. Jenkins|Jenkins]], [[Bisenti]], and [[O'Brien (Reach)|O'Brien]]. They were evacuated along with the Spartans. | ||
During the battle, the station was severely damaged, with the station ring finally breaking into multiple pieces. However, a few fortified sections remained intact and fully pressurized. Near the end of the battle, a skirmish between a {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} and {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}} took place within the vicinity of the station.{{Ref/Reuse|reach}} | During the battle, the station was severely damaged, with the station ring finally breaking into multiple pieces. However, a few fortified sections remained intact and fully pressurized. Near the end of the battle, a skirmish between a {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} and {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}} took place within the vicinity of the station.{{Ref/Reuse|reach}} | ||
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File:Gamma Station.jpg|The Gamma section before the Covenant assault. | File:Gamma Station.jpg|The Gamma section before the Covenant assault. | ||
File:HFORI PelicanApproachesGamma.png|A [[D77H-TCI Pelican]] piloted by [[John-117]] and [[ | File:HFORI PelicanApproachesGamma.png|A [[D77H-TCI Pelican]] piloted by [[John-117]] and [[Linda-058]] approaches the ''Gamma Station'' just before a [[Covenant frigate]] exited [[slipstream space|slipspace]] near the station. | ||
File:Invasion - Bisenti, O'Brien, & Johnson.jpg|Marines fighting onboard Gamma Station during Fall of Reach. | File:Invasion - Bisenti, O'Brien, & Johnson.jpg|Marines fighting onboard Gamma Station during Fall of Reach. | ||
File:Gamma_1.jpg|A severely damaged section of the station during the final stages of the battle for Reach. | File:Gamma_1.jpg|A severely damaged section of the station during the final stages of the battle for Reach. | ||