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{{Infobox/Ships | {{Infobox/Ships | ||
|name = Reach Station Gamma | |name = Reach Station Gamma | ||
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|status = <!--The current status of the ship if it is still active, and one is known--> | |status = <!--The current status of the ship if it is still active, and one is known--> | ||
|captains = | |captains = | ||
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|motto = | |motto = | ||
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|armaments = | |armaments = | ||
|aircraft = [[FSS-1000 Sabre]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Condemned}} | |aircraft = [[FSS-1000 Sabre|YSS-1000 Sabre]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Condemned}} | ||
|air facilities = Multiple [[hangar]]s and docks{{Ref/Reuse|FOR35}} | |air facilities = Multiple [[hangar]]s and docks{{Ref/Reuse|FOR35}} | ||
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{{Quote|Gamma Station Control, reading multiple pings below the orbital defense grid!|[[Fermion|Fermion RSO]]{{Ref/Marketing|Id=Announce|HR|Ad=Halo: Reach announcement trailer}}}} | {{Quote|Gamma Station Control, reading multiple pings below the orbital defense grid!|[[Fermion|Fermion RSO]]{{Ref/Marketing|Id=Announce|HR|Ad=Halo: Reach announcement trailer}}}} | ||
'''Reach Station Gamma'''{{Ref/Novel|Id=FOR35|FoR|Chapter=35}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=FoRI|FoRInv}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=36}} sometimes alternately known as '''Orbital Station Gamma'''{{Ref/Site|Id=Waypoint|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Games - Halo: Reach - Maps|D=12|M=10|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Games/Halo: Reach}}{{Ref/Map|HR|Condemned|Detail=map description|Quote=The final moments aboard Orbital Gamma Station, a human communications space station.}} or simply '''Gamma Station''',{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} was an orbital dockyard used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] as part of the [[UNSC Navy]]'s critical naval infrastructure in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. The station served as both a critical communications hub and tier-two orbital space dock until its destruction during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | '''Reach Station Gamma'''{{Ref/Novel|Id=FOR35|FoR|Chapter=35}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=FoRI|FoRInv}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=36}} sometimes alternately known as '''Orbital Station Gamma'''{{Ref/Site|Id=Waypoint|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Games - Halo: Reach - Maps|D=12|M=10|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Games/Halo: Reach}}{{Ref/Site|Id=Bungie|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=30646|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Defiant Map Pack|D=13|M=10|Y=2014}}{{Ref/Map|HR|Condemned|Detail=map description|Quote=The final moments aboard Orbital Gamma Station, a human communications space station.}} or simply '''Gamma Station''',{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} was an orbital dockyard used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] as part of the [[UNSC Navy]]'s critical naval infrastructure in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. The station served as both a critical communications hub and tier-two orbital space dock until its destruction during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
Measuring around {{Convert|3000|m|ft|sp=us}} in diameter, Gamma Station resembled a large ring in shape, with irregularly-placed communications and conduits placed along the exterior grey hull. In normal operation, the station spins,{{Ref/Reuse|FOR35}} though for unknown reasons, as the station's [[artificial gravity]] means that the deck orientation does not require to be facing the exterior surface of the ring through the use of more conventional centripedal force.{{Ref/Reuse|Condemned}} Following the commencement of the space battle over Reach, [[John-117]] noted that the station was not spinning anymore.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR35}} The station's use as a vital long-ranged communications link means that it was equipped with extensive communications facilities, allowing it to relay information between Reach and fleets deployed in [[Human colonies|the colonies]], or to other worlds such as [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} To facilitate the station's operation, it was outfitted with its own [[artificial intelligence]], [[Doppler]].{{Ref/Reuse|FOR35}} | Measuring around {{Convert|3000|m|ft|sp=us}} in diameter, Gamma Station resembled a large ring in shape, with irregularly-placed communications and conduits placed along the exterior grey hull. In normal operation, the station spins,{{Ref/Reuse|FOR35}} though for unknown reasons, as the station's [[artificial gravity]] means that the deck orientation does not require to be facing the exterior surface of the ring through the use of more conventional centripedal force.{{Ref/Reuse|Condemned}} Following the commencement of the space battle over Reach, [[John-117]] noted that the station was not spinning anymore.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR35}} The station's use as a vital long-ranged communications link means that it was equipped with extensive communications facilities, allowing it to relay information between Reach and fleets deployed in [[Human colonies|the colonies]], or to other worlds such as [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} To facilitate the station's operation, it was outfitted with its own [[artificial intelligence]], [[Doppler]].{{Ref/Reuse|FOR35}} | ||
Due to its use as a tier-two orbital dock,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} the station was covered in multiple (at least 9) docking bays, each containing a dozen berths divided across two levels.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR35}} Each of these berths is capable of housing a small spacecraft or shuttle such as a [[Pelican]] dropship, private [[yacht]]s, [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[prowler]]s, and navy scout ships such as the {{Class|Huygens|survey ship}}.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR35}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The ship is held inside its berth by by massive service clamps which prevent the ship from taking off or moving without authorisation.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR35}} | Due to its use as a tier-two orbital dock,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} the station was covered in multiple (at least 9) docking bays, each containing a dozen berths divided across two levels.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR35}} Each of these berths is capable of housing a small spacecraft or shuttle such as a [[Pelican]] dropship, private [[yacht]]s, [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[prowler]]s, and navy scout ships such as the {{Class|Huygens|survey ship}}.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR35}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The ship is held inside its berth by by massive service clamps which prevent the ship from taking off or moving without authorisation.{{Ref/Reuse|FOR35}} | ||
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==Service history== | ==Service history== | ||
For most of its service life, Gamma Station provided long range communications for [[UNSC fleet]]s and a vital lifeline between Reach and [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} It also served as a tier-two dockyard for smaller spacecraft such as scout ships and prowlers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | For most of its service life, Gamma Station provided long range communications for [[UNSC fleet]]s and a vital lifeline between Reach and [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} It also served as a tier-two dockyard for smaller spacecraft such as scout ships and prowlers.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
===Fall of Reach=== | ===Fall of Reach=== | ||
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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]].{{Ref/Reuse|Announce}} Shortly thereafter, three [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] ([[John-117]], [[Linda-058]], and [[James-005]]) commandeered a [[D77-TC Pelican]]{{Ref/Reuse|FoRI}} 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 {{Class|Erőd|orbital weapon platform}}s, 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/Reuse|FOR35}} 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. | 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]].{{Ref/Reuse|Announce}} Shortly thereafter, three [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] ([[John-117]], [[Linda-058]], and [[James-005]]) commandeered a [[D77-TC Pelican]]{{Ref/Reuse|FoRI}} 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 {{Class|Erőd|orbital weapon platform}}s, 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/Reuse|FOR35}} 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.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} Near the end of the battle, a skirmish between a {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} and {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} took place within the vicinity of the station.{{Ref/Reuse|Condemned}} As the battle worn on, the surviving chunks of the station began to break apart, presenting a navigational hazard for ships continuing to operate in the [[Reach Defense Coordination Zone]]. As such, once victory in orbit was secured, the Covenant forces remaining near Reach gathered Gamma Station's wreckage over Reach's northern pole alongside that of the other warships destroyed in the battle.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | 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.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} Near the end of the battle, a skirmish between a {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} and {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} took place within the vicinity of the station.{{Ref/Reuse|Condemned}} As the battle worn on, the surviving chunks of the station began to break apart, presenting a navigational hazard for ships continuing to operate in the [[Reach Defense Coordination Zone]]. As such, once victory in orbit was secured, the Covenant forces remaining near Reach gathered Gamma Station's wreckage over Reach's northern pole alongside that of the other warships destroyed in the battle.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
==Production notes== | ==Production notes== | ||