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[[File:Halo Reach - Fairview Base.jpg|thumb|250px|Airview Base, occupied by the Covenant during the Fall of Reach.]] | [[File:Halo Reach - Fairview Base.jpg|thumb|250px|Airview Base, occupied by the Covenant during the Fall of Reach.]] | ||
'''Airview Base''' was a small [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] watchpoint outpost near [[ | '''Airview Base''' was a small [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] watchpoint outpost near [[Sword Base]] on the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]] on [[Reach]], named so because it overlooks the base's airfield. It contained one [[M71 Anti-Aircraft Gun|anti-aircraft turret]] before the [[Fall of Reach|Battle of Reach]] began.<ref name="waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps ''Halo Waypoint'': ''Halo: Reach maps - Beachhead''] (defunct, archive [[Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Games/Halo: Reach|here]] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20141012163535/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps Archive.org]</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
On [[2552#July|July 26, 2552]], [[ | On [[2552#July|July 26, 2552]], [[Kat-B320]] and [[SPARTAN-B312]] were ordered to reactivate the AA turret to clear the skies for [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] dropships during [[First Battle of Sword Base|an attack]] on SWORD Base.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> The base was later overrun by Covenant forces, who would later place two [[Type-38 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|Tyrant AA guns]] at its location. On August 29, Noble Six and a squad of ODSTs passed through what remained of the base in an [[M808B Main Battle Tank|M808B Scorpion]] tank, destroying the two Tyrants on the way to Sword Base, clearing the sky for [[Noble Team]]'s [[UH-144 Falcon|Falcon tiltrotor]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[The Package]]''</ref> | ||
At some point, a UNSC operation would retake the base and use the Covenant Tyrant guns as defensive points.{{ | At some point, a UNSC operation would retake the base and use the Covenant Tyrant guns as defensive points.<ref name="waypoint"/> | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery width="160"> | ||
File:Comparison - SwordAirbase.jpg|The condition of Airview Base, before and after the Covenant invasion. | File:Comparison - SwordAirbase.jpg|The condition of Airview Base, before and after the Covenant invasion. | ||
File:HR AirviewBattle.jpg|A battle at Airview Base during the Covenant's initial attack. | File:HR AirviewBattle.jpg|A battle at Airview Base during the Covenant's initial attack. | ||
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File:HR-Package-Tyrant-02.jpg|Another view of the Covenant-occupied Airview Base. | File:HR-Package-Tyrant-02.jpg|Another view of the Covenant-occupied Airview Base. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category:Reach locations]] | [[Category:Reach locations]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC military bases]] | [[Category:UNSC military bases]] | ||
