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{{Era|HCW}}
{{Title|''Anchor 9''}}
{{Title|''Anchor 9''}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Center|This article shows information for the space station. For the [[Halo: Reach]] level, see [[Anchor 9 (level)]].}}
{{Disambig header|the space station|the [[Halo: Reach]] multiplayer map|Anchor 9 (map)}}
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'''''Anchor 9''''' ('''SRRS-01007''') was a [[refit station|service, repair and refit station]] in service with the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], and one of 18 such stations orbiting the colony world [[Reach]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Book|Id=vis|EVG|Page=7}}{{Ref/Site|Id=quicklooks|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=29866|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Complete Noble Map Pack Quick Looks|D=1|M=3|Y=2013}}{{Ref/YouTube|Id=quicklookYT|Fr6a2lXFsCM|Bungie|Halo: Reach - Quick Look Anchor 9|D=20|M=11|Y=2010}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=36}}
'''''Anchor 9''''' ('''SRRS-01007''')<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 7''</ref> was a [[refit station|service, repair and refit station]] in service with the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], and one of 18 such stations orbiting the colony world [[Reach]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="Anchor">[http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=29866 '''Bungie.net''': ''Noble Map Pack Quick Looks'']</ref><ref name="vis"/>


==Overview==
==Description==
===Design details===
The station had three main hubs, each with its own hangar and [[UNSC Sabre engineering facility|repair station]]. Several [[YSS-1000 Sabre]] fighters could be stored and serviced inside. In addition, it had docking ports for larger vessels such as [[cruiser]]s and [[UNSC frigate|frigates]].<ref name="vis"/> The station also was surrounded by a number of [[UNSC construction platform|build-and-repair facilities]], which had several half-built frigates in them.<ref name="lnos"/>
The station consisted of three main hubs, each with its own [[hangar]] (capable of storing [[space fighter]]s such as [[FSS-1000 Sabre]]s) and repair station. The station was constructed from a series of modular storage cells, communication nodes, habitat blocks and [[Point-defense gun|point-defence batteries]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} In addition, it had docking ports for larger vessels such as [[cruiser#UNSC|cruiser]]s and [[UNSC frigate|frigates]].{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} The station also was surrounded by a number of [[UNSC construction platform|build-and-repair facilities]], which had several half-built frigates in them.{{Ref/Level|Id=lnos|HR|Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace}}


One sector of the station was dedicated to the medical rehabilitation of injured soldiers, including a suite for the verbal reconstruction of individuals who had lost their ability to speak.{{Ref/Marketing|Id=Unspoken|HINF|Become|[[UNSC Archives]]|Detail=[[Unspoken]]}}
==History==
The station was in orbit around [[Reach]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]], and was defended by Sabres during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]]. The station's defenses were off-line when the Covenant attacked, and a group of Sabres was deployed to repel the incoming waves of [[Type-27 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Banshees]] and later [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraphs]]. When the third wave of Covenant fighters arrived, ''Anchor 9'''s point defense guns came back online. During the third wave, several [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]] arrived and attempted to attack the station, but were destroyed. After the Phantoms were destroyed, the remaining Seraphs and Banshees retreated.<ref name="lnos"/>


==Service history==
[[SPARTAN-B312]] and [[Jorge-052]] then docked in one of the station's hangars. Jorge left the Sabre to arm a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] attached to a Pelican dropship; this Slipspace drive would be used as an improvised bomb against ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', a [[Covenant supercarrier]]. The {{UNSCship|Savannah}} soon detached from ''Anchor 9'' to provide cover for the Sabres as they attacked and attempted to board an [[Ardent Prayer|enemy corvette]] which was inbound to refuel with the supercarrier. Almost immediately after the supercarrier was destroyed, a large Covenant fleet arrived over Reach.<ref name="lnos"/> The station was subsequently destroyed by a Covenant support fleet, which arrived several days later.<ref name="vis"/>
The station was used to rehabilitate UNSC personnel who had been injured during the evacuation of [[Harvest]]. On [[2526#January|January 17, 2526]]; [[Chris Preston]], undergoing medical rehabilitation on board ''Anchor 9'', recorded a message for [[David Dominguez]]'s parents recounting his sacrifice in securing [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet]]s during the evacuation of [[Harvest]].{{Ref/Reuse|Unspoken}}


The station was in permanent orbit around [[Reach]] and in the later decades of the war was charged with the production of numerous warships to supplant the Navy's eroding firepower. By [[2552]] it was responsible for the construction for a number of {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate|heavy frigates}}, with several still being assembled by the time of the Covenant's arrival.{{Ref/Reuse|lnos}} Its naval yards were also responsible for the construction of [[cruiser]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
==Trivia==
 
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During the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]], ''Anchor 9'' was defended by a team of Sabres during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]]. The station's defenses were offline when the Covenant attacked, and one squadron was deployed to repel the incoming waves of {{Pattern|Elsedda|Banshee}}s and later {{Pattern|Morsam|Seraph}}s. When the third wave of Covenant fighters arrived, ''Anchor 9''{{'}}s point defense guns came back online. During the third wave, several {{Pattern|Kez'katu|Phantom}}s arrived and attempted to attack the station, but were destroyed. After the Phantoms were destroyed, the remaining Seraphs and Banshees retreated.{{Ref/Reuse|lnos}}
*''Anchor 9'' is also the setting of a multiplayer [[Anchor 9 (level)|map]] of the same name. Despite the name of the map being Anchor 9, the actual space station does not look like the Anchor 9 from campaign. The colors of the station are more white and yellow, and the geometry of the station is quite different.
 
[[SPARTAN-B312]] and [[Jorge-052]] then docked in one of the station's hangars. Jorge left the Sabre to arm a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]] attached to a Pelican dropship; this Slipspace drive would be used as an improvised bomb against the ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', a Covenant {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}. The {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} soon detached from ''Anchor 9'' to provide cover for the Sabres as they attacked and attempted to board an [[Ardent Prayer|enemy corvette]] which was inbound to refuel with the supercarrier. Almost immediately after the supercarrier was destroyed, the Covenant arrived en masse over Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|lnos}} The station was subsequently destroyed by a Covenant support fleet, which arrived several days later.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} Although Anchor 9 did not survive the [[Space engagements over Reach|space warfare]] over Reach, it was able to bring some of the half-derelict ships it was servicing online to a limited degree.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
 
==Production notes==
*The station was nicknamed the "space wafer" during the development of ''Halo: Reach''. It was initially designed by Jaime Jones, later redesigned by [[Isaac Hannaford]].
*The station was nicknamed the "space wafer" during the development of ''Halo: Reach''. It was initially designed by Jaime Jones, later redesigned by [[Isaac Hannaford]].
*''Anchor 9'' is also the setting of a multiplayer [[Anchor 9 (map)|map of the same name]]. Despite the name of the map being Anchor 9, the actual space station does not look like the ''Anchor 9'' from campaign. The colors of the station are more white and yellow, and the geometry of the station is quite different.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HR Anchor9 Concept.jpg|Concept art of the station for the campaign.
File:Reach-Concept-Anchor9.jpg|Concept art of ''Anchor 9'''s hangar bay.
File:HR_Anchor9_HangarExt_Concept.jpg|Concept art of ''Anchor 9''{{'}}s hangar bay for the campaign.
File:ReachConcept - Anchor.jpg|Concept art of ''Anchor 9''.
File:HR_SpaceBattle_Concept.jpg|Concept art showing ''Anchor 9'' docked with what appears to be a {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}.
File:SpaceStation_concept.jpg|Concept art of a hallway inside the station.
File:HR_Anchor9_Hangar_Concept.jpg|Concept art of ''Anchor 9'' for the multiplayer map.
File:Bay1.jpg|3D high-poly render of one of ''Anchor 9'''s repair bays.
File:HR_ConstructionBay_Render_1.jpg|3D high-poly render of one of ''Anchor 9''{{'}}s drydocks.
File:Bay2.jpg|Another 3D high-poly render of one of ''Anchor 9'''s repair bays.
File:HR_ConstructionBay_Render_2.jpg|Another 3D high-poly render of one of ''Anchor 9''{{'}}s drydocks.
File:Anchor 9.jpg|The {{UNSCship|Savannah}} docking with Anchor 9.
File:Anchor 9.jpg|The {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} docked with ''Anchor 9''.
File:Reach 3023461 Full.jpg|An overhead view of ''Anchor 9''. The UNSC ''Savannah'' is moored to the station.
File:Reach 3023461 Full.jpg|An overhead view of ''Anchor 9''. The UNSC ''Savannah'' is moored to the station.
File:Reach E310 Campaign10.jpg|''Anchor 9'' being defended by [[FSS-1000 Sabre|Sabre]] fighters.
File:Reach E310 Campaign10.jpg|''Anchor 9'' being defended by [[YSS-1000 Sabre|Sabre]] fighters.
File:Anchor9turret.jpg|One of ''Anchor 9''{{'}}s defense turrets.
File:Anchor9turret.jpg|One of ''Anchor 9'''s defense turrets.
File:HR Anchor9Defenses.jpg|''Anchor 9''{{'}}s defense turrets firing at a Seraph.
File:Anchor_Nine.png|''Anchor 9'' seen through the HUD of a Sabre.
File:Anchor 9 level.jpeg|The interior of ''Anchor 9'' as seen in the multiplayer map.
File:Anchor 9 level.jpeg|The interior of Anchor 9 as seen from the [[Anchor 9 (level)|map of the same name]].
File:Halo Reach NobleDLC Anchor9 03.jpg|Another view of the interior as seen in the multiplayer map.
File:Halo Reach NobleDLC Anchor9 03.jpg|Another view of the interior.
File:Halo Reach NobleDLC Anchor9 02.jpg|View outside a hangar bay as seen in the multiplayer map.
File:Halo Reach NobleDLC Anchor9 02.jpg|View outside a Sabre repair bay.
File:SpaceBattleConcept.jpg|Concept art showing ''Anchor 9'' docked with what appears to be a ''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Become]]''
**''[[Unspoken]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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[[Category:Refit stations]]
[[Category:Refit stations]]

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