54,173
edits
Space warfare: Difference between revisions
m
no edit summary
BaconShelf (talk | contribs) m (→Gallery) |
BaconShelf (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:H2A-fleet readout.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A tactical readout of the UNSC's [[Fifth Fleet]] engaging the Covenant [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] above [[Earth]].]] | [[File:H2A-fleet readout.jpg|thumb|left|250px|A tactical readout of the UNSC's [[Fifth Fleet]] engaging the Covenant [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] above [[Earth]].]] | ||
Space warfare evolved from engagements on a world's surface or in its atmosphere. With the invention of [[human]] space travel in the 20th century, many organizations and nations began to consider or invest in possible military operations conducted in space. In the late 21st century, humanity had become an interplanetary-faring species with colonies established in their [[Sol system|home system]]. The new outlet of travel and exploration would eventually lead to conflict.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 266'' (2011 edition)</ref> The dawn of the [[Interplanetary War]] and its associated engagements saw the formation of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] following the [[Mars Campaign]]. The campaign marked a turning-point in space warfare through dedicated utilizations of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] forces in ground assaults and ship-[[boarding]] operations that would follow during the war.<ref name="xbox">'''[[Xbox.com/Halo]] | Space warfare evolved from engagements on a world's surface or in its atmosphere. With the invention of [[human]] space travel in the 20th century, many organizations and nations began to consider or invest in possible military operations conducted in space. In the late 21st century, humanity had become an interplanetary-faring species with colonies established in their [[Sol system|home system]]. The new outlet of travel and exploration would eventually lead to conflict.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 266'' (2011 edition)</ref> The dawn of the [[Interplanetary War]] and its associated engagements saw the formation of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] following the [[Mars Campaign]]. The campaign marked a turning-point in space warfare through dedicated utilizations of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] forces in ground assaults and ship-[[boarding]] operations that would follow during the war.<ref name="xbox">''Xbox.com'': The Halo Timeline (defunct, [[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Archived]])</ref> | ||
In the late 23rd century, humanity invented and began to utilize the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] on their spacecraft, allowing human ships to travel through [[slipstream space]] to reach destinations light-years away.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 43'' (2011 edition)</ref> The UNSC Navy only conducted low-level operations, such as anti-[[piracy]] actions, until the [[Insurrection]], which forced the Navy to develop a modern space warfare doctrine. Following the [[Callisto Incident]] of [[2494]], the numerous small-scale space engagements occurred between the UNSC Navy and [[Insurrectionist]]s across human space.<ref name="evolutions cole">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"</ref> While [[Unified Ground Command]] (UNICOM) oversees planetary campaigns, orbital defenses and space-based combat is directed by [[UNSC Naval Command]] (NAVCOM). | In the late 23rd century, humanity invented and began to utilize the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] on their spacecraft, allowing human ships to travel through [[slipstream space]] to reach destinations light-years away.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 43'' (2011 edition)</ref> The UNSC Navy only conducted low-level operations, such as anti-[[piracy]] actions, until the [[Insurrection]], which forced the Navy to develop a modern space warfare doctrine. Following the [[Callisto Incident]] of [[2494]], the numerous small-scale space engagements occurred between the UNSC Navy and [[Insurrectionist]]s across human space.<ref name="evolutions cole">'''Halo: Evolutions''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"</ref> While [[Unified Ground Command]] (UNICOM) oversees planetary campaigns, orbital defenses and space-based combat is directed by [[UNSC Naval Command]] (NAVCOM). | ||