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[[File:Battle_of_Sector_Six_07.png|250px|thumb|UNSC Marines fighting Covenant forces in Sector Six.]]
[[File:Battle_of_Sector_Six_07.png|250px|thumb|UNSC Marines fighting Covenant forces in Sector Six.]]
'''Sector Six'''<ref name="combat">'''[[Halo: Landfall]]''', ''[[Halo: Combat]]''</ref> is a location on [[Earth]]. Its coordinates are at 32°53′12″N, 69°27′48″E on Earth,<ref>[[:File:Combat Part 1 Anotated.png|Coordinates link picture]]</ref> and is believed to be two miles east of [[Pawa]], [[Wikipedia:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]], a small town on Earth. The area is home to several satellite dishes and other [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] installations, including towers with [[Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher]]s and a bunker.<ref name="last">'''[[Halo: Landfall]]''', ''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''</ref>
'''Sector Six'''<ref name="last"/> is a location at coordinates 32°53′12″N, 69°27′48″E on [[Earth]] in the [[Pakistan]]-[[Wikipedia:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] region,<ref>[[:File:Combat Part 1 Anotated.png|Coordinates link picture]]</ref><ref group="note">In the Earth locations section of ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' (page 285 of the 2009 edition), a battle is mentioned as happening at the Pakistan/Afghan border in second battle of Earth (the events of ''Halo 3''. Given the coordinates and timeline provided by ''Halo: Landfall'', it is likely these two events are connected and therefore the location are connected.</ref> The area is home to several satellite dishes and other [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] installations, including towers with [[Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher]]s and a bunker.<ref name="last">''[[Halo: Landfall]]'', [[Halo: Last One Standing]]</ref>


==History==
==History==
{{Main|Battle of Sector Six}}
{{Main|Battle of Sector Six}}
During the [[Battle for Earth]] on [[2552#November|November 17th, 2552]], Sector Six was the site of an engagement between the UNSC and the [[Covenant]]. [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s [[T. Rymann]] and [[S. Hartley]] were ordered there to retrieve a [[laser designator]] and use it to track [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]]'s fall into atmosphere. Unfortunately, the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] had a significant presence in the area.<ref name="combat"/>
During the [[Battle for Earth]] on [[2552#November|November 17th, 2552]], Sector Six was the site of an engagement between the UNSC and the [[Covenant]]. [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s [[T. Rymann]] and [[S. Hartley]] were ordered there to retrieve a [[laser designator]] and use it to track [[John-117|SPARTAN-117]]'s fall into atmosphere. Unfortunately, the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] had a significant presence in the area.<ref name="combat">''[[Halo: Landfall]]'', [[Halo: Combat]]</ref>


The ensuing battle met with heavy casualties on the behalf of both [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine]] and [[Jiralhanae]] forces. Bravo-21 was killed by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] wielding a [[Type-2 gravity hammer|gravity hammer]], after he flanked a column of [[Jiralhanae Minor]]s and tried to hold them off with a [[SRS99D-S2 AM Sniper Rifle|sniper rifle]]. Finally, the Marines managed to retrieve the designator, lock onto SPARTAN-117 and escape into a bunker.<ref name="last"/>
The ensuing battle met with heavy casualties on the behalf of both [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine]] and [[Jiralhanae]] forces. Bravo-21 was killed by a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] wielding a [[Type-2 gravity hammer|gravity hammer]], after he flanked a column of [[Jiralhanae Minor]]s and tried to hold them off with a [[SRS99D-S2 AM Sniper Rifle|sniper rifle]]. Finally, the Marines managed to retrieve the designator, lock onto SPARTAN-117 and escape into a bunker.<ref name="last"/>
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**''[[Halo: Combat]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Halo: Combat]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''
**''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''
==Notes==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Earth]]
[[Category:Earth]]