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It was a sloped region ten kilometers across, and contained a thick forest of Douglas firs, trampled fields, and the [[Big Horn River]] in the middle of it. | It was a sloped region ten kilometers across, and contained a thick forest of Douglas firs, trampled fields, and the [[Big Horn River]] in the middle of it. | ||
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During the [[Battle of Reach]], the valley was occupied by the [[Covenant]], who built large defensive encampments in preparation for excavating the [[Forerunner]] complex beneath [[Menachite Mountain]].<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 27</ref> It was scorched with atomic fire after a team of [[Spartan-IIs]] destroyed a nearby [[Covenant Cruiser]] with a [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon]], and is presumed to have ultimately been [[glassed]]. | Before the Covenant invasion, the [[UNSC Army]] [[fireteam]] [[3 Charlie]] on patrol in the valley.<ref>[http://www.rememberreach.com '''RememberReach''': ''Monument to Noble Team'']</ref> | ||
During the [[Battle of Reach]], the valley was occupied by the [[Covenant]], who built large defensive encampments in preparation for excavating the [[Forerunner]] complex beneath [[Menachite Mountain]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 27</ref> It was scorched with atomic fire after a team of [[Spartan-IIs]] destroyed a nearby [[Covenant Cruiser]] with a [[Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon]], and is presumed to have ultimately been [[glassed]]. | |||
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Revision as of 01:11, August 24, 2010
Longhorn Valley was a geographical location in the Highland Mountains of the planet Reach.
Geography
It was a sloped region ten kilometers across, and contained a thick forest of Douglas firs, trampled fields, and the Big Horn River in the middle of it.
History
Before the Covenant invasion, the UNSC Army fireteam 3 Charlie on patrol in the valley.[1]
During the Battle of Reach, the valley was occupied by the Covenant, who built large defensive encampments in preparation for excavating the Forerunner complex beneath Menachite Mountain.[2] It was scorched with atomic fire after a team of Spartan-IIs destroyed a nearby Covenant Cruiser with a Fury Tactical Nuclear Weapon, and is presumed to have ultimately been glassed.
