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The final attack halted [[Operation: RED FLAG]], a plan devised by the UNSC to bring an end to the war, as the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was already on its way to the mission, was recalled to Reach to defend the planet against the massive Covenant attack. The majority of the SPARTAN-IIs aboard the ship were dispatched to the planet's surface to protect the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] for the [[orbital defense platform]]s,{{Ref/Novel|Halo: First Strike|Page=22}} while a small team led by [[John-117]] boarded [[Reach Station Gamma]] to secure an unprotected NAV database aboard the [[ONI]] [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] ''[[UNSC Circumference|Circumference]]''.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Page=308}} Eventually, the ''Autumn'' was one of the few ships to escape the battle.{{Ref/Level|Game=Halo: Reach|Level=[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]}} | The final attack halted [[Operation: RED FLAG]], a plan devised by the UNSC to bring an end to the war, as the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was already on its way to the mission, was recalled to Reach to defend the planet against the massive Covenant attack. The majority of the SPARTAN-IIs aboard the ship were dispatched to the planet's surface to protect the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] for the [[orbital defense platform]]s,{{Ref/Novel|Halo: First Strike|Page=22}} while a small team led by [[John-117]] boarded [[Reach Station Gamma]] to secure an unprotected NAV database aboard the [[ONI]] [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] ''[[UNSC Circumference|Circumference]]''.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Page=308}} Eventually, the ''Autumn'' was one of the few ships to escape the battle.{{Ref/Level|Game=Halo: Reach|Level=[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]}} | ||
The battle was a disaster for the numerically | The battle was a disaster for the numerically inferior UNSC fleet, despite the orbital defense platforms. The Covenant glassed most of Reach with [[glassing|plasma bombardment]]. CASTLE base was destroyed after the planet's fall and the Covenant began searching for a [[Forerunner crystal]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: First Strike|Page=145-146}} The remaining UNSC forces finally abandoned the planet during a [[Raid on Reach|small raid]] a few days later. The raid turned into a rescue operation when it was determined that [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]] were still alive and on Reach, resulting in the destruction of over a dozen Covenant capital ships and many of their ground forces, at the cost of four Spartan-IIs and heavy damage to a UNSC-captured [[Ascendant Justice|ship]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: First Strike|Page=171-186}} | ||
Reach's surface received black rain for months after being glassed.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Shadows of Reach|Page=322}} | Reach's surface received black rain for months after being glassed.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Shadows of Reach|Page=322}} | ||
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