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[[File:Gamma_1.jpg|thumb|250px|A severely damaged section of the station during the final stages of the battle for Reach.]] | [[File:Gamma_1.jpg|thumb|250px|A severely damaged section of the station during the final stages of the battle for Reach.]] | ||
'''Gamma Station''', also known as '''Reach Station Gamma''' or '''Orbital Station Gamma''', was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[space station]] located in orbit around planet [[Reach]]. It was essentially a ring, three kilometers in diameter, with docking bays and communications dishes covering | '''Gamma Station''', also known as '''Reach Station Gamma''' or '''Orbital Station Gamma''', was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[space station]] located in orbit around planet [[Reach]]. It was essentially a ring, three kilometers in diameter, with docking bays and communications dishes covering its surface. It was run by a Dockmaster [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] named [[Doppler]]. The station also possessed a [[tram]] [[Tram station|system]], at least one [[YSS-1000 Sabre|Sabre]] repair bay and extensive [[communications deck|communications facilities]].<ref name="reach">'''Halo: Reach''', multiplayer map ''Condemned''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Prior to the Covenant attack, Gamma Station provided long range communications for UNSC fleets and a vital lifeline between Reach and [[Earth]].<ref name="reach"/> | Prior to the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] attack, Gamma Station provided long range communications for UNSC fleets and a vital lifeline between Reach and [[Earth]].<ref name="reach"/> | ||
On [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], Gamma Station received a transmission from [[Remote Scanning Outpost]] [[Fermion]] reporting an unconfirmed in-system [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] rupture - the arrival of the [[Covenant fleet]]. | |||
During the Fall of Reach, three [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]], [[John-117]], [[Linda-058]], and [[Spartan-James|James]] took a [[D77-TC Pelican | During the [[Fall of Reach]], three [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]], [[John-117]], [[Linda-058]], and [[Spartan-James|James]] took a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] to Reach Station Gamma. An [[ONI]] [[UNSC Prowler|Prowler]], the ''[[Circumference]]'', docked in the station having failed to delete its NAV database. [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] intrusion software had detected the unsecured database and three [[Covenant frigate]]s were sent to secure the data. Those frigates were destroyed by [[MAC]] rounds from the planet's [[Orbital Defense Platform|orbital guns]], as well as firepower from the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, but not before they dispatched [[Ranger Elite|Elite]] and [[Jackal Ranger|Jackal]] rangers to secure the data.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 308''</ref> Eventually, [[John-117]] was able to destroy the database but both [[Linda-058]] and [[James (SPARTAN-II)|James]] were casualties. Several [[marine]]s were on-board the station: [[Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]], [[Private]]s [[Wallace A. Jenkins|Jenkins]], [[Bisenti]], and [[O'Brien]]. They were evacuated along with the Spartans. | ||
During the battle, the station was severely damaged, with the station ring finally breaking into multiple pieces. However, a few fortified sections remained intact and fully pressurized. Near the end of the battle, a battle between a [[UNSC frigate]] and [[Covenant corvette]] took place in the vicinity of the station. | During the battle, the station was severely damaged, with the station ring finally breaking into multiple pieces. However, a few fortified sections remained intact and fully pressurized. Near the end of the battle, a battle between a [[UNSC frigate]] and [[Covenant corvette]] took place in the vicinity of the station. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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File:Gamma_3.jpg|Sections of the superstructure, having broken apart during the battle. | File:Gamma_3.jpg|Sections of the superstructure, having broken apart during the battle. | ||
File:Condemned hall.jpg|A hallway within Gamma Station. | File:Condemned hall.jpg|A hallway within Gamma Station. | ||
File:Condemned.jpg|Gamma Station | File:Condemned.jpg|A communications room on Gamma Station, with a [[Holography|hologram]] of the damaged station. | ||
File:Gamma_8.jpg|A display showing a schematic and a damage assessment of the station. | File:Gamma_8.jpg|A display showing a schematic and a damage assessment of the station. | ||
File:Gamma Station Exterior.jpeg|A low-quality rendering of a section of the station's exterior. The main communications room can be seen through the window. | File:Gamma Station Exterior.jpeg|A low-quality rendering of a section of the station's exterior. The main communications room can be seen through the window. | ||
Revision as of 11:34, March 16, 2011
- "Gamma Station Control, reading multiple pings below the Orbital Defense Grid!"
- — Fermion RSO
Gamma Station, also known as Reach Station Gamma or Orbital Station Gamma, was a UNSC space station located in orbit around planet Reach. It was essentially a ring, three kilometers in diameter, with docking bays and communications dishes covering its surface. It was run by a Dockmaster AI named Doppler. The station also possessed a tram system, at least one Sabre repair bay and extensive communications facilities.[1]
History
Prior to the Covenant attack, Gamma Station provided long range communications for UNSC fleets and a vital lifeline between Reach and Earth.[1]
On August 30, 2552, Gamma Station received a transmission from Remote Scanning Outpost Fermion reporting an unconfirmed in-system Slipspace rupture - the arrival of the Covenant fleet.
During the Fall of Reach, three Spartans, John-117, Linda-058, and James took a Pelican to Reach Station Gamma. An ONI Prowler, the Circumference, docked in the station having failed to delete its NAV database. Covenant intrusion software had detected the unsecured database and three Covenant frigates were sent to secure the data. Those frigates were destroyed by MAC rounds from the planet's orbital guns, as well as firepower from the UNSC Pillar of Autumn, but not before they dispatched Elite and Jackal rangers to secure the data.[2] Eventually, John-117 was able to destroy the database but both Linda-058 and James were casualties. Several marines were on-board the station: Sergeant Johnson, Privates Jenkins, Bisenti, and O'Brien. They were evacuated along with the Spartans.
During the battle, the station was severely damaged, with the station ring finally breaking into multiple pieces. However, a few fortified sections remained intact and fully pressurized. Near the end of the battle, a battle between a UNSC frigate and Covenant corvette took place in the vicinity of the station.
Trivia
- The multiplayer map Condemned is set aboard this station.
Gallery
Another exterior view of the station.
Sections of the superstructure, having broken apart during the battle.
A hallway within Gamma Station.
A communications room on Gamma Station, with a hologram of the damaged station.
A display showing a schematic and a damage assessment of the station.
A low-quality rendering of a section of the station's exterior. The main communications room can be seen through the window.
List of appearances
- Halo: Reach
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Reach, multiplayer map Condemned
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 308
