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{{Quote|We knew this day would come. They have found our fortress among the stars. The [[Covenant]] are on Reach. They will burn this planet, kill millions, and when Reach falls—and fall it will—there will be nothing left to stand between them - and [[Earth]].|[[Dr. Catherine Halsey]]<ref>[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise|'''Halo: Reach''': ''"A Spartan Will Rise" ViDoc'']]</ref>}} | {{Quote|We knew this day would come. They have found our fortress among the stars. The [[Covenant]] are on Reach. They will burn this planet, kill millions, and when Reach falls—and fall it will—there will be nothing left to stand between them - and [[Earth]].|[[Dr. Catherine Halsey]]<ref>[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise|'''Halo: Reach''': ''"A Spartan Will Rise" ViDoc'']]</ref>}} | ||
The '''Fall of Reach''',<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 198''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/abouthalo/timeline '''Waypoint''': ''Halo Official Timeline'']</ref> also known as the '''Battle of Reach''',<ref>[http:// | The '''Fall of Reach''',<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 198''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/abouthalo/timeline '''Waypoint''': ''Halo Official Timeline'']</ref> also known as the '''Battle of Reach''',<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=30646 '''Bungie.net:''' ''Defiant Map Pack'']</ref> was one of the largest and bloodiest engagements in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. It was fought on and around the human colony world of [[Reach]] in the Epsilon Eridani system, between the [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant]] from [[2552|July 25 to August 30, 2552]].<ref name="H3R"/> | ||
Initial skirmishes began on July 23, 2552, when a small Covenant task force led by the supercarrier ''Long Night of Solace'' covertly established a foothold on Reach. The Covenant began to solidify their hold and began searching for Forerunner relics as the UNSC counter-attacked, attempting to drive the Covenant off the surface before reinforcements arrived. Ultimately, the UNSC was unsuccessful, and substantial Covenant reinforcements under Thel 'Vadamee arrived in the system. After hard fighting, the Covenant breached the orbital defense grid and overran the UNSC's planetside forces. After overwhelming the defenders, the Covenant [[Glassing|glassed]] the planet. Isolated skirmishes between UNSC remnants and the Covenant forces continued until their recovery by a small rescue party led by [[John-117]]. | Initial skirmishes began on July 23, 2552, when a small Covenant task force led by the supercarrier ''Long Night of Solace'' covertly established a foothold on Reach. The Covenant began to solidify their hold and began searching for Forerunner relics as the UNSC counter-attacked, attempting to drive the Covenant off the surface before reinforcements arrived. Ultimately, the UNSC was unsuccessful, and substantial Covenant reinforcements under Thel 'Vadamee arrived in the system. After hard fighting, the Covenant breached the orbital defense grid and overran the UNSC's planetside forces. After overwhelming the defenders, the Covenant [[Glassing|glassed]] the planet. Isolated skirmishes between UNSC remnants and the Covenant forces continued until their recovery by a small rescue party led by [[John-117]]. | ||
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{{Quote|We are not wasting a single UNSC ship to confirm what we have already seen a dozen times before: Reach is gone. Everything on it is blasted to bits, burned, glassed over, and vaporized. Everyone on Reach is dead. Dead. Dead. Dead.|[[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]]<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 104-105''</ref>}} | {{Quote|We are not wasting a single UNSC ship to confirm what we have already seen a dozen times before: Reach is gone. Everything on it is blasted to bits, burned, glassed over, and vaporized. Everyone on Reach is dead. Dead. Dead. Dead.|[[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]]<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 104-105''</ref>}} | ||
The UNSC lost their second largest military-industrial complex, after the [[Sol system|Sol System]], and sustained crippling military losses at Reach, losing over a hundred ships, including irreplaceable cruisers and supercarriers such as the {{UNSCShip|Basra}}, {{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}}, and the {{UNSCShip|Musashi}}, not to mention the large numbers of civilian and military personnel killed by the invading Covenant forces. With the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] in [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] hands, there were no further major stop points before Sol. Some estimates put total defeat as a matter of weeks. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] believed that the location of Sol was compromised and began relocating heavy industry facilities and command centers out of the system.<ref>[http:// | The UNSC lost their second largest military-industrial complex, after the [[Sol system|Sol System]], and sustained crippling military losses at Reach, losing over a hundred ships, including irreplaceable cruisers and supercarriers such as the {{UNSCShip|Basra}}, {{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}}, and the {{UNSCShip|Musashi}}, not to mention the large numbers of civilian and military personnel killed by the invading Covenant forces. With the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] in [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] hands, there were no further major stop points before Sol. Some estimates put total defeat as a matter of weeks. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] believed that the location of Sol was compromised and began relocating heavy industry facilities and command centers out of the system.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=6 '''Bungie.net''', '' Jason Jones Interviewed By You'']</ref> | ||
At the same time, despite such a devastating defeat, the UNSC still fared better than in previous battles. Even against the militarily and technologically superior enemy, outnumbered 2:1, they still managed to inflict disproportionate losses to the Covenant, due largely to the twenty orbital defense platforms orbiting Reach. The ferocious defense was so effective that at least [[Valorous Salvation|one Covenant ship]] outright fled the battle. The [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Cortana]] commandeered the fleeing {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to the previously undiscovered [[Installation 04|fourth]] [[Forerunner]] [[Halo Array|Halo]]. While the [[Battle of Installation 04]] was tangential to the main front, the containment of the initial [[Flood]] outbreak - and the experience gained - was just as critical to the survival of the UNSC. | At the same time, despite such a devastating defeat, the UNSC still fared better than in previous battles. Even against the militarily and technologically superior enemy, outnumbered 2:1, they still managed to inflict disproportionate losses to the Covenant, due largely to the twenty orbital defense platforms orbiting Reach. The ferocious defense was so effective that at least [[Valorous Salvation|one Covenant ship]] outright fled the battle. The [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Cortana]] commandeered the fleeing {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to the previously undiscovered [[Installation 04|fourth]] [[Forerunner]] [[Halo Array|Halo]]. While the [[Battle of Installation 04]] was tangential to the main front, the containment of the initial [[Flood]] outbreak - and the experience gained - was just as critical to the survival of the UNSC. | ||
