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[[File:HR | [[File:HR-TrooperBeacon.png|thumb|300px|A distress beacon employed by [[UNSC Army]] personnel.]] | ||
A '''distress beacon''' is an automated signal device used in the event of an emergency in space. Various forms of distress beacons exist, including '''emergency locator beacons''',<ref name="fs">'''[[Halo: First Strike|Halo: First Strike (2010)]]''', "[[Tug o' War]]"</ref> while a particular type of beacon that utilizes [[slipstream space]] is colloquially referred to as the '''slipbeacon'''.<ref name="blood">'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> Distress beacons are mounted on most [[human]] starships, and are compact enough to fit in a [[cryo chamber|cryo-tube]].{{Ref/Reuse|fs}} | A '''distress beacon''' is an automated signal device used in the event of an emergency in space. Various forms of distress beacons exist, including '''emergency locator beacons''',<ref name="fs">'''[[Halo: First Strike|Halo: First Strike (2010)]]''', "[[Tug o' War]]"</ref> while a particular type of beacon that utilizes [[slipstream space]] is colloquially referred to as the '''slipbeacon'''.<ref name="blood">'''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''', ''[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref> Distress beacons are mounted on most [[human]] starships, and are compact enough to fit in a [[cryo chamber|cryo-tube]].{{Ref/Reuse|fs}} | ||
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During the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in [[2559]], Captain [[James Cutter]] devised a plan to plant a distress beacon on [[Installation 09]] and dispatch it to the [[Soell system]], the former home of [[Installation 04]]. There, the beacon would be within range of [[Reach]] to contact the UNSC and have them send the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} help on the Ark.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref> However, while Professor [[Ellen Anders]] succeeded in planting the beacon and launching the Halo ring into slipspace, it was intercepted in mid-transit by a [[Guardian]], keeping the message from being received.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Last Stand (Halo Wars 2 level)|Last Stand]]''</ref> | During the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in [[2559]], Captain [[James Cutter]] devised a plan to plant a distress beacon on [[Installation 09]] and dispatch it to the [[Soell system]], the former home of [[Installation 04]]. There, the beacon would be within range of [[Reach]] to contact the UNSC and have them send the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} help on the Ark.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref> However, while Professor [[Ellen Anders]] succeeded in planting the beacon and launching the Halo ring into slipspace, it was intercepted in mid-transit by a [[Guardian]], keeping the message from being received.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Last Stand (Halo Wars 2 level)|Last Stand]]''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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File:HR KatInspectsBeacon.jpg|[[Kat-B320]] inspecting a distress beacon. | |||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
