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'''Firebase Bravo''' was the name of a [[UNSC]] [[Marine]] [[Firebase]] set up on [[Sigma Octanus IV]], [[Sigma Octanus IV Grid 13 x 24|Grid 13 x 24]], during [[The Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. It was partially dug into a hillside in a valley to minimize its visibility. The base itself was protected by a ring of sensors encircling the encampment. Radar and motion detectors linked surface to air missiles and the compound itself was protected and surrounded by fixed gun emplacements and | '''Firebase Bravo''' was the name of a [[UNSC]] [[Marine]] [[Firebase]] set up on [[Sigma Octanus IV]], [[Sigma Octanus IV Grid 13 x 24|Grid 13 x 24]], during [[The Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. It was partially dug into a hillside in a valley to minimize its visibility. The base itself was protected by a ring of sensors encircling the encampment. Radar and motion detectors linked surface to air missiles and the compound itself was protected and surrounded by fixed gun emplacements and barbed wire. <ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 168</ref> | ||
The base was set on the outskirts of the [[Covenant]]-held city of [[Côte d'Azur]] so that the Marines could store their ammunition, bunk down and prepare to take back the city, which ended | The base was set on the outskirts of the [[Covenant]]-held city of [[Côte d'Azur]] so that the Marines could store their ammunition, bunk down and prepare to take back the city, a plan which ended in failure. | ||
The tables were turned when the Covenant deployed legions of ground troops, including [[Grunts]], [[Jackals]] and [[Hunters]], the latter of which humanity had never previously encountered. [[Banshee]] fliers supported the ambush by air. Despite its defenses, the base was overrun. The only survivors of the base were part of a team sent out along with [[Second Lieutenant McCasky]] to set up equipment. Four Marines, [[Corporal Harland]], [[Private Walker]], [[Private Fincher]] and [[Private Cochran]] were all that made it out alive, only to discover that the Marines at [[Alpha Headquarters]] had been overwhelmed and slaughtered in a similar fashion as well. | |||
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