Operation: TORPEDO: Difference between revisions

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*The date, July 3, is possibly a reference to [[wikipedia:Pickett's Charge|Pickett's Charge]], a Confederate infantry assault on the Union lines that occurred on July 3, 1863 and was the climax of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
*The date, July 3, is possibly a reference to [[wikipedia:Pickett's Charge|Pickett's Charge]], a Confederate infantry assault on the Union lines that occurred on July 3, 1863 and was the climax of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
*In the [[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer|''Halo: Reach'' VGA trailer]], [[SPARTAN-B312]] was said to have survived Operation: TORPEDO, though the SPARTAN was taken out of Beta Company immediately before TORPEDO commenced. However, this line was removed from the final game.
*In the [[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer|''Halo: Reach'' VGA trailer]], [[SPARTAN-B312]] was said to have survived Operation: TORPEDO, though the SPARTAN was taken out of Beta Company immediately before TORPEDO commenced. However, this line was removed from the final game.
*This battle bears a great resemblance to the [[wikipedia:Battle of Thermopylae|Battle of Thermopylae]], where 300 Spartans stood against thousands of enemies, with no Spartan survivors.


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