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'''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 | '''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 the planet [[Reach]]. It was essentially ring-shaped, 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== | ||
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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"/> | 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|Remote Scanning Outpost]] [[Fermion]] reporting an unconfirmed in-system [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] rupture - the arrival of | On [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], Gamma Station received a transmission from [[Remote scanning outpost|Remote Scanning Outpost]] [[Fermion]] reporting an unconfirmed in-system [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] rupture - the arrival of a [[Fleet of Particular Justice|Covenant invasion force]]. | ||
During the [[Fall of Reach]], three [[SPARTAN-II Program| | During the [[Fall of Reach]], three [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II's]], [[John-117]], [[Linda-058]], and [[James-005]] commandeered a [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] to Reach Station Gamma. An [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[UNSC prowler|Prowler]], the ''[[UNSC Circumference|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 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|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 [[Sangheili Ranger|Elite]] and [[Kig-yar 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 Linda-058 was killed (clinically) and James-005 was lost in the vacuum of space after his [[Thruster pack|T-Pack]] suffered a malfunction from Covenant weapons-fire. Several [[UNSC Marine Corps|marines]] were on-board the station: [[Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]], [[Private]]s [[Wallace A. Jenkins|Jenkins]], [[Bisenti]], and [[O'Brien (Reach)|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 | 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 skirmish between a [[UNSC frigate]] and [[Covenant corvette]] took place within the vicinity of the station. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 18:24, October 31, 2012
- "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 the planet Reach. It was essentially ring-shaped, 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 a Covenant invasion force.
During the Fall of Reach, three Spartan-II's, John-117, Linda-058, and James-005 commandeered 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 Linda-058 was killed (clinically) and James-005 was lost in the vacuum of space after his T-Pack suffered a malfunction from Covenant weapons-fire. 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 skirmish between a UNSC frigate and Covenant corvette took place within 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 generator room within the station.
Gamma Station's main reactor core.
- Gamma repair bay.jpg
A Sabre repair bay on the station.
One of Station Gamma's tram stations.
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)
- Halo: Fall of Reach
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Reach, multiplayer map Condemned
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 308
