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There are several breakaway factions opposed to the Colonial Administration and UNSC as well, including the [[United Rebel Front]].
There are several breakaway factions opposed to the Colonial Administration and UNSC as well, including the [[United Rebel Front]].


==History==
== History ==
{{Main|History of the UNSC}}
{{Main|History of the UNSC}}
The United Nations Space Command was formed as the result of [[Interplanetary War|a series of brutal wars]] across the [[Solar System]] between [[2160]] and [[2164]], most prominently among them the [[Jovian Moons Campaign]], [[The Rain Forest Wars]], and a series of battles on [[Mars]].<ref name="xbox">http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm</ref>  These conflicts were centered around [[UN]] clashes with dissident political movements, the most important of which were the "[[Koslovics]]" and the "[[Frieden]]."
The United Nations Space Command was formed as the result of [[Interplanetary War|a series of brutal wars]] across the [[Solar System]] between [[2160]] and [[2164]], most prominently among them the [[Jovian Moons Campaign]], [[The Rain Forest Wars]], and a series of battles on [[Mars]].<ref name="xbox">http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm</ref>  These conflicts were centered around [[UN]] clashes with dissident political movements, the most important of which were the "[[Koslovics]]" and the "[[Frieden]]."


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The Human-Covenant War started on October 7, 2525 when a UNSC battle group entered the [[Harvest]] system and discovered that everything on the planet has been completely incinerated and the surface melted down to glass. In orbit around the remains of the colony world was a single alien ship, which proceeded to attack the battle group, destroying all ships except one. Intercepted communications identify the enemy as [[The Covenant]]. The message ''"Your destruction is the will of the Gods... and we are their instrument"'' is broadcast in English.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 96-98</ref>.  This began the Covenant War, which has raged for 27 years. Since the [[Battle of Harvest]], the [[UNSC]], by the time of 2552, only has 536 colony worlds left. In a desperate move to stop the [[Covenant]], they sent a group of Spartans to capture one of their ships to find their homeworld and capture a prophet. But 2 days before the operation, a massive battle fleet of 314 Covenant warships came out of slipspace near Reach to recover an artifact and [[The Battle of Reach |destroy the UNSC base there]].
The Human-Covenant War started on October 7, 2525 when a UNSC battle group entered the [[Harvest]] system and discovered that everything on the planet has been completely incinerated and the surface melted down to glass. In orbit around the remains of the colony world was a single alien ship, which proceeded to attack the battle group, destroying all ships except one. Intercepted communications identify the enemy as [[The Covenant]]. The message ''"Your destruction is the will of the Gods... and we are their instrument"'' is broadcast in English.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 96-98</ref>.  This began the Covenant War, which has raged for 27 years. Since the [[Battle of Harvest]], the [[UNSC]], by the time of 2552, only has 536 colony worlds left. In a desperate move to stop the [[Covenant]], they sent a group of Spartans to capture one of their ships to find their homeworld and capture a prophet. But 2 days before the operation, a massive battle fleet of 314 Covenant warships came out of slipspace near Reach to recover an artifact and [[The Battle of Reach |destroy the UNSC base there]].


==Organization==
== Organization ==


[[Colonial Administration Authority]] (CAA)?
[[Colonial Administration Authority]] (CAA)?
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****[[UNSC Army|UNSC Army Infantry]]
****[[UNSC Army|UNSC Army Infantry]]


==UNSC Personnel==
== UNSC Personnel ==


:''See [[Characters]] for a list of UNSC personnel''.
:''See [[Characters#UNSC Characters|Characters]] for a list of UNSC personnel''.


===Rank Structure===
=== Rank Structure ===


====UNSC Navy====
==== UNSC Navy ====


:''See [[UNSC Navy]]''
:''See [[UNSC Navy]]''


====UNSC Marine Corps====
==== UNSC Marine Corps ====


:''See [[UNSC Marine Corps]]
:''See [[UNSC Marine Corps]]


==Colony Systems, Worlds, and Cities==
== Colony Systems, Worlds, and Cities ==
 
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*'''[[Biko]]''' - Glassed in 2525
*'''[[Biko]]''' - Glassed in 2525
**[[Durban]]
**[[Durban]]
*'''[[Emerald Cove]]''' - Glassed in 2542
*'''[[Emerald Cove]]''' - Glassed in 2542
*'''[[Harmony]]''' - Glassed
*'''[[Harmony]]''' - Glassed
*'''[[New Harmony]]''' - Unknown
*'''[[New Harmony]]''' - Unknown
*'''[[Draco III]]''' - Glassed   
*'''[[Draco III]]''' - Glassed   
*'''[[Paris IV]]''' - Glassed  
*'''[[Paris IV]]''' - Glassed  
*'''[[Charybdis IX]]''' - Unknown
*'''[[Charybdis IX]]''' - Unknown
*'''[[Minister]]'''- still held by UNSC
*'''[[Minister]]'''- still held by UNSC
*'''[[Hydra System]]'''- Unknown
*'''[[Hydra System]]'''- Unknown
*'''[[Gilgamesh]]'''- Unknown
*'''[[Gilgamesh]]'''- Unknown
*'''[[Coral]]''' - Attacked by [[Covenant]] in 2552, unknown/glassed
*'''[[Coral]]''' - Attacked by [[Covenant]] in 2552, unknown/glassed
*'''[[New Constantinople]]''' - Glassed
*'''[[New Constantinople]]''' - Glassed
*'''[[Tantalus]]'''- Unknown
*'''[[Tantalus]]'''- Unknown
*'''[[Mamore]]''' -  still held by UNSC
*'''[[Mamore]]''' -  still held by UNSC
*'''[[Crystal]]''' -  still held by UNSC
*'''[[Crystal]]''' -  still held by UNSC
*'''[[Groombridge 34 System]]''' - Unknown
*'''[[Groombridge 34 System]]''' - Unknown
*'''Atlas Moons''' -  still held by UNSC
*'''Atlas Moons''' -  still held by UNSC
*'''[[Far Isle]]''' - Unknown
*'''[[Far Isle]]''' - Unknown
*'''[[Miridem]]''' -  Unknown
*'''[[Miridem]]''' -  Unknown
*'''[[Mariposa]]'''-Unknown
*'''[[Mariposa]]'''-Unknown
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'''UNSC bases'''
'''UNSC bases'''


*'''[[Fort York]]'''
*'''[[Fort York]]'''
*'''[[Roosevelt Military Base]]'''
*'''[[Roosevelt Military Base]]'''
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== UNSC Weaponry ==
== UNSC Weaponry ==
These are the weapons that the UNSC employs against the likes of [[The Covenant]].
These are the weapons that the UNSC employs against the likes of [[The Covenant]].


Note that all the handheld weapons in Halo 2 apart from grenades can be swapped with the appropriate class of soldier's weapons.
Note that all the handheld weapons in Halo 2 apart from grenades can be swapped with the appropriate class of soldier's weapons.
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=== Halo 2 ===
=== Halo 2 ===
*''[[Battle Rifle]]'' - BR55 Battle Rifle
*''[[Battle Rifle]]'' - BR55 Battle Rifle
*''[[Gun Turret]]'' - M247A1 GPMG
*''[[Gun Turret]]'' - M247A1 GPMG
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=== The Novels ===
=== The Novels ===
The weapons exclusive to [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], [[Halo: The Flood]], [[Halo: First Strike]] and [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]].
The weapons exclusive to [[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], [[Halo: The Flood]], [[Halo: First Strike]] and [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]].
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==UNSC Vehicles==
== UNSC Vehicles ==
 
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===Land===
=== Land ===
 
*''[[Scorpion Tank]]'' - M808B Main Battle Tank
*''[[Scorpion Tank]]'' - M808B Main Battle Tank
*''[[Warthog]]'' - M12 LRV with mounted chaingun, rocket launcher or gauss cannon
*''[[Warthog]]'' - M12 LRV with mounted chaingun, rocket launcher or gauss cannon
*''[[Mongoose]]'' - All-Terrain Vehicle
*''[[Mongoose]]'' - All-Terrain Vehicle


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===Air===
=== Air ===


*''[[Pelican]]'' - D77-TC Dropship
*''[[Pelican]]'' - D77-TC Dropship
*''[[Albatross]]'' - Larger Dropship
*''[[Albatross]]'' - Larger Dropship
*''[[Bumblebee]]'' - Escape pod
*''[[Bumblebee]]'' - Escape pod
*''[[Longsword]]'' - C709 Space fighter
*''[[Longsword]]'' - C709 Space fighter
*''[[SkyHawk]]'' - Sub-orbital jet
*''[[SkyHawk]]'' - Sub-orbital jet
*''[[Shortsword]]'' - Short-range atmospheric fighter-bomber
*''[[Shortsword]]'' - Short-range atmospheric fighter-bomber
*''[[Sparrowhawk]]'' - VSTOL Close Air Support Gunship
*''[[Sparrowhawk]]'' - VSTOL Close Air Support Gunship
* ''[[Kestrel]]'' - Deleted vehicle seen in the Halo 2 Collector's Edition Disc.
* ''[[Kestrel]]'' - Deleted vehicle seen in the Halo 2 Collector's Edition Disc.
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==UNSC Technologies==
== UNSC Technologies ==
 
:''See [[Technology]]''
:''See [[Technology]]''


==UNSC Vessels and Stations==
== UNSC Vessels and Stations ==


:''See [[UNSC Navy]]''
:''See [[UNSC Navy]]''


== Known UNSC Military Units ==
== Known UNSC Military Units ==
*[[Second Fleet]]
*[[Second Fleet]]
*[[Seventh Fleet]]
*[[Seventh Fleet]]
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*[[Spartan Group Omega]]
*[[Spartan Group Omega]]


==Major UNSC Events==
== Major UNSC Events ==
 
*[[Interplanetary War]] - [[2160-2200]]
*[[Interplanetary War]] - [[2160-2200]]
*[[Inner Colony Wars]] - Unknown, probably 25th century
*[[Inner Colony Wars]] - Unknown, probably 25th century
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**[[The Battle of Onyx]]
**[[The Battle of Onyx]]


==UNSC Laws==
== UNSC Laws ==
 
:''See [[UNSC Laws]]''
:''See [[UNSC Laws]]''


==Sources==
== Sources ==
<references />
 
<references/>


[[Category:UNSC| ]]
[[Category:UNSC]]
[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Factions]]

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UNSC
File:Earthorbit.jpg
Government overview

Type:

Democracy

Historical overview

Formation:

between 2160 and 2164

 
File:UNSC.jpg
UNSC Emblem

The United Nations Space Command (UNSC) may be the prime human government in the Halo universe, though this organization may only be the defense agency under the control of the Colonial Administration Authority. The UNSC's military arm is called the UNSCDF/United Nations Space Command Defense Force or the United Nations Space Command (emblem seen to the left). They are commonly seen defending planets. Stations such as the Cairo Station are part of the UNSCDF. During the events of Halo 2 the UNSC fought the Covenant above Earth by defending their planet against all odds.

The UNSC was formed by the United Nations when over-population on Earth started becoming a problem in the early 22nd century. The UNSC is run by HIGHCOM (which may be akin to the Pentagon of the USA's defense apparatus) and is Earth's premiere defense against the Covenant. The Navy houses the divisions of Marines (including the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers), and Office of Naval Intelligence, and the fleet. Originally designed to keep the peace between neighboring planets and star systems, when certain rebellious factions began to rise in the late 2510s the UNSC was forced to police its colonies to keep privateers and pirates from raiding them. After Harvest, a colony planet, was destroyed, one badly damaged UNSC ship returned to tell the tale of monstrous alien ships that utterly destroyed the colony. The UNSC doubled its shipbuilding to bolster themselves against the Covenant, but it was useless, for the Covenant's technology was far superior to mankind's. The UNSC fortified major positions such as Reach, the UNSC's main shipyards and command center, and Earth. So far, the UNSC is losing the Covenant war, and the only end in sight seems to be utter annihilation.

Recently, the Covenant Civil War has seen the Arbiter and his people, the Elites, join forces with the UNSC against the remainder of the Covenant in a desperate fight for survival.

There are several breakaway factions opposed to the Colonial Administration and UNSC as well, including the United Rebel Front.

History

Main article: History of the UNSC

The United Nations Space Command was formed as the result of a series of brutal wars across the Solar System between 2160 and 2164, most prominently among them the Jovian Moons Campaign, The Rain Forest Wars, and a series of battles on Mars.[1] These conflicts were centered around UN clashes with dissident political movements, the most important of which were the "Koslovics" and the "Frieden."

Covenant War

Main article: Human-Covenant War

The Human-Covenant War started on October 7, 2525 when a UNSC battle group entered the Harvest system and discovered that everything on the planet has been completely incinerated and the surface melted down to glass. In orbit around the remains of the colony world was a single alien ship, which proceeded to attack the battle group, destroying all ships except one. Intercepted communications identify the enemy as The Covenant. The message "Your destruction is the will of the Gods... and we are their instrument" is broadcast in English.[2]. This began the Covenant War, which has raged for 27 years. Since the Battle of Harvest, the UNSC, by the time of 2552, only has 536 colony worlds left. In a desperate move to stop the Covenant, they sent a group of Spartans to capture one of their ships to find their homeworld and capture a prophet. But 2 days before the operation, a massive battle fleet of 314 Covenant warships came out of slipspace near Reach to recover an artifact and destroy the UNSC base there.

Organization

Colonial Administration Authority (CAA)?

UNSC Personnel

See Characters for a list of UNSC personnel.

Rank Structure

UNSC Navy

See UNSC Navy

UNSC Marine Corps

See UNSC Marine Corps

Colony Systems, Worlds, and Cities

Harvest System

  • Harvest - Glassed by Covenant in 2525

Chi Ceti System

Hellespont System

111 Tauri System

Zeta Doradus System

  • Onyx - no longer a planet

Other Colonies

UNSC bases

UNSC Weaponry

These are the weapons that the UNSC employs against the likes of The Covenant.

Note that all the handheld weapons in Halo 2 apart from grenades can be swapped with the appropriate class of soldier's weapons.

Halo: Combat Evolved

Halo 2

(These are only new weapons to Halo 2 which are not in Halo: CE)

Halo 3

  • Spartan Laser - Anti-vehicle laser
  • MA5C Assault Rifle - A modified version with better accuracy
  • M6G Pistol - A cross between the M6C and the M6D
  • Shield Bubble A new device that can create a shield which can defend against at least one Wraith mortar cannon blast
  • Missile Pod A new weapon that holds 8 missiles, that can be fired simultaneously.
  • AIE-486H HMG Machine gun/chain gun, statically mountable or Spartan portable

The Novels

The weapons exclusive to Halo: The Fall of Reach, Halo: The Flood, Halo: First Strike and Halo: Ghosts of Onyx.

Handheld Weapons

Missiles

Mines

Grenades

Machine Guns

Nuclear Weapons

Other

UNSC Vehicles

Land

  • Scorpion Tank - M808B Main Battle Tank
  • Warthog - M12 LRV with mounted chaingun, rocket launcher or gauss cannon
  • Mongoose - All-Terrain Vehicle

Civilian vehicles - For support and supplying

Air

UNSC Technologies

See Technology

UNSC Vessels and Stations

See UNSC Navy

Known UNSC Military Units

Major UNSC Events

UNSC Laws

See UNSC Laws

Sources

  1. ^ http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 96-98
  3. ^ Letter - Re:Antilon Mine
  4. ^ Mentioned in HGN
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