K7-49
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K7-49 is an asteroid that housed a Covenant shipyard complex. It is located only seventeen light years from the space border of the UNSC; less than two weeks travel via Slipspace.[1]
Description
K7-49 had a system of artificial volcanic activity created by several high-output plasma reactors.[2] These plasma reactors were used to refine metal used in construction of Covenant warships. A network of gravity beams then transported refined alloy to the surface to be welded into Covenant battleships.
History
K7-49 was discovered by a Telemetry Probe launched by the prowler UNSC Razor's Edge.[2] Operation: PROMETHEUS was launched against K7-49 on July 27, 2537. The SPARTAN-III Alpha Company disabled enough of the reactors on K7-49 to allow for sufficient cooling and permanently shut down the operation.[2] Unfortunately all 300 of the Spartans were killed in the process. K7-49 was then abandoned by the Covenant.
Trivia
- The name K7-49 contains both the number 7 and its square, 49, another seven reference. K is also the eleventh letter of the alphabet, making the first part of the designation 117.
Sources
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 88
- ^ a b c Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 83-84
