Bravo 001

Bravo 001
Production information
Manufacturer:	Misriah Armories
Class:	Pelican
Role:	Transport
Specifications
Length:	30.5 metres (100 ft)
Width:	23.3 metres (76 ft)
Height:	10 metres (33 ft)
Engine:	Two main engines housed in middle section of ship, ten maneuvering thrusters housed in four vector pylons.
Armament:	One chin-mounted auto-cannon in either 40 or 70mm caliber[5]; Two ANVIL-II ASM Pods (eight missiles each) (optional); 1 AIE-486H HMG or M247 GPMG (optional);
Service information
Destroyed:	August 2552
Participated battles:	Human-Covenant War Fall of Reach; ;
Known commanders:	Flight Officer Mitchell;
Affiliation:	UNSC

Bravo 001^[1] was a UNSC D77-TC Pelican attached to the UNSC Pillar of Autumn in August 2552.

Operational History

Fall of Reach

Main article: Fall of Reach

At one point during the battle for Reach, Bravo 001, flown by an unidentified female pilot, was transporting the SPARTAN-IIs of Red Team to the Aszod ship breaking yards, nicknamed the "boneyard", presumably to renzedvous with the UNSC Pillar of Autumn. Bravo 001 became lost and was aided by a radio operative with the callsign "Golden Arrow". Golden Arrow advised her to land around the nearby woodland, hoping for support against the Covenant - unaware as to the nature of her cargo.^[2]

On August 30, Bravo 001 was attached to the Pillar of Autumn and flown by Flight Officer Mitchell. It was assigned to transport the Red Team down to the surface of Reach during the Covenant attack on the orbital defense generators and its aft section was stripped down to accommodate the twenty-seven SPARTANs. It was escorted by a group of Longswords led by Knife 26.

Bravo 001 then came under attack by two formations of Seraphs. Its cockpit explosively decompressed, killing Mitchell. Joshua-029 managed to slow the ship enough for the Spartans to airdrop to the surface without parachutes, though with heavy casualties - four Spartans were killed in the initial jump, including Malcolm-059. Bravo 001 then crashed into the Military Wilderness Training Preserve, breaking into several sections at impact.^[3]

List of appearances

Halo: First Strike (First appearance)
- Adjunct (Mentioned only)
Halo: Reach
Halo: Fall of Reach
- Invasion
Halo: Retribution (Indirect mention)

Sources

^ Halo: First Strike, page 5
^ Halo: Reach, Breakpoint radio conversation
^ Halo: First Strike, pages 5-12

Navigation

[1] Halo: First Strike, page 5

[2] Halo: Reach, Breakpoint radio conversation

[3] Halo: First Strike, pages 5-12

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