Battle of Sword Base

The Battle of Sword Base was an engagement that took place on July 26, 2552 during the beginning stages of the Fall of Reach, it begun when a Covenent Corvette attacked Sword Base and started deploying troops. Earlier in the battle the Covenent managed to take out the anti-aircraft defense gun a Airview Base and the COMM outpost at Farragut Station. Eventually Noble Team was called in to drive the Covenent away from Sword Base, Noble Six and Kat-B320 landed in the main courtyard of the base and drove the Covenent away from the main building, they then made their way to the gate of the complex. Noble Six used a Target Locator to designate two Wraiths assaulting the base and orbital defenses bombarded the two tanks. Noble Six and Kat both brought Airvew Base and Farragut Station back online and made their way inside the base. Once inside they battled they're way to the top floor of the building and assisted in the destruction of incoming Banshees and Phantoms, once hostile air was cleared, two Longswords drove the Corvette away from the base and an orbital MAC cannon destroyed it. Overall the defense was a sucess until the Covenent returned later and took the base, eventually the UNSC was forced to destroy Sword Base due to its high-priority nature.