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"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."

They fell from quite a distance (at least 100M), they used the trees to slow down their speed to reduce impact. Anyone else would have died, they just fell apart.

Just as a note, this topic should be in the Underground (bungie general forum) as it is related to the expanded halo universe (books).

  • 03.20.2008 2:33 PM PDT

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While John's team was on their way to secure the NAV data, Fred and the rest of the Spartan's made their way to the surface of the planet in a Pelican, Bravo 001. They had some escorts through the atmosphere but were all killed protecting the Pelican. The Pelican was then hit by plasma several times which killed the pilot and rendered the ship useless. They ended up having to perform a "fast drop", where they did jump out of the Pelican into freefall which several were killed in. I estimate that they fell for about 4 to 4.5 miles.

  • 03.20.2008 2:33 PM PDT
Subject: First Strike book help

In the book first strike, in the beginning, there is a flashback to the fall of reach when some spartans, I think red team, are on a pelican that gets hit so they free fall from some height and some live. I was wondering if anyone with the book could tell me what exactly happened and how far they fell.

  • 03.20.2008 2:07 PM PDT