- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: GolanX4
But to build star ships of any significant size, though, you need massive orbital facilities. And in the Halo books, these facilities don't appear to be very common as only Reach is described as having any. We can assume that there are probably shipyards near Earth, but that isn't definate. During the meeting at the UNSC High Command on Earth, someone says that the orbital platforms around Earth would come online in 10 days, so maybe they didn't have any major ship building facilities besides Reach, which was clearly stated as the best defended Human system.
By the way, the MC and the other survivors onboard the Gettysburg are do to arrive at Earth on Sep 13, exactly 10 days after that meeting, which took place on the 3rd of September. And during the announcement trailer, the MC seems to arrive during the middle of a battle, so maybe the Covenant attack right before the orbital platforms become opperational. The timetable for this is really short, however, and the Covenant would need to move a second fleet fast to get there in time. But maybe the remnants of the crystal from Reach will allow them to make such a fast attack.
If we didn't build any ore orbital platforms other than reach or earth, then we are stupid. We deserve to be extinct.
In a war, we use all avalaible resources. You are telling me that humans never had the foresight to make more shipyards. They can't possibly take 20 years to make one.
[Edited on 4/22/2004 7:00:56 PM]