Posted by: paulmarv
Posted by: dare
this still doesnt answer my question. how did the covenant come upon reach?
During the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV in July 2552 (the 18th, I believe), the Covenant secretly attached a slipspace spy probe onto the UNSC Iroquois just before it left the planet on its slipspace jump most likely to Reach.
The probe gathered data, and after a few days, would perform a miniature slipspace jump that would transport the thallium nitride memory crystal to the Covenant, giving them the locations of the Iroquois for the past few days.
This person got it right. So that should end any discussion with that question.
Posted by: dare
Why didnt they glass all of earth not just mombasa?
As with only the glassing of Voi (Not New Mombasa), there was a flood outbreak in the city, so the Covenant Separatists (Not the Loyalists) glassed the city (and undoubtedly parts around it, which could have affected parts of New Mombasa) in order to contain and eliminate the outbreak.
[Edited on 07.26.2009 7:47 AM PDT]