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Posted by: grey101
If i remember correctly the book said they were semi mobile and moved into a defensive group above the planet after the covenant showed up.
unless that was changed in the new ones
No mention of the SMACs themselves moving to counter the Covenant that appeared, however it was mentioned that Reach's homefleet as well as reinforcements moved into position at one rally point zulu to counter the Covenant fleet approaching that angle. Presumably they repositioned the SMACs as well in the event the Covenant did not approach from where they were originally positioned.
That said, the reason why they clustered in the first place and in the spot they did was in reaction to the Covenant's intention of going straight through to Reach. They had a good hour and a half to shift defenses given the time stamps from when the Autumn got the distress call to when they were in range to get visuals of both fleets forming up.
Posted by: Slaskia
Not here to really argue or debate, but I'd thought I'd point some new information I gleaned from the new Halo: The Essential Visual Guide.
First off, the SC, Long Night of Solace, was part of a fleet called Valiant Prudence. It also states this (pg 111 in book, empathisis mine):
"Despite its enormous size, the Solace was quite capable of masking itself and all of Valiant Prudence's presence to the vast majority of Reach."
'Masking' to me seems to be something more than simple cloaking, if you ask me, though unfortunately the book does not state how it did it.
Also, it stated that this ship arrived shortly after the battle of Sigma Octanus IV, though I forget how long it was between that battle ending and the battle of Reach starting....
Makes sense that they arrived near immediately after Sigma Octanus considering they had their forces dispersed over Reach a good two weeks before the UNSC battlegroup returned from it. Course it made the whole Iroquois plot point, pointless.
Does the visual guide mention what the fleet of Valiant Prudence was composed of other than the LNoS and Corvettes, And if there was a specific number of Corvettes and other vessels as well?