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God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.” – Psalms 46:1-3
Posted by: anton1792
And by that I mean in the event that Earth was destroyed by the Covenant and the rest of the colonies were obliterated, why did the UNSC not prepare a contingency that involved establishing a colony far from the Orion arm?
Sol is about 26'000 light year from the galactic core, which puts the furthest point in this galaxy (The opposite end) at 74'000 light years away. Going by this abysmal FTL speed of 2.8 light years per day that Humanity has then it would take about 72 years to get there. Probably slightly more for stops for resources or course corrections, but with cryo-storage that should be a breeze.
Ships would obviously need fuel and resources, but as we see in Halo wars the UNSC is quite proficient at establishing a ground operation quite quickly. They can airdrop pre-made structures onto the ground. The same would also, presumably, apply when establishing the actual backup colonies. It would not be so much of a stretch to assume that specific facilities could be carried and deployed as well. (Such as refineries, or any other manufacturing facility that would be vital for establishing a self-sufficient colony)
They would have to pick the star systems with the highest likelihood of having an Earth like world in it. Given that they have more advanced technology than us and the fact that they already have a standard of Earth holding solar systems to compare systems to, they should have a far higher degree of accuracy in predicting Earth worlds than we do just now.
Well, I've sort of started it off, and I am sure that there is more to think about that others could probably add, but how feasible would it really be for the UNSC to do this? Why do you think it wasn't considered?
If I recall correctly I believe ONI has done this on a halo. (speculation)