Anchor 9 Production information Manufacturer UNSC Technical specifications Shielding None Armament Seven point-defense guns Complement Multiple YSS-1000 Sabres Usage Affiliation UNSC
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This article is about the space station. For the Halo: Reach level, see Anchor 9 (Multiplayer level).

Anchor 9 was a vessel refit station in service with the UNSC Navy during the Human-Covenant war. It had multiple hangar bays, with several YSS-1000 Sabre fighters stored inside. In addition, it had docking umbilici for larger vessels such as frigates. The station also was surrounded by frigate repair facilities, which had several half-built ships in and around them.^[1][2]

HistoryEdit

The station was in orbit around Reach during the Fall of Reach in August 2552, and was defended by Sabres during Operation: UPPER CUT. The station's defenses were off-line when the Covenant attacked, and a group of Sabres was deployed to repel the incoming waves of Banshees and later Seraphs. When the third wave of Covenant fighters arrived, Anchor 9's point defense guns came back online. During the third wave, several Phantoms arrived and attempted to attack the station, but were destroyed. After the Phantoms were destroyed, the remaining Seraphs and Banshees retreated. SPARTAN-B312 and Jorge-052 then docked in one of the station's hangars. Jorge left the Sabre to arm a Slipspace drive attached to a Pelican dropship; this Slipspace drive would be used as an improvised bomb against Long Night of Solace, a CSO-class supercarrier. The UNSC Savannah soon detached from Anchor 9 to provide cover for the Sabres as they attacked and attempted to board an enemy corvette, Ardent Prayer, which was inbound to refuel with the supercarrier. Almost immediately after the supercarrier was destroyed, the Covenant Fleet of Particular Justice arrived near Anchor 9. The station was likely destroyed shortly after the fleet's arrival.^[3]

TriviaEdit

• Anchor 9 bears a remarkable resemblance to the UNSC Hopeful, a mobile hospital platform and research facility.
• Anchor 9 is also the setting of a multiplayer map of the same name.
• The top half of the station vaguely resembles the number 117. Whether this is intentional or not is unknown.
• One of the smaller stations around Anchor 9 closely resembles the Flood research facility below the Forerunner gas mine on Threshold. This was most likely an easter egg by Bungie

GlitchesEdit

• It is noticed that when in theatre mode, the central "tower" of the station glitches up and random sections of it disappear, making other parts and details just float in space.

GalleryEdit

Anchor 9 being defended by Sabre fighters.

One of Anchor 9's defense turrets.

Anchor 9 seen through the HUD of a Sabre.

An overhead view of Anchor 9. The UNSC Savannah is moored to the station.

The interior of Anchor 9 as seen from the map Anchor 9.

Weapon spawn locations on Anchor 9.

Intense combat around Anchor 9

A Sabre launch tube in Anchor 9

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List of appearancesEdit

• Halo: Reach (First appearance)

SourcesEdit

1. ↑ Bungie.net: Noble Map Pack release information
2. ↑ Halo: Reach: level Long Night of Solace
3. ↑ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace