Dot said that 60% of the UNSC fleet was diverted from various deployments (meaning a bunch of ships scattered throughout the galaxy), and that the first battlegroup was scheduled to arrive in 48 hours. With most of the Covenent fleet already at Reach when the first battlegroup arrived (probably not more than a handful of ships, a typical modern-day Navy battlegroup consists of about 5 or 6 ships), it would have been wiped out quickly and probably a long distance from Reach, since a UNSC ship typically comes out of slipspace outside of a solar system to avoid accidentally emerging into a strong gravity well. Each battlegroup arriving after that first one would probably be as quickly wiped out as well.
This is getting crazy technical, and starting to take away from the cut-scene thread. Perhaps someone should start a Halo debate thread.
This is getting crazy technical, and starting to take away from the cut-scene thread. Perhaps someone should start a Halo debate thread.