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[[File:"Heretic" Fleet.jpg|300px|right|thumb|A typical task force consisting of several Covenant ships.]] | [[File:"Heretic" Fleet.jpg|300px|right|thumb|A typical task force consisting of several Covenant ships.]] | ||
A '''task force''' is an organization of [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ships, usually organized on a temporary basis and for a specific mission. A task force is smaller than a [[ | A '''task force''' is an organization of [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ships, usually organized on a temporary basis and for a specific mission.{{Citation needed}} A task force is smaller than a [[fleet]]. It is the rough equivalent of a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[battle group]] in terms of the number of ships.{{Citation needed}} It is commanded by a [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]] with the title of [[Fleet Master]]. | ||
The amount of ships in a task force range from a handful to several dozen. Possibly due to their transient nature, Covenant task forces are not named, unlike Covenant fleets. | The amount of ships in a task force range from a handful to several dozen. Possibly due to their transient nature, Covenant task forces are not named, unlike Covenant fleets.{{Citation needed}} | ||
==Known | ==Known task forces== | ||
*A Covenant task force was sent to [[Harvest]] in [[2531]]. It numbered less than a dozen vessels. | *A Covenant task force was sent to [[Harvest]] in [[2531]]. It numbered less than a dozen vessels. | ||
*Another Covenant task force, the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]], was sent to [[Earth]], led by the [[Prophet of Regret]]. Regret's intent was to claim the [[Forerunner]] [[The Artifact|Artifact]] buried under the planet, but it was defeated in the [[Battle of Earth]]. It consisted of two [[ | *Another Covenant task force, the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]], was sent to [[Earth]], led by the [[Prophet of Regret]]. Regret's intent was to claim the [[Forerunner]] [[The Artifact|Artifact]] buried under the planet, but it was defeated in the [[Battle of Earth]]. It consisted of two [[CAS-class assault carrier]]s and thirteen [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] was put in charge of a task force by [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] to pursue the captured ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''. Most of this | *[[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] was put in charge of a task force by [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] to pursue the captured ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''. Most of this fleet was destroyed during the [[Battle of Onyx]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |