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Eight ''Marathon''-class cruisers assigned to the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] were present at the onset of the [[Battle of Earth]]. Led by [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Harper]] and supported by sixty-seven frigates, these ships formed a defensive perimeter around the [[orbital defense platform]] cluster over the Mediterranean.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> [[Carl Patterson|Admiral Carl Patterson's]] [[Patterson's battle group|battle group]], drawn from the Home Fleet, was led by the {{UNSCship|Stalingrad}} during the [[Battle of Onyx]]. | Eight ''Marathon''-class cruisers assigned to the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] were present at the onset of the [[Battle of Earth]]. Led by [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Harper]] and supported by sixty-seven frigates, these ships formed a defensive perimeter around the [[orbital defense platform]] cluster over the Mediterranean.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> [[Carl Patterson|Admiral Carl Patterson's]] [[Patterson's battle group|battle group]], drawn from the Home Fleet, was led by the {{UNSCship|Stalingrad}} during the [[Battle of Onyx]]. | ||
As the battle for Earth went on and the final wave of Covenant reinforcements arrived, the already weakened Home Fleet was reduced to near-annihilation. With this, most, if not all, ''Marathon''-class cruisers in the fleet were supposedly destroyed.<ref name="HF" group="note">As of November 17, 2552, [[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Hood]] appeared to have only three {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}s under his command and used [[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|''Forward Unto Dawn'']] as his flagship. If any larger ships were intact and accessible at the time, he presumably would have used one of those as his flagship instead. However, since Hood is only shown to be aboard the ''Dawn'' during the events of the level ''The Storm'', it is possible that he wanted to lead the assault on the Forerunner Dreadnought personally. As ''Marathon''s can not withstand prolonged atmospheric flight, the particular scenario would require Hood to be aboard a frigate.</ref> | As the battle for Earth went on and the final wave of Covenant reinforcements arrived, the already weakened Home Fleet was reduced to near-annihilation. With this, most, if not all, ''Marathon''-class cruisers in the fleet were supposedly destroyed.<ref name="HF" group="note">As of November 17, 2552, [[Terrence Hood|Fleet Admiral Hood]] appeared to have only three {{Class|Charon|light frigate}}s under his command and used [[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|''Forward Unto Dawn'']] as his flagship. If any larger ships were intact and accessible at the time, he presumably would have used one of those as his flagship instead. However, since Hood is only shown to be aboard the ''Dawn'' during the events of the level ''The Storm'', it is possible that he wanted to lead the assault on the Forerunner Dreadnought personally. As ''Marathon''s can not withstand prolonged atmospheric flight, the particular scenario would require Hood to be aboard a frigate.</ref> Most remaining ''Marathon''-class cruisers were decommissioned, with only a handful staying in service.<ref>[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]], pg. 191</ref> | ||
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