Template:Infobox Military Unit Battlegroup Dakota was a formation of the UNSC Home Fleet. In the summer of 2557, it took part in the Battle of Earth under the command of Captain Thomas Lasky. Its flagship was the Template:UNSCship, which was escorted by a small number of Halcyon-class light cruisers and a few Charon-class light frigates.[1]
Background
In the summer of 2557, the Didact's ship, Mantle's Approach, exited slipspace near Earth intending to wipe Earth's population out with the Composer. However, the UNSC Infinity had arrived at Earth to warn UNSC forces of the attack. Soon after Mantle's Approach exited slipspace Battlegroup Dakota was ordered to engage the ship. The battlegroup was unable to seriously damage the ship, but after learning that the Master Chief was trying to board the ship in an F-41 Broadsword armed with a HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon, they aided him in entering the ship, with Infinity blasting a hole into the Composer once the Chief took down Mantle's Approach's point-defense guns.
Gallery
<gallery> File:H4-Infinity-Firing.jpg|The UNSC Infinity, flagship of Battlegroup Dakota taking aim at The Didact's flagship during the Battle of Earth. File:Dakota 1.jpg|An unidentified UNSC vessel from Battlegroup Dakota. File:Dakota 3.jpg|A trio of vessels from Battlegroup Dakota take part in the Battle of Earth. File:Dakota_4.jpg|Ships of Battlegroup Dakota engaged in the Battle of Earth].
List of appearances
- Halo 4 (First appearance)
Sources
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