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Fleet

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A fleet is a large, permanent organization of starships. Fleets are usually relatively large and manned by thousands of individuals on what is normally hundreds of ships. Smaller, more temporary groups of ships are generally known as task forces.

UNSC fleets

The UNSC Home Fleet engages the Fleet of Sacred Consecration over Earth.
Main article: UNSC Fleet

UNSC fleets are massive divisions of UNSC ships. UNSC fleets usually consist of large numbers of frigates and destroyers, escorting a handful of larger carriers and cruisers. Fleets, as with battle groups, usually have at least one prowler to act as the fleet's eyes and ears and to also serve as saboteurs.[1] Fleets are given a simple, numerical designation.

Temporary UNSC groups of ships are called battle groups.

The UNSC also maintains the UNSC commercial fleet, which is not a military unit and instead fulfills the role of a merchant navy.

Known UNSC fleets

Covenant fleets

Main article: Covenant fleet

Covenant fleets are usually dominated by larger, more powerful ships. Covenant frigates are common in smaller fleets, however, there are usually far more destroyers and cruisers suited for plasma bombardment. Covenant fleets are essentially self-sustaining armadas, capable of operating without supply for indefinite periods thanks to their use of agricultural support ships. They are also given different designations, like ships. Larger Covenant fleets typically contain thousands of ships, most of them CCS-class battlecruisers and groups of CAS-class assault carriers.

Known Covenant fleets

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 329