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[[File:"Heretic" Fleet.jpg|300px|right|thumb|An example of a Task Force numbering a handful of ships.]]
'''Task forces''' are a fleet composition element employed by the [[UNSC Navy]].<ref name="fb9">''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', Cole Rulebook - p.9''</ref>
A '''Task Force''' is an organization of [[Covenant]] ships, usually organized on a temporary basis and for a specific mission. A Task Force is smaller than a [[Fleet]]. It is the rough equivalent of a [[UNSC]] [[Battle Group]] in terms of the number of ships. It is commanded by a [[Zealot]] [[Elite]] with the title of [[Fleet Master]].


Task forces usually contain anywhere from a handful of ships to several dozen. Task forces are not named as Covenant fleets are, and there has been no indication if their temporary nature renders them any naming merit at all.
==Composition==
Task forces are typically interchangeable with [[battle group]]s, being ad-hoc fighting forces formed from Naval [[UNSC Navy tactical formations|tactical formations]].{{Ref/Reuse|fb9}} In at least one instance, a task force was formed as a subdivision of a battle group - in [[2526]], [[Task Force Yama]] - a force consisting of three [[squadron]]s of [[Prowler]]s - split off from [[Battle Group X-Ray]] under the orders of Vice Admiral [[Preston Cole]]. Yama was commanded by [[Captain]] [[Halima Ascot]].<ref name="silentstorm5">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 5</ref>


==Known Task Forces==
Some task forces were organised into a "wolf pack" configuration consisting of only {{Class|Halberd|light destroyer}}s. These "wolf pack" units carried no [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] complements.<ref name="hochapter4">''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', Chapter 4</ref>
A Covenant task force was sent to [[Harvest]] in [[2531]]. It numbered less than a dozen vessels.


Another Covenant task force, referred to as [[Regret's Fleet]], 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 numbered fifteen ships, two [[Assault Carrier]]s and thirteen [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]]s.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level [[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]</ref>
==Purpose==
{{Conjecture}}
In the real world, task forces are typically formed on a temporary basis comprised of multiple units with the purpose of accomplishing a single task or mission. While the full functions of task forces in the ''Halo'' universe have yet to be described, the purpose of Task Force Yama - to harass and disrupt Covenant supply lines in the early war - seems to keep the modern day interpretation of the concept more-or-less intact.
{{Conjecture end}}


[[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 in the [[Battle of Onyx]].<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref>
==Known task forces==
*[[Task Force Pantea]]
*[[Task Force Yama]]


==References==
==Sources==
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[[Category:UNSC organizational military units]]

Latest revision as of 20:03, April 11, 2022

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Task forces are a fleet composition element employed by the UNSC Navy.[1]

Composition[edit]

Task forces are typically interchangeable with battle groups, being ad-hoc fighting forces formed from Naval tactical formations.[1] In at least one instance, a task force was formed as a subdivision of a battle group - in 2526, Task Force Yama - a force consisting of three squadrons of Prowlers - split off from Battle Group X-Ray under the orders of Vice Admiral Preston Cole. Yama was commanded by Captain Halima Ascot.[2]

Some task forces were organised into a "wolf pack" configuration consisting of only Halberd-class light destroyers. These "wolf pack" units carried no Marine complements.[3]

Purpose[edit]

Warning: The following information is conjecture and does not necessarily represent official information.

In the real world, task forces are typically formed on a temporary basis comprised of multiple units with the purpose of accomplishing a single task or mission. While the full functions of task forces in the Halo universe have yet to be described, the purpose of Task Force Yama - to harass and disrupt Covenant supply lines in the early war - seems to keep the modern day interpretation of the concept more-or-less intact.

Conjecture ends here.

Known task forces[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: Fleet Battles, Cole Rulebook - p.9
  2. ^ Halo: Silent Storm, Chapter 5
  3. ^ Halo: Oblivion, Chapter 4

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