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[[File:"Heretic" Fleet.jpg|300px|right|thumb|A typical task force consisting of several Covenant 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 [[Elite]] [[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.
==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 consisted of 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]]


==Sources==
==Sources==
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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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