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*300 [[Orbital defense platform|MAC platforms]]<ref name="h2armory">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Armory]]''</ref> | *300 [[Orbital defense platform|MAC platforms]]<ref name="h2armory">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Armory]]''</ref> | ||
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The '''UNSC Home Fleet''' is a [[UNSC fleet|fleet]] in the [[UNSC Navy]]. Their assignment is to protect [[Earth]] and the [[Sol system]] from an invasion or attack.<ref name="Crows">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref> By [[2552]], the | The '''UNSC Home Fleet''' is a [[UNSC fleet|fleet]] in the [[UNSC Navy]]. Their assignment is to protect [[Earth]] and the [[Sol system]] from an invasion or attack.<ref name="Crows">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref> By [[2552#September|late]] [[2552]], the numbers had risen dramatically and would become one of largest known fleets in the UNSC Navy and its chief [[commanding officer]]s were [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood|Lord Terrence Hood]], the [[Chief of Naval Operations]],{{Ref/Reuse|enc73}} as well as [[J. Harper|Fleet Admiral Harper]], who commanded the attached [[Fifth Fleet]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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[[File:H2A - Earth and Dreadnought.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Home Fleet engages Truth's fleet as the Forerunner Dreadnought ferrying the Prophet closes in on Earth.]] | [[File:H2A - Earth and Dreadnought.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Home Fleet engages Truth's fleet as the Forerunner Dreadnought ferrying the Prophet closes in on Earth.]] | ||
On ''Cairo Station'', Fleet Admiral Hood was awarding [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]] and [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson]] for their actions at [[Installation 04]] and the subsequent [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]. When [[Cortana]] received a slipspace rupture report near [[Io]], she relayed the information to FADM Hood. When the Covenant force arrived, the Home Fleet was ready and waiting. Opening up with Marathon-class cruisers and MAC shells, they decimated the Covenant fleet, but suffered heavy losses themselves. Also during the engagement, the Covenant released boarding pods to occupy and destroy the MAC platforms using [[antimatter charge]]s. Stations ''Athens'' and ''Malta'' were both destroyed, but ''Cairo'' was spared destruction by John-117, who later took the bomb and destroyed one of the two assault carriers. | On ''Cairo Station'', Fleet Admiral Hood was awarding [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]] and [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson]] for their actions at [[Installation 04]] and the subsequent [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]. When [[Cortana]] received a slipspace rupture report near [[Io]], she relayed the information to FADM Hood. When the Covenant force arrived, the Home Fleet was ready and waiting. Opening up with ''Marathon''-class cruisers and MAC shells, they decimated the Covenant fleet, but suffered heavy losses themselves. Also during the engagement, the Covenant released boarding pods to occupy and destroy the MAC platforms using [[antimatter charge]]s. Stations ''Athens'' and ''Malta'' were both destroyed, but ''Cairo'' was spared destruction by John-117, who later took the bomb and destroyed one of the two assault carriers, the ''[[Day of Jubilation]]''. | ||
At New Mombasa, the UNSC followed the surviving assault carrier, the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', to the surface. The | At New Mombasa, the UNSC followed the surviving assault carrier, the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'', to the surface. The {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ground forces, commanded by [[Miranda Keyes]], engaged the Covenant until; in retreat, the carrier fled the battle. The UNSC ''In Amber Clad'', {{UNSCShip|Paris}}, {{UNSCShip|Redoubtable}}, {{UNSCShip|Coral Sea}} and the {{UNSCShip|Dusk}} made it into the slipspace rift before it closed. | ||
=====Battle of Installation 05===== | =====Battle of Installation 05===== | ||
Only ''In Amber Clad'' successfully kept pace with the carrier. The ''Dusk'' arrived days later, though the ''Coral Sea'' arrived before the onset of the [[Great Schism]] and hid from | Only ''In Amber Clad'' successfully kept pace with the carrier. The ''Dusk'' arrived days later, though the ''Coral Sea'' and ''Redoubtable'' arrived before the onset of the [[Great Schism]] and hid from a colossal [[High Charity defense fleet|Covenant fleet]] in the system that defends the Covenant main and artificial homeworld, [[High Charity]], close to the surface of [[installation 05|Delta Halo]] while scanning it, and the fate of ''Paris'' is unknown.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/delta-halo '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Delta Halo'']</ref> | ||
The ''In Amber Clad'' deployed her ODST contingent on Installation 05, along with John-117 to assassinate the Prophet of Regret; who had escaped back from Earth in the assault carrier; itself no longer a target. The rest of the ''In Amber Clad's'' crew and remaining Marines went to find the Index. [[Avery Johnson]] and Miranda Keyes fought through the [[Quarantine Zone]] before encountering Thel ' | The ''In Amber Clad'' deployed her ODST contingent on Installation 05, along with John-117 to [[Assassination of the Prophet of Regret|assassinate]] the Prophet of Regret; who had escaped back from Earth in the assault carrier; itself no longer a target. The rest of the ''In Amber Clad's'' crew and remaining Marines went to find the Index. [[Avery Johnson]] and Miranda Keyes fought through the [[Quarantine zone (location)|Quarantine Zone]] before encountering [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee; an [[Arbiter]] and former [[Supreme Commander]] of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], and being captured by the Covenant leadership. They were taken to High Charity and afterwards, the [[control room]] to fire Installation 05. ''In Amber Clad'', however, was taken over by the [[Flood]] and made a precision jump out of the ring's atmosphere, appearing inside High Charity. Cortana originally planned to destroy High Charity by detonating the Clad's [[fusion drive|fusion reactors]], though due to subsequent events, this plan never took place.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (Level)|High Charity]]''</ref> [[Cortana]] would make a second attempt to destroy High Charity by sending a message to the UNSC, in hopes that they would send ships from Earth to [[NOVA bomb]] the station.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 182-183''</ref> | ||
=====Onyx Conflict===== | =====Onyx Conflict===== | ||
The UNSC Home Fleet dispatched [[ | The UNSC Home Fleet dispatched [[Battle Group Omicron|a battlegroup]] commanded by [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson]] to Onyx to recover [[Forerunner]] artifacts reported by [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]]. When the battlegroup arrived, they engaged two [[Covenant destroyer]]s. {{UNSCShip|Glasgow Kiss}} was the first to be destroyed when it purposely turned into plasma fire from the destroyers intended for the {{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}}. They believed they had won the engagement, destroying one ship and heavily damaging the other. The damaged ship fled to the unseen side of the planet, with the UNSC ships in pursuit. | ||
Twenty [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] ships that had been hidden on the other side of the planet appeared from the [[Gravity well (physics)|gravity well]] of Onyx, and began to attack the battle group.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 286-300''</ref> In the ensuring mayhem, the remaining UNSC ships attempted to accelerate through the gravity well of the planet through the lines of the Covenant ships coming from surface of Onyx. The {{UNSCShip|Iwo Jima}} got in between eight Covenant warships and self-destructed, sacrificing itself to destroy two destroyers. Only five UNSC ships made it through. These ships disengaged when [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinels]] destroyed three Covenant ships using plasma capture. In an attempt to escape the Sentinels, the Covenant assigned a rear guard of two ships to protect the rest of the fleet. This helped them escape the gravity well of Onyx at the cost of these two ships. | Twenty [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] ships that had been hidden on the other side of the planet appeared from the [[Gravity well (physics)|gravity well]] of Onyx, and began to attack the battle group.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 286-300''</ref> In the ensuring mayhem, the remaining UNSC ships attempted to accelerate through the gravity well of the planet through the lines of the Covenant ships coming from surface of Onyx. The {{UNSCShip|Iwo Jima}} got in between eight Covenant warships and self-destructed, sacrificing itself to destroy two destroyers. Only five UNSC ships made it through. These ships disengaged when [[Onyx Sentinel|Sentinels]] destroyed three Covenant ships using plasma capture. In an attempt to escape the Sentinels, the Covenant assigned a rear guard of two ships to protect the rest of the fleet. This helped them escape the gravity well of Onyx at the cost of these two ships. | ||
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During the later stages of the Battle of Earth in [[2552#November|November 2552]], the Home Fleet was still fighting the Covenant above Earth. However, they seemed to be holding their own against a [[Truth's Fleet|second fleet]] sent in by the [[Prophet of Truth]], judging by the order of Admiral Hood regarding Truth's ship (before John-117 contacted him) - "It's not one of ours, take it out." A mere day later, Truth's fleet arrived and, according to Commander Keyes, "...smashed what was left of the home fleet...". At about this time, the Home Fleet had significantly less ships and was almost to the point of destruction.{{Ref/Reuse|Crows}} The UNSC was using its last reserves of ships to launch hit and run attacks on the Covenant. | During the later stages of the Battle of Earth in [[2552#November|November 2552]], the Home Fleet was still fighting the Covenant above Earth. However, they seemed to be holding their own against a [[Truth's Fleet|second fleet]] sent in by the [[Prophet of Truth]], judging by the order of Admiral Hood regarding Truth's ship (before John-117 contacted him) - "It's not one of ours, take it out." A mere day later, Truth's fleet arrived and, according to Commander Keyes, "...smashed what was left of the home fleet...". At about this time, the Home Fleet had significantly less ships and was almost to the point of destruction.{{Ref/Reuse|Crows}} The UNSC was using its last reserves of ships to launch hit and run attacks on the Covenant. | ||
During the [[Battle of Voi]], | During the [[Battle of Voi]], at least seven ships of the [[Battle Group Victory]] from the Home Fleet, including the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}, led a strike force of [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword interceptors]] over what was believed to be- the [[Portal|"Ark"]] in [[Voi]], [[Kenya]]. Although they damaged the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], it escaped though the slipspace portal. | ||
=====Battle of Installation 00===== | =====Battle of Installation 00===== | ||
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===Post-War=== | ===Post-War=== | ||
In the aftermath of the Human-Covenant War, all remaining naval assets of the [[UNSC Navy]] were gathered to the Sol system for months so that the UNSC could take stock of its fleet. This time was spent accounting for, repairing, and refitting what little remained—only a few hundred vessels. | |||
=====Invasion of Earth===== | =====Invasion of Earth===== | ||