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* | *3 {{Class|Sahara|heavy prowler}}s{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} | ||
*{{Class|Eclipse|prowler}}s{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} | |||
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* | **{{UNSCShip|Starry Night}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} | ||
**{{ | 1 {{Class|Point Blank|stealth cruiser}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} | |||
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|battles=*[[Operation: SILENT STORM]] | |battles=*[[Operation: SILENT STORM]] | ||
**[[Battle of Seoba]] | **[[Battle of Seoba]] | ||
**[[Battle of Biko]] | **[[Battle of Biko]] | ||
**[[ | **[[Attack on Zhoist]] | ||
|commanders=[[Captain]] [[Halima Ascot]]{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} | |commanders=[[Captain]] [[Halima Ascot]]{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} | ||
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'''Task Force Yama''' was a [[task force|splinter group]] of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]'s [[Battle Group X-Ray]], under the command of [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Halima Ascot]]. The {{Class|Point Blank| | '''Task Force Yama''' was a [[task force|splinter group]] of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]'s [[Battle Group X-Ray]], under the command of [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Halima Ascot]]. The {{Class|Point Blank|stealth cruiser}} {{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}} would serve as a logistics-support ship,{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS5|HSS|Chapter=5}} while the {{Class|Razor|prowler}} {{UNSCShip|Starry Night}} served as Ascot's flagship. In [[2526]], the Task Force participated in the [[Battle of Biko]] and [[Operation: SILENT STORM]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS17|HSS|Chapter=17}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS5}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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A handful of senior officers and the six Spartans that were not in the infirmary remained to hear their action from Nyeto. The lieutenant commander approached John-117 and complemented him on actions the previous day, promising that he and his compatriots would continue to see action despite their young ages. Colonel Crowther contested this yet again, saying that the Spartans reported to him. In response, Nyeto reminded Crowther that he now reported to ''him'' as commander of the task force, and that Admiral Cole surely knew about their unique situation before assigning them to the operation. What followed was a heated debate that ultimately ended in Nyeto conceding to Crowther after being threatened with a report to a UNSC board of inquiry. As the remaining personnel departed from the hangar in a shocked silence, Johnson was joined by Crowther during the walk back to the Black Daggers' quarters. Crowther apologized to him for having that exchange in front of everyone, but he told the colonel that he had seen worse. He also warned Crowther that his argument with Nyeto was not one he was going to win, as it had been decided far above his pay grade that the Spartans were ''not'' children and that they were the right fit for the mission. Crowther agreed with this sentiment, saying that the young supersoldiers had saved them at Seoba and that they were ready for battle. He then revealed that he was suspicious of Nyeto and his strange attitude toward the Spartans. It had seemed to him that Nyeto had purposefully stalled in supporting them during the previous day's battle. As such, Crowther wanted to keep the Spartans away from Nyeto until he figured out what was going on. To keep the Spartans away for a time, the colonel informed Johnson that he was sending them on [[Battle over Etalan|a mission]] to sabotage the Covenant's supply chain at [[Etalan]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS16}} | A handful of senior officers and the six Spartans that were not in the infirmary remained to hear their action from Nyeto. The lieutenant commander approached John-117 and complemented him on actions the previous day, promising that he and his compatriots would continue to see action despite their young ages. Colonel Crowther contested this yet again, saying that the Spartans reported to him. In response, Nyeto reminded Crowther that he now reported to ''him'' as commander of the task force, and that Admiral Cole surely knew about their unique situation before assigning them to the operation. What followed was a heated debate that ultimately ended in Nyeto conceding to Crowther after being threatened with a report to a UNSC board of inquiry. As the remaining personnel departed from the hangar in a shocked silence, Johnson was joined by Crowther during the walk back to the Black Daggers' quarters. Crowther apologized to him for having that exchange in front of everyone, but he told the colonel that he had seen worse. He also warned Crowther that his argument with Nyeto was not one he was going to win, as it had been decided far above his pay grade that the Spartans were ''not'' children and that they were the right fit for the mission. Crowther agreed with this sentiment, saying that the young supersoldiers had saved them at Seoba and that they were ready for battle. He then revealed that he was suspicious of Nyeto and his strange attitude toward the Spartans. It had seemed to him that Nyeto had purposefully stalled in supporting them during the previous day's battle. As such, Crowther wanted to keep the Spartans away from Nyeto until he figured out what was going on. To keep the Spartans away for a time, the colonel informed Johnson that he was sending them on [[Battle over Etalan|a mission]] to sabotage the Covenant's supply chain at [[Etalan]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS16}} | ||
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===Battle of Biko=== | ===Battle of Biko=== | ||
{{Main|Battle of Biko}} | {{Main|Battle of Biko}} | ||
Later that same day, the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience|expected Covenant fleet]] arrived at Biko and prepared to assault the planet. As planned, Task Force Yama deployed with the Black Daggers in tow, hoping to insert the ODSTs onto as many vessels as possible. The ''Vanishing Point'' stayed back to observe the battle from afar, taking position at liberation point three on the opposite side of Biko from Seoba. Thanks to the insurrectionists, the Covenant had learned of the task force's plan, and expected the Spartans to board their warships. To try to prevent this, they kept a tight fighter screen around their capital ships so that no prowlers could slip past undetected. This forced Crowther to delay boarding actions until an opportunity presented itself. Meanwhile, the Covenant fleet of about one hundred vessels accelerated to meet Biko's meager navy.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS17|HSS|Chapter=17}} | Later that same day, the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience|expected Covenant fleet]] arrived at Biko and prepared to assault the planet. As planned, Task Force Yama deployed with the Black Daggers in tow, hoping to insert the ODSTs onto as many vessels as possible. The ''Vanishing Point'' stayed back to observe the battle from afar, taking position at liberation point three on the opposite side of Biko from Seoba. Thanks to the insurrectionists, the Covenant had learned of the task force's plan, and expected the Spartans to board their warships. To try to prevent this, they kept a tight fighter screen around their capital ships so that no prowlers could slip past undetected. This forced Crowther to delay boarding actions until an opportunity presented itself. Meanwhile, the Covenant fleet of about one hundred vessels accelerated to meet Biko's meager navy.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS17|HSS|Chapter=17}} | ||
The | The task force lost five more prowlers during the battle, but the Spartans used the time to go on a secret side mission to Etalan, where they successfully destroyed the Covenant logistics fleet, forcing the Covenant to call in another for resupply and exposing their support world of [[Zhoist]] to Dr. Halsey.{{Citation needed}} | ||
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=== | ===Attack on Zhoist=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Attack on Zhoist}} | ||
The task force, split into Dagger Force and Sierra Force, next launched an attack against Zhoist. By this point, it had become clear that the task force's new commander, Hector Nyeto was in fact an Insurrectionist attempting to sabotage the Spartans. Before departure, Colonel Marmon Crowther promoted John-117 to the rank of [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] and placed him in charge of Sierra Force with secret new orders that foiled Nyeto's attempt to betray the task force to the Covenant. Nyeto was forced to flee to slipspace, escaping with the three Prowlers of Ghost Flight which all turned out to be crewed by Insurrectionists. Though the Black Daggers aboard were blown into vacuum, they were later rescued by the {{UNSCShip|Night Watch}}. Another Prowler was lost on approach to Zhoist, but the task force was able to complete its mission, destroying the [[Ring of Mighty Abundance]], two of the [[Ten Cities of Edification]] and inflicting massive casualties upon the Covenant.{{Citation needed}} | The task force, split into Dagger Force and Sierra Force, next launched an attack against Zhoist. By this point, it had become clear that the task force's new commander, Hector Nyeto was in fact an Insurrectionist attempting to sabotage the Spartans. Before departure, Colonel Marmon Crowther promoted John-117 to the rank of [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] and placed him in charge of Sierra Force with secret new orders that foiled Nyeto's attempt to betray the task force to the Covenant. Nyeto was forced to flee to slipspace, escaping with the three Prowlers of Ghost Flight which all turned out to be crewed by Insurrectionists. Though the Black Daggers aboard were blown into vacuum, they were later rescued by the {{UNSCShip|Night Watch}}. Another Prowler was lost on approach to Zhoist, but the task force was able to complete its mission, destroying the [[Ring of Mighty Abundance]], two of the [[Ten Cities of Edification]] and inflicting massive casualties upon the Covenant.{{Citation needed}} | ||
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*{{UNSCShip|Quiet Man}} | *{{UNSCShip|Quiet Man}} | ||
*{{UNSCShip|Hush Now}} | *{{UNSCShip|Hush Now}} | ||
*{{Class|Point Blank| | *{{Class|Point Blank|stealth cruiser}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}} | **{{UNSCShip|Vanishing Point}} | ||
*[[Ghost Flight]] | *[[Ghost Flight]] | ||
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*[[Sierra Force]] | *[[Sierra Force]] | ||
*[[Dagger Force]] | *[[Dagger Force]] | ||
* | *Several [[S-14 Baselard Space Striker]]s | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
{{UNSC Naval Fleets}} | {{UNSC Naval Fleets}} | ||
[[Category:UNSC Navy battle groups]] | [[Category:UNSC Navy battle groups]] |