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'''Battle group Leviathan''' was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[battle group]] under the command of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Michael Stanforth]].<ref name="leviathan">'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''August 12, 2552''</ref> It participated in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552#July|July 2552]]. More than twenty ships of the battle group were lost in the battle, with many more suffering heavy damage.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall Of Reach''', ''page 212''</ref> After the battle, half of the battle group jumped to Reach while the rest stayed behind to maintain a level of readiness in the case the Covenant returned. The first group arrived at Reach on August 1,<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-four/272104 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Data Drop Four'']</ref> with the rest following on August 12th.<ref name="leviathan"/>
 
'''Battle Group Leviathan''' was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[battle group]] under the command of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Michael Stanforth]].<ref name="leviathan">'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''August 12, 2552''</ref>  
 
==History==
It participated in the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] in [[2552#July|July 2552]]. More than twenty ships of the battle group were lost in the battle, with many more suffering heavy damage.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall Of Reach''', ''page 212''</ref> After the battle, half of the battle group jumped to Reach while the rest stayed behind to maintain a level of readiness in the case the Covenant returned. The first group arrived at Reach on August 1,<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/office-of-naval-intelligencesection-3-data-drop-four/272104 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Data Drop Four'']</ref> with the rest following on August 12th.<ref name="leviathan"/>


==Composition==
==Composition==
*1 [[Marathon-class heavy cruiser]]
*1 {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}
**{{UNSCShip|Leviathan}}
**{{UNSCShip|Leviathan}}
*2 [[UNSC carrier|carriers]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall Of Reach''', ''page 155''</ref>
*2 [[UNSC carrier|carriers]]<ref>'''Halo: The Fall Of Reach''', ''page 155''</ref>
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*1 [[refit station]]
*1 [[refit station]]
**{{UNSCShip|Cradle}}
**{{UNSCShip|Cradle}}
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{UNSC Naval Fleets}}

Revision as of 11:40, April 26, 2014

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Battle Group Leviathan was a UNSC Naval battle group under the command of Vice Admiral Michael Stanforth.[1]

History

It participated in the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV in July 2552. More than twenty ships of the battle group were lost in the battle, with many more suffering heavy damage.[2] After the battle, half of the battle group jumped to Reach while the rest stayed behind to maintain a level of readiness in the case the Covenant returned. The first group arrived at Reach on August 1,[3] with the rest following on August 12th.[1]

Composition

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Dr. Halsey's personal journal, August 12, 2552
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall Of Reach, page 212
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint: Data Drop Four
  4. ^ Halo: The Fall Of Reach, page 155
  5. ^ The ships fired a salvo of 63 MAC rounds (Halo: The Fall Of Reach, page 193), thus 15 ships must've had 2 MAC guns.
  6. ^ 48 -15 -2 -1 = 30