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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, the battle group jumped to Reach for emergency repair and refit, arriving 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> 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==

Revision as of 01:54, October 24, 2011

Template:Infobox Military Unit Battle group Leviathan was a UNSC Naval battle group under the command of Vice Admiral Michael Stanforth.[1] 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

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