Battle Group Omicron: Difference between revisions

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'''Battle Group Omicron'''<ref name="Mythos113">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 113''</ref> was a formation of the [[UNSC Navy]] commanded by [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson]]. The battle group comprised nine ships, with the [[UNSC carrier|carrier]] {{UNSCship|Stalingrad}} serving as Patterson's flagship. On [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], the battle group was redirected from the [[Battle for Earth|embattled]] planet [[Earth]] to [[Onyx]]. Their mission was to retrieve Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] and a joint unit of [[Spartan-II]]s and [[Spartan-III]]s, along with examples of [[Forerunner]] technologies that had allegedly been discovered on Onyx.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 294''</ref>

Battle Group Omicron rendezvoused with the [[prowler]] {{UNSCship|Dusk}} soon after entering the [[Zeta Doradus system]]. The UNSC ships engaged the [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] fleet under [[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] and took losses, including {{UNSCship|Glasgow Kiss}}, which was sacrificed to save ''Stalingrad'' from Covenant [[plasma torpedo]]es. Following this engagement, Admiral Patterson ordered a withdrawal. The battle group temporarily went into hiding behind Onyx's moon.