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[[File:"Heretic" Fleet.jpg|300px|right|thumb| | [[File:"Heretic" Fleet.jpg|300px|right|thumb|A typical task force consisting of several Covenant ships.]] | ||
A '''Task Force''' is an organization of [[Covenant]] ships, usually organized on a temporary basis and for a specific mission. A | A '''Task Force''' is an organization of [[Covenant]] ships, usually organized on a temporary basis and for a specific mission. A task force is smaller than a [[Fleet]]. It is the rough equivalent of a [[UNSC]] [[Battle Group]] in terms of the number of ships. It is commanded by a [[Elite]] [[Zealot]] with the title of [[Fleet Master]]. | ||
The amount of ships in a task force range from a handful to several dozen. Possibly due to their transient nature, Covenant task forces are not named, unlike Covenant fleets. | |||
==Known Task Forces== | ==Known Task Forces== | ||
*A Covenant task force was sent to [[Harvest]] in [[2531]]. It numbered less than a dozen vessels. | *A Covenant task force was sent to [[Harvest]] in [[2531]]. It numbered less than a dozen vessels. | ||
*Another Covenant task force, referred to as [[Regret's Fleet]], was sent to [[Earth]], led by the [[Prophet of Regret]]. Regret's intent was to claim the [[Forerunner]] [[The Artifact|Artifact]] buried under the planet, but it was defeated in the [[Battle of Earth]]. It | *Another Covenant task force, referred to as [[Regret's Fleet]], was sent to [[Earth]], led by the [[Prophet of Regret]]. Regret's intent was to claim the [[Forerunner]] [[The Artifact|Artifact]] buried under the planet, but it was defeated in the [[Battle of Earth]]. It consisted of two [[Assault Carrier]]s and thirteen [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]]s.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level [[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]</ref> | ||
*[[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] was put in charge of a task force by [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] to pursue the captured ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''. Most of this [[Fleet]] was destroyed in the [[Battle of Onyx]].<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref> | *[[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] was put in charge of a task force by [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] to pursue the captured ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]''. Most of this [[Fleet]] was destroyed in the [[Battle of Onyx]].<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref> | ||