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[[Admiral]] '''Carl Patterson''', also going by the nickname of '''Buster''', was a [[UNSC]] naval officer, and commander of the ''[[UNSC Stalingrad]]'' and of [[Battlegroup Stalingrad|Battlegroup ''Stalingrad'']]. Patterson was a very straightforward Admiral whose direct foreward-assault style nearly cost him his life in the middle of the [[Battle of Onyx]].
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'''Admiral Carl "Buster" Patterson''' was an officer of the [[UNSC Navy]]. He was the commanding officer of {{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}} and, by extension, [[Battle Group Omicron]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 290''</ref> Patterson was cunning, though he was very straightforward, favoring frontal assaults in combat.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 327''</ref>


His ship was one of eight sent to [[Onyx]] to rescue the [[Spartan-II]] and [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]]. He was supposed to recieve full information on the planet from the prowler ''[[Dusk]]'' before attacking the planet, but Patterson chose instead to order a foreward attack before the entire planet was scanned. His fleet destroyed the two [[Covenant]] destroyers they found- before the other twenty Covenant ships that had been on the other side of the planet showed up. At the cost of four of his eight ships, Patterson was able to escape.
==Biography==
===Onyx Conflict===
{{Main|Onyx Conflict}}
Patterson and his battlegroup were deployed to [[Onyx]] to reinforce the UNSC presence on the planet's surface. Arriving on November 3rd, 2552, Patterson ordered his battlegroup to attack before receiving a full scan of the planet from the {{UNSCShip|Dusk}}. Two [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]]s were destroyed before twenty additional enemy warships revealed themselves from the other side of the planet. At the cost of four of his ships, Patterson was able to escape.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 294-288''</ref>


He set up an ambush for the Covenant ships behind the planet's moon using [[HORNET Mines]] which suceeded in destroying almost all of the ships. Patterson again ordered a foreward charge to wipe out the rest. Thirty two more Covenant ships emerged from [[slipspace]] around his ships in mid-charge, massacring them all and killing Patterson.
He set up an ambush for the Covenant ships behind the planet's moon when [[Commander]] [[Richard Lash]] set up a field of [[HORNET mine]]s in space, which succeeded in destroying all but two of the ships.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 332''</ref> Patterson again ordered a forward charge to wipe out the remaining ones. Thirty-two more Covenant ships emerged from [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] around Patterson's ships in mid-charge, destroying the human fleet and killing the admiral in the process.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 333''</ref>


[[Category: UNSC]]
==List of appearances==
[[Category: Characters]]
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
[[Category:Human characters|Patterson, Carl]]
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Carl Patterson
Biographical information

Died:

November 3, 2552

Personal details

Species:

Human

Gender:

Male

Political and military information

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

Rank:

Admiral

 

Admiral Carl "Buster" Patterson was an officer of the UNSC Navy. He was the commanding officer of UNSC Stalingrad and, by extension, Battle Group Omicron.[1] Patterson was cunning, though he was very straightforward, favoring frontal assaults in combat.[2]

Biography[edit]

Onyx Conflict[edit]

Main article: Onyx Conflict

Patterson and his battlegroup were deployed to Onyx to reinforce the UNSC presence on the planet's surface. Arriving on November 3rd, 2552, Patterson ordered his battlegroup to attack before receiving a full scan of the planet from the UNSC Dusk. Two Covenant destroyers were destroyed before twenty additional enemy warships revealed themselves from the other side of the planet. At the cost of four of his ships, Patterson was able to escape.[3]

He set up an ambush for the Covenant ships behind the planet's moon when Commander Richard Lash set up a field of HORNET mines in space, which succeeded in destroying all but two of the ships.[4] Patterson again ordered a forward charge to wipe out the remaining ones. Thirty-two more Covenant ships emerged from slipspace around Patterson's ships in mid-charge, destroying the human fleet and killing the admiral in the process.[5]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 290
  2. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 327
  3. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 294-288
  4. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 332
  5. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 333