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|unit_name  = Epsilon Eridani Fleet<ref>'''Bungie.net''': ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' page</ref>
|name=Epsilon Eridani Fleet|variant=Human
|image      =
|image=[[File:EEfleet.png|300px]]
|dates      =
|formed=
|country    =
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|allegiance = [[United Nations Space Command]]
|branch=[[UNSC Navy]]
|branch     = [[UNSC Navy]]
|type=[[Fleet]]
|type       = [[Fleet]]
|role=Defense of the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]
|role       = Defense of [[Reach]] and the [[Epsilon Eridani System]]
|size=*Over 150 ships
|size       = *Over 150 ships
*20 [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s
*[[Fermion|Remote Sensing Station Fermion]]
*[[Fermion|Remote Sensing Station Fermion]]
*[[Anchor 9]]
*18 [[refit station]]s{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=29866|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Noble Map Pack Quick Looks}}
|battles=
|nicknames=
*[[Fall of Reach]]
|battles=*[[Fall of Reach]]
*[[Battle of Tribute]]
*[[Battle of Tribute]]
|commanders =
|commanders=*[[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]]
*[[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]]
*[[Vice Admiral]] [[Michael Stanforth]]
*[[Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth]]
*Vice Admiral [[Danforth Whitcomb]]
*[[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]]
}}
}}
The '''Epsilon Eridani Fleet''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] fleet in charge of protecting the colony world of [[Reach]], as well as the rest of the [[Epsilon Eridani System]]. It was one of the largest known fleets in the [[UNSC Navy]], but saw near-total destruction at the hands of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ''[[Fleet of Particular Justice]]'' during the [[Fall of Reach]] and [[Battle of Tribute|Tribute]], respectively.<ref name="FoR">'''''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref>
 
The '''Epsilon Eridani Fleet'''{{Ref/Book|[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]|Page=162}} was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[fleet]] in charge of protecting the [[Human colonies|colony]] [[planet|world]] of [[Reach]], as well as the rest of the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. It was one of the largest known fleets in the [[UNSC Navy]], but saw near-total destruction at the hands of the [[Covenant]] [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] and [[Battle of Tribute|Tribute]], respectively.{{Ref/Novel|Id=FoR|[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]|Chapter=??}}<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''</ref>


==History==
==History==
The fleet was first established sometime after the colonization of Reach and the surrounding worlds. It was continuously built up and constructed for the century that followed. By [[2552]] fleet numbers had risen drastically, with over 100 to 150 warships in-system at any given time.
The fleet was first established sometime after the colonization of Reach and the surrounding worlds. It was continuously built up and constructed for the century that followed. By [[2552]] fleet numbers had risen drastically, with over 100 to 150 warships in-system at any given time.{{citation needed}} [[Battle Group Leviathan]] was a part of the Epsilon Eridani Fleet.
 
===Human-Covenant War===
====Fall of Reach====
[[File:FoR.png|225px|thumb|left|The Epsilon Eridani Fleet engages the Covenant ''Fleet of Particular Justice'' in orbit over Reach.]]
Following the aftermath of the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], the Covenant had discovered the location of Reach and soon attacked the planet, sparking the [[Fall of Reach]]. On July 24, the ''[[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]]'', a Covenant advance force spearheaded by the {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}} ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', made an incursion on the planet. There were few vessels available to engage the Covenant in this timeframe; sixty percent of the fleet had to be recalled to Reach on August 13, with the reinforcements not expected to arrive for two days. This delay led Spartan [[NOBLE Team]] and the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} to attack the supercarrier in [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], which destroyed the both ''Long Night of Solace'' and the {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} ''[[Ardent Prayer]]''.{{Ref/Level|Halo: Reach|Level=[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]}}
 
Despite the colossal battle being waged throughout the [[Viery Territory]], the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] kept the invasion secret from military personnel and civilians on the far side of the planet.<ref>[[Data Drop]] 5</ref> The Covenant's [[Fleet of Particular Justice|final and combined invasion force]] was first detected by [[Fermion]] [[Remote scanning outpost|Remote Scanning Outpost]], which continued to warn all UNSC forces in-system of the new threat.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]|Chapter=31}} There were only about 100 ships at Reach at the time, which moved into defensive positions to defend the planet; the 52 vessels remaining elsewhere in the system (likely engaged at [[Tribute]]) were recalled to Reach.{{Ref/Novel|Id=pages295-297|[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]|Page=295-297}} A large nuclear mine field had been set up to detonate the Covenant fleet, which destroyed roughly one hundred enemy ships.{{Ref/Reuse|pages295-297}} The opening salvo of Covenant plasma rounds were mostly blocked by three [[refit station]]s, letting the fleet fire their first [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] salvo unharmed. When the Covenant fired again however, a crushing 80 UNSC ships were destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|pages295-297}}
 
[[File:HM-PoA-escape.jpg|thumb|250px|The ''Pillar of Autumn'' escapes Reach, surrounded by the wreckage of Defense Fleet vessels.]]
The remaining UNSC ships regrouped with the reinforcements to defend the orbital platforms, but the Covenant began sending hundreds of dropships to the surface of Reach, accompanied by several cruisers to destroy the [[orbital defense generator]]s. They also used an [[Kewu-pattern battleship|unidentified vessel]] to snipe the ships of the fleet which were unable to destroy it.  It was able to also avoid rounds from the Super MACS. Finally, the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' destroyed the supercruiser in an intense battle, but the ''Autumn'' was severely damaged and too much of the fleet was destroyed as well as the generators on the ground being destroyed for it to make much of a difference. Despite strong defense from UNSC ground forces, the Covenant managed to push through and destroy the generators, letting the remnants of the Covenant fleet move in and [[Glassing|glass]] Reach, destroying the UNSC stragglers.{{Ref/Reuse|FoR}}


Following the aftermath of the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], the Covenant had discovered the location of Reach and proceeded to attack the planet, sparking the [[Fall of Reach]]. At the time of the advance force of Covenant ships consisting of a few [[Covenant corvette]]s including ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'' and the [[Covenant supercarrier]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'', much of the fleet was apparently out-system as there was nothing to take on the supercarrier for at least two days eventually leading Noble Team and the [[''Savannah'']] to attack the supercarrier in [[Operation: UPPERCUT]] which destroyed the ''Ardent Prayer'' and ''Long Night of Solace.'' The Covenant were first detected by [[Fermion]] [[Remote Scanning Outpost]], which continued to warn all UNSC forces in-system of the new threat.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''chapter 31'', page ??</ref> There were only about 100 ships at Reach at the time, which moved into defensive positions to defend the planet, with 52 more ships on the way.<ref name="pages295-297">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', pages 295-297</ref> A large nuclear mine field had been set up to detonate the Covenant fleet, which destroyed roughly one hundred enemy ships.<ref name="pages295-297"/> The opening salvo of Covenant plasma rounds were mostly blocked by three [[Refit Station]]s, letting the fleet fire their first [[MAC]] salvo unharmed. When the Covenant fired again however, a crushing 80 UNSC ships were destroyed.<ref name="pages295-297"/>
Only a handful of ships escaped Reach, most of which were badly damaged. The known survivors were the severely damaged ''Pillar of Autumn'' which was later destroyed in the [[Battle of Installation 04]], an ONI [[prowler]] which witnessed the battle and its aftermath and fled, and the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} which was later salvaged to help the survivors of this battle and the Battle of Installation 04 return home. After the Covenant glassed Reach, they advanced on the other in-system colonies, including [[Tribute]].{{citation needed}} The initial [[Battle of Tribute|space engagement]] over Tribute was a short one, with only a fraction of the original fleet there to defend it. The fleet suffered ninety percent losses and Tribute was partially glassed.<ref>''Bungie.net'': [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]] character profile</ref>{{Ref/Book|Id=h4evg|[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]|Page=177}}


The remaining UNSC ships regrouped with the reinforcements to defend the orbital platforms, but the Covenant began sending hundreds of dropships to the surface of Reach, accompanied by several cruisers to destroy the [[Orbital Defense Generator]]s.  They also used a [[Covenant Supercruiser]] to sniper the ships of the fleet which were unable to destroy it.  It was able to also avoid rounds from the Super MACS.  Finally, the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' destroyed the supercruiser in an intense battle, but the ''Autumn'' was severely damaged and too much of the fleet was destroyed as well as the generators on the ground being destroyed for it to make much of a difference. Despite strong defense from UNSC ground forces, the Covenant managed to push through and destroy the generators, letting the remnants of the Covenant fleet move in and [[Glassing|glass]] Reach, destroying the UNSC stragglers.<ref name="FoR"/>
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Only a handful of ships escaped Reach, most of which were badly damaged.  The known survivors were the severely damaged ''Pillar of Autumn'' which was later destroyed in the [[Battle of Installation 04]], an ONI [[Prowler]] which witnessed the battle and its aftermath and fled and the UNSC ''[[Gettysburg]]'' which was later salvaged to help the survivors of this battle and the Battle of Installation 04 return home. After the Covenant glassed Reach, they moved in on the other in-system colonies, including [[Tribute]]. The [[Battle of Tribute]] was a short one, with only a fraction of the original fleet there to defend it. The fleet suffered 90% losses and Tribute was presumably glassed.<ref>'''Bungie.net''': [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]] character profile</ref>
==Subordinate units==
*[[Battle Group Leviathan]]


==Known assets==
==Known assets==
:'''[[UNSC Supercarrier|Supercarriers]]'''
{{Col-begin}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}}
{{Col-2}}
:'''[[Carriers]]'''
:'''[[UNSC supercarrier|Supercarriers]]'''
:*{{UNSCShip|Musashi}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}}, [[Punic-class supercarrier|''Punic''-class]]
:'''[[Cruiser]]s'''
:'''[[Cruiser]]s'''
:*{{UNSCShip|Dawn Under Heaven}}, {{Class|Halcyon|Cruiser|}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Valiant}}, [[Valiant-class super-heavy cruiser|''Valiant''-class]]
:*{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, ''Halcyon''-class
:*{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, ''Halcyon''-class
:*{{UNSCShip|Hannibal}}, {{Class|Marathon|Cruiser|}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Leviathan}}, ''Marathon''-class
:*{{UNSCShip|Leviathan}}, ''Marathon''-class
:'''[[UNSC Destroyer|Destroyers]]'''
:'''[[UNSC destroyer|Destroyers]]'''
:*{{UNSCShip|Herodotus}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Herodotus}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Iroquois}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Iroquois}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Lancelot}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Lancelot}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Minotaur}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Minotaur}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Tharsis}}
:*[[UNSC Tharsis (Reach)|UNSC ''Tharsis'']]
:'''[[UNSC Frigate|Frigates]]'''
{{Col-2}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Aegis Fate}}<ref name="radio">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvRpQXF2MFY '''Youtube''': ''Reach Radio Chatter.wmv'']</ref>
:'''[[UNSC frigate|Frigates]]'''
:*{{UNSCShip|Alliance}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Allegiance}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Euphrates}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Grafton}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Grafton}}
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:*{{UNSCShip|Savannah}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Savannah}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Stalwart Dawn}}
:*{{UNSCShip|Stalwart Dawn}}
:'''[[UNSC Prowler|Prowlers]]'''
:'''[[Refit station|Refit Station]]'''
:*{{UNSCShip|Circumference}}
:'''Other/Unknown Type'''
:*''[[Anchor 9]]''
:*''[[Anchor 9]]''
:*{{UNSCShip|Basra}}
:'''[[Remote scanning outpost]]'''
:*[[Fermion|Remote Sensing Station ''Fermion'']]
:*''[[Fermion]]''
:*20 [[Orbital Defense Platform]]s
{{Col-end}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Punic orbit.jpg|The ''UNSC Trafalgar'' accompanied by her escorts above Reach
File:BootCamp - Reach.png|The fleet in orbit around Reach in [[2517]]
File:HaloReach - FrigateWreck.png|The wreck of a UNSC frigate attached to the fleet floating in orbit above Reach.
File:HFB-EpochPOA&Paris.jpg|A portion of the fleet, as depicted in ''Halo: Fleet Battles''
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A/Dutch]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Pariah]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


{{UNSC Naval Fleets}}
{{UNSC Naval Fleets}}
[[Category:UNSC Navy fleets]]

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Epsilon Eridani Fleet
EEfleet.png

Affiliation:

United Nations Space Command

Branch:

UNSC Navy

Type:

Fleet

Role:

Defense of the Epsilon Eridani system

Size:

Engagements:

Commanders:

 

The Epsilon Eridani Fleet[2] was a United Nations Space Command fleet in charge of protecting the colony world of Reach, as well as the rest of the Epsilon Eridani system. It was one of the largest known fleets in the UNSC Navy, but saw near-total destruction at the hands of the Covenant Fleet of Particular Justice during the Fall of Reach and Tribute, respectively.[3][4]

History[edit]

The fleet was first established sometime after the colonization of Reach and the surrounding worlds. It was continuously built up and constructed for the century that followed. By 2552 fleet numbers had risen drastically, with over 100 to 150 warships in-system at any given time.[citation needed] Battle Group Leviathan was a part of the Epsilon Eridani Fleet.

Human-Covenant War[edit]

Fall of Reach[edit]

The Epsilon Eridani Fleet engages the Covenant Fleet of Particular Justice in orbit over Reach.

Following the aftermath of the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV, the Covenant had discovered the location of Reach and soon attacked the planet, sparking the Fall of Reach. On July 24, the Fleet of Valiant Prudence, a Covenant advance force spearheaded by the Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier Long Night of Solace, made an incursion on the planet. There were few vessels available to engage the Covenant in this timeframe; sixty percent of the fleet had to be recalled to Reach on August 13, with the reinforcements not expected to arrive for two days. This delay led Spartan NOBLE Team and the UNSC Savannah to attack the supercarrier in Operation: UPPER CUT, which destroyed the both Long Night of Solace and the Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette Ardent Prayer.[5]

Despite the colossal battle being waged throughout the Viery Territory, the Office of Naval Intelligence kept the invasion secret from military personnel and civilians on the far side of the planet.[6] The Covenant's final and combined invasion force was first detected by Fermion Remote Scanning Outpost, which continued to warn all UNSC forces in-system of the new threat.[7] There were only about 100 ships at Reach at the time, which moved into defensive positions to defend the planet; the 52 vessels remaining elsewhere in the system (likely engaged at Tribute) were recalled to Reach.[8] A large nuclear mine field had been set up to detonate the Covenant fleet, which destroyed roughly one hundred enemy ships.[8] The opening salvo of Covenant plasma rounds were mostly blocked by three refit stations, letting the fleet fire their first MAC salvo unharmed. When the Covenant fired again however, a crushing 80 UNSC ships were destroyed.[8]

Escaping Reach.
The Pillar of Autumn escapes Reach, surrounded by the wreckage of Defense Fleet vessels.

The remaining UNSC ships regrouped with the reinforcements to defend the orbital platforms, but the Covenant began sending hundreds of dropships to the surface of Reach, accompanied by several cruisers to destroy the orbital defense generators. They also used an unidentified vessel to snipe the ships of the fleet which were unable to destroy it. It was able to also avoid rounds from the Super MACS. Finally, the Pillar of Autumn destroyed the supercruiser in an intense battle, but the Autumn was severely damaged and too much of the fleet was destroyed as well as the generators on the ground being destroyed for it to make much of a difference. Despite strong defense from UNSC ground forces, the Covenant managed to push through and destroy the generators, letting the remnants of the Covenant fleet move in and glass Reach, destroying the UNSC stragglers.[3]

Only a handful of ships escaped Reach, most of which were badly damaged. The known survivors were the severely damaged Pillar of Autumn which was later destroyed in the Battle of Installation 04, an ONI prowler which witnessed the battle and its aftermath and fled, and the UNSC Gettysburg which was later salvaged to help the survivors of this battle and the Battle of Installation 04 return home. After the Covenant glassed Reach, they advanced on the other in-system colonies, including Tribute.[citation needed] The initial space engagement over Tribute was a short one, with only a fraction of the original fleet there to defend it. The fleet suffered ninety percent losses and Tribute was partially glassed.[9][10]

Subordinate units[edit]

Known assets[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • The UNSC Trafalgar accompanied by her escorts above Reach

    The UNSC Trafalgar accompanied by her escorts above Reach

  • The fleet in orbit around Reach in 2517

    The fleet in orbit around Reach in 2517

  • The wreck of a UNSC frigate attached to the fleet floating in orbit above Reach.

    The wreck of a UNSC frigate attached to the fleet floating in orbit above Reach.

  • A portion of the fleet, as depicted in Halo: Fleet Battles

    A portion of the fleet, as depicted in Halo: Fleet Battles

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Bungie.net, Noble Map Pack Quick Looks (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  2. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 162
  3. ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, ??
  4. ^ Halo 3: ODST
  5. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
  6. ^ Data Drop 5
  7. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 31
  8. ^ a b c Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 295-297
  9. ^ Bungie.net: Dutch character profile
  10. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 177

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