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This [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[battle group]] | This [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[battle group]] was composed of nine ships and commanded by the late [[Admiral]] [[Carl Patterson]]. Its flagship was the [[UNSC carrier|carrier]] {{UNSCship|Stalingrad}}. On [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], the battle group was deployed to [[Onyx]] to retrieve [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]], a joint unit of [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-IIIs]], and (supposedly) examples of [[Forerunner]] technologies that had been excavated and recovered.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 294''</ref> | ||
==Battle of Onyx== | ==Battle of Onyx== | ||
The battlegroup rendezvoused with the [[prowler]] {{UNSCship|Dusk}} soon after entering the system. The UNSC ships engaged the [[ | The battlegroup rendezvoused with the [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] {{UNSCship|Dusk}} soon after entering the system. The UNSC ships engaged the [[Covenant]] fleet under [[Fleet Master|Fleetmaster]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] and took losses, including the {{UNSCship|Glasgow Kiss}}, which sacrificed itself to save ''Stalingrad'' from Covenant plasma torpedoes. Following this engagement, Admiral Patterson ordered a withdrawal. The battlegroup temporarily went into hiding. | ||
The remaining UNSC ships hid behind Onyx's moon. Meanwhile, the ''Dusk'' prepared a nuclear minefield as a trap for the unsuspecting Covenant fleet. The UNSC lured the Covenant into the minefields, and used the nukes to destroy the entire Covenant fleet save for two badly damaged destroyers to the human four. The battlegroup moved in for the kill with six [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] rounds left. Unfortunately, at this point [[Sangheili]] reinforcements arrived in the form of over thirty warships. Battlegroup ''Stalingrad'' was swiftly and efficiently annihilated, with the sole exception of the ''Dusk''. | The remaining UNSC ships hid behind Onyx's moon. Meanwhile, the ''Dusk'' prepared a nuclear minefield as a trap for the unsuspecting Covenant fleet. The UNSC lured the Covenant into the minefields, and used the nukes to destroy the entire Covenant fleet save for two badly damaged destroyers to the human four. The battlegroup moved in for the kill with six [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] rounds left. Unfortunately, at this point [[Sangheili]] reinforcements arrived in the form of over thirty warships. Battlegroup ''Stalingrad'' was swiftly and efficiently annihilated, with the sole exception of the ''Dusk''. | ||
==Composition== | ==Composition== | ||
* | *One [[UNSC carrier|Carrier]] | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}} | **{{UNSCShip|Stalingrad}} | ||
* | *Two {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s | ||
* | *Seven [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]] | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Brasidas}} | **{{UNSCShip|Brasidas}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Glasgow Kiss}} | **{{UNSCShip|Glasgow Kiss}} | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Iwo Jima}} | **{{UNSCShip|Iwo Jima}} | ||
* | *One [[UNSC prowler|Prowler]] | ||
**{{UNSCShip|Dusk}} | **{{UNSCShip|Dusk}} | ||
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This UNSC Naval battle group was composed of nine ships and commanded by the late Admiral Carl Patterson. Its flagship was the carrier Template:UNSCship. On November 3, 2552, the battle group was deployed to Onyx to retrieve Dr. Catherine Halsey, a joint unit of SPARTAN-IIs and SPARTAN-IIIs, and (supposedly) examples of Forerunner technologies that had been excavated and recovered.[1]
Battle of Onyx
The battlegroup rendezvoused with the prowler Template:UNSCship soon after entering the system. The UNSC ships engaged the Covenant fleet under Fleetmaster Voro Nar 'Mantakree and took losses, including the Template:UNSCship, which sacrificed itself to save Stalingrad from Covenant plasma torpedoes. Following this engagement, Admiral Patterson ordered a withdrawal. The battlegroup temporarily went into hiding.
The remaining UNSC ships hid behind Onyx's moon. Meanwhile, the Dusk prepared a nuclear minefield as a trap for the unsuspecting Covenant fleet. The UNSC lured the Covenant into the minefields, and used the nukes to destroy the entire Covenant fleet save for two badly damaged destroyers to the human four. The battlegroup moved in for the kill with six MAC rounds left. Unfortunately, at this point Sangheili reinforcements arrived in the form of over thirty warships. Battlegroup Stalingrad was swiftly and efficiently annihilated, with the sole exception of the Dusk.
Composition
- One Carrier
- Two Marathon-class heavy cruisers
- Seven destroyers
- One Prowler
List of appearances
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 294
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