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===Operating forces===
===Operating forces===
{{Main|UNSC fleet}}
UNSC Navy forces are divided into a number of [[fleets]]. These tend to be large formations, though they seldom patrol together; single ships are commonly seen patrolling throughout UNSC space.<ref name="tfor"/> System defense fleets, such as the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] or [[Bliss Defense Fleet]], are commonly formed to patrol and defend a human colonized-system.<ref name="fb9"/><ref name="Crows">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> Defense fleets were often considered to be little more than glorified revenue police, though they proved to hold an imperative role during the [[Human-Covenant War]] as they provided desperately needed training cadres and battle-ready—albeit, sometimes outdated—warships.<ref name="fb9"/> The UNSC Navy also has several numbered expeditionary fleets,<ref name="fb9"/> five of which were active during the Covenant War—the [[Second Fleet|Second]], [[Third Fleet|Third]], [[Fifth Fleet|Fifth]], [[Seventh Fleet|Seventh]], and [[Sixteenth Fleet]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 205''</ref> Several expeditionary fleets were decimated early in the Covenant War. By late [[2552]], there was no longer any appreciable difference between fleets, as the Navy was no longer capable of conducting offensive operations without leaving the remaining colonies and Earth vulnerable.<ref name="fb9"/>
UNSC Navy forces are divided into a number of [[UNSC fleet|fleets]]. These tend to be large formations, though they seldom patrol together; single ships are commonly seen patrolling throughout UNSC space.<ref name="tfor"/> System defense fleets, such as the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] or the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]], are commonly formed to patrol and defend a human colonized-system.<ref name="fb9"/><ref name="Crows">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> Defense fleets were often considered to be little more than glorified revenue police, though they proved to hold an imperative role during the [[Human-Covenant War]] as they provided desperately needed training cadres and battle-ready—albeit, sometimes outdated—warships.<ref name="fb9"/> The UNSC Navy also has several numbered expeditionary fleets,<ref name="fb9"/> five of which were active during the Covenant War—the [[Second Fleet|Second]], [[Third Fleet|Third]], [[Fifth Fleet|Fifth]], [[Seventh Fleet|Seventh]], and [[Sixteenth Fleet]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 205''</ref> Several expeditionary fleets were decimated early in the Covenant War. By late [[2552]], there was no longer any appreciable difference between fleets, as the Navy was no longer capable of conducting offensive operations without leaving the remaining colonies and Earth vulnerable.<ref name="fb9"/>


These fleets are further divided into several [[battle group]]s,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 188''</ref> more common [[UNSC Navy tactical formations|tactical formations]] which are formed on an as-needed basis and vary dramatically in size from three ships to large carrier groups.<ref name="evolutions cole"/><ref name="goo">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''page 86''</ref> Battle groups are flexible fighting organizations that can be "plugged together" into arranged [[task force]]s. A squadron is a group of warships that is smaller than a fleet. By the final years of the Covenant War, squadrons became administrative—rather than tactical—units that ships were enrolled in for record-keeping and honorific purposes. [[Artificial intelligence]] administrators of the Navy carefully arranging the dwindling ship roles into attack, battle, carrier, monitor, and support squadrons. Many of the Navy's fleets had also become "paper fleets", or "dead fleets", with no command and no ships. These fleets were assigned to [[sector]]s lost to the Covenant early in the war, with their destroyed squadrons remaining attached to the sector to honor their sacrifice and as deference for tradition. A new ship was occasionally inadvertently attached to one of these dead fleets due to bureaucratic error.<ref name="fb9"/>
These fleets are further divided into several [[battle group]]s,<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 188''</ref> more common [[UNSC Navy tactical formations|tactical formations]] which are formed on an as-needed basis and vary dramatically in size from three ships to large carrier groups.<ref name="evolutions cole"/><ref name="goo">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''page 86''</ref> Battle groups are flexible fighting organizations that can be "plugged together" into arranged [[task force]]s. A squadron is a group of warships that is smaller than a fleet. By the final years of the Covenant War, squadrons became administrative—rather than tactical—units that ships were enrolled in for record-keeping and honorific purposes. [[Artificial intelligence]] administrators of the Navy carefully arranging the dwindling ship roles into attack, battle, carrier, monitor, and support squadrons. Many of the Navy's fleets had also become "paper fleets", or "dead fleets", with no command and no ships. These fleets were assigned to [[sector]]s lost to the Covenant early in the war, with their destroyed squadrons remaining attached to the sector to honor their sacrifice and as deference for tradition. A new ship was occasionally inadvertently attached to one of these dead fleets due to bureaucratic error.<ref name="fb9"/>
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A full list of Naval personnel can be found [[:Category:UNSC Navy personnel|here]]. For a list of ranks within the UNSC Navy, see [[UNSC rank structure]].
A full list of Naval personnel can be found [[:Category:UNSC Navy personnel|here]]. For a list of ranks within the UNSC Navy, see [[UNSC rank structure]].


==Equipment==
==Logistics==
===Armor===
===Armor===
UNSC Navy vessels are typically armored with [[Titanium-A armor]]; such protective armor remained the defensive standard of UNSC vessels<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 185''</ref> until they were further reinforced with the introduction of [[energy shielding]] in the post-war era. At least the Navy's flagship, {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, and {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s are equipped with energy shields,<ref>'''[[:File:H4FrigateShields.jpeg|Image showing frigate shields above hull]]'''</ref> while {{class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}s featured a cheaper but more limited system of localised shield emitters.<ref>'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'''</ref>
UNSC Navy vessels are typically armored with [[Titanium-A armor]]; such protective armor remained the defensive standard of UNSC vessels<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 185''</ref> until they were further reinforced with the introduction of [[energy shielding]] in the post-war era. At least the Navy's flagship, {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, and {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s are equipped with energy shields,<ref>'''[[:File:H4FrigateShields.jpeg|Image showing frigate shields above hull]]'''</ref> while {{class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}s featured a cheaper but more limited system of localised shield emitters.<ref>'''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'''</ref>
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