Epsilon Eridani Fleet

The Epsilon Eridani Fleet was a full-strength carrier fleetBungie.net: Halo: Reach - Intel - CAA Factbook/UNSC Military Power: Reach in charge of protecting the Epsilon Eridani System.Halo: The Essential Visual Guide - Page 162 It saw near-total destruction at the hands of the Covenant Fleet of Particular Justice during the Fall of Reach and Tribute, respectively.
==Service 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.
===Fall of Reach===
====Independent Actions====
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. A small fleet was sent in advance that consisted of a few Covenant corvettes including Ardent Prayer and the Long Night of Solace.
At least two frigates from the fleet would participate in the Battle of Viery, fighting Covenant at Szurdok Ridge. One of them, the would be destroyed from the orbiting Solace.Halo: Reach - Level: Tip of the Spear Almost immediately afterwards, the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine of the was used as a bomb to destroy the Long Night of Solace. The operation was a success but at the cost of the Savannah.Halo: Reach - Level: Long Night of Solace
====Collective Actions====
Another Covenant fleet was first detected by Fermion Remote Scanning Outpost on August 30, 2552, and continued to warn all UNSC forces in-system of the new threat.Halo: The Fall of Reach - Chapter 31, page ?? 
The Epsilon Eridani fleet, together with other UNSC forces, had only about 100 ships at Reach at the time. They moved into defensive positions to defend the planet, with 52 more ships on the way. A large nuclear minefield had been set up to detonate the Covenant fleet, which destroyed roughly one hundred enemy ships. 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 50 UNSC ships were destroyed. Soon, the group of ships dwindled down to only 20.Halo: The Fall of Reach - Pages 295-297 , Pages 333-339 
Eventually, the Flagship of the fleet, the was destroyed during the battle.Halo: First Strike - page 168
===Battle of Tribute===
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 partially glassed.Halo 3: ODST - Description: Character Selection - Dutch
==Composition==
===List of Ships===
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==Appearances==
*Halo: The Fall of Reach 
*Halo: First Strike
*Halo: Evolutions
*Halo: Reach
==Sources==
Category:UNSC Navy Fleet