Task Force Artemis

"Artemis engage! We are all that stands between these bastards and the twenty million souls below!"
- Captain Merena, ordering Artemis to engage following the UNSC Portsmouth's destruction.
Task Force Artemis was a rapid-response group of the UNSC Navy. In February of 2540, it took part in the Defense of Taratoga. Alexis Merena was the commander of the battle group as captain of the flagship UNSC Bainbridge.
== History ==
On February 11th, 2540, Task Force Artemis was deployed to reinforce the last of Battlegroup Nevada in the Defense of Taratoga against a Covenant Kerel-pattern assault carrier. Despite their intervention, Battlegroup Nevada was destroyed, and the carrier began to individually destroy every ship in the task force. However, the task force was still successful in destroying the carrier before they themselves were destroyed, saving Taratoga's population from glassing and gaining critical time to evacuate the population. Task Force Artemis was lost with all hands.
== Composition ==
Task Force Artemis was composed of the flagship UNSC Bainbridge, an Able-class heavy destroyer, as well as two Halberd-class light destroyers, UNSC Mars and UNSC Cayuga, and two Paris-class heavy frigates, the UNSC Stark and the UNSC Last Resort.
==Source==
*YouTube - Halo: Defense of Taratoga | UE5 Space Battle
== Gallery ==
File:TaratogaMACStrike.png|Ships of Task Force Artemis engaging the Covenant assault carrier
File:ArtemisEngage.jpeg|Task Force Artemis approaching the battle
File:UNSCBainbridge.jpeg|The UNSC Bainbridge, flagship of Task Force Artemis
File:UNSCCayuga.jpeg|The UNSC Cayuga, a Task Force Artemis destroyer, engaging the Covenant assault carrier
File:UNSCMars.jpeg|The UNSC Mars, a destroyer in Task Force Artemis
File:UNSCStark.jpeg|The UNSC Stark a heavy frigate in the Task Force
File:UNSC Last Resort.jpeg|The UNSC Last Resort, a heavy frigate in the Task Force
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