Battlegroup Essex

This fanfiction article, Battlegroup Essex, was written by Leo Fox. Please do not edit this fiction without the writer's permission.

Battlegroup Essex Unit Background Role Ship-to-Ship Combat, Escort Garrison 192 Katanas 16 Wakizashis 96 Sabres 40 Claymores 80 Broadswords 16 Glaives 16 Shortswords 8 Estocs 2 Xiphos' 4 Knightswords 110 Scimitars 21 Perceptors 6 Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Expeditionary Unit 4 Petrels 56 Mongooses 56 Pelican dropships 12 M820A Scorpion Main Battle Tank 32 Warthogs 800 Marines Unit Motto "Whats the Worst that can Happen?" Personnel Unit size 16 Ships Current Commander Admiral Neville Meyers Current Status Active

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"Man, here we were between the UNSC Battlegroup escorting us and a attacking Remnant Cruiser and its escorts. We all thought we were screwed, as the bitter memories from the Human-Covenant War kicked in. But the UNSC Executor just turned broadside and opened up with its big-ass naval guns. Man, with the Battlegroup firing their MACs, the many single-ships pouring out of Essex and the sheer volume of slugs from the Executor, it looked like the Covenant boats just exploded...Even the Covenant Cruiser fell apart after a half-dozen rounds."

―Anonymous UNSC merchantman

The Battlegroup Essex is commanded by Admiral Neville Meyers on board the UNSC Essex. The Detachment consists of the following ships:

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Active Ships in Battlegroup Essex

• 1 Odin-class Carrier - UNSC Essex
• 1 Victoria-class Heavy Cruiser - UNSC Executor
• 1 Thermopylae-class Cruiser - UNSC Telamon
• 6 Indra-class Destroyer - UNSC Muay Thai, UNSC Vigilante, UNSC Walker, UNSC Mahan, UNSC Fletcher and UNSC Baltimore
• 1 Raijin-class Destroyer - UNSC Phalanx
• 1 Raijin-class Escort Destroyer - UNSC Goodwood
• 4 Heimdall-class Frigate - UNSC Santini, UNSC Lightning, UNSC Revenge and UNSC Fitzgerald
• 1 Minerva-class Prowler - UNSC Windtalker

Ships lost

• N/A

Personnel KIA, WIA, MIA, AWOL

• KIA:0
• WIA:0
• MIA:0
• AWOL:3

Roster

Starships of Battlegroup Essex

Odin-class Carrier UNSC Essex

Victoria-class Heavy Cruiser UNSC Executor

Thermopylae-class Cruiser UNSC Telamon

Indra-class Destroyers UNSC Muay Thai | UNSC Vigilante | UNSC Walker | UNSC Fletcher | UNSC Mahan | UNSC Baltimore

Raijin-class Destroyer UNSC Phalanx

Raijin-class Escort Destroyer UNSC Goodwood

Heimdall-class Frigates UNSC Santini | UNSC Lightning | UNSC Revenge | UNSC Fitzgerald

Minerva-class Prowler UNSC Windtalker