The Fleet of Ambitious Recollection

(Atlas)

The Fleet of Ambitious Recollection, known otherwise as 1st Fleet was the largest fleet ever formed, comprising of ships from 5 nations. The fleet was formed as a decision to better unite Confederate forces.

Formation
The planet of Carolus, in the Rorke System, had a massive amount of shipyards around it, in August 2257 delegates from all nations in the Confederation came together to organise a large Fleet, this Fleet would become The Fleet of Ambitious Recollection. In the weeks following, shipyards across the galaxy began to build ships for this fleet. The Olympus system had masses of ships entering it, bringing supplies and equipment. This Fleet's construction brought the DAY BREAK and AUTUMN contingencies into operation.

On January 1st 2258, UNSC Leonidas arrived around the moon of Noble, finally forming the Fleet.

Neu Berlin Campaign
On January 4th 2258, the Fleet arrived around the planet of Neu Berlin, the recent target of Puppeteer attack. This combined Fleet rapidly eradicated all Puppeteer presence around the planet, but the Puppeteers had managed to build fortifications around the system's asteroid belt. UNSC Leonidas, being a Thermopylae class Super-Carrier simply forced it's way through, with smaller auxiliary ships flushing out any outriders.

Falconian War
By May 2258, Neu Berlin was fully secured, yet 1st Fleet was called up to Falconian space, as it's neutrality had been violated by Puppeteer warships. UNSC Leonidas led the entire 1st Fleet Division into battle. This conflict saw 1st Fleet shine, tearing apart Puppeteer ships with ease.

The Battle of Falconus
The planet of Falconus was the centre of the Falconian State, and as such, a key target for the Puppeteers. Leonidas commanded the defence forces, placing the 1st Fleet Division into defensive positions.

The defence went well, with 1 exception, Leonidas was destroyed and the Fleet had no command ship.

The Fleet of Ambitious Recollection was pulled from combat following this, leaving the Falconian War.

A New Command
Following the loss of Leonidas and of Admiral Hood, the Fleet required a new commander and flagship. Atlistian High Command authorised Admiral Steven Oppenheimer to take command of the fleet from the ASF Spring Lasts. Spring Lasts was a Super-Carrier significantly larger than the Thermopylae class, however, fleet composition had been reduced, making the fleet smaller.

Unitary Conflict
The Hownese Nation was plunged into civil war in 2259, a conflict known as the Unitary Conflict. The risk of losing such a vital ally was taken very seriously, with the Fleet being deployed to Kore, the centre of the conflict.

The Battle of Kore
The Battle of Kore occurred from 2259-2260 and was the first recorded instance of an Ultra-MAC being fired near a planet. Spring Lasts led a strike force toward the planet, with the rest of the fleet sitting behind. Kore was then attacked by Puppeteer forces, Admiral Oppenheimer had no choice but to fire on the planet. This shot eradicated all life on the side of the planet the shot hit, the resulting shockwaves crippled all forces on the planet, taking out all ships in the atmosphere and destabilising the planet. This act was criticised by Hown, yet it was required as Kore had direct access to Hown, if the Puppeteers got to Hown, it would certainly be lost.

2nd Heze Campaign
The Heze system had long been a target for the Puppeteers, constantly switching from Confederate to Puppeteer hands and vice versa, FLEETCOM decided to finish it, launching an all out attack on Heze. The Fleet of Ambitious Recollection was assigned to take Heze III, the site of the regional capital. Admiral Oppenheimer organised an attack to encircle the city, to block it off from supplies, then place Spring Lasts above it. This plan was ordered in and succeeded, with the entire system being retaken afterwards.

Normal Operations
In the period from 2260-2262 the Fleet engaged in conflicts, no campaigns however.

The Halo Campaign
In 2262, The Halos were located. The fleet held back from the attack, Prelate Thunderous Rounding had something they could use. This thing was the Combat Ark, now the flagship of the fleet, Seraph Shudders of Eternal Thunder took charge of the fleet, taking it toward the Halo. The fleet was now larger than the ancient Guardian Escapade Fleet.

The Fleet emerged over the Halo, 5 days after the war on it had begun. The fleet unleashed it's might, deploying ships from the monstrous Combat Ark and carrier crafts.

For the rest of the War, the fleet bombarded Puppeteer lines, launched assaults and provided support.

Post War Conflicts
Following the War's conclusion, the fleet was used to take out rouge Puppeteer forces with it's sheer power.

Dissolution
In August 2263, the Galactic Confederation began to shrink, the major War was over and the Puppeteers were no longer a Galactic Threat, The Fleet, now know officially as First Fleet was prepared for Dissolution by the end of the year, with The Combat Ark leaving the fleet, UNSC Leonidas-A was assigned to be it's last Flagship, with Seraph Shudders still in command. On January 1st 2264, 6 years after it's formation, the ships of the fleet departed to their new assigned fleets. (1st Human, 2nd Human, 8th Human, 82nd Human, 11th Atlistian, 42nd Hownese, 9th Guardian)

Legacy
The Fleet's immense size was unmatched for hundreds of years following, and the actions of the Commanders of the Fleet were recorded by AI who analysed it and placed it into Officer Education Courses.

Trivia

 * The Fleet surpassed the Guardian 9th Fleet (Original Empire) in size, with the 9th Fleet dropping to Second largest.
 * The fleet's theme, separate from canon of course, is 'Little Dark Age' by MGMT.
 * The Emblem in canon is a modernised ancient Guardian symbol of War and Peace.