030569



030569 was an M808B Main Battle Tank built by the UNSC and was attached to Fire Team Zulu during the Battle of Installation 04, during 2552. As the fire team's Pelican crashed in the canyons close to Halo's Control Room, the tank detached from the Pelican and slid on the ice some 20 meters. It was discovered by the Master Chief who used it to fight his way through the canyons, destroying multiple Ghosts and Wraiths. However, the Chief and the Marines had to abandon the tank at a set of pipes where it was too narrow for the tank to continue.

The fate of the tank is unknown, but it was most likely captured by the Flood or destroyed by the Covenant. If was not captured or destroyed, then it would have been destroyed when the Master Chief destroyed Halo.

Trivia

 * This tank appears to be the only tank in Halo: Combat Evolved, as all multiplayer tanks are labeled alike (even though the hatch is built differently).
 * The tank's serial number is an Easter Egg. For more information, see Birthdate on Tank.