SPARTAN-III Beta Company: Difference between revisions

The 300 soldiers of Beta Company inserted successfully via drop pod onto [[Pegasi Delta]] on July 3, 2545, at 1135 hours. Their objective was to destroy a [[Covenant]] deuterium/tritium fuel refinery. Nine soldiers were lost immediately upon touchdown. The remainder proceeded toward the objective on foot, and were engaged by Covenant forces reacted with unexpected speed and strength. As the soldiers reached the refinery complex the source of the Covenant response became clear. Seven enemy [[Covenant Cruiser|cruisers]] were on station and had escaped detection by UNSC [[Stealth Tactical Aerial Reconnaissance Satellite|reconnaissance satellites]]. In the face of such overwhelming force an [[Omega Three]] code was issued and Beta was ordered to retreat. [[Team Foxtrot]] ignored the order and continued to the objective and destroyed the refinery. The resulting explosion destroyed everything within a four kilometer radius, including all Covenant forces and Beta Company. The only survivors from Beta Company were [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]] who leapt into the nearby ocean to escape the blast.