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The numbers on the tank.

The birthdate on a tank is a six digit serial number on the left front tread of the Scorpion Tank in Halo: Combat Evolved: 030569. This is a reference to Marcus R. Lehto, Halo's Art Director, who was born on March 5, 1969.^[1] On Halo: Combat Evolved for PC it is still present although it is less legible.

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.fortune • Birthdate on tank • DMM 2003 • Hellomyname Keyes • Hidden Marine • Hugging Elite • Jonesy • Moa statues • Megg • MRL • Multiplayer Options Spartan Captions • Pistol Kanji • Recorder chip warning • Rex • Siege of Madrigal • Thirsty Grunt • Three dead Grunts

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Siege of Madrigal • Cavemen • Identification badge • License plate Easter eggs • Moa statues • New York Times Easter egg • Weapons card

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Bulletin board • Hugging Elite • Keyboard emoticons

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Collector's Edition • Dancing Grunts • Double Rainbow • Gravity Hammers on Shutdown • Hidden weapons caches on Forerunner • Incineration Cannons on Forerunner • Moa statues • Red vs. Blue • Secret Gravity Hammer on Midnight

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Beamish • BLAST soda cans • Grunt with toys • Hidden toys • Italy on Delta Halo

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Flaming knives on Osiris • Floating Grunt • Halo Kart • Mr. Meeseeks box • Nutrition label • Olive the Pig • Sandworm • Soccer ball • Special weapons • Timmy the Whale • Toy Grunts • Universe article Easter egg • UNSC diver • Warzone Firefight Easter egg • Xbox One turret

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Craig • Giant sandwich • Hidden toys • Jens Hauch Memorial • Peanut the Space Gopher • Sandwich Idol • Xbox Easter egg

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-==Summary==
+{{Status|Gameplay}}
-[[Image:Tankid.jpg|thumb|The numbers on the tank.]]
+[[File:Tankid.jpg|thumb|200px|The numbers on the tank.]]
-There is a six digit serial number on the left front tread of the [[Scorpion]] tank in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]. It is 030569. It just so happens that [[Marcus R. Lehto]], Halo's [[Credits|Art Director]], was born on March 5, 1969.
+The '''birthdate on a tank''' is a six digit serial number on the left front tread of the [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Scorpion Tank]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'': 030569. This is a reference to [[Marcus R. Lehto]], Halo's [[Credits|Art Director]], who was born on March 5, 1969.<ref name="HBO eggs">[http://halo.bungie.org/tipsntricks/eggs.html '''halo.bungie.org:''' ''Halo Easter Eggs'']</ref> On [[Halo: Combat Evolved (PC port)|''Halo: Combat Evolved'' for PC]] it is still present although it is less legible.
-==See Also==
+==Sources==
+{{Ref/Sources}}
-*[[Initials on MC's Boot|Lehto's initials on MC's Boot]]
+==See also==
+*[[MRL|Lehto's initials on Master chief's Boot]]
-[[Category:Easter Eggs]]
+{{Easter Egg}}
+[[Category:Halo: Combat Evolved Easter eggs]]