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[[Image:Scrn_093.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Fire Team Zulu.]]

'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Marines|Marine]] unit stationed aboard the ''{{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}'' that actively participated in the [[Battle of Installation 04]].

They are first heard of by [[SPARTAN-117]] about a third the way through the [[Assault on the Control Room]] when the [[Master Chief]] stepped out onto a bridge spanning a large valley.

The [[D77-TC|Pelican]] that transported Fire Team Zulu was attacked by [[Covenant]] [[Banshees]] on its descent to drop off the [[Fire Team]]. After deploying the troops, along with a [[Warthog]], the drop ship flew out of view into the next valley where it was later found crashed into the valley wall. The crash was not witnessed by the [[Master Chief]] but it is assumed that it was due to the damage sustained from the [[Banshee]] attack (seen on [[Heroic]] and [[Legendary]] difficulties).<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]] page 179</ref> [[Weapons]] that were brought in by Team Zulu include a [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher|Rocket Launcher]], [[SRS99C-S2 AM Sniper Rifle|Sniper Rifle]], and a [[Warthog]]. The [[Master Chief]], on meeting up with [[Fire Team]] Zulu, helped by destroying a [[Ghost (Vehicle)|Ghost]] and a couple of [[Shade]] turrets. Upon linking up with Zulu, [[Spartan-117]], with a [[UNSC Marines|Marine]] manning the Warthog's [[LAAG|turret]], destroyed a nearby [[Wraith]] guarding the valley.<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]] page 182-184</ref>

A [[Scorpion Tank]] was present near the drop ship's crash site in the next valley, but it doesn't seem likely to have been brought in by Fire Team Zulu as a [[D77-TC|Pelican]] can only lift a Scorpion ''or'' a [[Warthog]] due to weight limits and the Fire Team Zulu Pelican can be seen carrying a [[Warthog]] from the bridge.

The tank was presumably brought in earlier by another [[UNSC Marines|Marine]] unit.  Later, the [[Master Chief]] encountered Marines from a previous mission. [[Cortana (AI)|Cortana]] announces their presence by saying, "I thought the [[Covenant]] had eliminated all [[UNSC Marines|Marine]] forces in the area". Apparently, they hadn't. These Marines were probably not part of [[Fire Team]] Zulu, because the teams were nowhere near each other. They could, however, have been part of the same [[platoon]] or [[company]]. 

[[Image:Valleybattle.JPG|200px|thumb|Fire Team Zulu fights for the valley.]]

[[Image:Sarge beckon.jpg|thumb|left|Fire Team Zulu's CO sharpshooter spots Covenant forces in the area.]]

[[Fire Team]] Zulu then assisted the [[Master Chief|Chief]] as he fought his way through the valleys but when the [[Master Chief]] had to cross a pair of bridges overlooking the valley, they did not follow because evac had become available.

[[Fire Team]] Zulu had at least one [[Corporal (UNSC)|Corporal]]<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]] page 182</ref> and one [[Sergeant (UNSC)|Sergeant]]<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]] page 185</ref>.  The squad was approximately 6 Marines strong, and later encountered the survivors of another 5-man squad, as mentioned above.

 

==Trivia==

*In Halo: Combat Evolved Sergeant Avery Johnson is on the Pelican, and calls for assistance. This is not possible because he was in the swamp near the Flood Containment Facility, with Captain Keyes at the time.

*If you look down at the valley where the Pelican first landed, you'll see that there were already Marines deployed there, along with an extra Warthog. Also, some of the Marines did not leave the ship, and bailed out after the Pelican was supposedly shot down.

*If you look at the crashed Pelican, you'll see that it reads "E419". This is just a generic marker of most dropships in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.

*The [[Scorpion Tank]] could not have been brought in by Fire Team Zulu, therefore another [[Pelican]] dropship must have brought it. It stands to reason then that the crashed [[Pelican]] dropship found in the second valley might not have been the dropship of Fire Team Zulu.

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