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Beta-Red fell quickly. They managed to get a transmission to [[Frederic-104]] and the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, warning them to stay away from the planet because most of the generators had been destroyed, but in a futile attempt, they would attempt to protect the several remaining generators.{{fact}} They were eventually deployed to [[Recon 43]]'s position to reinforce a UNSC Marine unit, [[Charlie Company]], defending [[Facility Alpha 331]] from two division-strength units of Covenant armoured vehicles, punching hard into the center of the enemy formation.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' - ''[[Countdown]]'': {{Quote|Holy <static>! You're ain't gonna believe this! Beta-Red just punched right up into the guts of that Covie column! Ever see a Spartan go hand to hand with a Wraith? Unbelievable!|Gamma 5}}</ref> Dropship [[Iron Fist]] was deployed to retrieve Beta-Red, but their evacuation was interrupted by the de-cloaking of three Covenant cruisers right above them.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' - ''[[Boardwalk]]'': {{Quote|Iron Fist, This is Gamma-1-Actual, three Covenant cruisers just dropped out of cloak directly above us, holding at approximately twenty thousand feet traveling due east at approximately three hundred knots - three-zero-zero knots!|Gamma 1}}</ref> Artillery support from the {{UNSCShip|Majestic}} was called in to destroy the three cruisers and any surviving Covenant, presumably taking the lives of Beta-Red, who had sacrificed their lives to buy Charlie Company enough time to evacuate.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' - ''[[Reflection]]'': {{Quote|Beta-Red have gone above and beyond but there's no way out for them. They just bought us our window, now give me the go and I'll finish the job.|[[Alpha 20]]}}</ref> | Beta-Red fell quickly. They managed to get a transmission to [[Frederic-104]] and the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, warning them to stay away from the planet because most of the generators had been destroyed, but in a futile attempt, they would attempt to protect the several remaining generators.{{fact}} They were eventually deployed to [[Recon 43]]'s position to reinforce a UNSC Marine unit, [[Charlie Company]], defending [[Facility Alpha 331]] from two division-strength units of Covenant armoured vehicles, punching hard into the center of the enemy formation.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' - ''[[Countdown]]'': {{Quote|Holy <static>! You're ain't gonna believe this! Beta-Red just punched right up into the guts of that Covie column! Ever see a Spartan go hand to hand with a Wraith? Unbelievable!|Gamma 5}}</ref> Dropship [[Iron Fist]] was deployed to retrieve Beta-Red, but their evacuation was interrupted by the de-cloaking of three Covenant cruisers right above them.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' - ''[[Boardwalk]]'': {{Quote|Iron Fist, This is Gamma-1-Actual, three Covenant cruisers just dropped out of cloak directly above us, holding at approximately twenty thousand feet traveling due east at approximately three hundred knots - three-zero-zero knots!|Gamma 1}}</ref> Artillery support from the {{UNSCShip|Majestic}} was called in to destroy the three cruisers and any surviving Covenant, presumably taking the lives of Beta-Red, who had sacrificed their lives to buy Charlie Company enough time to evacuate.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' - ''[[Reflection]]'': {{Quote|Beta-Red have gone above and beyond but there's no way out for them. They just bought us our window, now give me the go and I'll finish the job.|[[Alpha 20]]}}</ref> | ||
The actual fate of Beta-Red is left | The actual fate of Beta-Red is left unknown. Six [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] rounds were fired at the targets by the ''Majestic'', but Iron Fist had made a last-ditch attempt to evacuate Beta-Red. There was no confirmation of whether Iron Fist succeeded or failed, leaving the remote possibility that Beta-Red survived. | ||
==Known Members== | ==Known Members== | ||