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{{Quote|Beta-Red may be tough as hell, but I have no idea how long they'll be able to tie up two armor divisions.|[[First Lieutenant]] [[Jake Chapman]]<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' - ''[[Boneyard]]'' [[Halo: Reach radio conversations|radio conversation]]</ref>}}
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{{Quote|Beta-Red may be tough as hell, but I have no idea how long they'll be able to tie up two armor divisions.|Lieutenant [[Jake Chapman]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' - ''[[Boneyard]]''</ref>}}


'''Beta-Red''', also known as '''Team Beta''', was a splinter team of the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Red Team]]. During the [[Fall of Reach]], Beta-Red was the largest splinter of Red Team, consisting of six Spartans{{Ref/Note|The original edition of ''Halo: First Strike'' states that Beta-Red was composed of 11 Spartans. However, the Definitive Edition of the novel states that Beta-Red was comprised of six Spartans, addressing the discrepancy in the team's size. Despite this, the radio conversations in ''Halo: Reach'' describe Beta-Red as having 11 members.}} led by [[Beta-Romeo Actual]].  
'''Beta-Red''', also known as '''Team Beta''', was a splinter team of the [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Red Team]] of the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{fact}} Beta-Red was the largest splinter team of the original Red Team and consisted of eleven [[SPARTAN-II]]s<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' - ''[[Countdown]]'': {{Quote|What are eleven Spartans gonna do against thirty thousand Covenant? They're dead men.|Gamma 1}}</ref>, lead by [[Beta-Red Actual]]. During the [[Fall of Reach]], the team was deployed to various operations by Reach CENTCOM, including civilian evacuation operations along with the rest of Red Team. Finally, on August 30, they were tasked with the defense of the Orbital Defense Platform generators against [[Covenant]] attack on [[Reach]], and likely met their deaths as friendly fire casualties.


==Fall of Reach==
==Battle of Reach==
On [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], the Spartans of Red Team were deployed to the surface of Reach by [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelican]] ''[[Bravo 001]]''. En route, the pilot, [[Mitchell|Flight Officer Mitchell]], was killed by pursuing [[Seraph]]s. [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Fred-104]], the leader of Red Team, ordered the Spartans to make a high-altitude jump to the surface; four Spartans were killed in the jump and several were wounded. After rendezvousing, Fred divided Red Team into four splinter teams: [[Team Alpha|Alpha]], Beta, [[Team Gamma|Gamma]], and [[Team Delta|Delta]]. Beta-Red were tasked with defending [[Reach]]'s [[orbital defense platform]] [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] against [[Covenant]] attack.
{{Main|Battle of Reach}}


Beta-Red managed to get a transmission to Fred and the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, warning them to stay away from the planet because most of the generators had been destroyed, and that they would attempt to protect the several remaining generators. They were eventually deployed to [[Recon 43]]'s position to reinforce a [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] unit, [[Charlie Company]], defending [[Orbital Defense Generator Facility A-331|Facility Alpha 331]] from two division-strength units of Covenant armored vehicles, fighting deep into the center of the enemy formation.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' - ''Countdown'' radio conversation: {{Quote|Holy <static>! You 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 [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]]? Unbelievable!|[[Buckman|First Lieutenant Buckman]]}}</ref> A dropship piloted by [[Iron Fist]] attempted to retrieve Beta-Red, but the evacuation was interrupted by the descent of three Covenant cruisers from cloud cover directly overhead.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' - ''Boardwalk'' radio conversation: {{Quote|Iron Fist, this is Gamma-1 Actual; three Covenant cruisers just dropped out of cloud directly above us, holding at approximately twenty thousand feet, traveling due east at approximately three hundred knots - three-zero-zero knots!|First Lieutenant Jake Chapman}}</ref> Artillery support from the destroyer {{UNSCShip|Majestic}} was called in to destroy the three cruisers and any surviving Covenant forces; ''Majestic'' fired six [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] rounds at the targets, presumably taking the lives of Beta-Red, who had remained behind to buy Charlie Company enough time to evacuate.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' - ''[[Reflection]]'' radio conversation: {{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 majority of the Spartans of Red Team were formed into Team Beta. On August 23rd, Beta-Red were deployed by Reach CENTCOM to evacuating civilian population centers.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' - ''[[New Alexandria]]'': {{Quote|Sir, that true about Gauntlet, Red and Echo Teams assigned to civilian evac ops?|[[Jun-A266]]}}</ref>


==Known members==
On August 30th, Beta-Red's mission was to defend the orbital defense generators at all costs. Failure would meant the fall of [[Reach]]. Most of the generators were destroyed, but not due to any real fault on the Spartans' behalf, but rather due to overwhelming Covenant forces. These Covenant attacks in mass numbers easily overran the few Spartan defenders, allowing the Covenant to destroy the generators that the Spartans were protecting. This dismal failure and complete waste of lives was likely due to inadequate time to set up defensive emplacements, and/or inadequate time to develop an ideal strategy. 
*[[Beta-Romeo Actual]]
 
*Red-Four
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> A dropship piloted by [[Iron Fist]] was deployed to retrieve Beta-Red, but their evacuation was interrupted by the descent of three Covenant cruisers from cloud cover directly 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; ''Majestic'' fired six [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] rounds at the targets, presumably taking the lives of Beta-Red, who had remained behind 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>
*[[Red-Fifteen]]
*Red-Nineteen


==List of appearances==
The fate of Beta-Red is unknown. As Iron Fist made a last-ditch attempt to evacuate Beta-Red, and there was no confirmation of whether Iron Fist succeeded or failed, it is possible that at least part of Beta-Red survived.
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}


==Notes==
==Known Members==
{{Ref/Notes}}
*[[Red-Fifteen]]
*[[Beta-Red Actual]]


==Sources==
==Sources==
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