SPARTAN-III Beta Company: Difference between revisions

'''Beta Company''' is the second generation of [[SPARTAN-III]]s.

==Summary==

Beta Company was formed after the elimination of Spartan-III [[Alpha Company]] during [[Operation: PROMETHEUS]], which, due to its success, Beta Company was given funding. This company was created by Colonel [[James Ackerson]] and was trained and supervised, by [[Kurt-051|Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose]] and [[Mendez|SCPO Mendez]]. This company of Spartans was dispatched to [[Onyx]], and began its training on [[2539]] at [[Camp Currahee]]. Kurt quickly reinforced unit cohesion in Beta Company, upon seeing Alpha company lose this dramatic effect poorly at Operation: PROMETHEUS, causing the deaths of '''all'' the [[Alpha Company]]. As well, because he didn't make the previous class flexible enough, he reflected that by forcing them. This company's supervising [[AI]], [[Endless Summer]], is unlike the Alpha Company AI, [[Deep Winter]], and actually cared about them and frequently advised Kurt not to be too hard on them (seeing that they are just "kids"), Deep Winter though, didnt care much for the [[SPARTAN-III]]s and [[Kurt-051|Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose]]. There were 418 candidates, but only 300 "graduated" and became [[Spartan]]s.  

==Combat History==

In [[Operation TORPEDO]], Beta Company was send to destroy a [[Covenant]] refinery depot on [[Pegasi Delta]] during 1135 HOURS, JULY 3, [[2545]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], Page 16</ref>. They started the mission in "stealth" pods that can launch out of [[Slipspace]], and land quickly. However, their elements of surprise was compromised and their only viable option was to destroy the refinery quickly. The company had nine losses, killed from the landing. They then proceeded to attack, on their sprint towards the Covenant factory several Covenant-Seraph fighters bombarded the SPARTAN-IIIs and took out dozens. Only one team, [[Team Foxtrot]], succeeded in getting to the refinery. The remaining 200 SPARTAN-IIIs were occupied with the coming force of thousands of [[Jackals]] and [[Elites]] troops attacking them in open field combat. [[Tom-B292]] executed code [[Omega Three]]<ref>[[halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], Page 22</ref> to break and run no matter the costs, when he saw the sky darkened with black clouds where afterwards 7 Covenant cruisers appeared from. They blocked their retreat by dropping hundreds of Elites behind them with their transport beams and surround Beta Company. Team Foxtrot sabotaged the reactor causing it to blow, and finished the mission. They had succeeded, but at a great cost: all of Beta Company was massacred with the exception of [[Tom-B292|Tom]] and [[Lucy-B091|Lucy]], from [[Team Foxtrot]], who managed to live by jumping into the water. It was then revealed that the Spartans were only kids, most around 12 years of age.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], Page 26</ref>

==Other Details==

They wield [[MA5K Assault Rifle]]s, [[SRS99C-S2 AM Sniper Rifle]]s, and [[M19-B SAM Missile Launcher]]. They are divided up into Fireteams of four. They use [[SPI|SPI Mark II armor]] and have medical kits. They have been clocked at running at 30km/h.

==[[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|Drugs]] Used on Beta Company==

There were a set of drugs used on Beta Company to improve various assets:

*'''[[8942-LQ99|Drug 8942-LQ99]]:''' A carbide ceramic ossification catalyst to make skeletons virtually unbreakable.

 

 

*'''[[88947-OP24|Drug 88947-OP24]]:''' A retina-inversion stabilizer drug. It boosted color and night vision capabilities.

 

*'''[[87556-UD61|Drug 87556-UD61]]:''' Improved colloidal neural disunification solution, which in turn decreases reaction time.

 

[[Team Echo]] - KIA

 

[[Team Foxtrot]]

*[[Tom-B292]]

*[[Lucy-B091]]

*[[Adam-B004]]

*[[Min-B174]]

 

[[Team India]] - KIA

 

[[Team Lima]] - KIA

 

[[Team Romeo]] - KIA

 

[[Team X-ray]] - MIA

*The 300 Spartans of Btea Company have been compared to the 300 Greek Spartans that faught in the Battle of Thermopylae