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Three hundred soldiers of Beta Company were inserted successfully via drop pod onto [[Pegasi Delta]] on 3 July 2545 at 1135 hours. Their objective was to destroy a [[Covenant]] deuterium/tritium fuel refinery. Nine soldiers dropped out of contact immediately after touchdown for unknown reasons. | Three hundred soldiers of Beta Company were inserted successfully via drop pod onto [[Pegasi Delta]] on 3 July 2545 at 1135 hours. Their objective was to destroy a [[Covenant]] deuterium/tritium fuel refinery. Nine soldiers dropped out of contact immediately after touchdown for unknown reasons. | ||
The remainder proceeded toward the objective on foot, and were engaged by Covenant forces that reacted with unexpected speed and strength. As the soldiers reached the refinery complex the source of the Covenant response became clear. Seven enemy [[Covenant Cruiser|cruisers]] were on station and had escaped detection by UNSC [[Stealth Tactical Aerial Reconnaissance Satellite|reconnaissance satellites]]. In the face of such overwhelming force, an [[Omega Three]] code was issued and Beta was ordered to retreat. [[Team Foxtrot]] ignored the order and continued to the objective and destroyed the refinery. The resulting explosion destroyed everything within a four kilometer radius, including all Covenant forces and the rest of Beta | The remainder proceeded toward the objective on foot, and were engaged by Covenant forces that reacted with unexpected speed and strength. As the soldiers reached the refinery complex the source of the Covenant response became clear. Seven enemy [[Covenant Cruiser|cruisers]] were on station and had escaped detection by UNSC [[Stealth Tactical Aerial Reconnaissance Satellite|reconnaissance satellites]]. In the face of such overwhelming force, an [[Omega Three]] code was issued and Beta was ordered to retreat. [[Team Foxtrot]] ignored the order and continued to the objective and destroyed the refinery with heavy losses. The resulting explosion destroyed everything within a four kilometer radius, including all Covenant forces and the rest of Beta Company. The only known survivors the operation were [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Tom-B292]] of Foxtrot, who leaped into the nearby ocean to escape the blast and managed to pick their way to a Black Cat exfiltration craft. | ||
===Aftermath=== | ===Aftermath=== | ||