Tau Team

"Covvies won't know what hit 'em"

-Shane-D122

Overview
Spartan Team Tau is a 6-man Spartan-III team that participated in the Fall of Reach. Tau was one of two teams called in to assist Spartan Team Sigma on Reach. They were attacked by covenant forces while investigating one of several downed Communication Array's across Reach. They were pinned down, but rescued by Sigma, who had just arrived on the planet. After wiping out the attackers, they reported back to base, only to find similar reports from teams Upsilon and Noble, who were investigating other relays at the time.

A few weeks later, Tau accompanied Sigma on a mission to destroy a covenant Supercarrier before it entered atmosphere. Operation:DROPKICK is initiated as a follow up to Operation:UPPERCUT. Using Sabre Starfighters, the team entered and destroyed the ship, losing Frank-D103 and Dom-D178 in the process. The others escaped via Pelican to the Planet's surface.

The pelican took them to New Alexandria, which was under attack by the Covenant. They were ordered, along with Upsilon team, to assist in thee extraction of ONI personnel from a facility that was under attack by enemy forces. Three members of Upsilon and Wulf-041 began to clear the building, while Shane-D122 and Louie-D199 provided cover in a Falcon, along with several others. However, when Dr. Calvin Roe detonated the building as he escaped, killing the four Spartans, The surviving members of Tau, Upsilon, Sigma, and UNSC personnel fled New Alexandria before it was glassed, and headed north to Outpost Foxtrot Whiskey.

Roe's ship was shot down and he was eventually killed by Marco-025. However, coming under heavy fire, Martin-D136 of Upsilon was wounded, and was rescued by Shane-D122 and Kane-099. The team participated in the Battle for Outpost Foxtrot Whiskey, driving the Covenant back.

Upon hearing a message from the Pillar of Autumn,The survivors headed there, only to miss the ship by minutes.Seeing that Covenant forces would soon arrive, Shane-D122, Jax-007, Alex-D169 and Jordan-D111 stay behind, hoping to buy the rest of the team more time to escape to a Frigate in a nearby shipbreaking yard. It is unknown what happens to them as radio contact was cut off several minutes after the others left. It is assumed that they are KIA.

Unit Members
Shane



Rank: Chief Petty Officer

Unit Rank: Tau 1

Spartan Tag:D122

Current Staus: MIA

Role: Team Leader

Bio: Shane is the leader of Spartan Team Tau. After seeing many of his comrades die in what he thought were pointless suicide missions, he took command of Tau and turned it into an elite stealth unit, the purpose of which was to inflict as much damage to the enemy as possible, without losing anyone. Shane has seen many of his friends die over the years, and want's to preserve the lives of his team. This attitude often leads to conflict with Dan-D105, the leader of Upsilon Team, who prefers loud, 'guns blazing' tactics. He, along with 3 others, was last seen holding back the advancing covenant forces.

Alex



Rank: Petty Officer First Class

Unit Rank: Tau 2

Spartan Tag:D169

Current Status: MIA

Role: Close Quarters Combat

Bio: Second in command of Tau, Alex is the team's close combat specialist, preferring to use a shotgun when he can. He has the highest kill count of Tau, and sees most enemies as target Practice. He is good friends with Louie-D199, and the two of them often watch each others backs on missions. Alex was last seen holding off the Covenant in a UNSC Shipbreaking yard, killing waves of advancing elites with his shotgun.

Dom



Rank: Petty Officer Second Class

Unit Rank: Tau 3

Spartan Tag: D-178

Current Status: KIA

Role: Tech Specialist

Bio: Tau 3, Dom was the quietest member of the team. He always preferred to be alone, reassembling his gun or messing around with machines. He had been spoken to several times about his small cache of captured covenant equipment, that he would experiment with. Dom participated in Operation: DROPKICK along with the rest of Tau and Team Sigma in an operation to destroy a Covenant Supercarrier. Dom was killed by an explosion in the ship. Frank died shortly after, holding off a squad of elites.

Louie



Rank: Petty Officer Second Class

Unit Rank: Tau 4

Spartan Tag: D199

Current Status: Active

Role: EVA Combat/Sniper

Bio: Louie was the team's EVA expert, and could move around in Space as well as he could on Land. He led the first team in Operation: DROPKICK. However, Frank and Dom were both killed in the ensuing battle, leaving Louie alone to plant the bomb on the ship Reactor. He later fought in New Alexandria, and in the Battle for Outpost Foxtrot Whiskey. He was last seen heading for a frigate docked at a shipbreaking Yard with the other survivors. It is very likely that he is the only survivor of Tau following the Fall of Reach.

Jordan



Rank: Petty Officer Second Class

Unit Rank: Tau 5

Spartan Tag: D111

Current Status: MIA

Role:Demolitions

Bio: Jordan is the demolition expert of Tau. He is a skilled combatant, and is proficient in Covenant weapons as well as human ones. He participated in Operation: DROPKICK as part of team 2, and provided covering fire for evacuation ships during the Battle for New Alexandria. He was last seen alongside Shane, Alex and Jax, staying behind to buy the others more time to escape from Reach.

Frank



Rank: Petty Officer Second Class

Unit Rank: Tau 6

Spartan Tag: D103

Current Status: KIA

Role: Support

Bio: Frank is Tau's support, often using a Heavy Machine Gun or Grenade Launcher in Battle. He and Shane are the only members left of the Original Team, and is often cold to new members of the team. He is a grizzled veteran and has seen many battles. He fought in Operation: DROPKICK. He was killed while holding off a platoon of Elites shortly after Dom-D178 was killed by an explosion. His death gave time for Louie-D199 to plant the bomb that would destroy the Supercarrier.

Trivia

 * Louie, Alex and Jordan are all names of friends of the author: CrazyEyes McGee, XNASHAX and FuriousJLethal.


 * Tau team, along with Upsilon and Sigma, were created for an upcoming Machinima: Sigma.