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Posted by: BTE
Posted by: SweetTRIX
It would ruin it's continuity, being as the S-III's had high-profile scuicide missions that the companies did not return from. Each campaign was closely monitored and results scrutinized by the ONI brass that were involved. By the time the final company was deployed (Gamma I think) it was too late for them to be on Reach during the Covenants main attack on it.
Add to that that Ackerson despised Halsey and her S-II's, I see no way he would allow his science project to save them in any capacity. The inclusion may be possible, but incredibly unlikely. I agree it would be incredibly unlikely.
As for the high profile missions. Well, Reach was the second most important planet next to Earth. The fact that they left a few weeks after the first Battle of Reach might mean that they got an order to either protect the place or to destroy some Covenant command post or shipyard to prevent them from advancing further. Remember, once Reach fell, it would only be a matter of time before Earth would fall. The game changes once they have cornered you and even though Ackerson was an -blam!-, i don't think he had the final word on what his Spartans would and wouldn't do.
I gotta grab the book and verify the dates, I do not believe that Gamma's deployment was that close to the attack on Reach. That aside though, the S-III's are a strike team, not a response force (as of The Ghosts of Onyx). This makes their inclusion even less likely. But yes, if Bungie decided to bend their own rules a bit, they may make an appearance, though it is highly unlikely.
In regards to Ackerson and the S-III's, that man is involved heavily in the decisions made for them, he runs that program. All orders go through him before they get to Ambrose, he could easily fudge something out of spite.