- Spook524
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I do not think that Sierra 259 (S-259) and Sierra 320 (S-320) are necessarily Spartans.
For starters the first class of Spartan-IIs are numbered 001 to 150, though only 75 of them were chosen for the project and only 33 survived the augmentation process. It is possible that they are from the second class of Spartans, which would start at 151 and go up; however, Ghosts of Onyx states that Dr. Halsey indefinitely canceled the second class. Even if the second class did end up being conscripted there is no mention of them anywhere during the Battle of Reach (until now of course). It is also not possible for them to be Spartan-IIIs for numerous reasons that I don't feel like explaining.
Throughout the books and games Spartans always identify themselves as Spartan-XYZ never Sierra XYZ. For example, John always identified himself as "Spartan-117" and the same goes for any other Spartans. It is also worth noting that in Halo 3 John never says "Sierra 117." If the Spartans were working as a team they would identify themselves as "Spartan Blue Team" or whatever team it happened to be. It is possible that in Halo 3 the UNSC decided to use Sierra 117 (S-117) as a code name for John in an attempt to fool the Covenant.
This means that S-259 and S-320 are code names and could be almost anything, including Spartans or a group of Spartans.
"This is Sierra 320. Prepped for combat insertion."
I think that S-320 could be a Pelican. In Halo:CE, Foehammer is flying Echo 419 (E-419) and in Halo 3, Hocus is flying Kilo 023 (K-023).
"This is Sierra 259. You have Spartans of the ground sir. We're not going anywhere"
S-259 certainly seems like it could be an individual or group of Spartans, especially class 2 Spartans, but there is no way to know for sure. It could also be a Pelican providing support for the Spartans, or pretty much anything in a supporting role for the Spartans. I personally think it is most likely a class 2 Spartan which would open up a new possibility for the characters that we will play in the game.
In the end it is important to remember that there is no possible way of knowing for sure who or what S-259 ans S-320 are until Bungie releases for information, which may not even happen until the game is released.
Thanks for reading.