Editing M8900 drop pod

{{Status|Canon}}
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|name=M8900 Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle
|image=[[File:SOEIV-HEV-Drop-Pods.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Ushuaia Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=52}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|line=[[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOIEV]]
|model=M8900
|cost=
|length={{Convert|7.7|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
|width={{Convert|8.7|ft|m|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}
|height={{Convert|16.4|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|mass={{Convert|500|kg|lb|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|max speed=
|engine=
|hull=
|armament=None
|crew=One occupant
|complement=
|consumables=
|othersystems=
|firstuse=
|service=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|role=[[Drop pod]]
|affiliation=
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
}}
The '''M8900 Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle''' is a [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOIEV]] variant employed by the [[ODST]]s. It was heavily employed during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=152}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The M8900 is an angular design, featuring an armoured prow and several small armoured windows. The pod was favoured by the ODSTs during the later years of the [[Human-Covenant War]], due to being significantly faster than the older [[M8823 drop pod|M8823 HEV]]. This increased maneuverability makes the M8823 ideal for drops into areas heavily defended by anti-air weaponry.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The top of the pod is fitted with an air brake, while the bottom is fitted with reinforced impact plating to endure the landing.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

==Operational history==
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], M8900s were the most common kind of drop pod favoured by ODSTs in the later war.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} At some point after [[2540]], they were used to deploy ODSTs from {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}} onto [[Heian]] in [[Operation: GREY VEIL]]. During the engagement, one pod burnt up on entry, and another suffered a failure after landing in deep water - requiring rescue by [[Cal-141]].{{Ref/Film|Id=Babysitter|HLeg|Episode=The Babysitter}} In the war's final years, they were employed by [[Alpha-Nine]] during [[Operation: FIRESIDE]] and the [[Battle of Mombasa]].{{Ref/Comic|HHJ}}{{Ref/Level|H3ODST|Prepare to Drop}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H3ODST_DropPod_Concept_1.jpg|Exploration concept art of SOEIV variants for ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
File:H3ODST_DropPod_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of a SOEIV drop pod for ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:H3ODST_DropBay_Concept.png|Concept art of a cruiser's drop bay for ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:SOEIV-HEV-Drop-Pods.png|In-game models of the SOEIV from ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:H3_ODST_SOEIV.jpg|The [[Rookie]]'s SOEIV seen in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:SOEIV Interface.png|View from inside a SOEIV, with various screens and monitors.
File:Say My Name dropbay.png|The UNSC ''Say My Name''{{'}}s SOEIV drop bay in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:Orbit Descend.png|The violent re-entry of SOEIV drop pods bound for [[New Mombasa]] in the [[Keep It Clean (trailer)|Keep It Clean trailer]].
File:HEVs Dropping.png|Dozens of SOEIVs enter the airspace of New Mombasa just before the EMP blast from the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' strikes in the Keep It Clean trailer.
File:Helljumpers One-Cropped.png|Two [[UNSC frigate]]s deploy their drop pods during the [[Battle of Ariel]].
File:HLeg_TheBabysitter_SOIEVDeployment.png|UNSC ''Kronstadt'' deploying its SOIEVs.
File:InitiationDrop.jpg|Drop pods in ''Halo: Initiation''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[The Life]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[The Babysitter]]''
*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''

==Sources==
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