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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|Post}} |
| {{Weapon infobox
| | [[File:Active_Camo_module.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Type-3 RDM/C armor module.]] |
| |image = [[File:H4-ActiveCamo-ModuleDevice.png|250px]]
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| |name = Type-3 Refraction Dissonance Modifier/Camouflage | |
| |manufacturer = [[Merchants of Qikost]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/active-camouflage '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Active Camouflage'']</ref> | |
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| |type = [[Active camouflage]] module
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| |length = {{Convert|2.5|in|cm}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}<ref name="H4VG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 136''</ref>
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| |width = {{Convert|12.1|in|cm}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}
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| |height = {{Convert|4.4|in|cm}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}
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| |service = [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
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| The '''Type-3 Refraction Dissonance Modifier/Camouflage''' ('''T-3 RDM/C'''), more commonly known as '''[[active camouflage]]''' or '''active camo''', is a refraction dissonance modifier and an [[armor abilities#Halo 4|armor plug-in]] that can bend light around the surface of an individual or structure.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Designed to make the wearer invisible to visual scanning for a short time, its user is only noticeable by the diffraction of light around the wearer, making them appear as a "shimmer". It also generates false radar signatures to help conceal the movement of its user. However, these contacts are a double-edged sword; the presence of them will instantly alert any observant enemy to the fact that there is a cloaked enemy in the vicinity.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Official Game Guide|Halo 4 Prima Official Game Guide]]''' (Collector's Edition), pages 48 & 268</ref>
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| == History ==
| | The '''Type-3 Refraction Dissonance Modifier/Camoflage''', more commonly known as the '''active camouflage''' or '''active camo''', is designed to make the wearer invisible to visual scanning for a short time, only noticable by the diffraction of light around the wearer, making them appear as a "shimmer". It also generates false radar signatures to help conceal the movement of its user. |
| Even before they pooled their knowledge of sensor masking and optical camouflage techniques with the establishment of the [[Writ of Union]] in [[852 BCE]], the [[Sangheili]] and the [[San'Shyuum]] experimented with various [[active camouflage]] systems. While active camouflage devices eventually incorporated some reverse-engineered [[Forerunner]] technology, [[Covenant]] devices utilize a distinct branch of "[[baffler]]" systems.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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| The device was deemed an essential piece of Covenant technology early on during the [[Human-Covenant War]], and extensively researched by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. Over the course of the war, the active camouflage device was wielded by many Sangheili—usually those found in [[Special Operations Sangheili|Special Operations]] or [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]] classes. However, ONI's research breakthroughs led to ad hoc compatibility with particular [[UNSC]] armor and BDU types, the most prominent and notable being that of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]], as worn by [[SPARTAN programs|Spartans]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
| | ==Gallery== |
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| == Gameplay ==
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| Similarly to the active camouflage armor ability in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the Camo in ''[[Halo 4]]'' is most useful for ambush tactics, concealment during sniping operations, and sneaking across open ground.
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| It is most effective while motionless, as movement disturbs the effect and makes the operator much more visible. An excellent combination is a long-range weapon (like a sniper) to pick off far away enemies with little chance of return fire as they cannot find you, or a close-range weapon (like a [[M45 shotgun|Shotgun]] or [[Z-180 Scattershot|Scattershot]]), and a closed hall with little cover, where it will give the operator the split-second chance they need to kill their opponent first.
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| == Gallery == | |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:H4-ActiveCamo-HUD-Icon.png|HUD Icon for the Active Camouflage in ''Halo 4''.
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| File:Active_Camo_module.jpg|View of the Active Camouflage module in ''Halo 4''.
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| File:Type-3 RDM-C mounted.jpg|A Type-3 RDM/C mounted on a SPARTAN-IVs armor. | | File:Type-3 RDM-C mounted.jpg|A Type-3 RDM/C mounted on a SPARTAN-IVs armor. |
| File:H4-MP-ActiveCamo-Spartan-Front.jpg|A Spartan-IV using Active Camo holding still, viewed from the front.
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| File:H4-MP-ActiveCamo-Spartan.jpg|A Spartan-IV armed with an Energy Sword using Active Camo while in motion.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| == List of appearances == | | ==List of appearances== |
| * ''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} |
| ** ''[[Spartan Ops]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
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| * ''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}
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| == Sources ==
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| [[Category:Armor abilities]]
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| [[Category:Covenant technology]]
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