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[[File:Resupply Capsules.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Resupply canisters provide valuable ammunition and weapons to soldiers on the battlefront.]] | [[File:Resupply Capsules.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Resupply canisters provide valuable ammunition and weapons to soldiers on the battlefront.]] | ||
'''Resupply canisters''' are rearmament capsules frequently used to rearm UNSC ground units in hazardous combat situations. | '''Resupply canisters''', or '''ordnance pods''',<ref name="h4evg">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 127''</ref> are rearmament capsules frequently used to rearm UNSC ground units in hazardous combat situations. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
A resupply canister is a long, oblong capsule | A resupply canister is a long, oblong capsule painted in olive green drab. In the interior is a stiff blue or black/gray foam that encapsulates a firearm, typically an [[M7 submachine gun]], [[BR55 battle rifle]], [[M90 shotgun]], [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle]], [[MA5C assault rifle]], or [[M41 rocket launcher]]. Upon impact, panels on the upper surfaces of the capsule pop off, revealing a partial profile of the weapon within. [[Pelican]] [[dropships]] may carry six resupply canisters on their tail assemblies and eject them in sequence, allowing the capsules to air-drop to the ground and implant themselves firmly into the ground, similar to the [[ODST]] [[Human Entry Vehicle]]. | ||
== Types of resupply canisters == | == Types of resupply canisters == | ||
There are at least four types of resupply canisters: The | There are at least four types of resupply canisters: The ''Type-B Capsule'',<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref> and the ''Type-C Capsule''.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> The Type-B Capsule, which has a length of 2.76 meters (9.06 feet), was used in ''[[Halo 2]]'', and the Type-C Capsule was used in ''[[Halo 3]]''. The difference between Type-B's and Type-C's is that Type-B's lack the rounded part on top, the flashing red light, and the pop off protection panel. There is also a more streamlined variant of resupply canister that is commonly dropped by [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longswords]] to deliver ordnance to ground forces.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Firefight''</ref> | ||
The fourth type is an ordnance pod, formally designated as the | The fourth type is an ordnance pod, formally designated as the ''M2859 Materiel Acquisition Pod''. Developed by [[Misriah Armory]] and commonly employed in the years following the [[Human-Covenant War]], they are often deployed for UNSC forces deep behind enemy lines or outside the range of a forward operating base.<ref name="h4evg"/> | ||
==In-game== | ==In-game== | ||
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*These pods can kill the player in ''Halo 2'' if one stands right under them when they are dropped. | *These pods can kill the player in ''Halo 2'' if one stands right under them when they are dropped. | ||
*In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' during the start of Firefight matches, a Longsword can be seen dropping ordnance pods that resembles a resupply canister (they usually contain heavy weapons). | *In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' during the start of Firefight matches, a Longsword can be seen dropping ordnance pods that resembles a resupply canister (they usually contain heavy weapons). | ||
*In ''Halo 3'' via Forge, players can embed them into the ground creating vehicle barriers. | *In ''Halo 3'' via Forge, players can embed them into the ground, creating vehicle barriers. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:H4-Concept-OrdnancePod-Variants.jpg|Conceptual variations of a resupply canister in ''[[Halo 4]]''. | File:H4-Concept-OrdnancePod-Variants.jpg|Conceptual variations of a resupply canister in ''[[Halo 4]]''. | ||
File:H4-Concept-OrdnancePod.jpg|Finalized concept art of a resupply canister in ''Halo 4''. | File:H4-Concept-OrdnancePod.jpg|Finalized concept art of a resupply canister in ''Halo 4''. | ||
File:H4-OrdnancePod-ScanRender.png| | File:H4-OrdnancePod-ScanRender.png|The M2859 ordnance pod from ''Halo 4''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 01:15, February 25, 2014
Resupply canisters, or ordnance pods,[1] are rearmament capsules frequently used to rearm UNSC ground units in hazardous combat situations.
Description
A resupply canister is a long, oblong capsule painted in olive green drab. In the interior is a stiff blue or black/gray foam that encapsulates a firearm, typically an M7 submachine gun, BR55 battle rifle, M90 shotgun, SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle, MA5C assault rifle, or M41 rocket launcher. Upon impact, panels on the upper surfaces of the capsule pop off, revealing a partial profile of the weapon within. Pelican dropships may carry six resupply canisters on their tail assemblies and eject them in sequence, allowing the capsules to air-drop to the ground and implant themselves firmly into the ground, similar to the ODST Human Entry Vehicle.
Types of resupply canisters
There are at least four types of resupply canisters: The Type-B Capsule,[2] and the Type-C Capsule.[3] The Type-B Capsule, which has a length of 2.76 meters (9.06 feet), was used in Halo 2, and the Type-C Capsule was used in Halo 3. The difference between Type-B's and Type-C's is that Type-B's lack the rounded part on top, the flashing red light, and the pop off protection panel. There is also a more streamlined variant of resupply canister that is commonly dropped by Longswords to deliver ordnance to ground forces.[4]
The fourth type is an ordnance pod, formally designated as the M2859 Materiel Acquisition Pod. Developed by Misriah Armory and commonly employed in the years following the Human-Covenant War, they are often deployed for UNSC forces deep behind enemy lines or outside the range of a forward operating base.[1]
In-game
They also appear by default on the multiplayer level High Ground and on Valhalla, having been dropped by Victor 398 before crash landing. In Forge, players can spawn the pods, but not delete opened ones. If one is spawned couple feet off the ground, the panel comes off but will spawn a full capsule.
Trivia
- In the Halo 2 level Delta Halo it is possible to move these weapon capsules after they have been deployed by a Pelican by pushing them with a Scorpion or Wraith.
- These pods can kill the player in Halo 2 if one stands right under them when they are dropped.
- In Halo: Reach during the start of Firefight matches, a Longsword can be seen dropping ordnance pods that resembles a resupply canister (they usually contain heavy weapons).
- In Halo 3 via Forge, players can embed them into the ground, creating vehicle barriers.
Gallery
- Resupply pod.png
A variant of the resupply canister in Halo: Reach.
- H4-Concept-OrdnancePod-Variants.jpg
Conceptual variations of a resupply canister in Halo 4.
Finalized concept art of a resupply canister in Halo 4.
The M2859 ordnance pod from Halo 4.
List of appearances
- Halo 2 (First appearance)
- Halo 3
- Halo: Reach
- Halo 4
Sources
- ^ a b Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 127
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level Regret
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant
- ^ Halo: Reach, Firefight
