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Resupply canisters provide valuable ammunition and weapons to soldiers on the battlefront.

The resupply canister is a United Nations Space Command rearmament capsule. Resupply canisters are frequently used to rearm UNSC ground units in hazardous combat situations.

Description

A resupply canister is a long, oblong capsule with a length of 2.76 meters (9.06 feet) painted in olive green drab. In the interior is a stiff blue or black/gray foam that encapsulates a firearm, typically an M7/Caseless Submachine Gun, BR55 Battle Rifle, M90 Shotgun, SRS99C-S2 AM, MA5C ICWS, or M19 Rocket Launcher. 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. Upon impact, panels on the upper surfaces of the capsule pop off, revealing a partial profile of the weapon within.

There are at least three types of resupply canisters: The resupply canister Type-B Capsule^[1], and the Resupply Canister Type-C Capsule.^[2] The Type-B Capsule 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.^[3]

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, you 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. The only way to do so, is 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.

List of appearances

Halo 2 (First appearance)
Halo 3
Halo: Reach

Sources

^ Halo 2, campaign level Regret
^ Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant
^ Halo: Reach, Firefight

[1] Halo 2, campaign level Regret

[2] Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant

[3] Halo: Reach, Firefight

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 [[File:Resupply Capsules.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Resupply canisters provide valuable ammunition and weapons to soldiers on the battlefront.]]
-The '''resupply canister''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] rearmament capsule. It was a long, oblong capsule with a length of 2.76 meters (9.06 feet) painted in olive green drab. In the interior is a stiff blue or black/gray foam that encapsulates a firearm, typically an [[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun]], [[BR55 Battle Rifle]], [[M90 Shotgun]], [[Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99C-S2 AM]], [[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5C ICWS]], or [[M19 Rocket Launcher]]. [[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]]. Upon impact, panels on the upper surfaces of the capsule pop off, revealing a partial profile of the weapon within.
+The '''resupply canister''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] rearmament capsule. Resupply canisters are frequently used to rearm UNSC ground units in hazardous combat situations.
-Resupply Canisters are frequently used to rearm [[UNSC]] ground units in hazardous combat situations. They were used extensively during the [[Human]]-[[Elite]] offensive on the [[Ark]], and also appear frequently abandoned in [[Crow's Nest (Base)|Crow's Nest]]. They also appear by default on the [[multiplayer]] level [[High Ground (Level)| High Ground]] and on [[Valhalla (Level)|Valhalla]], having been dropped by [[Victor 398]] before crash landing.
+==Description==
+A resupply canister is a long, oblong capsule with a length of 2.76 meters (9.06 feet) painted in olive green drab. In the interior is a stiff blue or black/gray foam that encapsulates a firearm, typically an [[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun]], [[BR55 Battle Rifle]], [[M90 Shotgun]], [[Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99C-S2 AM]], [[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5C ICWS]], or [[M19 Rocket Launcher]]. [[D77-TC Pelican|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]]. Upon impact, panels on the upper surfaces of the capsule pop off, revealing a partial profile of the weapon within.
-In [[Forge]], you can spawn the pods, but not delete opened ones.  If you spawn it a couple feet off the ground, the panel comes off but will spawn a full capsule.
+There are at least three types of resupply canisters: The resupply canister Type-B Capsule<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref>, and the Resupply Canister Type-C Capsule.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> The Type-B Capsule 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>
-There are at least two types of Resupply Canisters: The Resupply Canister Type-B Capsule<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Regret (Level)|Regret]]''</ref>, and the Resupply Canister Type-C Capsule.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> The Type-B Capsule was used in ''[[Halo 2]]'', and the Type-C Capsule was used in ''[[Halo 3]]''. There is probably also a Type-A Capsule, but it hasn't been seen in any form of ''Halo'' fiction.
+==In-game==
+They also appear by default on the [[multiplayer]] level [[High Ground (Level)|High Ground]] and on [[Valhalla]], having been dropped by [[Victor 398]] before crash landing. In [[Forge]], you 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.
-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.
-== Known types ==
-*Type-B Capsule
-*Type-C Capsule
 ==Trivia==
 *In the ''Halo 2'' level, [[Delta Halo (level)|Delta Halo]], it is possible to move these weapon capsules after they have been deployed by a [[Pelican]]. The only way to do so, is pushing them with a [[Scorpion]] or [[Wraith]].
-*These pods can kill you in Halo 2 if you stand right under them when they are dropped on you.
+*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.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:Resupply_pod.png|A variant of the resupply canister.
+</gallery>
 ==List of appearances==
 *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}