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|image = [[File:HReach - Sangheili Field Marshall.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:HReach - Sangheili Field Marshall.png|300px]] | ||
| | |authority=[[Ministry of Fervent Intercession]] | ||
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| | |mission=Field operations command | ||
|role=*Command of full-scale ground operations | |||
*Command of special forces strike teams <small>(atypical)</small> | |||
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|armament=*[[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword]] | |||
*[[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon]] | *[[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon]] | ||
*[[Type-31 Rifle]] | *[[Type-31 Rifle]] | ||
*[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle]] | *[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle]] | ||
*[[Plasma grenade]] | *[[Plasma grenade]] | ||
|equipment = [[Sangheili | |equipment=[[Sangheili combat harness]] | ||
*[[Sangheili personal energy shield]] | |||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|With this sacrament of blood we journey into the Divine Beyond.|Sangheili Field Marshals' mantra.}} | {{Quote|With this sacrament of blood we journey into the Divine Beyond.|Sangheili Field Marshals' mantra.}} | ||
'''Field Marshal''' is a very high [[Sangheili]] rank in the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]].<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 57''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''' - ''The Armory''</ref> | '''Field Marshal''' is a very high [[Sangheili]] rank in the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]].<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 57''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''' - ''The Armory''</ref> Field Marshals are part of the [[Zealot]]-class infantry subset,<ref name="enc">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia|Halo Encyclopedia (2011)]]''', ''page 135''</ref> and as such serve under the authority of the [[Ministry of Fervent Intercession]], unlike most [[Covenant military]] forces who report to the [[Ministry of Resolution]].<ref name="EVG"/> | ||
==Designation== | ==Designation== | ||
===Role=== | ===Role=== | ||
Field Marshals command large-scale ground forces in widespread field operations, such as in full-scale planetary invasions. Field Marshals outrank [[Sangheili General|Generals]], who are in command of specific groups of infantry; in some cases, a General may report directly to his Field Marshal.<ref name="EVG"/> Despite their important command position, they are frequently present on the front lines in areas of importance and directing operations from there, rather than from fortified positions or spacecraft. | Field Marshals command large-scale ground forces in widespread field operations, such as in full-scale planetary invasions. Field Marshals outrank [[Sangheili General|Generals]], who are in command of specific groups of infantry; in some cases, a General may report directly to his Field Marshal.<ref name="EVG"/> Field Masters command ultimate authority on the battlefield, reporting directly to their [[Covenant fleet|fleet]]'s [[Supreme Commander]].<ref name="enc"/> Despite their important command position, they are frequently present on the front lines in areas of importance and directing operations from there, rather than from fortified positions or spacecraft. | ||
Some Field Marshals lead small strike teams comprised of [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]] for operations that require both skill and precision. These operations are generally intended to search for and retrieve artifacts of value to their [[Covenant religion|religion]], or to eliminate targets to turn the tide of battles.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 60''</ref> | Some Field Marshals lead small strike teams comprised of [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealots]] for operations that require both skill and precision. These operations are generally intended to search for and retrieve artifacts of value to their [[Covenant religion|religion]], or to eliminate targets to turn the tide of battles.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 60''</ref> | ||