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[[File:BL Black vs Red.png|300px|thumb|[[Red Team]] and [[Black Team]] using paint pellet guns during a Capture the Flag exercise.]] | |||
Paint pellet guns were used by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and drill instructors of the [[SPARTAN-II Program]] to introduce the [[SPARTAN-II]] trainees to the unpredictability of a front-line combat zone.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 47''</ref> Paint pellet guns were used to snipe the SPARTANs during parade drills or other supposedly "safe" activities to teach them to keep vigilant during all situations. Such weapons were also used by the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]] during a test of [[John-117]]'s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI MJOLNIR armor]] in [[Seongnam]], [[Korea]].<ref>'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 65''</ref> It is presumed that most testing facilities use marker guns instead of live ammunition, in order to avoid damaging prototype equipment. | Paint pellet guns were used by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and drill instructors of the [[SPARTAN-II Program]] to introduce the [[SPARTAN-II]] trainees to the unpredictability of a front-line combat zone.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 47''</ref> Paint pellet guns were used to snipe the SPARTANs during parade drills or other supposedly "safe" activities to teach them to keep vigilant during all situations. Such weapons were also used by the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]] during a test of [[John-117]]'s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI MJOLNIR armor]] in [[Seongnam]], [[Korea]].<ref>'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 65''</ref> It is presumed that most testing facilities use marker guns instead of live ammunition, in order to avoid damaging prototype equipment. | ||
