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[[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|new Covenant]], active following the end of the Human-Covenant War, makes use of at least three different varieties of multiple-troop insertion pod: | [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|new Covenant]], active following the end of the Human-Covenant War, makes use of at least three different varieties of multiple-troop insertion pod: | ||
*The '''[[Type-51 Individual Breaching Carapace]] (IBC)''': developed by [[Lodam Armory]], the T-51 IBC is the modern Covenant's most prominent model of drop pod. It can carry up to five occupants and is similar in size to the variant used by the original Covenant but sleeker and more elongated in design.<ref name="evg121">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 121''</ref> | *The '''[[Type-51 Individual Breaching Carapace]] (IBC)''': developed by [[Lodam Armory]], the T-51 IBC is the modern Covenant's most prominent model of drop pod. It can carry up to five occupants and is similar in size to the variant used by the original Covenant but sleeker and more elongated in design.<ref name="evg121">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 121''</ref> | ||
*The '''Type-53 Squad Breaching Carapace (SBC)''': slightly different shaped but similar in function and general size to the T-51, the T-53 SBC is likewise used by the new Covenant order to deploy small numbers of troops.<ref name="evg121"/> | *The '''[[Type-53 Squad Breaching Carapace]] (SBC)''': slightly different shaped but similar in function and general size to the T-51, the T-53 SBC is likewise used by the new Covenant order to deploy small numbers of troops.<ref name="evg121"/> | ||
*The '''[[Type-54 Mass Deployment Carapace]] (MDC)''': developed by Lodam Armory, the T-54 MDC is a much larger, reusable variant which drops numerous troops from low altitude before flying back to the host vessel. The pod is equipped with capital ship-grade armor and uses a low-range gravity dampening pulse to allow the infantry within to safely drop to the ground.<ref name="evg122">'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 122''</ref> | *The '''[[Type-54 Mass Deployment Carapace]] (MDC)''': developed by Lodam Armory, the T-54 MDC is a much larger, reusable variant which drops numerous troops from low altitude before flying back to the host vessel. The pod is equipped with capital ship-grade armor and uses a low-range gravity dampening pulse to allow the infantry within to safely drop to the ground.<ref name="evg122">'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 122''</ref> | ||
