UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform: Difference between revisions

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[[File:HaloAnniversaryMarine.jpg|thumb|left|251px|A Marine wearing the cross-branch BDU.]]

[[File:Reach UNSC Marine.png|thumb|right|200px|The A/X version of the cross-branch BDU]]

This version of the Battle Dress Uniform is [[UNSC Army Battle Dress Uniform|shared]] with the [[UNSC Army|Army]] and the [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]].<ref name="ENC"/> It features gray fatigues with dust brown or gray-brown armor plating covering the head, torso, shoulders, thighs, and shins. At times Marines wear only their utilities and soft body armor, even forgoing helmets and body armor plating in hazardous combat operations, sometimes substituting their helmets for Boonie covers or bandannas. Some Marines have small medical packs built into their back armor plating. Many helmets worn with this system include a holographic [[tactical eyepiece]].~~<ref group="note">~~The article describes this version of the BDU as it is seen in ''Halo: Reach'' and ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', as it is a visually updated version of the BDU seen in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.~~</ref>~~

This version of the Battle Dress Uniform is [[UNSC Army Battle Dress Uniform|shared]] with the [[UNSC Army|Army]] and the [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]].<ref name="ENC"/> It features gray fatigues with dust brown or gray-brown armor plating covering the head, torso, shoulders, thighs, and shins. At times Marines wear only their utilities and soft body armor, even forgoing helmets and body armor plating in hazardous combat operations, sometimes substituting their helmets for Boonie covers or bandannas. Some Marines have small medical packs built into their back armor plating. Many helmets worn with this system include a holographic [[tactical eyepiece]].{{Ref/Note|The article describes this version of the BDU as it is seen in ''Halo: Reach'' and ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', as it is a visually updated version of the BDU seen in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.}}

This version's armor protects the front and back of the torso as well as the groin. The vest incorporates separate upper-arm components with clips which allow the attachment of various types of pauldrons. Marines equipped for combat in a normal atmosphere are typically equipped with a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V (G)|GUNGNIR]] pauldron on the left shoulder and a larger universal pauldron on the right one; the pauldron displays the UNSC logo and lettering and sometimes displays a diagonally crossed hexagon, which is also present on the Army BDU.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'''</ref> Meanwhile, space-ready Marines use a configuration of a single universal pauldron on the left shoulder and a smaller [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/UA|UA/Base Security]] shoulder armor on the right shoulder, which displays the Marine's blood type under UNSC lettering.<ref name="tpoa">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>

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 [[File:HaloAnniversaryMarine.jpg|thumb|left|251px|A Marine wearing the cross-branch BDU.]]
 [[File:Reach UNSC Marine.png|thumb|right|200px|The A/X version of the cross-branch BDU]]
-This version of the Battle Dress Uniform is [[UNSC Army Battle Dress Uniform|shared]] with the [[UNSC Army|Army]] and the [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]].<ref name="ENC"/> It features gray fatigues with dust brown or gray-brown armor plating covering the head, torso, shoulders, thighs, and shins. At times Marines wear only their utilities and soft body armor, even forgoing helmets and body armor plating in hazardous combat operations, sometimes substituting their helmets for Boonie covers or bandannas. Some Marines have small medical packs built into their back armor plating. Many helmets worn with this system include a holographic [[tactical eyepiece]].<ref group="note">The article describes this version of the BDU as it is seen in ''Halo: Reach'' and ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', as it is a visually updated version of the BDU seen in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.</ref>
+This version of the Battle Dress Uniform is [[UNSC Army Battle Dress Uniform|shared]] with the [[UNSC Army|Army]] and the [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]].<ref name="ENC"/> It features gray fatigues with dust brown or gray-brown armor plating covering the head, torso, shoulders, thighs, and shins. At times Marines wear only their utilities and soft body armor, even forgoing helmets and body armor plating in hazardous combat operations, sometimes substituting their helmets for Boonie covers or bandannas. Some Marines have small medical packs built into their back armor plating. Many helmets worn with this system include a holographic [[tactical eyepiece]].{{Ref/Note|The article describes this version of the BDU as it is seen in ''Halo: Reach'' and ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', as it is a visually updated version of the BDU seen in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.}}
 This version's armor protects the front and back of the torso as well as the groin. The vest incorporates separate upper-arm components with clips which allow the attachment of various types of pauldrons. Marines equipped for combat in a normal atmosphere are typically equipped with a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V (G)|GUNGNIR]] pauldron on the left shoulder and a larger universal pauldron on the right one; the pauldron displays the UNSC logo and lettering and sometimes displays a diagonally crossed hexagon, which is also present on the Army BDU.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'''</ref> Meanwhile, space-ready Marines use a configuration of a single universal pauldron on the left shoulder and a smaller [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/UA|UA/Base Security]] shoulder armor on the right shoulder, which displays the Marine's blood type under UNSC lettering.<ref name="tpoa">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>