Lance
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- "They're in standard formation, little bastards up front, big ones in back."
- — Malta Station defense coordinator[1]
A lance is an organizational unit of the Covenant military,[2] and later its various successor factions.
Organization
Under the Covenant's military, a lance was a grouping of low-ranking or low-caste warriors, led by an officer.[2] A lance was smaller in size than a file,[3] while levies of low-ranking Unggoy may be organized into combat lances under the command of a Sangheili.[4] A lance is roughly the equivalent of a fireteam in terms of composition;[5] lances have occasionally been described as analogous to squads,[4] though a file serves as a better comparison to a squad than a lance does.[5]
Variations
Brute lance
This lance comprises of Jiralhanae.[6]
Demi-lance
A demi-lance is a type of lance, dissimilar to a standard combat lance in terms of composition; a group of two Zealots led by a Field Marshal could constitute a demi-lance.[2]
Science lance
A science lance was a variation of a lance formed to recover and examine captured technology. A science lance was deployed to Damascus Materials Testing Facility on Chi Ceti IV in 2525, following the Battle of Chi Ceti.[7]
Notable Lances
Gallery
A portion of a Kig-Yar lance.
A pack led by a Chieftain.
A Yanme'e swarm in Old Mombasa.
List of appearances
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Sources
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level, Cairo Station
- ^ a b c Archive:Spartan Games - Kenneth Peters interview
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Community Update - Summer Red, Summer Blue
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond
- ^ Mega Construx, Halo, Covenant Brute Lance
- ^ Halo Wars, Timeline Events
- ^ Mega Construx, Halo, Shields of Requiem Lance
- ^ Mega Construx, Halo, Swords of Sangelios Combat Lance
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