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Smoke canister grenades on an ODST's utility belt.

Smoke-producing flares are used for a variety and diversity of reasons by the UNSC. Different reasons appear to have different colors of smoke attached to them. There are a variety of smoke-producing items, few of which have been observed being in use by the UNSC.

Signal flare: used to alert allies of a friendly position. They utilize thick, green or white smoke.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Smoke canister: These are used to signal for pickup after a mission, or a request for an equipment drop, or even a need for emergency evacuation. They create thick, blue or red smoke.^[4]^[5] These are also referred to as "smoke grenades".
- A type of training smoke grenade was commonly carried by Orbital Drop Shock Troopers during the Fall of Reach and the Battle of Mombasa in 2552.^[4]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] Three of these grenades are typically attached to the ODST armor's belt with attachment connectors on the lid.^[6]

Production notes

In Halo: Reach, the serial number M45A771B is printed on the canister; the same serial number is printed on the 40mm grenade (albeit mirrored) and the MA37 assault rifle, it is likely the three share the same decal sheet.

Gallery

Smoke canister on an ODST's utility belt in Halo 3: ODST.
A marine holding a smoke canister in Halo Infinite's announcement trailer.^[10]

List of appearances

Halo 3 (First appearance)
Halo Wars
Halo 3: ODST
Halo: Reach

Sources

^ Halo 3, campaign level Sierra 117
^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Mombasa Streets
^ Halo Wars, campaign level Anders' Signal
^ ^a ^b Halo: Reach, campaign level Exodus
^ Halo: Reach, campaign level New Alexandria
^ ^a ^b The Rookie Cosplay Guide, page 54
^ Halo 3: ODST, Rookie in-game model
^ Halo 3: ODST, Dutch in-game model
^ Halo: Reach, campaign level The Package
^ YouTube - HALO, The Making of the Halo Infinite Announce Trailer (Retrieved on Dec 5, 2023)

[1] Halo 3, campaign level Sierra 117

[2] Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Mombasa Streets

[3] Halo Wars, campaign level Anders' Signal

[exodus-4] Halo: Reach, campaign level Exodus

[5] Halo: Reach, campaign level New Alexandria

[cosplay-6] The Rookie Cosplay Guide, page 54

[7] Halo 3: ODST, Rookie in-game model

[8] Halo 3: ODST, Dutch in-game model

[9] Halo: Reach, campaign level The Package

[10] YouTube - HALO, The Making of the Halo Infinite Announce Trailer (Retrieved on Dec 5, 2023)

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 Smoke-producing flares are used for a variety and diversity of reasons by the [[UNSC]]. Different reasons appear to have different colors of smoke attached to them. There are a variety of smoke-producing items, few of which have been observed being in use by the UNSC.
-*'''[[Signal flare]]:''' used to alert allies of a friendly position. They utilize thick, green or white smoke.<ref>''Halo 3'', campaign level ''[[Sierra 117]]''</ref><ref>''Halo 3: ODST'', campaign level ''[[Mombasa Streets]]''</ref><ref>''Halo Wars'', campaign level ''[[Anders' Signal]]''</ref>
+*'''[[Signal flare]]:''' used to alert allies of a friendly position. They utilize thick, green or white smoke.{{Ref/Level|H3|Sierra 117}}{{Ref/Level|H3ODST|Mombasa Streets}}{{Ref/Level|HW|Anders' Signal}}
-*'''Smoke canister:''' These are used to signal for pickup after a mission, or a request for an [[equipment]] drop, or even a need for emergency evacuation. They create thick, blue or red smoke. These are also referred to as "smoke grenades."<ref>''Halo: Reach'', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref><ref>''Halo: Reach'', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria]]''</ref>
+*'''Smoke canister:''' These are used to signal for pickup after a mission, or a request for an [[equipment]] drop, or even a need for emergency evacuation. They create thick, blue or red smoke.{{Ref/Level|Id=exodus|HR|Exodus}}{{Ref/Level|HR|New Alexandria}} These are also referred to as "smoke grenades".
+**A type of training smoke grenade was commonly carried by [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] and the [[Battle of Mombasa]] in [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|exodus}}{{Ref/Generic|Id=cosplay|[[:File:H3ODST Cosplay Guide.pdf|The Rookie Cosplay Guide]]|page 54}}{{Ref/Game|H3ODST|[[Rookie]] in-game model}}{{Ref/Game|H3ODST|[[Dutch]] in-game model}}{{Ref/Level|HR|The Package}} Three of these grenades are typically attached to the [[ODST armor]]'s belt with attachment connectors on the lid.{{Ref/Reuse|cosplay}}
 ==Production notes==
-Smoke canisters were used in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'''s [[Halo Infinite announcement trailer|announcement trailer]] at [[Wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018|E3 2018]].<ref name="HIT">''[[Halo Infinite]]'' [[Halo Infinite announcement trailer|reveal trailer]]</ref><ref name="TMOTHIAT">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTreFoLAufw '''YouTube''' - ''The Making of the Halo Infinite Announce Trailer'']</ref>
+In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the serial number M45A771B is printed on the canister; the same serial number is printed on the [[40mm grenade]] (albeit mirrored) and the [[MA37 assault rifle]], it is likely the three share the same decal sheet.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 File:HTMCC-H3ODST BlueCanisters.png|Smoke canister on an ODST's utility belt in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
-File:HINF E3SmokeGrenade.png|A marine holding a smoke canister in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'''s [[Halo Infinite announcement trailer|announcement trailer]].
+File:HINF E3SmokeGrenade.png|A marine holding a smoke canister in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'''s [[Halo Infinite announcement trailer|announcement trailer]].{{Ref/YouTube|PTreFoLAufw|HALO|The Making of the Halo Infinite Announce Trailer|D=5|M=12|Y=2023}}
 </gallery>