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[[File:Siege.jpg|right|thumb|A pair of UNSC Marines use combat barriers to defend against the Covenant boarding of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.]]

A '''combat barrier''' is a mobile ground barrier used by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] infantry forces. They can be deployed and set up relatively quickly to aid the defense of a strategic position.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', campaign level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''</ref>

==Role==
Combat barriers are placed and situated all around strategic locations as defensive mechanisms against enemy [[weapons]] flanking fire. Combat barriers are used to protect soldiers of all types that are located in [[military base]]s, dug-in fortifications, and other facilities (such as ships). While many models of combat barrier offer decent protection from [[plasma]] and projectile weapons, they do not protect well against the concussive force of an explosion, though they do a good job of absorbing shrapnel and flying debris.

The [[M72 Mobile Barrier]] is a principal type of combat barrier used by the UNSC, encompassing the M72-S (small) and M72-L (large) Mobile Barriers.<ref>[http://www.spartangames.co.uk/make-your-halo-table-look-awesome '''Spartan Games''': ''Make your Halo table look awesome!'']</ref> These barriers work by manipulating lines of sight; they have a small slit, opening or corner for someone inside to shoot out of and have full line of fire on his enemies, but the enemies must hit a very small target. Some combat barriers however, lack these slits - combatants using them for protection must stand up or creep out from the side to fire on an enemy, exposing themselves in the process.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref> Beside the more common barriers made of metal, the UNSC also uses large concrete barriers.

==Gallery==
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File:H3ODST Barrier.gif|Concrete barriers as seen in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
File:H2_Barrier_2.png|A Marine taking cover behind a barrier.
File:H2_Barrier.png|Barriers as seen in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
File:HCE_Barrier.png|A ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''-era barrier.
File:Mobile shield 1.jpg|A M72-S combat barrier in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Mobile shield 2.jpg|A M72-L heavy barrier in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Cover large.jpg|A 3D high-poly render of an M72-L combat barrier in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Cover small.jpg|A 3D render of an M72-S combat barrier, textured and untextured, in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:ONI barrier.jpg|An ONI combat barrier.
File:File-Buck behind barricade.jpeg|A player in ''[[Halo 3:ODST]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[firefight]] taking cover behind a small barrier.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''

==Sources==
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