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| [[File:HR_CovenantCommJammer.png|thumb|250px|A Covenant communications jammer.]] | | {{Ratings}} |
| '''Communications jammers''' are a piece of [[Electronic countermeasures|electronic warfare]] technology used by the [[Covenant]]. As their name suggests, they are used for the purpose of disrupting enemy [[COM]] frequencies, preventing long-ranged communications in the regions they are placed. However, they do permit short-ranged communications within their vicinity even at close-range, suggesting them to be more of a strategic tool for cutting off larger deployments from command authorities and [[UNSC battle network|battle network]] uplinks than disrupting tactical-level communications.{{Ref/Level|Id=HRNA|HR|New Alexandria}} | | [[File:Covenant_comm_jammer.png|thumb|250px|A Covenant communications jammer.]] |
| | '''Covenant communications jammers''' are a piece of technology used by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. On [[2552#August|August 23, 2552]], during the [[Fall of Reach]], [[SPARTAN-B312]] assisted in destroying several of the jammers in [[New Alexandria]] that were blocking a signal to [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] Command.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref> |
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| While active, the emitters emit a steady pulse of light and a mild [[electromagnetic pulse]], capable of disrupting electronics such as [[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|helmet VISR displays]] - though not to such an extent as to completely disable it. The sides of the jammers contain a control pad with an option to self-destruct - enabling this option retracts the three central pillars into the base before self-destructing.{{Ref/Reuse|HRNA}} The [[Banished]] make use of a [[disruption emitter]] with broad visual and operational similarities to the communications jammer.
| | Jammers appear to operate by blocking out particular COMM frequencies; while UNSC command could not receive or transmit radio orders to forces in New Alexandria, short-range communications were possible even at close range to the jammers. |
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| On [[2552#August|August 23, 2552]], during the [[Fall of Reach]], [[SPARTAN-B312]] assisted in destroying several of the jammers in [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]] that were blocking a signal to [[United Nations Space Command]] command. Three such jammers were placed in the [[New Alexandria Hospital]], [[SinoViet Center]], and [[Club Errera]] - alongside a handful placed on the exterior roofs of some of the city's many skyscrapers.{{Ref/Reuse|HRNA}}{{Ref/Note|The jammers placed on roofs are randomised objectives in the New Alexandria level, and may not always be given to a player.}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:HR NewAlexandria HospitalJammer.png|A comms jammer deployed alongside a [[Huragok]] inside the [[New Alexandria Hospital]].
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| File:HR MobileJammer.jpg|A jammer deployed on the roof of a building in New Alexandria.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| [[Category:Electronic warfare technology]] | | [[Category:Electronic warfare technology]] |
| [[Category:Covenant technology]]
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