Editing Equipment drop pod

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Specialised '''drop pods''' are utilised by the [[United Nations Space Command]] for the purpose of delivering larger equipment from an orbiting [[warship]] to the ground of a planet, without the need to use a [[dropship]] or other heavy-lift craft. They can be launched in a wave of regular infantry-carrying [[drop pod]]s to carry supplies, equipment, and even small [[vehicle]]s for use in planetary assault operations.{{Ref/Novel|Id=TCP62|TCP|Chapter=62}}

These equipment pods are broadly similar in nature to the smaller [[ordnance pod]]s which can be deployed by aircraft. However, they are much larger and can be deployed from an orbiting starship.

==Operational history==
During the [[Battle of Metisette]] in [[2535]], {{UNSCShip|Midsummer Night}} launched an equipment drop pod alongside a wave of ODST pods to support the UNSC forces deployed on [[Metisette]]. During the fighting on the ground, [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Adriana-111]] found a landed equipment pod and opened it, only to find a [[Mongoose]] ATV inside it. Bemoaning the uselessness of the Mongoose for fighting the [[Covenant]] on the ground, she ended up using the Mongoose as an improvised melee weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|TCP62}}

During [[Operation: GREY VEIL]] in [[2544]], an equipment pod was launched from {{UNSCShip|Kronstadt}}, a {{Class|Diligence|destroyer}}, alongside five [[M8900 drop pod|M8900 SOEIVs]] carrying [[Master Sergeant]] [[Cortez]] and his team of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]. When the team landed on the service of [[Heian]], [[O'Brien (Heian)|O'Brien]]'s pod landed in a body of water, leading to Cortez instructing [[Taylor Miles|Dutch]] to retrieve equipment from their equipment pod to save O'Brien's pod from flooding. However, the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Cal-141]] was able to lift O'Brien's pod out of the water, making the equipment unnecessary.{{Ref/Film|Id=BS|HLeg|Story=The Babysitter}}

==Production notes==
While never specifically called out, the equipment pod's design is alluded to in ''[[The Babysitter]]'' short. After crash-landing in a pool of water, Cortez instructs Dutch to "''go and get the gear''", implying some sort of heavy-lift or other similar equipment that can be used to save O'Brien. In a discussion on [[halo.bungie.org]], [[Frank O'Connor]] provided this quote to confirm the pod's purpose in which fans had speculated the nature of the pod.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive32.pl?read=949928|Site=halo.bungie.org|Page=Re: More *SP*|D=04|M=08|Y=2024}}

==Gallery==
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File:HLeg TheBabysitter SOIEVDeployment.png|UNSC ''Kronstadt'' launching its drop pods. The equipment drop pod can be seen in the midst of the crowd, with a distinctly different design to the M8900 SOEIVs.
File:HLeg TheBabysitter OrdnanceDropPod Screenshot 2.png|The underside of an equipment pod in flight.
File:HLeg TheBabysitter OrdnanceDropPod Screenshot 3.png|Another view of the drop pod launch, showcasing a top-angled view of the equipment pod.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[The Babysitter]]''

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