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| {{Title|''Gloto''-pattern Breaching Carapace}} | | {{Era|Post}} |
| {{Status|Canon}}
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| {{Vehicle infobox | | |image=[[File:H4-T51CovDropPod-ScanRender.png|200px]] |
| |image=[[File:H4 GlotoDropPod Crop.png|x300px]] | | |name= |
| |name=''Gloto''-pattern Breaching Carapace | | |manufacturer=[[Lodam Armory]] |
| |manufacturer=[[Lodam Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVGCDropPod|H4EVG|Page=121}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P284|Enc22|Page=284}} | | |line=[[Covenant drop pod]] |
| |line=[[Covenant drop pod]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P284}} | |
| |model= | | |model= |
| |cost= | | |cost= |
| |length={{Convert|3.9|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P284}} | | |length={{Convert|3.9|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="H4EVG">'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 121''</ref> |
| |width={{Convert|3.9|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P284}} | | |width={{Convert|3.9|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="H4EVG"/> |
| |height={{Convert|8|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P284}} | | |height={{Convert|8|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="H4EVG"/> |
| |mass={{Convert|0.77|MT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P284}} | | |mass= |
| |max speed= | | |max speed= |
| |engine= | | |engine=[[Impulse drive]] systems |
| |hull= | | |hull=Unknown Covenant material |
| |sensor= | | |sensor= |
| |target= | | |target= |
| |armament= | | |armament= |
| |crew= | | |crew= |
| |complement=1{{Ref/Reuse|H4}} | | |complement=1-5 |
| |consumables= | | |consumables= |
| |othersystems= | | |othersystems= |
| |firstuse-title=In service | | |firstuse-title=In service |
| |firstuse=[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}}<br> | | |firstuse=[[Second human-Covenant war]] |
| [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}}
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| |role= | | |role= |
| |affiliation=[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}}<br> | | |affiliation=[[Covenant]]<br>[[Covenant separatists]]<br>[[Covenant remnant]] |
| [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}} | |
| }} | | }} |
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| The '''''Gloto''-pattern Breaching Carapace'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P284}} {{Type|51|Individual Breaching Carapace|IBC}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}} is a type of multi-occupant [[Covenant drop pod|orbital entry vehicle]] used by the [[Covenant remnants]], namely [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Jul 'Mdama's faction]].{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}} | | The '''Type-51 Individual Breaching Carapace''' is a type of multi-occupant [[Covenant drop pod|orbital entry vehicle]] used by the [[Covenant remnant|reformed Covenant]]. Developed by [[Lodam Armory]], the T-51 IBC is the new Covenant's most prominent model of drop pod. It can carry up to five occupants and is similar in size to the variant used by the original Covenant but sleeker and more elongated in design.<ref name="H4EVG"/> |
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| ==Overview==
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| ===Design details===
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| The ''Gloto''-pattern Breaching Carapace is a 1 to 5 personnel drop pod with a primary purpose to rapidly infiltrate planetary or ship-based defenses with discretion.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}} It is one of three known drop pods in the "''Gloto''" family of [[design pattern]]s predominantly used by Jul 'Mdama's [[Hesduros|Hesduron]] forces - alongside the larger, multiple-occupant {{Pattern|Gloto'kef|Assault Carapace}} and the reusable {{Pattern|Gloto'kas|Assault Carapace}}. The ''Gloto'' bears heavy visual resemblance to these designs, with a pale purple [[nanolaminate]] hull and green-tinted lights adorning the surface.{{Ref/Game|Id=H4|H4|''Gloto''-pattern Breaching Carapace in-game model}}
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| The carapace's form is streamlined and aggressive, featuring four bulbous pods on each side of the vehicle - providing a "teardrop" profile while in flight. The bottom of the drop pod features terrain-locking prongs which embed in the ground upon impact, ensuring the vehicle's stability.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}} Once landed, the single door opens by sliding up, opening up the internal bay and allowing for entry/exit. The internal bay can carry a single occupant similar to the {{Pattern|Kalu'teh|Breaching Carapace|}}, {{Pattern|Suspa Al|Assault Carapace|}}, {{Pattern|Udka|Assault Carapace|}}, and {{Pattern|Yado|Intrusion Carapace|drop pods}}.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}}
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| The pod is equipped with eight downward-facing [[maneuver drive]]s, four on either side of the pod. These are a braking system designed to activate when close to landing to provide deceleration.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}} There are also what appear to be six additional thrusters located on the top of the pod, presumably used to provide initial acceleration during the launch phase.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}}
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| ===Development history===
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| The ''Gloto''-pattern Breaching Carapace was developed by [[Lodam Armory]].{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P284}}
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| ===Usage===
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| The ''Gloto''-pattern Breaching Carapace is the most prominent model of drop pod used by Jul 'Mdama's faction in the post-[[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]] era.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}} During the opening stages of the [[Battle of Requiem]] in [[2557#July|July 2557]], Jul 'Mdama's Covenant used ''Gloto'' drop pods (alongside the ''Gloto'kef'' multiple-occupant pods) to deploy troops into the [[Core of Requiem]]. These pods were deployed from a {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} which was hovering a close distance over the drop site.{{Ref/Level|H4|Forerunner (level)|Forerunner}}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:H4-T51CovDropPod-ScanRender.png|The ''Gloto'' in ''Halo 4''. | | File:Halo4-Concept-CovDropPod-01.jpg|Renders of Type-51 IBC in ''Halo 4''. |
| File:HTMCC H4 GlotoDropPod Launch Screenshot.png|A ''Gloto'' shortly after launching from a ''Zanar''-pattern light cruiser. | | File:Halo4-Concept-CovDropPod-02.jpg|Closeup detail view of the T-51 drop pod render. |
| File:HTMCC H4 GlotoDropPod Exit.png|A [[Commander (Covenant)|Sangheili Commander]] climbing out of their ''Gloto''.
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| File:HTMCC H4 GlotoDropPod Landing Screenshot.png|A ''Gloto'' on impact.
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| File:HTMCC H4 GlotoDropPod Cliff Screenshot.png|A ''Gloto'' embedded in a cliff after landing.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} |
| **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' {{C|Hazard sheet prop-only}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| | | [[Category:Covenant Vehicles]] |
| {{Covenant Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Vehicles}}
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