Editing Kalu'qeh-pattern Breaching Carapace

{{Title|''Kalu'qeh''-pattern Breaching Carapace}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Vehicle infobox
|name=''Kalu'qeh''-pattern Breaching Carapace
|image=[[File:H5G - T-55 SBC.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Lodam Armory]]{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/tech/covenant-drop-pods|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Covenant Drop Pods|D=27|M=10|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|line=[[Covenant drop pod|Squad Breaching Carapace]]
|model=
|cost=
|length={{Convert|15|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width={{Convert|15|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|height={{Convert|31.2|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|mass={{Convert|3|MT|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|max speed=
|engine=
|hull=
|armament=
|crew=Four operators{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|complement=
|consumables=
|othersystems=
|firstuse=[[2554]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|service=*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
**[[Blooding Years]]
|role=Troop deployment
|affiliation=[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
}}

The '''''Kalu'qeh''-pattern Breaching Carapace''' {{Type|55|Squad Breaching Carapace|SBC}} is a [[Covenant drop pod]] manufactured by [[Lodam Armory]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=285}} First observed in [[2554]], the Type-55 SBC was not formally documented by the [[United Nations Space Command]] until [[2555]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

==Design details==
Type-55 Squad Breaching Carapaces are deployed via firing from a [[capital ship]] or localized deployment, typically from an orbital or suborbital position. The drop pods are launched toward the surface of a world as a means to circumvent enemy movement or sever supply lines, and breach the atmosphere—if necessary—and close in on the target area before forward thrusters are activated, braking the craft just before impact. The effect is often disorienting for hostiles, allowing drop pods to violently strike the target [[landing zone]], immediately ejecting troops before the opposition can recover from the event.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

The Type-55 Squad Breaching Carapace bears only a slight resemblance to the sleek drop pods used by the [[Covenant]], such as the {{Pattern|Gloto'kef|Assault Carapace}}. Manufactured by [[Lodam Armory]], the Type-55 SBC is emblematic of the classic [[Sangheili]] design. Aerodynamically streamlined for speed and maneuverability, the Type-55 SBC has seen frequent use in the [[Blooding Years|civil war]] between Sangheili [[clan]]s, primarily due to the war's wildly territorial nature. The T-55 SBC has four bays and is capable of deploying up to the same number of Covenant personnel. The SBC deploys personnel standing upright, locking them into place with gravity-based floor anchors. Upon impact, the carapace's doors slide open and the anchors are released, immediately deploying the troops.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H5G CovenantDropPods Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Kalu'qeh'' (left) alongside its ''Kalu'teh'' cousin (right).
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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{{Covenant Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Vehicles}}

[[Category:Covenant vehicles]]