Editing M9407 drop pod

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|name=M9407 Single Occupant Independent Entry Vehicle
|image=[[File:H5G DropPod Screenshot Crop.png|x300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Ushuaia Armory]]{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/tech/unsc-droppods|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=UNSC Drop Pods|D=08|M=04|Y=2016|Detail=This article was originally written to describe the [[M8900 drop pod]] from ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', and was later updated with a separate section to describe the updated M9407. As such, the statistics provided on this page do not reflect the M6407.}}
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|service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
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The '''M9407 Single Occupant Independent Entry Vehicle''' is a [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] design of [[drop pod]] in the service of the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref|[[User talk:ScaleMaster117#Warfleet SOIEV designation|Steven Loftus clarifying the M9407 on his talk page]]}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
In the years following the human-Covenant war, the UNSC partnered with experienced military contractors to make a number of improvements to the drop pod platform.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} As such, the M9407 SOEIV is a modern drop pod design that incorporates a number of improvements over its [[M8823 drop pod|M8823]] and [[M8900 drop pod|M8900]] forebears. These include more reliable in-flight communications, limited inertial compensation, compatability with [[gravitic]]-assist launch tubes and significantly improved structural integrity. The M9407 also features a more configurable internal harness, with hookups and system interlinks compatible with the latest [[ODST armor]] and [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] variants.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

The M9047 also features more powerful manoeuvre thrusters, a new air brake design, significantly improved structural integrity with the incorporation of new metal matrix composites, and thermal superconducting elements incorporated into the composite heatshield.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

===Usage===
329 such drop pods are carried by the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, and are deployed from [[R1295 Launching System]]s.{{Ref/Game|Id=IFB|Halo 4|EditionLink=Halo 4 Limited Edition|EditionText=Limited Edition|''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''}}{{Ref/Game|Id="WF"|Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|UNSC Infinity, p.42}}

==Gameplay==
The M9407 appears in the [[Warzone]] gamemode in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', used to deploy players onto the battlefield in the opening cutscene of a match. In-game, they act as static props though some house [[Requisition system|REQ terminals]] for players to call in weapons. The drop pods can also be spawned in [[Forge/Halo 5: Guardians|Forge]], alongside their associated airbrakes, as static props.

==Gallery==
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===Development images===
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File:Darren-bacon-darren-bacon-alex-cunningham-odst-droppod-highrespo-01a.jpg|Concept art for the M9407 SOIEV in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G_ODST_Drop_Pod_concept_1.jpg|Concept art of the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' drop pod.
File:H5G_ODST_Drop_Pod_concept_2.jpg|Concept art of the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' drop pod.
File:H5G_ODST_Drop_Pod_concept_3.jpg|Concept art of the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' drop pod.
File:H5G DropPodBlockout Render.jpg|An early blockout of the drop pod, prior to the final asset being finished by an external contracting studio.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/0aAd5|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo 5 Guardians: Work In Progress|Quote=ODST Drop Pod Blockout: This is the block out of the ODST Drop Pod that I made that was used to give outsourcing for an external partner to finish.|D=18|M=06|Y=2024}}
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===Screenshots===
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File:H5G - post-war SOEIV.png|Cutouts of the M9407.
File:H5G - Canon Fodder drop pod.png|An M9407 in flight.
File:H5G - Drop pod.jpg|A drop pod on [[Array]].
File:HINF Rainbow Hour Emblem Icon.png|Rainbow Hour emblem in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''
**''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Emblem only}}
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''

==Sources==
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{{Human aircraft}}
[[Category:Drop pods]]