Editing ODST armor

|name=ODST battle dress uniform

|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]

<br>[[Cascade Stronghold Technologies]]

**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V]]

**[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI]]

|role=General combat

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The ODST body armor is a signature piece of equipment used by the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. The suit, which is produced by [[Misriah Armory]],<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ODST helmet in-game model</ref> is [[Vacuum suit|vacuum-rated]] and is capable of [[extra-vehicular activity]] for fifteen minutes.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''Chapter 4: page 48, Chapter 5: page 56''</ref> The armor provides numerous advantages in the field, including ballistic protection, temperature control, as well as thermal insulation against extreme temperatures experienced during atmospheric entry and thermal protection from Covenant [[Directed energy weapon|energy weapons]].

The ODST BDU has been in use since the [[Insurrection]], if not earlier, and remains unmatched in its ability to protect its wearer over other BDUs during the toughest operations. The BDU excels at providing more protection against small arms fire than other infantry body armor, and also excels at allowing a trooper to conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) with little chance of being detected in dark locations. The BDU's stealth capability is partly thanks to its black and gray camouflage patterns on the legs, boots, gloves, chest, helmet and undersuit - these urban camouflage patterns are optional; without the camouflage panels, the BDU is black. On the left shoulder pad of every ODST is a UNSC MED REF patch.<ref>'''[[We Are ODST]]'''</ref><ref name="H3R">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Landfall]]'''</ref> This patch contains basic medical information about the trooper, and allows a certified medic to gain a quick medical reference to an ODST wounded in the field. Despite the armor's obvious advantage over standard infantry armor, it is still vulnerable to Covenant energy weapons, armor-piercing rounds, and large explosive devices.

==Armor variants==

====ODST/UA Personal Protective Equipment====

An up-armored variant of the ODST BDU, the ODST/UA PPE<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 123''</ref> is issued to personnel whose specialization requires extra armor, such as demolition experts. This version of the battle armor is specifically designed to aid an ODST in CQB-type combat conditions. The standard left pauldron is replaced with a longer two-piece ballistic plate, which aids in protecting the trooper's upper body while in a firing stance, and also to reduce severe injury from plasma-based weaponry. The helmet is also issued with an optics device that aids the user in relaying images and video to teammates or command.

====Sharpshooter====

====UA/Bullfrog====

<gallery>File:BullfrogODST.jpg</gallery>

====S-1/ONI Recon BDU====

{{Main|HELLJUMPER-class Mjolnir}}

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{{Main|Nightfall armor}}

The Nightfall armor is a specialized variant meant for hostile environments.<ref name="Halo Channel">'''[[Halo Channel]]''': ''[[Halo: Nightfall]] Season Reward''</ref> Like the standard ODST BDU, it retains fall impact negation and a built-in VISR suite but also introduces best-in-class life support and a camera within the helmet's brim. The life support consists of an oxygen tank located in the chest armor. The MJOLNIR [GEN2] adaption adds a [[data crystal chip]] port, putting it inline with other MJOLNIR variants. It doesn't include the armored backpack like the standard MJOLNIR/ODST variant, but does feature storage pouches across the front of the lower torso.

===Helmet===

Another version of the helmet is very similar in design, though its faceplate is noticeably less convex and is colored a deep shade of blue. This model bears less resemblance to the CH252 combat helmet, most notably in the backward-swept over the ears and jaw.<ref name="H2A">''Halo 2: Anniversary''</ref>  

In [[2535]], the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/AA variant]], which was developed as an improvement of the ODST helmet, was introduced as the [[UNSC Army]] [[UNSC Army airborne|airborne]]'s standard-issue helmet.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', Armory, MJOLNIR AA variant description: ''"The MJOLNIR/AA variant was developed as an improvement of the venerable ODST helmet."''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref>

[[File:H3ODST Campaign 1stPersonVISR02.jpg|thumb|250px|VISR greatly broadens the range of information available to the individual combatant.]]

{{Main|Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance}}

===Body suit===

===Armor plating===

===Rucksack===

==Trivia==

*The [[Good Samaritan]] achievement unlocks the ODST armor for the player's Xbox Live avatar if the user has ''Halo Waypoint''. The helmet cannot be removed, rendering any avatars wearing it completely anonymous.

*The armor worn by [[Alpha-Nine|the squad]] in ''Halo 3: ODST'' have exactly the same scratches and burns, due to the reuse of the same basic in-game model for each character.

==Gallery==

===''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''===

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File:H3ODST Campaign 1stPersonVISR02.jpg|The VISR system integrated to the ODST helmet.

File:ODST_binoc.jpg|The HUD magnification system of the ODST helmet.

File:HR_ODSTHelmet_Concept.png|Concept art of the ODST helmet for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.

File:HReach-ODSTSaluting.png|An ODST saluting in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.

File:Reach ODST Exodus 1.jpg|A member of the Bullfrogs in full combat dress.

File:reach_1840207_Full.jpg|An ODST aiming an [[MA37 assault rifle]] in ''Halo: Reach''.

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File:Sunray1-1.png|[[Sunray 1-1]] wearing variations on the standard ODST kit, including both ''Halo 2''-style and ''Halo 3''-style helmets.

File:HFR_FireteamRaven_Armour.png|A variety of ODST armor designs worn by [[Fireteam Raven]] in ''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''.

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*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''

*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''

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== Sources ==

[[Category:UNSC armor]]