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[[File:Tacticaltrainingrounds.jpg|thumb|[[Maria-062|SPARTAN-062]] firing paint pellet rounds from two SMGs during a [[Armor Testing|mock battle]].]] | [[File:Tacticaltrainingrounds.jpg|thumb|[[Maria-062|SPARTAN-062]] firing paint pellet rounds from two SMGs during a [[Armor Testing|mock battle]].]] | ||
The '''paint pellet gun''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] weapon similar to [[Wikipedia:Paintball|paintball markers]] of the 20th and 21st centuries. Like its predecessor, it fires small plasticine pellets filled with brightly-colored paint. The paint pellet gun is often used by the [[ | The '''paint pellet gun''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] weapon similar to [[Wikipedia:Paintball|paintball markers]] of the 20th and 21st centuries. Like its predecessor, it fires small plasticine pellets filled with brightly-colored paint. The paint pellet gun is often used by the [[UNSC Armed Forces]] as a non-lethal way of training new recruits in basic combat tactics, or as a method of testing new equipment in combat situations without permanently damaging it. | ||
A more advanced version of regular paint pellet is the [[tactical training round]], a round that also tranquilizes the target. | A more advanced version of regular paint pellet is the [[tactical training round]], a round that also tranquilizes the target. | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
Paint pellet guns were used by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and drill instructors of the [[SPARTAN-II program]] to introduce the Spartan trainees to the unpredictability of a front-line combat zone.<ref>'' | Paint pellet guns were used by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and drill instructors of the [[SPARTAN-II program]] to introduce the Spartan trainees to the unpredictability of a front-line combat zone.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 47''</ref> Paint pellet guns were used to snipe the Spartans during parade drills or other supposedly "safe" activities to teach them to keep vigilant during all situations. Such weapons were also used by the [[Echo Team (ODST)|Echo]] and [[Kilo Team|Kilo]] teams of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] against [[Maria-062]] when she tested [[John-117]]'s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI MJOLNIR armor]] in the [[Special Warfare Center]] in [[Seongnam]], [[Korea]].<ref>'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 65''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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[[Category:Human weapons]] | [[Category:Human weapons]] | ||
