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|name=Orbital | |name=Orbital | ||
|image=[[File:H5G-Orbital.png|250px]] | |image=[[File:H5G-Orbital.png|250px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]] | |manufacturer=[[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]]<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''' ''- Page 146''</ref> | ||
|testsite= | |testsite=[[Buffalo Breaker Yards]]<ref name="H4EVG"/> | ||
|type=[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR (GEN2)]] | |type=[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR (GEN2)]] | ||
|role=Zero gravity operations | |role=Zero gravity operations | ||
|weight= | |weight= | ||
|features= | |features= | ||
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{{Article Quote|Used along Luna's skyhooks and tethers during the Covenant's assault on Sol.}} | {{Article Quote|Used along Luna's skyhooks and tethers during the Covenant's assault on Sol.}} | ||
'''ORBITAL-class Mjolnir''' is a variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)]].<ref name="H4">'''[[Halo 4]]'''</ref><ref name=" | '''ORBITAL-class Mjolnir''' is a variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor [GEN2]]] manufactured by [[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]].<ref name="H4 Armory">'''[[Halo 4]]''' ''- Armory description''</ref> | ||
==Overview== | |||
The helmet includes a Buffalo A-29 comm suite, which works flawlessly with the ad-hoc and anarchic telecommunication networks found in many colonies.<ref name="H5 Armory">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''' ''- Armory description''</ref> On some models of the helmet the "Mark of the Breaker" skull is on the visor.<ref name="H4EVG"/> | |||
The suit has momentum governing collar mounts,<ref name="H4EVG"/> a valence-fading blast shield, L4-0 braced generators, and tow-grip isolation packs for quick yet stable mobility in zero-g settings.<ref>'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''', ''UNSC ''Infinity'' briefing packet''</ref> | |||
==Development history== | ==Development history== | ||
Developed by the [[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]], the Orbital variant was field-tested during the battles in the [[skyhook]]s and [[space elevator]]s on [[Earth]] and [[Luna]] during the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref name=" | Developed by the [[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]], the Orbital variant was tested and was the first to survive the [[Buffalo Breaker Yards]] testing site, granting it a skull on the visor on some models of it, known as the "Mark of the Breaker".<ref name="H4EVG"/> | ||
The suit is a modified variant following the same production lines as the [[EVA-class Mjolnir]], though it was developed specifically for orbital and suborbital combat, where conditions similar to space often converge with harsh atmosphere and gravity-borne challenges.<ref name="H4EVG"/> | |||
It was also field-tested during the battles in the [[skyhook]]s and [[space elevator]]s on [[Earth]] and [[Luna]] during the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref name="h4guide">[[Halo_4_Interactive_Guide#Armor_Types|'''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''' ''- Armor Types: Orbital'']]</ref> This test and success of it lead this armor to be adopted by [[Spartan-IV]]'s.<ref name="H4EVG"/> | |||
==Usage== | |||
Adoption of this set hasnt overtaken EVA. Though War Games has proven Orbitals viability repeatedly.<ref name="H4EVG"/> | |||
Patrolling Spartans equipped with ORBITAL-class Mjolnir armor are a common sight near Earth's orbital tethers and military space stations.<ref name="H5 Armory"/> | |||
==In-game Information== | ==In-game Information== | ||
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'''Equinox Unlock''': Legendary REQ card<br> | '''Equinox Unlock''': Legendary REQ card<br> | ||
'''Perihelion Unlock''': Rare REQ card | '''Perihelion Unlock''': Rare REQ card | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== |