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{{Armor infobox
{{Armor infobox
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|manufacturer=[[Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme]]<ref name="EVG">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 39 (CQB Armor)</ref><ref name="H3Shoulder">''[[Halo 3]]'' - [[Armor permutations (Halo 3)|Appearance]] - Armor - Armor Classification: Spartan - Shoulder - CQB description</ref><ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=CQBfiction ''Bungie.net'': C.Q.B.: Close Quarters Battle]</ref><ref name="HR">''[[Halo: Reach]]'' - [[Armor permutations (Halo: Reach)|The Armory]] - Helmet - CQB description</ref>
|manufacturer=[[Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme]]<ref name="EVG">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 39 (CQB Armor)</ref><ref name="H3Shoulder">''[[Halo 3]]'' - [[Armor permutations (Halo 3)|Appearance]] - Armor - Armor Classification: Spartan - Shoulder - CQB description</ref><ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=CQBfiction ''Bungie.net'': C.Q.B.: Close Quarters Battle]</ref><ref name="HR">''[[Halo: Reach]]'' - [[Armor permutations (Halo: Reach)|The Armory]] - Helmet - CQB description</ref>
|testsite=[[Special Warfare Center Essen]], [[Unified German Republic|Deutschland]] (developed){{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|H3Shoulder}}{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}{{Ref/Reuse|HR}}<ref name="H3Helmet">''Halo 3'' - Appearance - Armor - Armor Classification: Spartan - Helmet - CQB description</ref><br>
|testsite=[[Special Warfare Center Essen]], [[Unified German Republic|Deutschland]] (developed){{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|H3Shoulder}}{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}{{Ref/Reuse|HR}}<ref name="H3Helmet">''Halo 3'' - Appearance - Armor - Armor Classification: Spartan - Helmet - CQB description</ref><br>
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Although CQB surpasses [[CQC-class Mjolnir|CQC]] in overall integration, the variant's ability to allow ''ad hoc'' modifications is limited in comparison.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}<ref name="EVGCQC">''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'', p. 40 (CQC Armor)</ref>
Although CQB surpasses [[CQC-class Mjolnir|CQC]] in overall integration, the variant's ability to allow ''ad hoc'' modifications is limited in comparison.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}<ref name="EVGCQC">''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'', p. 40 (CQC Armor)</ref>
<gallery class=center>
File:HR CQB armor ref.jpg|Turnaround reference of the CQB helmet on the Mark V armor.
File:HR CQB Hel Ref.jpg|Turnaround reference of the Mark V CQB helmet.
File:HR CQB Attach Ref.jpg|Mark V CQB helmet with HU/RS/CNM and UA/HUL attachments.
File:H3 CQB ref.jpg|Overview of the Mark VI CQB variant.
File:H3 CQB Armor close up.png|Close-up of the Mark VI CQB variant.
</gallery>


===Development history===
===Development history===
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Field-tested at the [[Special Warfare Center Essen]], in [[Germany|Deutschland]], and integrating feedback gathered from the [[Special Warfare Center Seongnam]], in [[Korea]], CQB was ultimately launched as a successor to CQC<ref>''Halo: Reach'' - The Armory - Helmet - CQC description</ref> on the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] platform.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} Its advances were eventually incorporated into the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] series.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}{{Ref/Reuse|HR}}{{Ref/Reuse|H3Helmet}}
Field-tested at the [[Special Warfare Center Essen]], in [[Germany|Deutschland]], and integrating feedback gathered from the [[Special Warfare Center Seongnam]], in [[Korea]], CQB was ultimately launched as a successor to CQC<ref>''Halo: Reach'' - The Armory - Helmet - CQC description</ref> on the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] platform.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} Its advances were eventually incorporated into the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] series.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}}{{Ref/Reuse|HR}}{{Ref/Reuse|H3Helmet}}
<gallery class=center>
File:HTFORTAS-Blue.jpg|Samuel-034 wearing CQB-like Mjolnir Mark IV during the Battle of Chi Ceti.
File:HTFORTAS Mark IV CQB-like Mjolnir.png|Close up of the CQB-like Mark IV armor worn by Samuel-034.
File:HL Homecoming CQB-like variant.jpg|Daisy-023 in her CQB-like armor during the [[Human-Covenant War]].
</gallery>


===Usage===
===Usage===
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! style="width: 15%"|Helmet
! style="width: 15%"|Helmet
! style="width: 55%"|Description
! style="width: 55%"|Description
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements (''Halo 3'')
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements<br/>(''Halo 3'')
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements (''Halo: MCC'')
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements<br/>(''Halo: MCC'')
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|rowspan=4|[[File:HTMCC H3 CQB Menu Render.png|100px]]<br/>CQB
|rowspan=4|[[File:HTMCC H3 CQB Menu Render.png|100px]]<br/>CQB
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! style="width: 15%"|Helmet
! style="width: 15%"|Helmet
! style="width: 40%"|Description
! style="width: 40%"|Description
! style="width: 30%"|Unlock requirements (''Halo: Reach'')
! style="width: 30%"|Unlock requirements<br/>(''Halo: Reach'')
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements (''Halo: MCC'')
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements<br/>(''Halo: MCC'')
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:HR CQB Helmet Icon.png|75px]]<br/>CQB
|[[File:HR CQB Helmet Icon.png|75px]]<br/>CQB
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===''Halo 5: Guardians'' - GEN2===
===''Halo 5: Guardians'' - GEN2===
The CQB helmet was one of a number of ''Reach''-themed helmets and armors added into ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' during the ''[[Memories of Reach]]'' update.  
The CQB helmet was one of a number of ''Reach''-themed helmets and armors added into ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' via the [[List of REQ cards/REQ Packs|Classic Helmet REQ Pack]].  
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
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! style="width: 15%"|Helmet
! style="width: 15%"|Helmet
! style="width: 70%"|Description
! style="width: 70%"|Description
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements (''Halo 5: Guardians'')
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements<br/>(''Halo 5: Guardians'')
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[File:H5G REQ Helmets CQB Rare.png|100px]]
|[[File:H5G REQ Helmets CQB Rare.png|100px]]
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|align="left"|
*Rare [[List of REQ cards|REQ card]]
*Rare [[List of REQ cards|REQ card]]
*Unlock the limited-time Memories of Reach helmet pack for {{RP|120,000}}
*Unlock the [[List of REQ cards/REQ Packs|Classic Helmet REQ Pack]] for {{RP|1,250}}
|}
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of MJOLNIR CQB}}
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of MJOLNIR CQB}}
===''Halo 3''===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H3 Concept CQB Armor.png|Concept art for the CQB variant for ''[[Halo 3]]''.
File:H3 Concept CQB Armor.png|Concept art for the CQB variant for.
File:H3 CQB.png|The CQB armour in ''Halo 3''.
File:H3B - CQB armor.png|CQB in the ''[[Halo 3 Beta]]''.
File:H3B - CQB armor.png|CQB in the ''[[Halo 3 Beta]]''.
File:H3 CQB.png|The CQB armour in the final build of ''Halo 3''.
File:H3 CQB holding a rocket launcher.png|Render of CQB holding a [[M41 SPNKR]].
File:H3 CQB holding a rocket launcher.png|Render of CQB holding a [[M41 SPNKR]].
File:H3 CQB Spartan holding smgs.jpg|Render of a Spartan-II in orange Mark VI CQB armor.
File:H3 CQB Spartan holding smgs.jpg|Render of a Spartan-II in orange Mark VI CQB armor.
File:H3 CQB Armor close up.png|MJOLNIR Mark VI CQB variant.
File:H3 CQB overview.jpg|Close-up of the CQB Mark VI variant.
File:H3 CQB overview.jpg|Close-up of the CQB Mark VI variant in ''Halo 3''.
File:HTMCC-H3 CQB Closeup.jpg|A Spartan-II clad in full CQB armor.
File:H3 CQB ref.jpg|Overview of the Mark VI [C] variant.
File:HTMCC-H3 CQB Closeup2.jpg|A Spartan-II clad in full CQB armor.
File:HTMCC H3 CQB Crop.png|Mark VI CQB as rendered in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.
File:HTMCC H3 CQB Crop.png|Mark VI CQB as rendered in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.
File:HL Homecoming CQB-like variant.jpg|Daisy-023 in her armor that looks similar to CQB armor in ''[[Halo Legends]]'': ''[[Homecoming]]''.
</gallery>
 
===''Halo: Reach''===
<gallery>
File:HR Concept CQB helmet.jpg|Concept art of the CQB helmet for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:HR Concept CQB helmet.jpg|Concept art of the CQB helmet for ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:HR CQB armor ref.jpg|Overview of the CQB helmet on the Mark V armor.
File:HR CQB.png|The CQB helmet on the Mark V armor.
File:HR CQB Hel Ref.jpg|Mark V CQB helmet reference.
File:HR CQB Attach Ref.jpg|Reference of the Mark V CQB helmet attachments.
File:HR CQB.png|Mark V CQB helmet
File:HR CQB Helmet.jpg|Mark V CQB helmet in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.
File:HR CQB Helmet.jpg|Mark V CQB helmet in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.
File:HR CQB HU RS CNM.jpg|Mark V CQB helmet with HU, RS and CNM attachments.  
File:HR CQB HU RS CNM.jpg|Mark V CQB helmet with HU, RS and CNM attachments in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.  
File:HR CQB UA HUL.jpg|An up-armored CQB helmet with HUL attachment.
File:HR CQB UA HUL.jpg|An up-armored CQB helmet with HUL attachment in ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.  
File:HTFORTAS-Blue.jpg|Samuel-034 wearing CQB-like Mjolnir Mark IV in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''.
</gallery>
File:HTFORTAS Mark IV CQB-like Mjolnir.png|Close up of the CQB-like Mark IV armor.
 
File:H5G-CQBhelmetmodels.jpg|Models of the GEN2 CQB helmet for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
<gallery>
File:H5G-CQBhelmetmodels.jpg|Models of the GEN2 CQB helmet.
File:H5G-CQB.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing GEN2 CQB.
File:H5G-CQB.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing GEN2 CQB.
File:H5G-CQBvsDynast.png|CQB in comparison to [[DYNAST-class Mjolnir]], its post-war replacement.
File:H5G-CQBvsDynast.png|CQB in comparison to [[DYNAST-class Mjolnir]], its post-war replacement.
File:HINF_Multiplayer Reveal 2021-4.png|A GEN3 CQB-clad Spartan along side ''[[Lumu]]'' in the [[A New Generation]] trailer for ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
</gallery>
 
===''Halo Infinite''===
<gallery>
File:HINF_Multiplayer Reveal 2021-4.png|A GEN3 CQB-clad Spartan alongside ''[[Lumu]]'' in the [[A New Generation]] trailer for ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
File:HINF CQB.png|A Spartan wearing the GEN3 CQB helmet in ''Halo Infinite''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''


==References==
{{Reflist}}
== Sources ==
== Sources ==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Ref/Sources}}


{{Armor/Permutation|H5G}}
{{Armor/Permutation|H3|HR|H5G|HI}}
{{Mjolnir|GEN2}}
{{Mjolnir|IV|V|GEN2|GEN3}}
[[Category:MJOLNIR armor]]
[[Category:MJOLNIR armor]]
[[Category:Halo Infinite multiplayer armor permutations]]
[[Category:Halo Infinite multiplayer armor permutations]]

Revision as of 20:08, July 26, 2021

CQB
GEN2
H5G REQ Helmets CQB Rare
GEN1 Mark VI
HTMCC H3 CQB Crop.png
GEN1 Mark V
HR CQB Helmet Icon.png
Production overview

Manufacturer(s):

Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme[1][2][3][4]

Testing site(s):

Special Warfare Center Essen, Deutschland (developed)[1][2][3][4][5]
Special Warfare Center Seongnam, Hanguk (tested)[1][2][3][4][5]

Type:

MJOLNIR (GEN1)

MJOLNIR (GEN2)[6]
MJOLNIR (GEN3)[7]

Role(s):

Close quarters combat[1][3][8]

 

The MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/C variant, colloquially known as the Close Quarters Battle (CQB) armor, is a variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor manufactured by Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme.[1][2][3][4]

GEN1 overview

Specifications

The CQB variant specializes in the improvement of survivability in close quarters engagements, this was done in the dispersal of kinetic energy, by looking at alternate methods to disperse the kinetic energy versus momentum transferred by a Spartan during combat. In addition the CQB's armor components are designed to optimize joint mobility in close quarters, and have an improved field of view.[1][2][3][8]

Although CQB surpasses CQC in overall integration, the variant's ability to allow ad hoc modifications is limited in comparison.[1][9]

Development history

As early as 2525 developmental Mjolnir permutations utilized physical architecture that would eventually be used for CQB.[10][11] Samuel-034 used such a variant during the Battle of Chi Ceti[12] and Daisy-023 used a similar variant.[13]

When evaluating different opportunities to improve MJOLNIR across an assortment of engagement types, German-based Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme proposed two distinctive variants CQC and CQB with one focus. Using data gathered from the UNSC's campaign on Jericho VII, that focus was to further improve the survivability in close quarter engagements.[1][2][3][4][5][9]

Field-tested at the Special Warfare Center Essen, in Deutschland, and integrating feedback gathered from the Special Warfare Center Seongnam, in Korea, CQB was ultimately launched as a successor to CQC[14] on the Mark V platform.[1][3] Its advances were eventually incorporated into the Mark VI series.[1][3][4][5]

Usage

The CQB armor was used successfully throughout 2552.[1]

GEN2 overview

GEN2 compatibility

As late as 2558, the GEN1 CQB helmet could be requisitioned by Spartans for use with their GEN2 Mjolnir suits.[6]

In-game information

Halo 3 - Mark VI GEN1

The CQB armor permutation is one of the default unlocked armor sets available in Halo 3.

Helmet Description Unlock requirements
(Halo 3)
Unlock requirements
(Halo: MCC)
HTMCC H3 CQB Menu Render.png
CQB
Helmet: The Mjolnir/C variant was developed and tested at UNSC facilities in Essen, Deutschland, and Songnam, Hanguk, respectively, integrating feedback gathered from the Jericho VII Theater. Unlocked by default. Unlocked by default.
Shoulder: Developed at Beweglichrüstungsysteme of Essen and tested at the Special Warfare Center in Songnam, the Mjolnir/C variant focuses on improving combat survivability and mobility.
Chest: The intent with the Mjolnir Mark VI Powered Assault Armor/C variant was to improve survivability in close combat, specifically by looking at alternative methods of K dispersal and improving joint mobility.
MCC: CQB variants of the Mjolnir Mark VI have enhanced kinetic dispersal layers and improved joint mobility.

Halo: Reach - Mark V GEN1

"The MJOLNIR/C variant was developed and tested at UNSC facilities in Esson and Songnam, respectively"

The CQB helmet is available as an unlockable helmet armor permutation in Halo: Reach. Alongside the Military Police helmet and UA/Base Security [W] chest, it cannot be unlocked in Halo: Reach through regular in-game means. Instead, it is unlocked by completing achievements for Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST and career milestones on Halo Waypoint. Following the shutdown of Xbox 360 Halo online services in December 2021, this achievement will no longer be attainable.[15]

The helmet is unlockable as part of Season 1: Noble in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Helmet Description Unlock requirements
(Halo: Reach)
Unlock requirements
(Halo: MCC)
HR CQB Helmet Icon.png
CQB
Developed at Beweglichrüstungsysteme and tested at the UNSC's Special Warfare Center. Reach Halo Waypoint Career Milestone 20 and Folks Need Heroes... achievement. Season 1, Tier 1 (Spartan Point 1)
HR CQB HURS Helmet Icon.png
CQB (HU/RS/CNM)
Hardened uplink/remote sensor package with command network module. Reach Halo Waypoint Career Milestone 25 and complete the Campaign Complete: Heroic achievement in Halo 3: ODST. CQB must already be unlocked. Season 1, Tier 6 (Spartan Point 1)
HR CQB UAHUL Helmet Icon.png
CQB (UA/HUL)
Up-armored variant with hardened uplink module for MILINT acquisition. Reach Halo Waypoint Career Milestone 30 and complete the Campaign Complete: Legendary achievement in Halo 3 and Gods Must Be Strong achievement in Halo: Reach. CQB HU/RS/CNM must already be unlocked. Season 1, Tier 10 (Spartan Point 1)

Halo 5: Guardians - GEN2

The CQB helmet was one of a number of Reach-themed helmets and armors added into Halo 5: Guardians via the Classic Helmet REQ Pack.

Helmet Description Unlock requirements
(Halo 5: Guardians)
H5G REQ Helmets CQB Rare Beweglichrüstungsysteme houses the results of its decades-long work with reaction enhancers and predictive movement algorithms in the protective armored shell of battle-tested CQB helmets.

Trivia

  • According to a survey taken by Bungie around 14 March 2008, the CQB chest was one of the most used Spartan chest plates in Halo 3, and the helmet was the fourth most used.[16]

Gallery

Halo 3

Halo: Reach

Halo 5: Guardians

Halo Infinite

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p. 39 (CQB Armor)
  2. ^ a b c d e f Halo 3 - Appearance - Armor - Armor Classification: Spartan - Shoulder - CQB description
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bungie.net: C.Q.B.: Close Quarters Battle
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Halo: Reach - The Armory - Helmet - CQB description
  5. ^ a b c d Halo 3 - Appearance - Armor - Armor Classification: Spartan - Helmet - CQB description
  6. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians - Customization - Helmet - CQB description
  7. ^ YouTube - Halo, Halo Infinite (Retrieved on Jun 13, 2021)
  8. ^ a b Halo 3 - Appearance - Armor - Armor Classification: Spartan - Body - CQB description
  9. ^ a b Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p. 40 (CQC Armor)
  10. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder 10/8/2015: Issue 45 A Time to Give Tanks
  11. ^ Halo Waypoint: ABOUT THAT FALL OF REACH ANIMATED SERIES TRAILER
  12. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series
  13. ^ Halo Legends: Homecoming
  14. ^ Halo: Reach - The Armory - Helmet - CQC description
  15. ^ Halo Waypoint, Sunsetting Halo Xbox 360 Game Services in 2021 (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  16. ^ Bungie.Net - Bungie Weekly Update: 3/14/08

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