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The '''105th Drop Jet Platoon''' was a [[platoon]] of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].<ref name="tfor6">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 6'' (2001 edition)</ref><ref group="note">Although never stated to be an ODST unit in ''The Fall of Reach'', the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' (page 58, 2011 edition) notes that "Drop Jet Platoon" is a term historically given to ODST units.</ref>
The '''105th Drop Jet Platoon''' was a [[platoon]] of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] in the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].<ref name="HTFORP">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Prologue</ref>{{Ref/Note|Although never stated to be an ODST unit in ''The Fall of Reach'', the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' (page 58, 2011 edition) notes that "Drop Jet Platoon" is a term historically given to ODST units.}}


== Operational history ==
==Operational history==
The 105th Drop Jet Platoon saw action against the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]] ground forces during the [[Battle of Jericho VII]] in [[2535|February 2535]] where it was overrun and obliterated by a force of a thousand [[Unggoy]]. The unit's annihilation would later be avenged when the offending Unggoy were eliminated by [[SPARTAN-II]]s, led by [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]], in the continued skirmishes of [[Jericho VII]].<ref name="tfor6"/>
===Battle of Jericho VII===
 
The 105th Drop Jet Platoon saw action against the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]] ground forces during the [[Battle of Jericho VII]] in [[2535|February 2535]] where it was overrun and obliterated by a force of around a thousand [[Unggoy]]. The unit's annihilation would later be avenged when the offending Unggoy were eliminated by [[SPARTAN-II]]s, led by [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]], in the continued skirmishes of [[Jericho VII]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTFORP}}
== Trivia ==
As platoons are not given permanent numerical designations, it is possible that the 105th was in fact the "105th's drop jet platoon", although a division would reasonably have more than one such unit.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{First mentioned}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{Fm}}


==Note==
==Notes==
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{{Ref/Notes}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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{{Ref/Sources}}


==Related links==
[[Category:Orbital Drop Shock Trooper units]]
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
*[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
*[[UNSC Military Units]]
[[Category:UNSC Military Units]]

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105th Drop Jet Platoon

Branch:

UNSC Marine Corps

Role:

Shock troops

Size:

c. 40 Marines

Engagements:

Battle of Jericho VII

 

The 105th Drop Jet Platoon was a platoon of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers in the UNSC Marine Corps.[1][Note 1]

Operational history[edit]

Battle of Jericho VII[edit]

The 105th Drop Jet Platoon saw action against the Covenant military ground forces during the Battle of Jericho VII in February 2535 where it was overrun and obliterated by a force of around a thousand Unggoy. The unit's annihilation would later be avenged when the offending Unggoy were eliminated by SPARTAN-IIs, led by Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, in the continued skirmishes of Jericho VII.[1]

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Although never stated to be an ODST unit in The Fall of Reach, the Halo Encyclopedia (page 58, 2011 edition) notes that "Drop Jet Platoon" is a term historically given to ODST units.

Sources[edit]