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[[File:UNSC_backpack.jpg|thumb|300px|A UNSC rucksack.]] | [[File:UNSC_backpack.jpg|thumb|300px|A UNSC rucksack.]] | ||
Most [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] combatant personnel carry '''rucksacks''' in the field to store small items and matériel for their personal use. The | Most [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] combatant personnel carry '''rucksacks''' in the field to store small items and matériel for their personal use. The [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces employ various types of rucksack, from more traditional fabric backpacks to the hardened cases employed by [[ODST]]s and composite backpacks used by the [[Spartan-III]]s in conjunction with their [[SPI armor]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 273''</ref> | ||
A routine packing of a UNSC rucksack typically contains a set of items arranged in specific layers and includes spare clothing (namely shirts, socks and underwear), extra ammunition, a mess kit, first-aid supplies, solid fuel pellets, signaling equipment, snares and fishing line, and personal hygiene products. Various personal effects may also be included.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 188''</ref> A standard UNSC infantry rucksack weighs 25 kilograms when fully packed for a march.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 105''</ref> | A routine packing of a UNSC rucksack typically contains a set of items arranged in specific layers and includes spare clothing (namely shirts, socks and underwear), extra ammunition, a mess kit, first-aid supplies, solid fuel pellets, signaling equipment, snares and fishing line, and personal hygiene products. Various personal effects may also be included.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 188''</ref> A standard UNSC infantry rucksack weighs 25 kilograms when fully packed for a march.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 105''</ref> | ||
A backpack filled with explosives (such as [[C-12]]) is known as a "damage pack"<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 81'' (2001 edition)</ref> or "blow pack".<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''"Blunt Instruments"'' ''page 202''</ref> | A backpack filled with explosives (such as [[C-12]]) is known as a "damage pack"<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 81'' (2001 edition)</ref> or "blow pack".<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''"Blunt Instruments"'' ''page 202''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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File:HR Army Rucksack.jpg|UNSC rucksack in ''Halo: Reach''. | |||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo 3]]'' | *''[[Halo 3]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'' | ||
**''[[Blunt Instruments]]'' | **''[[Blunt Instruments]]'' | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC Armed Forces]] | [[Category:UNSC Armed Forces]] | ||