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Assault redirects here. For the Halo 3 armor, see Assault harness. For the Halo: Reach armor pieces, see Assault attachments.

The icon for Assault in Halo 3.

Assault is a multiplayer gametype in Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo: Reach, Halo 2: Anniversary and Halo 5: Guardians where one team attempts to 'arm' a bomb in the opponents base. This 'arming' requires the player carrying the bomb to occupy a designated circle in the enemies base for a predetermined amount of time. This is a task greatly aided by Sticky Arming. The bomb will be visible to all players when it is not being carried except in single bomb and multi-bomb games when a team has not removed the bomb from its original spawn site. However, once an opponent has picked up the bomb, it disappears and can only be viewed when seen by you or a teammate. Also after the it has been dropped. It is easy to be seen however, due to its bright glow.

Built-in variants[edit]

Halo 2[edit]

Title	Description
Multi Bomb	Defend your base while trying to deliver your bomb into the enemy's base. 3 successful bombings wins.
Single Bomb	Take turns on offense/defense. A successful bombing wins a round. First to 3 wins. No bomb return. Rounds last 3 minutes.
Single Bomb Fast	Intense 2 minute rounds of offense/defense. A successful bombing wins a round. Bomb may not be returned. First to 3 wins.
Neutral Bomb	There's just one bomb that starts in the middle. Use it to bomb the enemy base 3 times to win.
Blast Resort	You have just 1 life and no motion sensor in this single bomb game. 10 second arming, 3 minute rounds, first to 3 wins.

Halo 3[edit]

Title	Description
Assault	Every team has a bomb, and a base to defend. 3 detonations to win.
Neutral Bomb	All teams have a base to defend, but share a single bomb. 3 detonations to win.
One Bomb	Only one team has a base to defend. 4 rounds, teams take turns defending.
Attrition Bomb	Highly tactical Assault. Neutral bomb, long respawns, but teams respawn on detonations.

Halo: Reach[edit]

Title	Description
Assault	Retrieve the bomb, arm it in your opponent's base, and then protect it until it detonates.
Netural Bomb Assault	Retrieve the bomb, arm it in your opponent's base, and then protect it until it detonates.
One Bomb Assault	Retrieve the bomb, arm it in your opponent's base, and then protect it until it detonates.

Halo 2: Anniversary[edit]

Title	Description
Multi-Bomb Assault	Arm your bomb in the enemy base while protecting your base.
Half-Time Assault	Play 2 rounds of multi-bomb Assault on an asymmetrical map and swap sides at half time.
One Bomb Assault	Round-based game of alternating offense and defense. A detonation wins a round.
One Bomb Fast	Short, round-based game of alternating offense and defense. A detonation wins a round.
Blast Resort	You have just 1 life and no motion sensor in this single-bomb game. 10 second arming, 4 minute rounds, first to 3 points.
Neutral Bomb Assault	Both teams fight to take the neutral bomb and detonate it in the enemy base.

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

Title	Description
Assault	Deliver the Bomb to the enemy's goal and arm it to score.
Super Fiesta Assault	Assault with random weapons. This is madness!
Big Team Assault	Deliver the Bomb to the enemy's goal and arm it to score.

General Tips[edit]

You're only as good as your team. Having teammates around you as you carry the bomb makes it harder to kill you. Have at least two people around you at all times, and retreat if needed.

If you find yourself attacked without anyone to block you, drop the bomb, attack, and pick it up after you kill them.

A preference of some people is to hide the bomb carrier, thinking they're not going to figure out where you are. If you get a well placed hiding spot, put some people around it, but not enough to make it obvious that you're defending something. Do not place the bomb down if you are hiding it. The bomb will respawn, and the other team will most likely get it.

A good place for Bomb planting is Sandtrap. Using the tunnels, getting to their Elephant is easy. A good tactic is to move their Elephant next to the tower that has the bomb, and defend it as you get it and hop right on their Elephant.

The more people you have on the bomb, the faster it is disarmed.

In One Bomb, most maps have Active Camo somewhere on them. If the bomb carrier has this then it gives you a huge advantage. They won't be able to see him so he can sneak in while the rest of your team keeps them busy.

Trivia[edit]

The human Assault bomb has messages written on it.

Gallery[edit]

The Type 14 Magnetic/Anti-Tank Mine.
A Spartan holding the bomb on Remnant in Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer.
A Spartan holding the bomb while riding a Gungoose on Remnant in Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer.
A Spartan defending an armed bomb on Remnant in Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer.
A bomb detonation on Remnant in Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer.
Spartan-IVs playing Assault on Coliseum in Halo 5: Guardians.
Concept art of the Assault bomb for Halo Infinite (top right).

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-== Summary ==
+{{Status|Gameplay}}
-Assault is a game type in [[Halo 2]] where one team attempts to 'arm' a bomb in the opponents' base.  This 'arming' action requires the player carrying the bomb to occupy a designated circle in the enemies' base for a predetermined amount of time.  This is a task greatly aided by [[Sticky Arming]].  The bomb will be visible to all players when it is not being carried except in single bomb and multi-bomb games when a team has not removed the bomb from its original spawn site.  However, once an opponent has picked up the bomb it disappears and can only be viewed when in line of sight or after the it has been dropped.  It is easy to see due to its bright glow.
+{{Center|'''Assault''' redirects here. For the Halo 3 armor, see [[Assault harness]]. For the [[Halo: Reach]] armor pieces, see [[Assault attachments]].}}
+[[File:Halo3-Assault.png|thumb|The icon for Assault in ''Halo 3''.]]
+'''Assault''' is a [[multiplayer]] gametype in ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]'', ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' where one team attempts to 'arm' a [[Type 14 Magnetic/Anti-Tank Mine|bomb]] in the opponents base. This 'arming' requires the player carrying the bomb to occupy a designated circle in the enemies base for a predetermined amount of time. This is a task greatly aided by [[Sticky Arming]]. The bomb will be visible to all players when it is not being carried except in single bomb and multi-bomb games when a team has not removed the bomb from its original spawn site. However, once an opponent has picked up the bomb, it disappears and can only be viewed when seen by you or a teammate. Also after the it has been dropped. It is easy to be seen however, due to its bright glow.
-== Variations ==
+==Built-in variants==
-Note: Due to the most recent update a "BR" may follow the title of certain Assault games.  This simply changes your starting weapons to an [[Assault Rifle]] and an [[SMG]].
-'''Multi-Bomb Assault'''
+===''Halo 2''===
+{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin:2px auto; vertical-align:top;"
+! style="width:20%;" |Title
+! style="width:80%;" |Description
+|-
+![[Multi Bomb]]
+|Defend your base while trying to deliver your bomb into the enemy's base. 3 successful bombings wins.
+|-
+![[Single Bomb]]
+|Take turns on offense/defense. A successful bombing wins a round. First to 3 wins. No bomb return. Rounds last 3 minutes.
+|-
+![[Single Bomb Fast]]
+|Intense 2 minute rounds of offense/defense. A successful bombing wins a round. Bomb may not be returned. First to 3 wins.
+|-
+![[Neutral Bomb]]
+|There's just one bomb that starts in the middle. Use it to bomb the enemy base 3 times to win.
+|-
+![[Blast Resort]]
+|You have just 1 life and no [[Motion tracker|motion sensor]] in this single bomb game. 10 second arming, 3 minute rounds, first to 3 wins.
+|}
-Multi-Bomb Assault is found only in the 8 versus 8 [[Big Team Battle]] playlists.  You generally will play either [[Coagulation]] or [[Water Works]].  In Multi-Bomb both teams possess a bomb and both must try to score to see who can reach three scores first.  If this does not happen the winner is determined by the team with the most bomb scores.  In order to be successful in Multi-Bomb play a team must be coordinated enough to organize an effective offense as well as have teammates who are willing to hang back and play defense.  Multi-Bomb Assault consists of one round of 12 minutes.  Originally the game could be prolonged indefinitely if the other team decided to hold the bomb and hide forcing the count down timer for the game to hold at 5 seconds.  This tactic however has been nullified due to the removal of sudden death from all forms of assault by the April auto-update.
+===''Halo 3''===
+{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin:2px auto; vertical-align:top;"
+! style="width:20%;" |Title
+! style="width:80%;" |Description
+|-
+!Assault
+|Every team has a bomb, and a base to defend. 3 detonations to win.
+|-
+![[Neutral Bomb]]
+|All teams have a base to defend, but share a single bomb. 3 detonations to win.
+|-
+![[One Bomb]]
+|Only one team has a base to defend. 4 rounds, teams take turns defending.
+|-
+![[Attrition Bomb]]
+|Highly tactical Assault. Neutral bomb, long respawns, but teams respawn on detonations.
+|}
-'''Single Bomb Assault'''
+===''Halo: Reach''===
+{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin:2px auto; vertical-align:top;"
+! style="width:20%;" |Title
+! style="width:80%;" |Description
+|-
+!Assault
+|Retrieve the bomb, arm it in your opponent's base, and then protect it until it detonates.
+|-
+![[Neutral Bomb|Netural Bomb Assault]]
+|Retrieve the bomb, arm it in your opponent's base, and then protect it until it detonates.
+|-
+![[One Bomb Assault]]
+|Retrieve the bomb, arm it in your opponent's base, and then protect it until it detonates.
+|}
-Single Bomb Assault is essentially the same as Multi-Bomb except that only one team possesses the bomb, so therefore everyone on a team is on offense or everyone is on defense.  There are four rounds, so two chances for each team to score.  This game mode often proves pretty challenging to score since the entire opposing team is on defense, especially on [[Coagulation]].  The most effective strategy for this game is to attack in groups.  Often a team will initially rush the opponents’ base and everyone will die one by one.  Then as the players respawn back at their own base, each will take off across the map after the bomb.  Again, the defense will mow down the oncoming offensive players one by one.  If a team is coordinated enough players will wait after they respawn in order for their teammates to join them and then go on to attack in groups.  This game type will most often be found in [[Team Skirmish]] on maps such as [[Burial Mounds]] and [[Zanzibar]] and in [[Big Team Battle]] on [[Containment]], [[Zanzibar]], and [[Headlong]].
+===''Halo 2: Anniversary''===
+{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin:2px auto; vertical-align:top;"
+! style="width:20%;" |Title
+! style="width:80%;" |Description
+|-
+![[Multi Bomb|Multi-Bomb Assault]]
+|Arm your bomb in the enemy base while protecting your base.
+|-
+![[Half-Time Assault]]
+|Play 2 rounds of multi-bomb Assault on an asymmetrical map and swap sides at half time.
+|-
+!One Bomb Assault
+|Round-based game of alternating offense and defense. A detonation wins a round.
+|-
+!One Bomb Fast
+|Short, round-based game of alternating offense and defense. A detonation wins a round.
+|-
+!Blast Resort
+|You have just 1 life and no motion sensor in this single-bomb game. 10 second arming, 4 minute rounds, first to 3 points.
+|-
+!Neutral Bomb Assault
+|Both teams fight to take the neutral bomb and detonate it in the enemy base.
+|}
-'''Rapid Assault'''
+===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
+{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin:2px auto; vertical-align:top;"
+! style="width:20%;" |Title
+! style="width:80%;" |Description
+|-
+!Assault
+|Deliver the Bomb to the enemy's goal and arm it to score.
+|-
+!Super Fiesta Assault
+|Assault with [[Fiesta|random weapons]]. This is madness!
+|-
+!Big Team Assault
+|Deliver the Bomb to the enemy's goal and arm it to score.
+|}
-Rapid Assault is the 4 versus 4 small map version of Single Bomb assault.  Aside from the rounds being shorter and the decreased arming time all the variables are the same.  This game is often played on [[Ivory Tower]] and [[Warlock]].
+== General Tips ==
+* You're only as good as your team. Having teammates around you as you carry the bomb makes it harder to kill you. Have at least two people around you at all times, and retreat if needed.
-'''Neutral Assault'''
+* If you find yourself attacked without anyone to block you, drop the bomb, attack, and pick it up after you kill them.
-Neutral Assault involves two teams battling over one bomb in an attempt to score the bomb in the opponents' base.  This makes play difficult since possession of the bomb changes multiple times during the course of a game.  As was mentioned above the bomb will be visible from the start of the game until the opposing team picks it up and will be visible again if they drop it.  This game is more geared towards the [[Big Team Battle]] playlists, however, there is one [[Team Skirmish]] form of it played on [[Coagulation]].
+* A preference of some people is to hide the bomb carrier, thinking they're not going to figure out where you are. If you get a well placed hiding spot, put some people around it, but not enough to make it obvious that you're defending something. Do not place the bomb down if you are hiding it. The bomb will respawn, and the other team will most likely get it.
-'''Neutral Bomb Fast'''
+* A good place for Bomb planting is Sandtrap. Using the tunnels, getting to their [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle|Elephant]] is easy. A good tactic is to move their Elephant next to the tower that has the bomb, and defend it as you get it and hop right on their Elephant.
-Neutral Bomb Fast is the smaller scale version of Neutral Assault.  This game type is exactly the same except for the decreased arming time and map selection.  Maps which incorporate this game type are [[Beaver Creek]], [[Foundation]], and [[Warlock]].
+*The more people you have on the bomb, the faster it is disarmed.
-==Related Links==
+*In One Bomb, most maps have [[Active camouflage|Active Camo]] somewhere on them. If the bomb carrier has this then it gives you a huge advantage. They won't be able to see him so he can sneak in while the rest of your team keeps them busy.
-*[[Capture the Flag]]
+==Trivia==
+The human Assault bomb has [[messages on bomb|messages]] written on it.
-[[Category:Rulesets]]
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:Bomb Baby! edited.jpg|The Type 14 Magnetic/Anti-Tank Mine.
+File:H2A Multiplayer Assault Bomb.jpg|A Spartan holding the bomb on ''[[Remnant]]'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' multiplayer.
+File:H2A Multiplayer Assault Bomb on Gungoose.jpg|A Spartan holding the bomb while riding a Gungoose on ''Remnant'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' multiplayer.
+File:H2A Multiplayer Assault Bomb Defense.jpg|A Spartan defending an armed bomb on ''Remnant'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' multiplayer.
+File:H2A Multiplayer Assault Detonation.jpg|A bomb detonation on ''Remnant'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' multiplayer.
+File:H5G-Assault.jpg|[[Spartan-IV]]s playing Assault on ''[[Coliseum]]'' in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
+File:HINF Concept BombsAndBalls.jpg|Concept art of the Assault bomb for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' (top right).
+</gallery>
+==See also==
+*[[Team Objective]]
+*[[Team Skirmish]]
+{{Gametype}}
+[[Category:Multiplayer gametypes]]
+[[Category:Halo 2 gametypes]]
+[[Category:Halo 3 gametypes]]
+[[Category:Halo: Reach gametypes]]
+[[Category:Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer gametypes]]
+[[Category:Halo 5: Guardians playlists]]