Gloto'kef-pattern Assault Carapace: Difference between revisions

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The '''''Gloto'kef''-pattern Assault Carapace'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P285}} {{Type|53|Squad Breaching Carapace|SBC}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}} is a type of multi-occupant [[Covenant drop pod|orbital entry vehicle]] used by the [[Covenant]] and its [[Covenant remnants|remnants]], namely [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Jul 'Mdama's faction]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P285}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVGCDropPod}}

===Design details===

The ''Gloto'kef''-pattern Assault Carapace is one of three known drop pods in the "''Gloto''" family of [[design pattern]]s predominantly used by Jul 'Mdama's [[Hesduros|Hesduron]] forces - alongside the smaller, single-occupant {{Pattern|Gloto|Breaching Carapace}} and the larger, reusable {{Pattern|Gloto'kas|Assault Carapace}}. The ''Gloto'kef'' bears heavy visual resemblance to these designs, with a pale purple [[nanolaminate]] hull and green-tinted lights adorning the surface.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}}

 

The carapace's form is streamlined and aggressive, featuring four bulbous pods on each side of the vehicle - providing a "teardrop" profile while in flight. The bottom of the drop pod features a large spike which is embedded in the ground upon impact, ensuring the vehicle's stability. Once landed, the four doors open by sliding up, opening up the internal bay and allowing for entry/exit. The internal bay can carry up to four infantry, similar to the {{Pattern|Yado'kef|Assault Carapace}} (of which the ''{{'}}kef'' naming suffix is shared) and {{Pattern|Kalu'qeh|Breaching Carapace}} - though unlike the ''Yado'kef'' features no form of [[energy shielding]] to protect the occupants.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}}

 

The pod is equipped with four downward-facing [[maneuver drive]]s between the doors, designed to activate when close to landing to provide deceleration.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}}

''Gloto'kef'' drop pods were used by the [[Covenant]]. During the [[Battle of Meridian|2552 attack]] on [[Meridian]], the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] used ''Gloto'kef''s to deploy troops onto Meridian, where they eventually discovered the location of [[Earth]].{{Ref/Game|H2A|Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal #1}}

 

During the opening stages of the [[Battle of Requiem]] in [[2557#July|July 2557]], Jul 'Mdama's Covenant used ''Gloto'kef'' drop pods (alongside standard ''Gloto'' individual pods) to deploy troops into the [[Core of Requiem]]. These pods were deployed from a {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} which was hovering a close distance over the drop site.{{Ref/Level|H4|Forerunner (level)|Forerunner}} During the later [[Requiem Campaign]], a ''Gloto'kef'' was used by [[Fireteam Shadow]] to escape the ''Zanar''-pattern cruiser ''[[Panom's Canticle]]'', after the team's [[Operation: VERTICAL UMBRAGE|mission]] to [[Naval boarding|board]] the ship and kill its [[shipmaster]], [[Ryn 'Alun]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Vertical Umbrage}}

File:H2A - Landfall on Meridian.jpg|A ''Gloto'kef'' on Meridian.