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SCOUT-class Mjolnir: Difference between revisions
The Essential Visual Guide makes it clear the Scout featured a Mark V and Mark VI variant.
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The '''MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant''', more commonly known as '''Scout armor''', is a variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] that was commissioned developed by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''The MJOLNIR Project 2'']</ref> The Scout armor uses advanced materials to provide stealth properties, while the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant|'R' variant]] reduces infrared signature and radiation emissions.<ref name="h3">'''Halo 3''', ''in-game description''</ref> The helmet's visor also includes an enhanced optics.<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 165''</ref> | The '''MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant''', more commonly known as '''Scout armor''', is a variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] that was commissioned developed by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''The MJOLNIR Project 2'']</ref> The Scout armor uses advanced materials to provide stealth properties, while the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant|'R' variant]] reduces infrared signature and radiation emissions.<ref name="h3">'''Halo 3''', ''in-game description''</ref> The helmet's visor also includes an enhanced optics.<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 165''</ref> | ||
The Scout variant was developed for use on the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mark VI']] ,<ref name="Waypoint"/> and the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] Powered Assault Armor systems.<ref name="reach">'''Halo: Reach''', ''Armory'' description</ref> | |||
== Development and history == | == Development and history == | ||
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'''Price:''' 40,000 [[cR]] | '''Price:''' 40,000 [[cR]] | ||
In ''Halo: Reach'', the Scout helmet features drastically different aesthetics | In ''Halo: Reach'', the Scout helmet features drastically different aesthetics than the "Halo 3" Scout Helmet.<ref name="reach"/> It resembles the MJOLNIR Recon variant in terms of basic design, with the visor being a wide slit. The player must achieve the rank of Captain to unlock this helmet. | ||
Two upgrades are available for the helmet, the first adds a Hardened Uplink/Remote Sensor Package (HU/RS), and the second adds a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Module with a Command Network Module-Improved on the right side (incorrectly called CNM) (CBRN/CNM, should be CBRN/CNM-I). The HU/RS attachment in this form is unique to the Scout helmet, in all other appearances it looks more like a helmet mounted flashlight. | Two upgrades are available for the helmet, the first adds a Hardened Uplink/Remote Sensor Package (HU/RS), and the second adds a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Module with a Command Network Module-Improved on the right side (incorrectly called CNM) (CBRN/CNM, should be CBRN/CNM-I). The HU/RS attachment in this form is unique to the Scout helmet, in all other appearances it looks more like a helmet mounted flashlight. | ||
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File:Needler123.jpg|A SPARTAN-II with the Scout helmet firing a [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]] in ''Halo 3''. | File:Needler123.jpg|A SPARTAN-II with the Scout helmet firing a [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]] in ''Halo 3''. | ||
File:ReachConcept JunHelmet.jpg|Concept art of Jun-A266's Scout helmet in ''Halo: Reach''. | File:ReachConcept JunHelmet.jpg|Concept art of Jun-A266's Scout helmet in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
File:Jun.png|The | File:Jun.png|The Scout helmet worn by Jun-A266. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||