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[[File:Tacticaltrainingrounds.jpg|thumb|[[Maria-062|SPARTAN-062]] firing paint pellet rounds from two SMGs during a [[Armor Testing|mock battle]].]]
== Introduction ==
The Paint Pellet Gun is a [[UNSC]] weapon similar to the "paintball" marker pistol of the 21st century.  Like its predecessor, it fires small plastoid pellets filled with brightly-colored paint.  The paint pellet gun is often used by United Nation Space Command forces as a non-lethal way of training new recruits in basic combat tactics, or as a method of testing new equipment in combat situations without permanently damaging it.


== Uses ==
The '''paint pellet gun''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] weapon similar to [[Wikipedia:Paintball|paintball markers]] of the 20th and 21st centuries. Like its predecessor, it fires small plasticine pellets filled with brightly-colored paint. The paint pellet gun is often used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces as a non-lethal way of training new recruits in basic combat tactics, or as a method of testing new equipment in combat situations without permanently damaging it.
The Paint Pellet Gun was used by [[CPO Mendez]] and drill instructors on the SPARTAN-II training program to introduce the [[Spartan-II]] trainees to the unpredictability of a front-line combat zone.<ref>The Fall of Reach, p. 47.</ref>  Pellet guns were used to snipe the Spartans in parade drills or other supposedly "safe activities"  to teach them to keep on their toes during all situations.  The guns were also used by a unit of ODSTs during a test of the new MJOLNIR Mark VI armor in Songnam, Korea.  It is presumed that most testing facilities use marker guns instead of live ammunition, in order to avoid damaging prototype equipment. Paint Pellet Guns were also used by Sergeant Johnson and Sergeant Byrne to train the miltia on Harvest. However, these weapons used [[TRR]] rounds. These guns were combined with a special combat suit, that was designed to register a hit and freeze up the area to simulate a real hit.


=== Service ===
A more advanced version of regular paint pellet is the [[tactical training round]], a round that also tranquilizes the target.
The Paint Pellet Gun was probably only used in the SPARTAN-II training regiment when the inductees were young, around 6 to 9 years of age.


== Sources ==
==Uses==
<references/>
Paint pellet guns were used by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and drill instructors of the [[SPARTAN-II program]] to introduce the Spartan trainees to the unpredictability of a front-line combat zone.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 5</ref> Paint pellet guns were used to snipe the Spartans during parade drills or other supposedly "safe" activities to teach them to keep vigilant during all situations. Such weapons were also used by the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]]'s [[Echo Team (ODST)|Echo]] and [[Kilo Team|Kilo]] teams against [[Maria-062]] when she tested [[John-117]]'s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI MJOLNIR armor]] in the [[Special Warfare Center]] in [[Seongnam]], [[Korea]].<ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', [[Armor Testing]]</ref><ref name="JRH2EODST">[[Joyride_Studios/Halo_2_Exclusives#ODST|''Joyride'', ODST (Halo Graphic Novel Limited Edition Exclusive)]]</ref>


==Trivia==
This weapon was included in a special edition [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] figure produced by [[Joyride Studios]]. The [[Joyride Studios/Halo 2 Exclusives#ODST|action figure]] is covered in pink paint splatters.


== Trivia ==
==Gallery==
This weapon was included in a special edition [[ODST]] figure for [[Halo 2]] produced by [[Joyride Studios]]. The figure was covered in pink paint splatters, presumably from the gun.
<gallery>
File:BL Black vs Red.png|[[Red Team]] and [[Black Team]] using paint pellet guns during a Capture the Flag exercise.
File:FoR_paint_pellet_gun.png|One of the drill instructors for the Spartan-IIs using a paint pellet gun.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
**''[[Armor Testing]]''
*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''


[[Category:Weapons]]
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
{{Human sidearms}}
[[Category:Human weapons]]

Latest revision as of 17:46, August 28, 2023

Paint pellet rounds being fired from an SMG.
SPARTAN-062 firing paint pellet rounds from two SMGs during a mock battle.

The paint pellet gun is a UNSC weapon similar to paintball markers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Like its predecessor, it fires small plasticine pellets filled with brightly-colored paint. The paint pellet gun is often used by the United Nations Space Command armed forces as a non-lethal way of training new recruits in basic combat tactics, or as a method of testing new equipment in combat situations without permanently damaging it.

A more advanced version of regular paint pellet is the tactical training round, a round that also tranquilizes the target.

Uses[edit]

Paint pellet guns were used by Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez and drill instructors of the SPARTAN-II program to introduce the Spartan trainees to the unpredictability of a front-line combat zone.[1] Paint pellet guns were used to snipe the Spartans during parade drills or other supposedly "safe" activities to teach them to keep vigilant during all situations. Such weapons were also used by the 340th ODST Combat Training Unit's Echo and Kilo teams against Maria-062 when she tested John-117's Mark VI MJOLNIR armor in the Special Warfare Center in Seongnam, Korea.[2][3]

Trivia[edit]

This weapon was included in a special edition ODST figure produced by Joyride Studios. The action figure is covered in pink paint splatters.

Gallery[edit]

  • Red Team and Black Team using paint pellet guns during a Capture the Flag exercise.

    Red Team and Black Team using paint pellet guns during a Capture the Flag exercise.

  • One of the drill instructors for the Spartan-IIs using a paint pellet gun.

    One of the drill instructors for the Spartan-IIs using a paint pellet gun.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 5
  2. ^ Halo Graphic Novel, Armor Testing
  3. ^ Joyride, ODST (Halo Graphic Novel Limited Edition Exclusive)

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