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==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
===Human operation=== | ===Human operation=== | ||
[[Vacuum suit|Pressurized suits]] are a necessity during EVA operations due to the vacuum of space. In addition, [[thruster pack]]s are needed for maneuvering when not tethered to a spacecraft. Combat EVAs pose a significantly greater risk to those performing it, due to the chance of suit decompression in the vacuum if hit by bullets, shrapnel, etc. [[Civilian]] welders and technicians perform EVAs in order to repair ships, such as that performed upon the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} in the [[Eridanus system]].<ref name="fs">''' | [[Vacuum suit|Pressurized suits]] are a necessity during EVA operations due to the vacuum of space. In addition, [[thruster pack]]s are needed for maneuvering when not tethered to a spacecraft. Combat EVAs pose a significantly greater risk to those performing it, due to the chance of suit decompression in the vacuum if hit by bullets, shrapnel, etc. [[Civilian]] welders and technicians perform EVAs in order to repair ships, such as that performed upon the {{UNSCShip|Gettysburg}} in the [[Eridanus system]].<ref name="fs">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page ??''</ref> The UNSC also employs specialized [[EVA Engineers]] on their warships such as the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. Specialized zero-G vehicles are also used to perform EVA, such as the [[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity]].<ref>'''Halo Legends''', ''The Package''</ref> | ||
The [[Summa Deep Space Incident]] sparked multiple projects related to research of EVA equipment, including the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/V variant|MJOLNIR EVA variant]], designed for better Extra-Vehicular Activity performance.<ref>''' | The [[Summa Deep Space Incident]] sparked multiple projects related to research of EVA equipment, including the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/V variant|MJOLNIR EVA variant]], designed for better Extra-Vehicular Activity performance.<ref>'''Halo 3''', ''in-game [[armor permutations (Halo 3)|armor permutation]] description''</ref> | ||
The [[John-117|Master Chief]] has performed four known combat EVAs: At the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]] in [[2525]], he inserted into a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Unrelenting|warship]] with [[Kelly-087]] and [[Samuel-034]], planted a missile warhead and extracted him and [[Kelly-087]]; At the [[Fall of Reach|Battle of Reach]], in [[2552]], he performed another EVA in order to purge [[UNSC Circumference|a ship]]'s NAV database on an [[gamma Station|orbital station]] in accordance with the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]].<ref name="for">''' | The [[John-117|Master Chief]] has performed four known combat EVAs: At the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]] in [[2525]], he inserted into a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Unrelenting|warship]] with [[Kelly-087]] and [[Samuel-034]], planted a missile warhead and extracted him and [[Kelly-087]]; At the [[Fall of Reach|Battle of Reach]], in [[2552]], he performed another EVA in order to purge [[UNSC Circumference|a ship]]'s NAV database on an [[gamma Station|orbital station]] in accordance with the [[United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1|Cole Protocol]].<ref name="for">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref> He performed another aboard the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' while in an anomalous slipspace dimension,<ref name="fs"/> the first known [[slipstream space|slipspace]] EVA and another at [[Earth]], clearing hostiles off the outside of the [[Cairo Station|''Cairo'']] [[Orbital defense platform|Orbital Defense Platform]] and removing and repurposing a Covenant Bomb.<ref name="h2">'''Halo 2''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> | ||
===Covenant operation=== | ===Covenant operation=== | ||
The Covenant also perform | The Covenant also perform extra-vehicular activity. [[Sangheili Ranger]]s use specialized vacuum-sealed armor to protect themselves from the effects of a vacuum environment, in order to plant [[antimatter charge]]s and support boarding parties.<ref name="h2"/><ref name="for"/> [[Kig-yar Ranger]]s in vacuum suits were also used, though their suits were more easily damaged than a Sangheilian suit due to a lack of personal [[energy shielding]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page ??''</ref><ref>'''Halo Wars: Genesis''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | *''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' | *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Legends]]'' | *''[[Halo: Legends]]'' | ||
**''[[The Package]]'' | **''[[The Package]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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Extra-vehicular activity, often abbreviated simply to EVA, is the term applied to external operations by specialist personnel in a vacuum environment outside of a spaceship.
Usage
Human operation
Pressurized suits are a necessity during EVA operations due to the vacuum of space. In addition, thruster packs are needed for maneuvering when not tethered to a spacecraft. Combat EVAs pose a significantly greater risk to those performing it, due to the chance of suit decompression in the vacuum if hit by bullets, shrapnel, etc. Civilian welders and technicians perform EVAs in order to repair ships, such as that performed upon the UNSC Gettysburg in the Eridanus system.[1] The UNSC also employs specialized EVA Engineers on their warships such as the UNSC Spirit of Fire. Specialized zero-G vehicles are also used to perform EVA, such as the Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity.[2]
The Summa Deep Space Incident sparked multiple projects related to research of EVA equipment, including the MJOLNIR EVA variant, designed for better Extra-Vehicular Activity performance.[3]
The Master Chief has performed four known combat EVAs: At the Battle of Chi Ceti in 2525, he inserted into a Covenant warship with Kelly-087 and Samuel-034, planted a missile warhead and extracted him and Kelly-087; At the Battle of Reach, in 2552, he performed another EVA in order to purge a ship's NAV database on an orbital station in accordance with the Cole Protocol.[4] He performed another aboard the Ascendant Justice while in an anomalous slipspace dimension,[1] the first known slipspace EVA and another at Earth, clearing hostiles off the outside of the Cairo Orbital Defense Platform and removing and repurposing a Covenant Bomb.[5]
Covenant operation
The Covenant also perform extra-vehicular activity. Sangheili Rangers use specialized vacuum-sealed armor to protect themselves from the effects of a vacuum environment, in order to plant antimatter charges and support boarding parties.[5][4] Kig-yar Rangers in vacuum suits were also used, though their suits were more easily damaged than a Sangheilian suit due to a lack of personal energy shielding.[6][7]
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo 2
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo 3
- Halo: Uprising
- Halo Wars
- Halo Wars: Genesis
- Halo: Legends
- Halo: Reach
