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==Technology==

Due to their isolation and the limited resources of the Refuge, the Ussans' technological capability had regressed considerably over their history; they barely had the means to travel among the disparate sections of the Refuge and used less sophisticated types of ~~weapon~~ than the Covenant, such as [[burnblade]]s and [[mec-missiler]]s. Some of the [[Refuge Security|patrollers]] were equipped with [[Type-25 plasma pistol|plasma pistols]] and [[Type-25 plasma rifle|plasma rifles]], though they continued to deteriorate due to years of use without sufficient repairs.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 272'' (Google Play edition)</ref> [[Floatfight]]ers also used "quartermoon" blades, a successor of sorts to the ancient Sangheili [[curveblade]]. By [[2552]], most of the colony's medical supplies had been used up, and not enough was being created as the art had been partly lost. The elderly suffered due to this shortage, and infant mortality had risen.<ref name="bc225"/>

Due to their isolation and the limited resources of the Refuge, the Ussans' technological capability had regressed considerably over their history; they barely had the means to travel among the disparate sections of the Refuge and used less sophisticated types of weapons than the Covenant, such as [[burnblade]]s, [[rocket launcher]]s, [[fire-wand launcher]]s, and [[mec-missiler]]s. Some of the [[Refuge Security|patrollers]] were equipped with [[Type-25 plasma pistol|plasma pistols]] and [[Type-25 plasma rifle|plasma rifles]], though they continued to deteriorate due to years of use without sufficient repairs.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 272'' (Google Play edition)</ref> [[Floatfight]]ers also used "quartermoon" blades, a successor of sorts to the ancient Sangheili [[curveblade]]. By [[2552]], most of the colony's medical supplies had been used up, and not enough was being created as the art had been partly lost. The elderly suffered due to this shortage, and infant mortality had risen.<ref name="bc225"/>

The starships that the Ussans had originally used to travel to the shield world had been scavenged for parts for centuries after the colonization.<ref name="bc225"/> The Ussans relied on protein synthesizers for nutrition. Repellent fields protected each section of the Refuge from rogue debris found throughout the [[Ussan system]]. However, by 2552, the fields were beginning to fail on some sections.

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 ==Technology==
-Due to their isolation and the limited resources of the Refuge, the Ussans' technological capability had regressed considerably over their history; they barely had the means to travel among the disparate sections of the Refuge and used less sophisticated types of weapon than the Covenant, such as [[burnblade]]s and [[mec-missiler]]s. Some of the [[Refuge Security|patrollers]] were equipped with [[Type-25 plasma pistol|plasma pistols]] and [[Type-25 plasma rifle|plasma rifles]], though they continued to deteriorate due to years of use without sufficient repairs.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 272'' (Google Play edition)</ref> [[Floatfight]]ers also used "quartermoon" blades, a successor of sorts to the ancient Sangheili [[curveblade]]. By [[2552]], most of the colony's medical supplies had been used up, and not enough was being created as the art had been partly lost. The elderly suffered due to this shortage, and infant mortality had risen.<ref name="bc225"/>
+Due to their isolation and the limited resources of the Refuge, the Ussans' technological capability had regressed considerably over their history; they barely had the means to travel among the disparate sections of the Refuge and used less sophisticated types of weapons than the Covenant, such as [[burnblade]]s, [[rocket launcher]]s, [[fire-wand launcher]]s, and [[mec-missiler]]s. Some of the [[Refuge Security|patrollers]] were equipped with [[Type-25 plasma pistol|plasma pistols]] and [[Type-25 plasma rifle|plasma rifles]], though they continued to deteriorate due to years of use without sufficient repairs.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 272'' (Google Play edition)</ref> [[Floatfight]]ers also used "quartermoon" blades, a successor of sorts to the ancient Sangheili [[curveblade]]. By [[2552]], most of the colony's medical supplies had been used up, and not enough was being created as the art had been partly lost. The elderly suffered due to this shortage, and infant mortality had risen.<ref name="bc225"/>
 The starships that the Ussans had originally used to travel to the shield world had been scavenged for parts for centuries after the colonization.<ref name="bc225"/> The Ussans relied on protein synthesizers for nutrition. Repellent fields protected each section of the Refuge from rogue debris found throughout the [[Ussan system]]. However, by 2552, the fields were beginning to fail on some sections.