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File:Mobile shield 1.jpg|A basic combat barrier in ''Halo: Reach''. | File:Mobile shield 1.jpg|A basic combat barrier in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
File:Mobile shield 2.jpg|A heavy barrier in ''Halo: Reach''. | File:Mobile shield 2.jpg|A heavy barrier in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
File:Cover large.jpg|A 3D high-poly render of a combat barrier in ''Halo: Reach''. | |||
File:Cover small.jpg|Another 3D render of a combat barrier, texturized and untexturized, in ''Halo: Reach''. | |||
File:ONI barrier.jpg|An ONI combat barrier. | File:ONI barrier.jpg|An ONI combat barrier. | ||
File:File-Buck behind barricade.jpeg|A player in [[Halo 3:ODST]]'s [[firefight]] taking cover behind a small barrier. | File:File-Buck behind barricade.jpeg|A player in [[Halo 3:ODST]]'s [[firefight]] taking cover behind a small barrier. | ||
Revision as of 17:36, May 5, 2012
A combat barrier is a mobile ground barrier used by UNSC infantry forces. They can be deployed and set up relatively quickly to aid the defense of a strategic position.[1][2][3]
Role
Combat barriers are placed and situated all around strategic locations as defensive mechanisms against enemy weapons flanking fire. Several types of barriers exist, but all are made of thick battle plating, presumably made of titanium or titanium-ceramic armor. These barriers cannot be moved or be deployed.
Combat barriers are used to protect soldiers of all types that are located in bases, dug-in fortifications, and other facilities (such as ships). While they are almost impenetrable to plasma and projectile weapons, they do not protect well against the concussive force of an explosion, though they do a good job of absorbing shrapnel and flying debris.
Some combat barriers work by manipulating lines of sight. They have a small slit or corner for someone inside to shoot out of and have full line of fire on his enemies, but the enemies must hit a very small target. Some combat barriers however, lack these slits - combatants using them for protection must stand up or creep out from the side to fire on an enemy, exposing themselves in the process.[4] Beside the more common barriers made of metal, the UNSC also uses large concrete barriers.
Gallery
Concrete barriers as seen in Halo 3: ODST.
A Marine taking cover behind a barrier.
Barriers as seen in Halo 2.
A Halo: Combat Evolved era barrier.
A basic combat barrier in Halo: Reach.
A heavy barrier in Halo: Reach.
- Cover large.jpg
A 3D high-poly render of a combat barrier in Halo: Reach.
- Cover small.jpg
Another 3D render of a combat barrier, texturized and untexturized, in Halo: Reach.
An ONI combat barrier.
- File-Buck behind barricade.jpeg
A player in Halo 3:ODST's firefight taking cover behind a small barrier.
Sources
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, Pillar of Autumn
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level, Cairo Station
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level, Crow's Nest
- ^ Halo 3
