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Assault harness

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Assault Armor
The Sangheili assault armor.

The Assault harness is an armor set of the Sangheili, and features a dynamic recharging energy shielding.

Development and history

It is a reissued pre-Covenant Sangheili harness that features reinforced aligned composites and buttress principal protective stratum to preserve structural coherence of underlying tissue, and ultra resilient deltoid protection to aid in the concussive shock force and direct kinetic energy.

Much like the standard combat harness, it is also designed to be intimidating and damage the enemy's psyche and morale. The armor was restricted from use when the Sangheili joined the Covenant, due to its startling effectiveness, and remained in use only in limited quantity. The restriction was abandoned when the Great Schism started.[1]

The Assault harness shares a distant origin with some variants of the Ranger harness,[2] though both are now different armor systems.[3]

In-game information

Halo 3

Helmet characteristics

  • Unlock: Starter/Default.
  • Description: "Reissue of the pre-Covenant assault class combat harness; reinforced aligned composites buttress principal protective stratum to preserve structural coherence of underlying tissues."

The helmet is completely sealed unlike the combat harness and its main feature is a rounded plate around their forehead and head. It then features a pair of orange goggle like lenses. Both mandibles are protected by an angular guard and features a neck ring to the back with a pair of lights on each side. Unlike most other Sangheili armors, this helmet only has two mandible guards instead of four separate ones. The helmet also has metal plates along the Sangheili's neck.

Shoulder pauldron characteristics

  • Unlock: Starter/Default.
  • Description: "Ultra-resilient deltoid protection aid in dispersal of concussive shock force as well as direct kinetic energy transfer; reinforces image of Sangheili physical/martial superiority."

The shoulder pauldron is squared off with a simple set of shapes and rectangle plate with a roughly triangular form on each side. Due to the fact that they are square and feature a "trim" (the triangular plates), they are arguably more similar to Halo 2-era Sangheili Shoulders than Combat models are.

Thoracic cage characteristics

  • Unlock: Starter/Default.
  • Description: "With the dawn of this new age, assault-class combat harnesses will once again be issued to our forces after having been denied for so long by the illegitimate treaty imposed upon us by our ancient enemies."

The thoracic cage of the Assault harness is nearly identical to that of the standard combat harness. The differences include a pair of clasps on each shoulder and a hexagonal piece armor set on the center of the chest.

Trivia

  • The Assault harness is the only Sangheili armor variant unlocked by default in the multiplayer of Halo 3—besides the default Combat harness.
  • In the Halo 3 co-op campaign, the fourth player controls Usze 'Taham, a Sangheili wearing the Assault harness.
  • Rtas 'Vadum wears the shoulder and body pieces of this armor permutation with the helmet of a Combat variant during the events of Halo 3.
  • In the Halo 3 level Floodgate, some Sangheili corpses have an Assault helmet, but due to a glitch, the Combat helmets are on them as well, making a combination helmet. These corpses only appear toward the end of level in the crashed Flood ship.
  • In concept art released for The Package, the Assault harness was incorrectly labeled as the Flight harness.

Gallery

  • 1208489686 Assault 1.jpg

    A Sangheili with the Assault harness in Halo 3.

  • Render of the Assault harness as worn by Usze 'Taham.

    Render of the Assault harness as worn by Usze 'Taham.

  • Usze 'Taham clad in Assault armor.

    Usze 'Taham clad in Assault armor.

  • Another view of Usze 'Taham in Assault armor.

    Another view of Usze 'Taham in Assault armor.

  • A Sangheili in silver Assault armor on Sandtrap.

    A Sangheili in silver Assault armor on Sandtrap.

  • A glitched Assault and Combat helmet together found on the Halo 3 level Floodgate.

    A glitched Assault and Combat helmet together found on the Halo 3 level Floodgate.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo 3, armor description
  2. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 58
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Brute Force

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List of armor permutations by game title

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List of armor permutations in Halo 3
Bungie Armor • CQB • EOD • EVA • HAYABUSA • Mark V • Mark VI • ODST • Recon • Rogue • Scout • Security • Katana
MCC-exclusive Spartan armor
Air Assault • Aviator • COS • Compass • Deadeye • Demo • Hammerhead • Hivemind • Infiltrator • Lancer • Mirage • Navigator • Nomdagro • ODST (COMM • DEMO • HVY • TAC) • Pioneer • Rhine • Soldier • Suture • Tanker • Warrior
MCC-exclusive Elite armor
Fractures Spartan armor
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List of armor permutations in Halo: Reach
Spartan armor
Air Assault • Commando • CQB • CQC • EOD • EVA • Grenadier • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • JFO • Mark V • Mark V[B] • Mark VI • Military Police • ODST • Operator • Pilot • Recon • Scout • Security • AKIS (MCC only) • Mariner (MCC only)
Spartan supplemental armor
Assault • Collar • FJ/PARA • Hard-point (HP) • Jump Jet restraints • Sniper • Tactical • Up-armored (UA) • GRD (MCC only) • EXO/TSCS (MCC only)
Elite armor sets
Fractures Spartan armor
Cut armor
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List of armor permutations in Halo 4
Armor

Regular: Air Assault • Aviator • CIO • Commando • Deadeye • Defender • EOD • Enforcer • EVA • FOTUS • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • Infiltrator • Locus • Mark VI • Oceanic • Orbital • Protector • Raider • Ranger • Recon • Recruit • Scanner • Scout • Soldier • Strider • Vanguard • Venator • Warrior • War Master

Specialization: Engineer • Operator • Pathfinder • Pioneer • Rogue • Stalker • Tracker • Wetwork
Forearms/Legs
MCC-exclusive
Cut armor
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List of armor permutations in Halo 2: Anniversary
Spartan armor
Canon Spartan armor Centurion • Hoplite • Mark VI • Orion
Canon Spartan armor attachments Breach • TAC/SRV-III • UA/GRT78 • UA/KOTIN • UA/WAYLAND
Fractures Spartan armor Bioroid • Megaframe • Panzerdoll • Trooper
Elite harness
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List of armor permutations in Halo 5: Guardians
Achilles • Air Assault • Anubis • Argonaut • Argus • Athlon • Atlas • Aviator • Breaker • Buccaneer • CQB • Centurion • Challenger • Cinder • CIO • Commando • Copperhead • Cyclops • Cypher • Deadeye • Decimator • Defender • Dynast • EOD • Enforcer • Engineer • EVA (GEN1 and GEN2) • Fenrir • Foehammer • FOTUS • Freebooter • Goblin • GUNGNIR • Helioskrill • Hellcat • Helljumper • Hermes • Hunter • Icarus • Indomitable • Infiltrator • Interceptor • Intruder • Jumpmaster • Legionnaire • Locus • Mako • Marauder • Mark IV • Mark V (Alpha and Delta) • Mark VI (GEN1 and GEN2) • Maverick • Military Police • Nightfall • NOBLE • Nomad • Olive • Operator (GEN1 and GEN2) • Orbital • Pathfinder • Pioneer • Pilot • Protector • Raider • Raijin • Ranger • Reaper • Recluse • Recon (GEN1 and GEN2) • Recruit • Rogue • Scanner • Scout • Security (GEN1 and GEN2) • Seeker • Shinobi • Soldier • Stalker • Stinger • Strider • Teishin • Technician • Timmy • Tracer • Tracker • Valkyrie • Vector • Venator • Venture • Vigilant • Viper • Void Dancer • Warrior • War Master • Wetwork • Wrath
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List of armor permutations in Halo Infinite
Spartan armor

Mark VII (Achilles • Agitator • Anubis • Armet • Aviator • Barrister • Brawler • Camazotz • Cavallino • Celox • Cestus • Champion • Courier • Deadeye • Dokkaebi • Eclipse • Emissary • Enigma • Firefall • Flanker • Hawker • Helioskrill • ISR • Kai-125 • Linebreaker • Magister • Mark V Zeta • Mark VI • Mark VI MOD • Mark VII • Menachite • Mercury • Rampart • Renegade • Riz-028 • Rockeye • Security GEN3 • Soldier • Sovereign • Spartanstein • Stormfall • Talon • Thremaleon • Trailblazer • Trendlock • Torchbearer • Tormenter • Vannak-134 • Volant • War Master • Winterknight • XM55 ACH • Zvezda)
Mark V [B] (Air Assault • Commando • CQB • CQC • EOD • EVA • Grenadier • GUNGNIR • HAZOP • JFO • Mark V • Mark V [B] • Mark VI • Military Police • ODST • Operator • Pilot • Recon • Scout • Security)
Rakshasa (AKIS II-GRD • Artaius • Assailer • Bunyip • Cambion • Conqueror • Cutthroat • Lechuza • Locus • Morrigan • Negotiator • Rakshasa • Rasetsu • Scorn • Shikari • Stribog • Taskmaster • Ullr • Viper)
Mirage IIC (Athlon • Balor • Belus • Erinyes • Extender • Mirage IIC • Neith • Nexus • Skymarcher • Squire • Street Viper • Tyro • Veles)
Hazmat (Ashmaw • Burrowlens • Farkas • Mark VI CBRN • Notus • Oberon • OSTEO • Ogun • Project CORSAC • Serket • Skarbnik • Steelheart • Temfor • Voidspear)

Mark IV (Ardent • Emil • Isidor • Mark IV • Paladin • Theodor • Ulrich • Valiant • Wilhelm • Ypsilon • Zacharias • Ärger • Ökonom)
Spartan armor accessories
AAP • FC • FCI • SAP • TAC (Assault) • UA (Collar • Type FJ) • UTIL (HP)
Other
Fractures Spartan armor

Yoroi (Azechi • Chonmage • Hakushika • Hikeshi • Ikari • Jingasa • Kabuto • Kawari • Kendo • Otomosho • Yokai)
Eaglestrike (Boggart • Brodie • Eaglestrike • Kerberos • Leadbelcher • M199X • Sky Marshal)

Chimera (Abatur • Chimera • Deltajock • Flenser • Fomorian • Geist • Grendel • Grimghast • Merrow • Mimir • Peaceweaver • Strigoi • Thresher • Wendigo)
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