AIR ASSAULT-class Mjolnir
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The MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Air Assault variant is a helmet originally designed by Ushuaia Armory, with the GEN2 version being manufactured by the Naphtali Contractor Corporation.[1] In addition to featuring specialized optics, it can provide real-time satellite imagery and enemy signature allocation. The helmet offers key advantages during airborne deployment scenarios.[2]
Development history
GEN1
Template:Article Quote The MJOLNIR/AA variant was developed for use by the UNSC Army Airborne. It was designed as an improvement to the ODST helmet[3] and was heavily influenced by Ushuaia's previous work on the Marine Corps BDU.[2] In 2535, after being tested at Ushuaia's Siófok Firing Range, the Air Assault helmet was introduced as a variant of the Mark IV MJOLNIR armor and was also adopted as the standard helmet of the Airborne.[2] In 2551, the helmet was upgraded for use with the Mark V MJOLNIR system.[4][2]
Spartan Kat-B320 of NOBLE Team wore a Mark V AA helmet during the Battle of Fumirole[5] and the Fall of Reach.[6] During the Battle of Earth, ONI deployed security personnel with the Air Assault armor to prevent Covenant forces from gaining control of the skyhook defense complexes above Earth and Luna.[7]
GEN2
Template:Article Quote After the Human-Covenant War, the Naphtali Contractor Corporation began manufacturing the GEN2 version of the Air Assault helmet, as well as the matching torso armor and shoulder pieces. The Air Assault helmet's superficial design remained largely unchanged during the transition from GEN1 to GEN2 and the new shoulders seem to have succeeded the GEN1 FJ/PARA in design and function.[1][7]
In-game information
Halo: Reach
Base Price: 15,000 cR, Warrant Officer
UA/CNM Price: 7,500 cR, Warrant Officer
FC-I Price: 5,000 cR, Warrant Officer
Two upgrades are available for the helmet. The first upgrade, UA/CNM, adds an up-armor plate with a Command Network Module on the right side. The second upgrade, FC-I, adds an up-armor plate with a Command Network Module-Improved on the right side.
Trivia
- The Air Assault helmet, (especially the GEN2 version), closely resembles the helmets worn by Orbital Drop Shock Troopers in Halo 2. The most prominent similarity is the faceplate, which is much less rounded than the version of the ODST helmet seen in post-Halo 2 media.
- The GEN2 Air Assault chestplate closely resembles that of the MJOLNIR Mark V.
- The right pauldron is haphazardly angled upright while the left sits flush, this is simply for consistency between standard and prosthetic variants.
Gallery
Kat-B320 wearing her AA helmet.
Kat wearing the AA helmet in combat.
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A SPARTAN-IV wearing the GEN2 Air Assault armor.
Another SPARTAN-IV with the Air Assault armor.
Front and back views of the Air Assault armor in Halo 4.
List of appearances
- Deliver Hope (First appearance)
- Halo: Reach
- Halo 4
Sources
- ^ a b Halo 4 Armor - ALL Helmets, Torso, and Shoulder + Skins from PAX!
- ^ a b c d Halo: The Essential Visual Guide
- ^ Halo: Reach, Armory, MJOLNIR AA variant description: "The MJOLNIR/AA variant was developed as an improvement of the venerable ODST helmet."
- ^ Halo: Reach, Armory
- ^ Remember Reach, Deliver Hope
- ^ Halo: Reach
- ^ a b Halo 4 Interactive Guide
