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|allegiance = [[United Nations Space Command]] | |allegiance = [[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|branch = [[UNSC]] [[Marine Corps | |branch = [[UNSC]] [[Marine Corps]] | ||
|role = Shock Troopers | |role = Shock Troopers | ||
|size = c.40 Marines | |size = c.40 Marines | ||
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|battles = [[Battle of Jericho VII]] | |battles = [[Battle of Jericho VII]] | ||
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The '''105th Drop Jet Platoon''' was a [[ | The '''105th Drop Jet Platoon''' was a [[platoon]] of marines in the [[UNSCDF]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'''</ref> | ||
== Operational History == | == Operational History == | ||
The 105th Drop Jet Platoon saw action against the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant Army|Army]] during the [[Battle of Jericho VII]] in [[2535|February 2535]] where it was overrun and obliterated by a force of a thousand [[Unggoy]] soldiers. | The 105th Drop Jet Platoon saw action against the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant Army|Army]] during the [[Battle of Jericho VII]] in [[2535|February 2535]] where it was overrun and obliterated by a force of a thousand [[Unggoy]] soldiers. | ||
The unit's | The unit's inhililation would later be avenged when the offending [[Unggoy]] were eliminated by [[SPARTAN-II]]s, led by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]], in the continuing skirmishes of [[Jericho VII]]. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*The 105th Platoon should not be confused with the [[105th Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Division]] | *The 105th Platoon should not be confused with the [[105th Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Division]]. | ||
*As platoons are not given permanent numerical designations, it is commonly assumed that the 105th was in fact the "105th's drop jet platoon", although a division would reasonably have more than one such unit. | *As platoons are not given permanent numerical designations, it is commonly assumed that the 105th was in fact the "105th's drop jet platoon", although a division would reasonably have more than one such unit. | ||
*Although it is assumed that the platoon is an ODST platoon due to the 'drop jet' title there is no actual evidence in the book that they are ODSTs. They could possibly be "parachutists" equipped with [[Parafoil]]s instead. Artwork by Eddie Smith for ''[[Halo 2]]'' illustrates a Pelican high in the Earth's atmosphere (evident by the blue sky turning into space). Its complement of marines along with an attaching warthog are released into the atmosphere - all with parachutes strapped to them.<ref>''[[Art of Halo]]'', page 60</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 22:04, December 25, 2010
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The 105th Drop Jet Platoon was a platoon of marines in the UNSCDF.[1]
Operational History
The 105th Drop Jet Platoon saw action against the Covenant Army during the Battle of Jericho VII in February 2535 where it was overrun and obliterated by a force of a thousand Unggoy soldiers.
The unit's inhililation would later be avenged when the offending Unggoy were eliminated by SPARTAN-IIs, led by Chief Petty Officer John-117, in the continuing skirmishes of Jericho VII.
Trivia
- The 105th Platoon should not be confused with the 105th Orbital Drop Shock Trooper Division.
- As platoons are not given permanent numerical designations, it is commonly assumed that the 105th was in fact the "105th's drop jet platoon", although a division would reasonably have more than one such unit.
- Although it is assumed that the platoon is an ODST platoon due to the 'drop jet' title there is no actual evidence in the book that they are ODSTs. They could possibly be "parachutists" equipped with Parafoils instead. Artwork by Eddie Smith for Halo 2 illustrates a Pelican high in the Earth's atmosphere (evident by the blue sky turning into space). Its complement of marines along with an attaching warthog are released into the atmosphere - all with parachutes strapped to them.[2]
Related Links
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach
- ^ Art of Halo, page 60
