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[[File:Marine goggles.png|right|200px|thumb|CH252 Standard Issue Marine helmet along with optional add-on ballistic goggles.]]
[[File:Marine goggles.png|right|200px|thumb|A CH252 helmet with ballistic goggles.]]


The '''CH252 Helmet''' is the standard issue helmet worn by the members of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and an integral component of the [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|Marine Battle Dress Uniform]]. The same helmet, sometimes equipped with a polarized visor that covers the face, is worn by the officers of the [[New Mombasa Police Department]].
The '''CH252 Helmet''' is the standard issue helmet worn by the members of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and the [[UNSC Army]]. It is an integral component of the [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|Marine]] and [[UNSC Army Battle Dress Uniform|Army Battle Dress Uniforms]]. The helmet was also worn by the officers of the [[New Mombasa Police Department]].<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST'''</ref> Nicknames for the helmet include "Coconut", "Lid", "Can", and "Pasta Shell".<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 49''</ref>


The standard helmet weighs about 3.3 pounds,<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', '''[[Halo 3]]''', [[List of UNSC Crates]]</ref> and is painted olive to match the standard issue UNSC Marine [[M52B Body Armor|body armor]]. This version can be fitted with ballistic goggles outfitted with a heads up display visor<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia'''</ref>, in either orange or black, although the latter appears to be most commonly found on [[Sergeant (UNSC)|Sergeants]] or squad leaders.
The standard helmet weighs 3.3 pounds<ref>'''Halo 2''' and '''Halo 3''' [[List of UNSC Crates|crates]]</ref>. When worn with the [[M52B Body Armor]], which had become standard-issue for the Marine Corps by late [[2552]], the helmet is typically painted olive green; prior to the widespread adoption of the M52B armor, the helmet was often painted brown to match its contemporary body armor.<ref name="HW">'''Halo Wars'''</ref><ref name="H:R">'''Halo: Reach'''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved'''</ref><ref>'''Halo Legends:''' ''Origins''</ref><ref name="HC">'''Halo Legends:''' ''Homecoming''</ref> Within the Army, the helmet is generally painted tan, while grenadiers' helmets are painted dark green and medics' helmets are painted white, also featuring a [[Wikipedia:Caduceus|caduceus]].<ref name="H:R"/> The helmet can be outfitted with ballistic goggles or a [[heads up display]] eyepiece that can be polarized either orange or black, as well as a boom microphone. Balaclavas are often worn with the helmet, especially when operating in frigid environments, though they are occasionally worn in temperate climates.<ref name="HW"/><ref name="HC"/> The helmet can be fully enclosed and environmentally sealed for use with [[vacuum suit]]s and for terrestrial combat.<ref name="H:R"/>


== History ==
==Gallery==
What appears to be an earlier version of the helmet is used by the Marines stationed at the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} around September [[2552]], and an even earlier version is seen used by the Marines stationed on the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} in [[2531]]. The current version of the helmet saw mainstay use in late 2552.
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File:Enclosed CH252 helmet.jpg|An environmentally sealed version of the CH252 helmet.
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== Trivia ==
==List of appearances==
*The ballistic goggles are more common if the ''Halo 3'' [[Halo 3 Skulls#Thunderstorm|Thunderstorm Skull]] is turned on, as such this means that it denotes higher rank or at least more survivability in combat.
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*In ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''Halo 3'', you can shoot off their helmets. They will not pick them back up.
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*The CH252 is the designation given to the helmet seen in ''Halo 2''; it's unknown if the model in ''Halo 3'' is canonically separate from it.
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*Nicknames for it include: Coconut, Lid, Can, and Pasta Shell.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 49''</ref>
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
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*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]''
**''[[The Mona Lisa]]''
**[[The Return|''The Return'' motion comic]]
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
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*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
**''[[Homecoming]]''
**''[[Prototype]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat]]''
**''[[Halo: Arms Race]]''
**''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''
*''[[Patrol]]''
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==

Revision as of 21:32, February 28, 2011

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A CH252 helmet with ballistic goggles.

The CH252 Helmet is the standard issue helmet worn by the members of the UNSC Marine Corps and the UNSC Army. It is an integral component of the Marine and Army Battle Dress Uniforms. The helmet was also worn by the officers of the New Mombasa Police Department.[1] Nicknames for the helmet include "Coconut", "Lid", "Can", and "Pasta Shell".[2]

The standard helmet weighs 3.3 pounds[3]. When worn with the M52B Body Armor, which had become standard-issue for the Marine Corps by late 2552, the helmet is typically painted olive green; prior to the widespread adoption of the M52B armor, the helmet was often painted brown to match its contemporary body armor.[4][5][6][7][8] Within the Army, the helmet is generally painted tan, while grenadiers' helmets are painted dark green and medics' helmets are painted white, also featuring a caduceus.[5] The helmet can be outfitted with ballistic goggles or a heads up display eyepiece that can be polarized either orange or black, as well as a boom microphone. Balaclavas are often worn with the helmet, especially when operating in frigid environments, though they are occasionally worn in temperate climates.[4][8] The helmet can be fully enclosed and environmentally sealed for use with vacuum suits and for terrestrial combat.[5]

Gallery

  • An environmentally sealed version of the CH252 helmet.

    An environmentally sealed version of the CH252 helmet.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo 3: ODST
  2. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 49
  3. ^ Halo 2 and Halo 3 crates
  4. ^ a b Halo Wars
  5. ^ a b c Halo: Reach
  6. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved
  7. ^ Halo Legends: Origins
  8. ^ a b Halo Legends: Homecoming

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