Editing Ballistic assault vest

From Halopedia, the Halo wiki

You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.

Latest revision Your text
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Status|Canon}}
{{era|CH}}
The '''ballistic assault vest''' is a body armor system used by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Army|soldiers]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]. They are worn over the wearer's [[Fatigues|camouflage utility uniform]] and are made of hard black nylon.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', Chapter 13</ref>
{{Ratings}}
A '''ballistic assault vest''' is a type of body armor system used by [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Army|Soldiers]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. They are worn over the wearer's [[Fatigues|camouflage utility uniform]], and are made of hard black nylon.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 207''</ref>


==Overview==
The vest itself is modular, allowing for ammunition magazines, drop pouches, canteens, etc. to be added to it for mission requirements.<ref name="ch353">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 353''</ref> It also features a holster for a sidearm.<ref name="ch361">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 361''</ref>
The vest itself is modular, allowing for pouches for equipment such as ammunition or canteens to be added to it for mission requirements. It also features a holster for a sidearm.<ref name="HCHC21">''Halo: Contact Harvest'', Chapter 21</ref>


==Usage==
[[Staff Sergeant|SSgt]] [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Staff Sergeant|SSgt]] [[Nolan Byrne]] used ballistic assault vests throughout the duration of the [[First Battle of Harvest]], though they are not effective against [[plasma weaponry]].<ref name="ch353"/><ref name="ch361"/> This is because ballistic gear is designed for defense against projectile weapons, such as the ones used by the UNSC.
[[Staff Sergeant|SSgt]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] and [[Staff Sergeant|SSgt]] [[Nolan Byrne]] used ballistic assault vests throughout the duration of the [[First Battle of Harvest]], though they are not effective against [[plasma weaponry]].{{Ref/Reuse|HCHC21}} This is because ballistic gear is designed for defense against projectile weapons, such as the ones used by the UNSC.


==List of appearances==
==Sources==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
<references/>
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
[[Category:Armor]]
 
[[Category:UNSC technology]]
== Sources ==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
[[Category:UNSC armor]]
[[Category:Protective clothing]]

Please note that all contributions to Halopedia are considered to be released under the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license (see Halopedia:Copyrights for details). If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then don't submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource. Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)

To view or search uploaded images go to the list of images. Uploads and deletions are also logged in the upload log. For help including images on a page see Help:Images. For a sound file, use this code: [[Media:File.ogg]].

Do not copy text from other websites without permission. It will be deleted.

Templates used on this page: