Command Network Module
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The Command Network Module or CNM, is a communication device utilized by the United Nations Space Command, commonly adopted as an external helmet attachment.[1]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
The Command Network Module allows users to communicate and synchronize with the UNSC battle network in real-time.[2] As such, modules tend to be designated with the "BNR" suffix (meaning "battlenet relay"), which implies they also serve a relay for the UNSC battle network.[3] The connection to the battlenet can be further enhanced by integrating a Hardened Uplink to the CNM.[4]
Usage[edit]
Different Command Network Modules have been observed across branches and ranks within the UNSC, including UNSC Army troopers, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, and Spartans.[5]
After the Human-Covenant War, built-in CNM suites have been integrated to the helmets of the [GEN2] variants of the Commando-class,[2] the MP-class Mjolnir,[6] and the INTRUDER-class Mjolnir.[7] However, certain Command Network Modules are still external attachments, like the fifth-generation AN/PCK-440 FASCINATOR module on the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor [GEN3] armor.[4]
Known modules[edit]
The CNM has multiple observed modules, each with its own distinct physical appearance.
AN/PCK-221 FARNDALE[edit]
The AN/PCK-221 FARNDALE is an uplink co-processor manufactured by the Watershed Division, allowing real-time access to Office of Naval Intelligence Military Intelligence (ONI MILINT) data vaults.[8][Note 1] The FARNDALE module resembles a cube, and can be worn on either side of the helmet.[9] Its adoption is reserved for personnel employing the Recon helmet during sensitive operations.[10] The FARNDALE module is susceptible to corruption from the Flood, which can hijack the module, giving the Flood's distributed intelligence access to real time information from the module.[11]
The FARNDALE module has been observed to be compatible with the following helmets:
- Mjolnir Mark V [B][9]
- CQB[9]
- CQC[9]
- EOD[9]
- EVA[8]
- Grenadier[8]
- HAZOP[12]
- ODST[13]
- Operator[9]
- Recon[10]
- Scout[8]
- Security[9]
- Wrath
AN/PCK-440 FASCINATOR[edit]
The AN/PCK-440 FASCINATOR is a fifth-generation Command Network Module typically employed by members of the UNSC special forces. Manufactured by the Watershed Division, the AN/PCK-440 resembles its predecessor, the AN/PCK-221.[4] The FASCINATOR module has been observed to be compatible with the following helmets:[4]
AN/PZY-6011Y TYPHON[edit]
Manufactured by Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme, the AN/PZY-6011Y TYPHON model augments the situational images for upper-echelon command intelligence analysis.[14] The TYPHON module is standard issue to UNSC Special Forces unit commanders.[15] It features two circular sensors, and can be worn on either side of the helmet.[16][17][18] A Command Network Module-Improved (CNM-I) utilizing the TYPHON variant has been observed on the HAZOP-class Mjolnir helmet.