Combat engineer
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- "Broadly speaking, sappers are equally at home building things as they are blowing them up."
- — Halo: Reach Armory description - Assault/Sapper
Combat engineers, also referred to as sappers[1] are specialized UNSC servicemen that perform construction and demolition tasks during combat.
Role[edit]
Combat engineers are personnel who are tasked with construction of allied fortifications and demolition of enemy emplacements.[2] A number of dedicated MJOLNIR powered armor suits are designed for, and available for the use of combat engineering including the Technician, Indomitable, the synonymously-named Engineer and the OSTEO. The Assault/Sapper armor accessory is additionally available for Spartans as an attachment to their armor.[1] The ODST/DEMO armor set is also available for ODST combat engineers.[3]
History[edit]
Early in the Human-Covenant War, the 24th Marine Engineering Brigade were deployed onto Mesra to perform a number of critical asset-denial operations on the planet's xenotime mines.[4]
During the Fall of Reach, Spartan Emile-A239 employed the Assault/Sapper armor accessory for his B-class Mjolnir.[1]
During the Battle of Draetheus V in 2555, UNSC combat engineers assisted Spartan Edward Davis in destroying a Forerunner structure on the moon of X50.[5][6][7] Several engineers would be deployed on Draetheus V itself.[8]
Known units[edit]
UNSC Army[edit]
Combat engineering units within the UNSC Army are structured under the UNSC Army Corps of Engineers.
UNSC Marine Corps[edit]
UNSC Marine combat engineers are structured within the UNSC Marine Corps of Engineers.
Known personnel[edit]
UNSC Army[edit]
- Holly Tanaka (Formerly)[9]
UNSC Marine Corps[edit]
Gallery[edit]
The Sapper equipment available for MJOLNIR.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: Reach (Indirect mention)
- Halo: Spartan Assault (First appearance)
- Halo: Oblivion
- Halo Infinite (Mentioned only)
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c Halo: Reach, Assault/Sapper Armory description
- ^ Wikipedia: Combat engineer
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Hot Drops (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2021) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo: Oblivion, chapter 1
- ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, campaign level Mission 13: Assault on the Supply Lines
- ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, campaign level Mission 14: Infiltration of the Covenant Perimeter
- ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, campaign level Mission 15: Superstructure Stand-off
- ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, campaign level Mission 22: The Scorching of the Thicket
- ^ a b Halo: Escalation, issue 17
- ^ Halo Legends, timestamp Prototype
- ^ a b Halo: Spartan Assault, Quotes
- ^ Halo: Oblivion, chapter 3
