Covenant supply case
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The Covenant supply case,[1][2] informally known as a space crate by UNSC forces,[3][4] is a device used to store weapons and supplies for Covenant encampments.
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
Covenant supply cases encompass a variety of designs and functions,[3][4] with the most common being Almar-pattern repositories;[3][4] tall rounded boxes with two front and back storage compartments. They come in various colors, including violet, magenta, maroon, and blue.[5][6][7][8] Other supply case variants have been seen in use, including medium-sized cases which are cylindrical in shape with stabilizing ridges, and boxier small-sized cases.[9][10][11] Many of the small cases have divots to hold Anskum-pattern plasma grenades.[9][11]
Usage[edit]
Supply cases are easily accessible and commonly used to store and transport Covenant munitions. Small arms, rifles, heavy weapons, explosives and other handheld devices are typically found in repositories deployed on the field and areas of Covenant occupation,[12][13][14] as well as on board Covenant vessels.[15][16]
A variant of the supply case resembling the Almar-pattern repository is also used as a Covenant comm node, with control pads and screens extending from both front and back compartments.[17]
Operational history[edit]
Almar-pattern repositories were employed extensively by the Covenant during the Fall of Reach[14] and the subsequent campaigns including the Battle of Installation 04,[15][18] the Battle for Earth,[12][13] the Battle of Installation 05,[19] and the Battle of Installation 00.[20] Many Almar-pattern repositories were used on High Charity at the time of the Great Schism.[21] They were also utilized by Merg Vol's Covenant during the Battle of Draetheus V,[22] and by Jul 'Mdama's Covenant during the Battle of Installation 03.[23]
Large supply cases were used during the Battle of Harvest.[24] Medium and small supply cases were utilized on board the Triumph of Tolerance by the Sacristan Order; these were often colored white and gold.[16] They were also used during the Battle of Installation 04,[25] and later in the Battle for Earth.[26] Jul 'Mdama's Covenant made use of a tall and thin supply case variant during the Battle of Nuusra.[27]
Production notes[edit]
In Halo: Combat Evolved, Covenant supply cases were static scenery objects; designer Jaime Griesemer estimated there were likely 6,000 crates across the campaign. Starting with Halo 2 which adopted Havok, the supply cases became dynamic physics objects. Furthermore, they were retroactively depicted as weapon crates, as there were no open crates in Halo: Combat Evolved to show that they carry weapons.[28]
Gallery[edit]
Almar-pattern repository[edit]
A Covenant supply case in Halo: Combat Evolved.
A single supply case in a Flood containment facility in Halo: Combat Evolved.
A group of supply cases in Halo: Combat Evolved.
A Covenant supply case in Halo 2.
Three differently colored supply cases containing a pair of Vostu-pattern carbines in Halo 2.
