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Covenant supply case

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An Almar-pattern repository.
An Almar-pattern repository on Installation 05.

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]

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Almar-pattern repository[edit]

Comm node variant[edit]

  • A comm node variant of the supply case in Halo: Combat Evolved.
    A comm node variant of the supply case in Halo: Combat Evolved.
  • A Sangheili Minor operating a comm node variant of the supply case in Halo: Campaign Evolved.
    A Sangheili Minor operating a comm node variant of the supply case in Halo: Campaign Evolved.
  • A comm node crate near the Flood containment facility in Halo: Campaign Evolved.
    A comm node crate near the Flood containment facility in Halo: Campaign Evolved.
  • An inactive comm node crate with its screens folded back in Halo: Campaign Evolved.
    An inactive comm node crate with its screens folded back in Halo: Campaign Evolved.

Others[edit]

  • Three supply cases in Halo Wars.
    Three supply cases in Halo Wars.
  • Reference model sheet for a Covenant munitions supply case in Halo 4.
    Reference model sheet for a Covenant munitions supply case in Halo 4.
  • Concept art for Covenant supply cases in Halo 5: Guardians.
    Concept art for Covenant supply cases in Halo 5: Guardians.
  • A Covenant supply case in Halo 5: Guardians.
    A Covenant supply case in Halo 5: Guardians.
  • A closed Covenant supply case in Halo 5: Guardians.
    A closed Covenant supply case in Halo 5: Guardians.
  • A Covenant supply case and crates in Halo Infinite Forge.
    A Covenant supply case and crates in Halo Infinite Forge.
  • Concept art for the small case in Halo: Campaign Evolved.
    Concept art for the small case in Halo: Campaign Evolved.
  • Concept art for the medium case in Halo: Campaign Evolved.
    Concept art for the medium case in Halo: Campaign Evolved.
  • Concept art for the medium case in Halo: Campaign Evolved.
    Concept art for the medium case in Halo: Campaign Evolved.
  • A group of medium and small supply cases in the colors of the Sacristan Order in Halo: Campaign Evolved.
    A group of medium and small supply cases in the colors of the Sacristan Order in Halo: Campaign Evolved.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Reach, gamemode Forge
  2. ^ Halo 3, gamemode Forge
  3. ^ a b c Spartan Games, Make your Halo table look awesome! (Retrieved on Nov 21, 2016) [archive]
  4. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Community Update - Into the Storm (Retrieved on Oct 19, 2021) [archive]
  5. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, Covenant supply case in-game model
  6. ^ Halo 2, Covenant supply case in-game model
  7. ^ Halo 3, Covenant supply case in-game model
  8. ^ Halo: Reach, Covenant supply case in-game model
  9. ^ a b Halo: Campaign Evolved, Covenant supply case in-game model
  10. ^ Halo Infinite, gamemode Forge
  11. ^ a b Halo: Spartan Strike, Covenant supply case in-game model
  12. ^ a b Halo 2, campaign level Outskirts
  13. ^ a b Halo 3, campaign level Sierra 117
  14. ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign level Nightfall
  15. ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Truth and Reconciliation
  16. ^ a b Halo: Campaign Evolved, campaign level Boarding Action
  17. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Silent Cartographer
  18. ^ Halo: The Flood, chapter 5
  19. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Delta Halo
  20. ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant
  21. ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, campaign level Gravemind
  22. ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, campaign level The Mirror Mantle Counter-Assault
  23. ^ Halo: Spartan Strike, campaign level Till Death Do Us Part
  24. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Relic Approach
  25. ^ Halo: Campaign Evolved, campaign level The Silent Cartographer
  26. ^ Halo: Spartan Strike, campaign level New Mombasa Nightmare
  27. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Swords of Sanghelios
  28. ^ YouTube - IGN, Halo: Combat Evolved Devs React to Speedrun (Marty O'Donnell, Marcus Lehto)

See also[edit]

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