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The idea of inserting highly trained troops behind enemy lines from high altitudes has its roots in the [[Wikipedia:Paratrooper|paratroopers]] of [[Wikipedia:20th century|20th]] and [[Wikipedia:21st century|21st century]] fame, who dropped frequently behind enemy lines to capture strategically important targets in anticipation for a larger advance by more conventional and numerous military forces. Although they were only marginally successful, they proved the concept of paratroops as useful and effective in large-scale warfare.{{Ref/Reuse|HWUFODST}}<ref name="oldwaypoint">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''': ''Drop Pod'' (defunct, backup link on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110325090504/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/drop-pod/a37c6831-12e9-4a63-b546-08aeff5bfdc8 Archive.org])</ref> | The idea of inserting highly trained troops behind enemy lines from high altitudes has its roots in the [[Wikipedia:Paratrooper|paratroopers]] of [[Wikipedia:20th century|20th]] and [[Wikipedia:21st century|21st century]] fame, who dropped frequently behind enemy lines to capture strategically important targets in anticipation for a larger advance by more conventional and numerous military forces. Although they were only marginally successful, they proved the concept of paratroops as useful and effective in large-scale warfare.{{Ref/Reuse|HWUFODST}}<ref name="oldwaypoint">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''': ''Drop Pod'' (defunct, backup link on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110325090504/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/drop-pod/a37c6831-12e9-4a63-b546-08aeff5bfdc8 Archive.org])</ref> | ||
The [[United Nations]] created the Drop Jet Platoon concept in [[2129]],{{Ref/Reuse|HWUFODST}}<ref name="HE58">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''pages 58-63'' (2011)</ref> eventually seeing deployment in [[2163]] with the formation of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and the UNSC itself from [[Earth]]'s disparate national military forces.{{Ref/Reuse|HWUFODST}}<ref>[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html '''Halo.bungie.org''': ''Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008'']</ref> That year also saw the historic first extraterrestrial deployment of UNSC Marines and Drop Jet Jumpers in the [[Mars Campaign]] against the [[Communism|neo-communist]] [[Koslovics]]. With the conclusion of the [[Interplanetary War]] in [[2170]], along with the signing of the [[Callisto Treaty]] and the subsequent years that followed, the Drop Jet Platoon saw little action as more political and important issues such as overpopulation | The [[United Nations]] created the Drop Jet Platoon concept in [[2129]],{{Ref/Reuse|HWUFODST}}<ref name="HE58">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''pages 58-63'' (2011)</ref> eventually seeing deployment in [[2163]] with the formation of the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and the UNSC itself from [[Earth]]'s disparate national military forces.{{Ref/Reuse|HWUFODST}}<ref>[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html '''Halo.bungie.org''': ''Frank O'Connor/Robt McLees Interview - August 2008'']</ref> That year also saw the historic first extraterrestrial deployment of UNSC Marines and Drop Jet Jumpers in the [[Mars Campaign]] against the [[Communism|neo-communist]] [[Koslovics]]. With the conclusion of the [[Interplanetary War]] in [[2170]], along with the signing of the [[Callisto Treaty]] and the subsequent years that followed, the Drop Jet Platoon saw little action as more political and important issues such as overpopulation and famine and a massive military with no purpose gripped the postwar nations of [[Earth]].<ref name="enc">'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe''', ''page 42''</ref> | ||
They would eventually be reorganized into the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers in 2490.{{Ref/Reuse|HRDP11}} | They would eventually be reorganized into the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers in 2490.{{Ref/Reuse|HRDP11}} | ||
[[File:CF-ORCUS-scaled.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The ORCUS exoskeleton, based on a variant of Drop Jet Platoon armor.]] | [[File:CF-ORCUS-scaled.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The ORCUS exoskeleton, based on a variant of Drop Jet Platoon armor.]] | ||
===Postwar=== | ===Postwar=== | ||
As of [[2558]], the corporation [[Cascade Stronghold Technologies]] was headed by was a former [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]],<ref name="CFCW">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare'']</ref> a fact which likely influenced the company's work with [[ODST armor]] and the creation of several variants of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] fashioned after this armor style, including the [[ORCUS exoskeleton]], which was based on a variant of armor worn by the Drop Jet Jumpers of the Interplanetary War.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFTomes|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-tasty-tomes|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Tasty Tomes|D=24|M=03|Y=2025}} | As of [[2558]], the corporation [[Cascade Stronghold Technologies]] was headed by was a former [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]],<ref name="CFCW">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-conventional-warfare '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Conventional Warfare'']</ref> a fact which likely influenced the company's work with [[ODST armor]] and the creation of several variants of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] fashioned after this armor style, including the [[ORCUS exoskeleton]], which was based on a variant of armor worn by the Drop Jet Jumpers of the Interplanetary War.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFTomes|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-tasty-tomes|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Tasty Tomes|D=24|M=03|Y=2025}} | ||
