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| [[File:Tacticaltrainingrounds.jpg|thumb|[[Maria-062|SPARTAN-062]] firing paint pellet rounds from two SMGs during a [[Armor Testing|mock battle]].]]
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| | ==Introduction== |
| | The Paint Pellet Gun is a [[UNSC]] weapon similar to the "paintball" marker pistol of the 21st century. Like its predecessor, it fires small plasticine pellets filled with brightly-colored paint. The paint pellet gun is often used by United Nation Space Command forces as a non-lethal way of training new recruits in basic combat tactics, or as a method of testing new equipment in combat situations without permanently damaging it. |
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| The '''paint pellet gun''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] weapon similar to [[Wikipedia:Paintball|paintball markers]] of the 20th and 21st centuries. Like its predecessor, it fires small plasticine pellets filled with brightly-colored paint. The paint pellet gun is often used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces as a non-lethal way of training new recruits in basic combat tactics, or as a method of testing new equipment in combat situations without permanently damaging it. | | ==Uses== |
| | The Paint Pellet Gun was used by [[CPO Mendez]] and drill instructors on the SPARTAN-II training program to introduce the [[Spartan-II]] trainees to the unpredictability of a front-line combat zone.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], p. 47.</ref> Pellet guns were used to snipe the Spartans in parade drills or other supposedly "safe activities" to teach them to keep on their toes during all situations. The guns were also used by a unit of ODSTs during a test of the new MJOLNIR Mark VI armor in Songnam, Korea<ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', page 65</ref>. It is presumed that most testing facilities use marker guns instead of live ammunition, in order to avoid damaging prototype equipment. |
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| A more advanced version of regular paint pellet is the [[tactical training round]], a round that also tranquilizes the target.
| | ===Service=== |
| | | The Paint Pellet Gun was probably only used in the SPARTAN-II training regiment when the inductees were young, around 6 to 9 years of age. |
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| Paint pellet guns were used by [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]] and drill instructors of the [[SPARTAN-II program]] to introduce the Spartan trainees to the unpredictability of a front-line combat zone.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 5</ref> Paint pellet guns were used to snipe the Spartans during parade drills or other supposedly "safe" activities to teach them to keep vigilant during all situations. Such weapons were also used by the [[340th ODST Combat Training Unit]]'s [[Echo Team (ODST)|Echo]] and [[Kilo Team|Kilo]] teams against [[Maria-062]] when she tested [[John-117]]'s [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI MJOLNIR armor]] in the [[Special Warfare Center]] in [[Seongnam]], [[Korea]].<ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', [[Armor Testing]]</ref><ref name="JRH2EODST">[[Joyride_Studios/Halo_2_Exclusives#ODST|''Joyride'', ODST (Halo Graphic Novel Limited Edition Exclusive)]]</ref> | |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| This weapon was included in a special edition [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] figure produced by [[Joyride Studios]]. The [[Joyride Studios/Halo 2 Exclusives#ODST|action figure]] is covered in pink paint splatters. | | *This weapon was included in a special edition ODST [http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Halo_2_ODST_v2_Exclusive] figure for [[Halo 2]] produced by [[Joyride Studios]]. The figure was covered in pink paint splatters, presumably from the gun. |
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:BL Black vs Red.png|[[Red Team]] and [[Black Team]] using paint pellet guns during a Capture the Flag exercise.
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| File:FoR_paint_pellet_gun.png|One of the drill instructors for the Spartan-IIs using a paint pellet gun.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
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| **''[[Armor Testing]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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