UNSC Army Battle Dress Uniform

This article is based on canon information, but the article's title is conjectural and/or uses descriptions as the title, as there is currently no official name for the subject.

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James Ackerson wearing the army battle dress, with a beret.

The UNSC Army battle dress uniform^{[Note 1]} is the standard battle dress worn by personnel in the UNSC Army. It is worn by soldiers underneath their combat equipment for use in the field.

Overview[edit]

Troopers sport fatigues with varying camouflage patterns depending on the operation; the most widely used is a light woodland scheme, though desert pattern fatigues are also common. The armor plating used by the Army is generally colored dust brown, gray, or olive drab. The most common armor system is the cross-branch system used by the entire UNSC, which is worn atop the fatigues.

Equipment[edit]

On the waist is a utility belt used for storing equipment. Troopers commonly wear different types of backpacks, including radios and combat webbing. Troopers often wear various helmet attachments, including tactical goggles, heads-up display eyepieces, flashlights, HU/RS modules Command Network Modules, and O/I optics devices. Troopers typically wear a T-MAGS chest rig with three ammo pouches. Some troopers are also equipped with a tactical "soft case" attached to the left thigh plate.

Production notes[edit]

In the Patrol short film released to promote Halo: Reach, the actors for 3 Charlie wear United States Marine Corps BDUs with MARPAT camouflage.

Gallery[edit]

Halo: Reach concept art of a trooper wearing her fatigues and wielding an early design of needle rifle.
Concept art of the base Army BDU with minimal armor.
Concept art of an Army trooper (left) and a military policeman (right).
Concepts for several variants of the Army BDU.
More early designs of Army troopers.
Many variations of the Army BDU
Trooper taking cover
A render of a UNSC trooper.
A Radio Operator during the Siege of New Alexandria. Note the sniper goggles and shin guards.
An Army Medic taking cover.
Two Army troopers in New Alexandria. Tactical soft cases can be seen on their legs.
Holly Tanaka in her Army BDU in 2556.

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

^ The Army's combat uniform has never been formally named in official Halo media. The name here is applied to keep consistency with the Marine equivalent until a more suitable alternative is available.

Sources[edit]

[1] The Army's combat uniform has never been formally named in official Halo media. The name here is applied to keep consistency with the Marine equivalent until a more suitable alternative is available.

[Note 1]