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[[File:Halo Reach - UNSC Army Infantryman (Standing).png|thumb|200px|The standard UNSC Army Battle Dress Uniform.]]
The '''UNSC Army BDU''' is the standard battle dress uniform of the [[UNSC Army]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach'''</ref>

==Description==
===Armor===
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 main components of the armor include an armored vest, a [[CH252 helmet|CH252 combat helmet]], shoulder pauldrons, thigh armor, and in some cases, shin guards. Most of the armor components are standardized and are shared by the different branches of the UNSCDF, primarily the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and the [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]].

The chest armor has an extension to provide protection to the groin. The thighs are protected by plates of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/UA|UA/NxRA]] non-explosive reactive armor with attachment rigs for equipment. The shoulder pauldrons are secured into rigs covering the upper arms and attached to the armor vest. Different types of pauldrons may be worn with the armor, the most common ones being a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V (G)|GUNGNIR]] shoulder pad and a larger pauldron of a different model; some troopers wear a different pauldron on each shoulder, while others wear two of the same type. Radio operators wear no pauldron on the left shoulder.

===Equipment===
On the waist is a utility belt used for storing equipment. Troopers commonly wear different types of backpacks, including radios and [[Wikipedia:Personal Load Carrying Equipment|combat webbing]]. Troopers often wear various helmet attachments, including tactical goggles, [[heads-up display]] [[UNSC tactical eyepiece|eyepieces]], flashlights, [[Hardened uplink/remote sensor package|HU/RS modules]] [[Command Network Module]]s, and [[O/I optics device]]s. Troopers typically wear a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Tactical|Tactical/LRP chest piece]] with three ammo pouches. Some troopers are also equipped with a tactical "soft case" attached to the left thigh plate.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HR_UNSCArmyUniformBase_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the base Army BDU with minimal armor.
File:HR_UNSCArmy_Concept_1.png|Concept art of an Army trooper (left) and a [[military police]]man (right).
File:HR_UNSCArmy_Concept_2.png|Concepts for several variants of the Army BDU.
File:HR_UNSCArmy_Concept_3.png|More early designs of Army troopers.
File:UNSC Army variations.png|Many variations of the Army BDU
File:Armytrooper.jpg|Trooper taking cover
File:Halo Reach - UNSC Army Infantryman (Crouching).png|A render of a UNSC trooper.
File:Reach Radioman.jpg|A Radio Operator during the [[Siege of New Alexandria]]. Note the sniper goggles and shin guards.
File:Reach Medic Taking Cover.jpg|An Army Medic taking cover.
File:Reach Exodus 2.jpg|Two Army troopers in [[New Alexandria (location)|New Alexandria]]. Tactical soft cases can be seen on their legs.
File:HE17-ArmyBDU.png|[[Holly Tanaka]] in her Army BDU in [[2556]].
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''

==Sources==
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