UA attachments

UA, short for up-armored, is a series of supplemental armor attachments and accessories compatible with the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor and battle dress uniforms worn by UNSC infantry.

Design details
The UA category encompasses various attachments that are compatible with the helmet, shoulders, chest, wrist and thigh components of the MJOLNIR Mark V and MJOLNIR [GEN3] armors. The UA series are typically armor reinforcements with different purposes depending on the modules. They can either come as a singular module or as a kit.

Usage
Many of the UA pieces are not exclusive to the MJOLNIR system, but are in use by regular UNSC Army or Marine troops as well. Some UA attachments are designed for specialized personnel, like Spartans tasked with breaching or members of Spartan containment teams.

ARMET
The ARMET is a module for high-threat response on the MJOLNIR Mark VII helmet, adding a faceplate on the helmet's visor. It is manufactured by Chalybs Defense Solutions.



ILLUS
The ILLUS is a module for high-threat response on the ISR-class Mjolnir helmet, adding a faceplate on the helmet's visor. It is manufactured by Chalybs Defense Solutions.



MAUROS
The MAUROS is a module for high-threat response on the Mark V Zeta helmet. It adds a faceplate, integrated with Project THEIA technology, on the helmet's visor. It is manufactured by Chalybs Defense Solutions.



Type B1
The Type B1 is a module manufactured by Materials Group for enhancing helmet armor.

The B1 module has been observed to be compatible with the following helmets:
 * Air Assault
 * Commando
 * Mark V [B]
 * Pilot
 * Security



Type C1
The Type C1 is a module manufactured by Materials Group for enhancing helmet armor.

The C1 module has been observed to be compatible with the following helmets:
 * Air Assault
 * CQB
 * CQC
 * EVA
 * Mark V [B]



Type E3
The Type E3 is a module manufactured by Materials Group for enhancing helmet armor.

The E3 module has been observed to be compatible with the following helmets:
 * Grenadier
 * EOD
 * Indomitable
 * Mark V
 * Mark V [B]
 * Mark VI
 * Scout



Type O5
The Type O5 is a module manufactured by Materials Group for enhancing helmet armor.

The O5 module has been observed to be compatible with the following helmets:
 * ODST (MJOLNIR)
 * ODST armor/HVY
 * Operator
 * JFO
 * Mark V [B]
 * Recon

UA/CMA SN5 Type 11
The UA/CMA SN5 Type 11 shoulders were manufactured on the 24th century for Colonial Military Authority operatives assigned to deal with pirates, marauders, and insurgents. By 2560, the UA/CMA SN5 Type 11 shoulders were made compatible with MJOLNIR armor and used by Spartan-IV operatives. These shoulders are also popular with the Venezian Militia.



WAYLAND
The UA/WAYLAND shoulders consist of munitions bandoliers strapped to the regular GEN2 Mark VI left shoulder. The right shoulder is stripped from its shoulder plate, and replaced with a Combat knife.

D0-01-CCR Breaching Kit
Manufactured by Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme, the D0-01-CCR Breaching Kit (also designated as “Collar/Breacher”) is an armored yoke which doubles as a carrier for additional shotgun shells.



D0-06-FGM Tactical Kit
Manufactured by Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme, the D0-06-FGM Tactical Kit (also designated as “UA/Multi-Threat”) is a multi-threat up-armor module kit that adds a supplemental torso armor. It is compatible with most MJOLNIR models and variants.



GRT78 chest
The UA/GRT78 chest consists of a heavily-armed chest rig compatible with GEN2 MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI. It has numerous bandoliers and pouches for ammunition storage.



KOTIN chest
The UA/KOTIN chest consists of a heavily-armoured Titanium-A chest rig compatible with GEN2 MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI. It has numerous grenade pouches and munitions packs.



M550D Halfplate
Manufactured by Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme, the M550D Halfplate is a set of up-armored plating designed to minimize its impact on the wearer's mobility.



M557 Jackplate
Manufactured by Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme, the M557 Jackplate is a module of up-armored plating for Spartans tasked with breaching and urban warfare.



Malachit Plate
Manufactured by Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme, the Malachit Plate is an up-armored plating considered the defining standard for assault roles.



Relikt Cuirass
Manufactured by Vakara GesmbH, the Relikt Cuirass is a set of armor reinforcements created to meet the requirements of Spartan containment teams.



Shield Improvement Module - Alpha
The Shield Improvement Module - Alpha (SIMA; also designated as UA/Base Security) was an upgrade manufactured by Materials Group. The module itself is an armored housing that improves the wearer's energy shielding, but it never reached successful deployment. However, the armored housings themselves quickly found a new use among Spartan-IIIs.



TAAP
Manufactured by SinoViet Heavy Machinery, the TAAP module (also designated as "HP/HALO") is a supplemental yoke that provides an extra layer of collar protection constructed from warship-grade Titanium-A. The module features hard points for High-Altitude Low-Opening gear.



TSA Prototype
Manufactured by Chalybs Defense Solutions, the TSA Prototype (also designated as "UA/Counterassault") adds a testbed thermal-superconducting plate, designed to provide additional protection against plasma-based weaponry, while increasing storage capacity.



VAUNTLOCK
Manufactured by Materials Group, the VAUNTLOCK ensemble is an armored yoke which adds an early-model VAUNTLOCK power pack, which can temporarily power Mjolnir shields if the suit's fusion power plant fails. It is integrated into the INDOMITABLE-class Mjolnir.

Buckler
This Buckler module adds a supplementary armor for wrist protection.



P1DA Bracer
The P1DA Bracer adds a supplementary armor for forearm and wrist protection. It is manufactured by Beweglichkeitsrüstungsysteme. It is integrated into the INDOMITABLE-class Mjolnir.



Type II-A1 Buckler
The Type II-A1 Buckler adds a supplementary armor for protection, though there are false rumors that it contains an energy shield generator. It is manufactured by Materials Group.

TYPE CHOBHAM
The CHOBHAM module adds ceramic composite armor plates for additional thigh protection. It is manufactured by Chalybs Defense Solutions.



NxRA
The NxRA plate adds non-explosive reactive armor plates for additional thigh protection. While the module is compatible with the MJOLNIR armor, it was also employed on the cross-branch Battle Dress Uniform, which was adapted into the UNSC Army BDU, the UNSC Marine Corps BDU, and a variant of the ODST armor.

Halo 3 MCC
The UA attachment is built into the ODST armor/HVY armor, unlockable in armor customization in the Series 6: Raven progression system.

Halo 2: Anniversary
Several UA attachments are available for unlock in Halo 2: Anniversary, as of the Series 9 update.

Halo: Reach
All UA variants of armor types can be unlocked in the Halo: Reach's Armory through the game's purchase system via the use of cR. In Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the UA variants of armor types are attainable in the Season 1: Noble progression system.

Helmets
Most of the helmet variants available in Halo: Reach have an up-armored upgrade, sometimes coupled with other external helmet additions, such as the UA/HUL attachment to the Mark V [B] helmet. UA helmet attachments consist of reinforced metal plates or bracers attached to the helmet's forehead to give better protection to the wearer in combat.

Halo 5: Guardians
The UA variant of the Grenadier helmet, the Collar/Grenadier [UA] chest piece, and the UA/Bracer wrist attachments are built into the INDOMITABLE-class Mjolnir, unlockable in armor customization through the Requisition system.

Halo Infinite
The UA variants of helmets and armor types return in Halo Infinite, unlockable in armor customization.

Trivia

 * The UA/Multi-Threat appeared in the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta as the ASSAULT/SCOUT, this version did not include a belt. Likewise the UA/Base Security [W] appeared as the MP/BASE SECURITY which also did not include a belt. The belt-less versions remained in the files of Halo: Reach, but went unused.
 * It was not until the release of Season 1: Noble in Halo: The Master Chief Collection that the belt-less versions returned.
 * The UA/BUCKLER is named after a small hand-held shield from the middle ages of the same name.
 * The UA/CHOBHAM is named after the composite tank armor of the same name.
 * The Relikt Cuirass and Malachit Plate seem to be named after the 3rd generation Relikt and 4th generation Malachit explosive reactive armors used on modern Russian armored vehicles.

List of appearances

 * Halo 3
 * Remember Reach
 * Deliver Hope
 * Halo Reach
 * Halo 2: Anniversary
 * Halo 5: Guardians
 * Halo Infinite