Assault harness



The Elite Assault Armor, also known as the Ranger Armor is a type of Elite body armor.

Introduction
The Assault Armor is an armor set of the Elite race. It is the opposite of the UNSC EVA Armor, featuring a dynamic recharging Energy Shield. It is specially designed for zero gravity operations in conjunction with an Antigravity Pack. It will be an armor permutation in Halo 3 multiplayer. Bungie has confirmed all of the armor permutations have no effect on gameplay.

Development and History
The armor was first encountered by the Spartans of Blue Team on the space dock above Reach during the Battle of Reach. Since then it has been seen in action in zero gravity and normal gravity situations.

Helmet Characteristics
The helmet is completely sealed unlike the combat armor and its main feature is a rounded plate around their forehead and head. It then features a pair of goggle like lenses, which are usually orange or green. Both mandibles are protected by an angular guard and features a neck ring to the back with a pair of lights on each side

Shoulder Characteristics
The shoulder pads are squared off with a simple set of shapes and rectangle plate with a roughly triangle on each side.

Chest Characteristics
The chest plate is identical to the Combat Armor chest plate, with a set of clasps on the shoulders and a piece of armor going up the center of the chest, unlike the Combat Armor.

Unlock

 * Head: Available at start.
 * Shoulders: Available at start.
 * Body: Available at start.

Trivia

 * Minus the Helmet this is the type of armor that Rtas 'Vadum wears during the events of Halo 3. The helmet that he uses is still the usual elite combat armor.


 * In Halo 3 the Floodgate Level, some elite corpses have an Assault helmet, but with the combat helmets spikes on the back of the helmet. These corpses only appear toward the end of level.