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[[File:SinoViet Logo.png|thumb|200px|The logo of the company.]] | [[File:SinoViet Logo.png|thumb|200px|The logo of the company.]] | ||
'''SinoViet Heavy Machinery''' is a [[human]] company.<ref name="HGN122">[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''Page 122'']] | '''SinoViet Heavy Machinery''' is a [[human]] vehicle and ship manufacturing company.<ref name="HGN122">[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''Page 122'']]</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
SinoViet created road vehicles for civilian use, one example of which is the [[HM 1220 LTUV-M|SinoViet HM 1220 LTUV-M]]. SinoViet trucks were considered an ubiquitous sight on human worlds.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"Palace Hotel"'', ''page 349''</ref> The company also built and disassembled spacecraft,<ref name="pillar"/> including UNSC warships such as {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s.<ref name="alexandria">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref> | |||
They had facilities on a number of human worlds, including [[Earth]]<ref name="h3">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign levels ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]'', ''[[Tsavo Highway (level)|Tsavo Highway]]'', and ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> and [[Reach]].<ref name="pillar">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> The company had office buildings in the [[Kenya]]n city of [[New Mombasa]] and their shipping containers and vehicles could be seen across the [[East African Protectorate]], including the industrial town of [[Voi]].<ref name="h3"/> On Reach, they had [[SinoViet Center|a large office building]] in the city of [[New Alexandria]].<ref name="alexandria"/> SinoViet also had a [[Aszod ship breaking yards|ship disassembling facility]] in [[Aszod]] on Reach, which became the final resting place for the {{UNSCShip|Commonwealth}} among many other ships. This facility also [[Battle of Aszod|became a battlefield]] during the [[Fall of Reach]].<ref name="pillar"/> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The name of the company comes from the words ''Sino'' and ''Viet'', which are also names for [[China]] and Vietnam respectively, leading to the logical conclusion that the company is based in Southeast [[Wikipedia:Asia|Asia]]. Also supporting this is the fact the top floor of the SinoViet Center on Reach has an Oriental theme. | *The name of the company comes from the words ''Sino'' and ''Viet'', which are also names for [[China]] and Vietnam respectively, leading to the logical conclusion that the company is based in Southeast [[Wikipedia:Asia|Asia]]. Also supporting this is the fact the top floor of the SinoViet Center on Reach has an Oriental theme. | ||
* | *SinoViet boxes can be seen on ''[[The Storm]]'' level in ''Halo 3'', and in its following level ''[[Floodgate]]''. The SinoViet logo can also be found on the sides of a few cylindrical tanks also on the level ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''. A few SinoViet-owned buildings can also be seen in ''Halo 3: ODST''. | ||
*The layout of the top floor of the SinoViet Center in the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' campaign level [[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]] is modeled after the ''[[Halo 2]]'' multiplayer map [[Ivory Tower]], for use in the multiplayer map [[Reflection]]. | *The layout of the top floor of the SinoViet Center in the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' campaign level [[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]] is modeled after the ''[[Halo 2]]'' multiplayer map [[Ivory Tower]], for use in the multiplayer map [[Reflection]]. | ||
*In ''Halo: Reach'', the SinoViet logo is different as seen on the SinoViet Building in New Alexandria and can be seen all around the [[Aszod ship breaking yards]]. The logo comprises of a green arrow head pointing downwards surrounded by a larger, white arrow head, also pointing downyards.<ref | *In ''Halo: Reach'', the SinoViet logo is different as seen on the SinoViet Building in New Alexandria and can be seen all around the [[Aszod ship breaking yards]]. The logo comprises of a green arrow head pointing downwards surrounded by a larger, white arrow head, also pointing downyards.<ref name="alexandria"/><ref name="pillar"/> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:SinoViet.jpg|A cargo crate found in a [[Traxus]] [[Traxus Factory Complex 09|warehouse]] bearing the title. | File:SinoViet.jpg|A cargo crate found in a [[Traxus]] [[Traxus Factory Complex 09|warehouse]] bearing the title. | ||
File:Reach mpbeta boneyard 001.jpg|A SinoViet ship breaking facility | File:Reach mpbeta boneyard 001.jpg|A SinoViet ship breaking facility in Aszod, Reach. | ||
File:SinoViet_hologram.jpg|A glass floor panel with a hologram showing a version of the SinoViet logo. | File:SinoViet_hologram.jpg|A glass floor panel with a hologram showing a version of the SinoViet logo. | ||
File:SinoViet building.jpg|A SinoViet building in New Mombasa. | File:SinoViet building.jpg|A SinoViet building in New Mombasa. | ||
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*''[[Halo 3]]'' | *''[[Halo 3]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | |||
**''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||