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 The pod has a pyramidal shape, with a large hatch on each of the three sides. The pod is released from a ship, and freefalls through the atmosphere the same way the single-occupant version. When the pod is nearing the ground, it fires three engines which are in the corners on the bottom of the pod to slow it down. The engines continue to slow the pod, until it reaches the ground. The hatches on the three sides of the pod start to open when the pod is several meters above ground. There are several glowing emitters on the floor of the pod; it is possible that these produce a [[stasis field]] to protect its occupants.
-The [[Covenant remnant|reformed Covenant]], active following the end of the Human-Covenant War, makes use of at least two different varieties of the multiple-troop insertion pod; the first is a four-occupant pod similar in size to the variant used by the original Covenant, whereas the second is a much larger, reusable variant which drops numerous troops from low altitude before flying back to the host vessel.
+The [[Covenant remnant|reformed Covenant]], active following the end of the Human-Covenant War, makes use of at least two different varieties of multiple-troop insertion pod:
+*The '''Type-51 Individual Breaching Carapace (IBC)''', a four-occupant pod similar in size to the variant used by the original Covenant but sleeker and more elongated in design.<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref>
+*The '''Type-54 Mass Deployment Carapace (MDC)''', a much larger, reusable variant which drops numerous troops from low altitude before flying back to the host vessel.<ref name="H4EVG"/>
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