Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet: Difference between revisions

Worn on the forearm of the user, the gauntlet creates an energy barrier that deflects and absorbs small arms weaponry to an extent; UNSC ballistic weapons and the [[Type-33 needler]] simply bounce off the energy barrier, whereas the Covenant's plasma-based weaponry is absorbed by the energy barrier, eventually collapsing it, though the shield is regenerative.<ref name="ENC359"/> Heavier weaponries such as the Covenant's [[Type-33 fuel rod gun]] and the UNSC's [[M41 rocket launcher]] and [[M68 Gauss Cannon]] are considerably effective against the gauntlet's energy barrier. Alternatively, explosions and extreme force from grenades and melee attacks will collapse the energy barrier and likely kill the wearer in the process.

During the [[Battle of Chi Ceti IV]] in [[2525]], the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] captured a Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet, believing that [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] would be able to use it.<ref>'''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 151''</ref> However, for over a decade, the secrets behind the gauntlet eluded scientists, such as Halsey herself and [[Hardy|Dr. Hardy]]<ref name="journal">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''</ref>, attempting to uncover its inner workings. In [[2536]], a [[Leonard Gillespie|graduate student]] took apart an outdated gauntlet, discovering that its inner apparatus was not properly sealed. The initial tests that followed revealed to the UNSC that massive power input can help replicate and sustain small-scale energy shield surface areas. Reverse-engineering of the gauntlet helped allow the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to develop their own [[energy shielding]] technology for the [[MJOLNIR]] armor.<ref name="journal">