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A '''roadblock''' is an object intended to obstruct the passage of vehicles on a road. Roadblocks may either be used to close off select sections of a road, or to block traffic altogether. | A '''roadblock''' is an object intended to obstruct the passage of vehicles on a road. Roadblocks may either be used to close off select sections of a road, or to block traffic altogether. | ||
==Covenant== | ==Covenant== | ||
[[File: | [[File:H2 CovenantRoadblock.jpg|thumb|A Covenant deployable roadblock in ''Halo 2''.]] | ||
The [[Covenant]] employ roadblocks to block access to enemy troops and [[vehicles]] that might try to attack or bypass a fortified position. | The [[Covenant]] employ roadblocks to block access to enemy troops and [[vehicles]] that might try to attack or bypass a fortified position. | ||
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===Defense barrier=== | ===Defense barrier=== | ||
The [[Covenant defense barrier]], known to the Covenant as the Guardian Triptych, is a sturdy tripartite field fortification that is commonly deployed as a roadblock. It can be destroyed but it can still stop [[vehicles]], especially | The [[Covenant defense barrier]], known to the Covenant as the Guardian Triptych, is a sturdy tripartite field fortification that is commonly deployed as a roadblock. It can be destroyed but it can still stop [[vehicles]], especially {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}. | ||
==Human== | ==Human== | ||
Human roadblocks are often simply small concrete walls, though some highways, such as [[New Mombasa 105 East]] or the streets of [[New Mombasa]], are equipped with sections that can be raised to act as roadblocks.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> | Human roadblocks are often simply small concrete walls, though some highways, such as [[New Mombasa 105 East]] or the streets of [[New Mombasa]], are equipped with sections that can be raised to act as roadblocks.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> | ||
Human-made roadblocks appear on a few campaign levels in ''Halo 3'', such as [[Tsavo Highway]] or at the beginning of The Storm. They appear in no multiplayer maps automatically, but they can be placed with Forge. They can be damaged, but not completely destroyed. They also appear in ''Halo: Reach'' in some campaign levels such as [[ONI: Sword Base (level)|ONI: Sword Base]], [[Nightfall]], [[The Package]], [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]] and [[Lone Wolf (level)|Lone Wolf]] and in the multiplayer map [[Forge World]] as a [[Forge | Human-made roadblocks appear on a few campaign levels in ''Halo 3'', such as [[Tsavo Highway]] or at the beginning of The Storm. They appear in no multiplayer maps automatically, but they can be placed with Forge. They can be damaged, but not completely destroyed. They also appear in ''Halo: Reach'' in some campaign levels such as [[ONI: Sword Base (level)|ONI: Sword Base]], [[Nightfall]], [[The Package]], [[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]] and [[Lone Wolf (level)|Lone Wolf]] and in the multiplayer map [[Forge World]] as a [[Forge objects|Forge Object]]. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' | *''[[Halo 3]]'' | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category:Fortifications]] | [[Category:Fortifications]] | ||