MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V: Difference between revisions

The '''MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V''' was the second major version of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] series.<!-- The exoskeletons that preceded MJOLNIR were not actually part of the MJOLNIR line. They were retroactively included at ONI's insistence.--> The initial version of the Mark V [[powered exoskeleton]], designated as [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V(B)|Mark V [B]]],<ref name="enc94">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 94'' (2011 edition)</ref> was issued to the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] and several [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III commandos]] on [[2551|November 24, 2551]],<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_012910 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update, 1/29/10'']</ref> while the second version of the armor was unveiled for [[Operation: RED FLAG]] on [[2552#August|August 29, 2552]].<ref name="vis">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 119''</ref><ref name="enc">'''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe (2011)''', ''page 97''</ref>{{Ref/Note|''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' and ''Halo Waypoint''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ''MJOLNIR Project 2'' video state that the Mark V was issued on August 29, 2552. However, a number of later sources, including the aforementioned Weekly Update, Dr. Halsey's personal journal, the 2011 edition of the ''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'', and ''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'' retcon this, clearly stating that the Mark V was issued on November 24, 2551. The two latter sources reveal that the suit issued in November 2551 was a prototype of the one issued in August 2552, explaining its noticeably different appearance in ''Halo: Reach''. While John-117 indeed tested the performance of the second-generation Mark V system, ONI was actually evaluating the Spartan-AI pairing made possible by the second-generation Mark V suit.}} The Mark V armor was in service until [[2552#October|October 2552]], when it was replaced by the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Mark VI]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Armory]]''</ref> It could still be requisitioned by [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] personnel as late as [[2558|October 2558]], albeit upgraded to function with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR [GEN2]]] suite.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]'''</ref><ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''' ''- Mark V Alpha armory description''</ref>