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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Little is known about the UNSC Army, and this is probably due to the fact that the Army is a land based fighting force, and thus little of the Army is assigned to the [[UNSC Navy]], with the exception of transport to other planets. It is also known that the UNSC Army, uses different equipment such as the [[M6J Carbine]] | Little is known about the UNSC Army, and this is probably due to the fact that the Army is a land based fighting force, and thus little of the Army is assigned to the [[UNSC Navy]], with the exception of transport to other planets. It is also known that the UNSC Army, uses different equipment such as the [[M6J Carbine]] <ref>[[Letter - Re:UNSC Army]]</ref><ref>Bungie.net weaponry update</ref>. | ||
It is however assumed that they were present during the Battles of | It is however assumed that they were present during the Battles of Earth. | ||
==Role== | ==Role== | ||
It is known that the UNSC Army frequently patrols colony planets,<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' - Ackerson's remembrance</ref> but, they have never been named in any operations in [[Halo Universe|Halo canon]], apart from the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]]. Unlike the Marines, which actively take the offensive against the enemy, the UNSC Army is largely used in defensive operations, garrisoning UNSC-held territory <ref>http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080508.html</ref>. | |||
It is known that the UNSC Army frequently patrols colony planets,<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' - Ackerson's remembrance</ref> but, they have never been named in any operations in [[Halo Universe|Halo canon]], apart from the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]]. Unlike the Marines, which actively take the offensive against the enemy, the UNSC Army is largely used in defensive operations, garrisoning UNSC-held territory | |||
==Operations== | ==Operations== | ||
The only supposed UNSC Army operation could be the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] where [[Colonel James Ackerson]] led an unknown number of Army infantry forces against the [[Jiralhanae]] Commander [[Lepidus]] on [[Mars]]. It is also highly likely that the Army fought against [[Covenant Loyalist|Covenant Loyalist forces]] in the [[Second Battle of Earth]] <ref>If Ackerson was leading it, then it could be an Army operation.</ref>. | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The only known person confirmed member of the UNSC Army is [[Colonel James Ackerson]], an intelligence officer in the ONI who was once an infantryman. He is seen in an [[Army Dress Uniform]] | *The only known person confirmed member of the UNSC Army is [[Colonel James Ackerson]], an intelligence officer in the ONI who was once an infantryman. He is seen in an [[Army Dress Uniform]] <ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''</ref>. | ||
*The UNSC Army has its own specially designed variant of the [[M6]]; the [[M6J Carbine]].<ref>Bungie.net weaponry update</ref> | *The UNSC Army has its own specially designed variant of the [[M6]]; the [[M6J Carbine]].<ref>Bungie.net weaponry update</ref> | ||
==Related | ==Related Links== | ||
===Internal Articles=== | |||
*[[UNSC Air Force]] | *[[UNSC Air Force]] | ||
*[[UNSC Defense Force]] | *[[UNSC Defense Force]] | ||