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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]], the [[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System|MA37 Assault Rifle]], and the [[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle|M392 DMR]].<ref>'''[[Letter - Re:UNSC Army]]'''</ref> | 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]], the [[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System|MA37 Assault Rifle]], and the [[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle|M392 DMR]].<ref>'''[[Letter - Re:UNSC Army]]'''</ref> | ||
==Role== | ==Role== | ||
It is known that the UNSC Army frequently patrols colony planets,<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' - Ackerson's remembrance</ref> but | It is known that the UNSC Army frequently patrols colony planets,<ref>''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' - Ackerson's remembrance</ref> but little is known about any operations they've participated in, apart from the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] and [[Battle of Reach]]. 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 name="interview"/> | ||
The several supposed UNSC Army operations could be the | The several supposed UNSC Army operations could be the Battle of Mare Erythraeum where [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] may have led an unknown number of Army infantry forces against the [[Jiralhanae]] Commander [[Lepidus]] on [[Mars]], the [[Battle of Reach]] where some Army units assisted [[Noble Team]], and was present during the [[Battle of Earth]] where a unit was known to help Marine and civilian forces in [[New Mombasa]]. It is also highly likely that the Army fought against [[Covenant Loyalist|Covenant Loyalist forces]] in other engagements during the [[Battle of Earth]].<ref group="notes">If Ackerson was leading it, then it could be an Army operation.</ref> | ||
==Ranks== | ==Ranks== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The only known confirmed members of the UNSC Army are [[Colonel James Ackerson]], an intelligence officer in the ONI who was once an infantryman, and | *The only known confirmed members of the UNSC Army are [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]], an intelligence officer in the ONI who was once an infantryman, and Colonel [[Urban Holland]]. Ackerson 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 series|M6]]; the [[M6J Carbine]]. | *The UNSC Army has its own specially designed variant of the [[M6 series|M6]]; the [[M6J Carbine]]. | ||