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==Role== | ==Role== | ||
It is known that the UNSC Army frequently patrols colony planets,<ref | It is known that the UNSC Army frequently patrols colony planets,<ref name="GoO"/> 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 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> | 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> | ||
==Battle Dress Uniform== | ==Battle Dress Uniform== | ||
The Troopers sport olive-drab fatigues, with brown armor plating. Main components of the armor include an armored vest, a helmet and large shoulder pads. The chest armor also has an extension to provide protection to the groin. The shins are not armored like Marine BDU, with only dust-gray combat boots and black kneepads on the lower leg. Thighs have attachment rigs for equipment much like in the other versions. The green monocle eyepiece used by some Marines are also used, with some Troopers sporting tactical goggles as well. | The Troopers sport olive-drab fatigues, with brown armor plating. Main components of the armor include an armored vest, a helmet and large shoulder pads. The chest armor also has an extension to provide protection to the groin. The shins are not armored like Marine BDU, with only dust-gray combat boots and black kneepads on the lower leg. Thighs have attachment rigs for equipment much like in the other versions. The green monocle eyepiece used by some Marines are also used, with some Troopers sporting tactical goggles as well. | ||
==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 Colonel [[Urban Holland]]. Ackerson is seen in an [[Army Dress Uniform]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'''</ref> | *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 name="GoO">'''[[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]]. | ||