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*At the 3:09 mark, on the right hand side of the screen, 13 black shapes (kill tags) can be seen on the Warthog's windshield: 8 grunts, 3 elites (likely given that the Warthog was in service long before the elites rebelled), and 2 brutes. | *At the 3:09 mark, on the right hand side of the screen, 13 black shapes (kill tags) can be seen on the Warthog's windshield: 8 grunts, 3 elites (likely given that the Warthog was in service long before the elites rebelled), and 2 brutes. | ||
*The battle most likely takes place at and around [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Orgune&jsv=109&sll=37.788081,58.535156&sspn=30.738674,59.414063&ie=UTF8&latlng=32933920,69156017,2369876626002611442&ei=hVYeSNbgJJHMjQPfp5D_DA&sig2=xRWdLptMtvsExB0UyHbcjA&cd=2|Forward Operating Base Orgun-E] in East Afghanistan, the coordinates shown on the video are in close proximity to the base. | *The battle most likely takes place at and around [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Orgune&jsv=109&sll=37.788081,58.535156&sspn=30.738674,59.414063&ie=UTF8&latlng=32933920,69156017,2369876626002611442&ei=hVYeSNbgJJHMjQPfp5D_DA&sig2=xRWdLptMtvsExB0UyHbcjA&cd=2|Forward Operating Base Orgun-E] in East Afghanistan, the coordinates shown on the video are in close proximity to the base. | ||
*Halo: Combat was merged into a 9 minute video with its 2 other counterparts, | *Halo: Combat was merged into a 9 minute video with its 2 other counterparts, dubbed [[Halo: Landfall]]. | ||
*Although the battle takes place during the second Covenant invasion of Earth, the date on the camera says that it is September 12th, 2534 at 1:00 AM, which puts it almost 20 years prior to the first invasion of Earth. It is possible this was just a production error and not intentional. | *Although the battle takes place during the second Covenant invasion of Earth, the date on the camera says that it is September 12th, 2534 at 1:00 AM, which puts it almost 20 years prior to the first invasion of Earth. It is possible this was just a production error and not intentional. | ||
*The BR55HB SR rifles that the Marine Infantry and Orbital Drop Shock Troops were using were equipped with Flashlights and Laser Pointers on the foregrip of their rifles. They were also equipped with a Fully Automatic firing mode, which has not been seen before. | *The BR55HB SR rifles that the Marine Infantry and Orbital Drop Shock Troops were using were equipped with Flashlights and Laser Pointers on the foregrip of their rifles. They were also equipped with a Fully Automatic firing mode, which has not been seen before. | ||