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'''Identification of Friend or Foe'''<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', pg. 178</ref> is a system used by the [[UNSC]] to tag friendly or hostile units for easy identification on a Heads-Up-Display or motion tracker<ref>[[wikipedia:Identification friend or foe|IFF at Wikipedia.]]</ref>. The equipment of a friendly unit generates a signal on a specific frequency, which is interpreted as a "friendly" signal by the receiver. If a signal is not generated, then unit is tagged as a hostile. Friendly units appear as yellow dots on the motion tracker, while the crosshairs of a HUD turn green when pointed at them. Hostile units show up as red on a motion tracker, and the HUD crosshairs turn red. | '''Identification of Friend or Foe'''<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', pg. 178</ref> is a system used by the [[UNSC]] to tag friendly or hostile units for easy identification on a Heads-Up-Display or motion tracker<ref>[[wikipedia:Identification friend or foe|IFF at Wikipedia.]]</ref>. The equipment of a friendly unit generates a signal on a specific frequency, which is interpreted as a "friendly" signal by the receiver. If a signal is not generated, then unit is tagged as a hostile. Friendly units appear as yellow dots on the motion tracker, while the crosshairs of a HUD turn green when pointed at them. Hostile units show up as red on a motion tracker, and the HUD crosshairs turn red. | ||
In the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level, "[[High Charity]]", the [[Master Chief]] managed to rescue a dozen UNSC Prisoners of War. This was due to [[Cortana]] identifying their "IFF | In the ''[[Halo 2]]'' level, "[[High Charity]]", the [[Master Chief]] managed to rescue a dozen UNSC Prisoners of War. This was due to [[Cortana]] identifying their "IFF Transponders", which were still with the Marines. | ||
Most UNSC ships, ranging from civilian [[Bulk Discount|Freighters]] to [[UNSC Navy]] [[Warships]], possess IFF transponders displaying their identity, allegiance, and classification<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', pg. 176</ref> | Most UNSC ships, ranging from civilian [[Bulk Discount|Freighters]] to [[UNSC Navy]] [[Warships]], possess IFF transponders displaying their identity, allegiance, and classification<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', pg. 176</ref> | ||