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|equipment=*[[UNSC Army Battle Dress Uniform]] | |equipment=*[[UNSC Army Battle Dress Uniform]] | ||
*[[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle]] | *[[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle]] | ||
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*[[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]] | *[[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]] | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Little is known about the UNSC Army, which is probably due to the fact that the Army is almost exclusively a land-based fighting force, and thus little of the Army is attached to the [[UNSC Navy]]. What is known is that the UNSC Army uses different equipment from the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], examples of such being the [[M6J Carbine]], the [[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]], | Little is known about the UNSC Army, which is probably due to the fact that the Army is almost exclusively a land-based fighting force, and thus little of the Army is attached to the [[UNSC Navy]]. What is known is that the UNSC Army uses different equipment from the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], examples of such being the [[M6J Carbine]], the [[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]], and the [[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle]], in contrast to the [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5B]]/[[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5C assault rifles]] and [[BR55 Battle Rifle]] in use with the Marines.<ref>'''[[Letter - Re:UNSC Army]]'''</ref> Soldiers of the UNSC Army wear the [[UNSC Army Battle Dress Uniform]], which incorporates many modular components shared by other branches of the UNSC Defense Forces. | ||
The UNSC Army maintains Airborne special forces units | The UNSC Army maintains Airborne special forces units, equipped with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/AA variant|Air Assault]] helmet originally intended for Marine [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] issue. Army Pathfinder units prefer the FC-I variant of the AA helmet.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Armor_Permutations#SPARTAN|The Armory]]''</ref> | ||
==Role== | ==Role== | ||
It is known that the UNSC Army frequently patrols colony planets, but little is known about any operations they have participated in. Known operations include the [[Battle of Reach]], where Army units assisted [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]] in defending the planet,<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]'''</ref> the [[Battle of Earth]], where an Army unit tried to aid Marine forces in [[New Mombasa]] and was | It is known that the UNSC Army frequently patrols colony planets, but little is known about any operations they have participated in. Known operations include the [[Battle of Reach]], where Army units assisted [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]] in defending the planet,<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]'''</ref> the [[Battle of Earth]], where an Army unit tried to aid Marine forces in [[New Mombasa]] and was annihilated in the attempt,<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]"</ref> and the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] on [[Mars]], where [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] led an unknown number of Army forces against the [[Jiralhanae]] commander [[Lepidus]] and his army.<ref>'''[[Halo: Uprising]]''', ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|Issue One]]''</ref><ref group="notes">Considering that [[James Ackerson]] was an Army [[Colonel]], the UNSC most likely used Army forces during the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]]</ref> Unlike the Marines, who take offensive action against the enemy, the UNSC Army is largely used in defensive operations, such as garrisoning UNSC-held territory.<ref name="interview"/> | ||
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The UNSC Army supposedly also takes a large role in training [[Colonial Militia|colonial militia]]. While Marines have been known to train colonial militia, such as [[Harvest Colonial Militia|that of Harvest]], it is far more likely that the Army, as the defensive arm of the UNSC, would normally take charge of maintaining militia forces. | The UNSC Army supposedly also takes a large role in training [[Colonial Militia|colonial militia]]. While Marines have been known to train colonial militia, such as [[Harvest Colonial Militia|that of Harvest]], it is far more likely that the Army, as the defensive arm of the UNSC, would normally take charge of maintaining militia forces. | ||
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==Ranks== | ==Ranks== | ||