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|unit_name= UNSC Army | |unit_name= UNSC Army | ||
|image=[[File:Halo Reach - UNSC Army Infantryman (Standing).png|200px]] | |image=[[File:Halo Reach - UNSC Army Infantryman (Standing).png|200px]] | ||
|dates= | |dates=Presumably since [[2163]] | ||
|country= | |country= | ||
|allegiance=[[United Earth Government]] | |allegiance=[[United Earth Government]] | ||
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|equipment=*[[UNSC Army Battle Dress Uniform]] | |equipment=*[[UNSC Army Battle Dress Uniform]] | ||
*[[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle]] | *[[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle]] | ||
*[[M6J Carbine]] | *[[M6J/C Carbine]] | ||
*[[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]] | *[[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]] | ||
*[[M319 Individual Grenade Launcher]] | |||
|equipment_label=Equipment | |equipment_label=Equipment | ||
|battles=*[[Battle of the unidentified human colony]] | |battles=*[[Battle of the unidentified human colony]] | ||
*[[Fall of Reach]] | *[[Fall of Reach]] | ||
**[[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]] | **[[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]] | ||
**[[Siege of New Alexandria]] | |||
**[[Battle of Aszod]] | |||
*[[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] | *[[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] | ||
*[[Battle of Earth]] | *[[Battle of Earth]] | ||
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|commander3= | |commander3= | ||
|commander3_label= | |commander3_label= | ||
|notable_commanders=[[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]], [[Colonel | |notable_commanders=[[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]], [[Urban Holland|Colonel Urban Holland]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''UNSC Army '''is a branch of the [[United Nations Space Command | The '''UNSC Army '''is a branch of the [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]] that is primarily responsible for land-based military operations. They typcially serve as a garrison force on [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] colony worlds.<ref name="interview">[http://halostory.bungie.org/oconnor_mclees_080108.html '''Halo.bungie.org:''' ''Interview with Frank O'Connor and Robert McLees'']</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Unlike the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], which is frequently used in offensive operations, often in conjunction with the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], the Army is used largely as a defensive force. The Army shares many matériel assests with the Marine Corps, though some of their weapons differ;<ref>'''[[Letter - Re:UNSC Army]]'''</ref> for example, the Army is the only branch of the UNSCDF that uses the [[M6J/C Carbine]]<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/magnum/f4c403d6-269e-499a-ac14-9a696e0a5b27 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Magnum'']</ref><ref>'''[[Bungie.net]]:''' [http://www.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx ''M6C/SOCOM'']</ref><ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3pistol '''Bungie.net:''' ''Halo 3'' pistol]</ref> and the [[M319 Individual Grenade Launcher]]. | |||
The Army fields the [[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]] instead of the [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5B]] and [[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5C assault rifles]], as well as the [[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle]], which has been supplanted in the other branches of service by the [[BR55 Battle Rifle]]. 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, including the [[CH252 Helmet|CH252 combat helmet]]. | |||
The UNSC Army maintains Airborne special forces units | The UNSC Army maintains Airborne special forces units. These troopers are equipped with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/AA variant|Air Assault helmet]], which was originally intended for issue to Marine [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s. Airborne Pathfinder units prefer the FC-I variant of the AA helmet.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[Armor_Permutations#SPARTAN|The Armory]]''</ref> | ||
== | ==Known operations== | ||
On [[2552#April|April 22, 2552]], UNSC Army personnel supported [[SPARTAN Program|SPARTAN]] [[Noble Team]] in [[Battle of the unidentified human colony|an engagement]] against [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] forces on an unidentified colony world.<ref>''Deliver Hope''</ref> | |||
Between [[2552#July|July 23]] and [[2552#August|August 30, 2552]], thousands of Army personnel defended the fortess world [[Reach]] during the Covenant's [[Fall of Reach|invasion of the planet]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach'''</ref> A [[3 Charlie|trooper fireteam]] dispatched by [[Colonel]] [[Urban Holland]] initiated first contact with the Covenant at the UNSC [[Visegrád Relay|communications relay]] at [[Visegrád]] on the night of July 23.<ref>''Patrol''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Noble Actual]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> Only July 14, Army troopers stationed near the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Sword Base]], with assistance from SPARTAN Noble Team, defended against Covenant attackers.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> Following these early engagements, Army personnel continued to combat the Covenant's advance invasion force for several weeks. On August 12, three Army [[brigade]]s served as part of a large [[Order of battle (Viery, Reach)|joint UNSC force]] during the battle for the [[Viery Territory]]. Part of this force was used to eliminate a series of Covenant [[Covenant Spire|teleportation spires]] during the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> Two days later, a much larger Covenant fleet arrived in at Reach.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> By August 23, Army forces had attempted to break the Covenant's [[Siege of New Alexandria|siege of]] [[New Alexandria]] for some time. With the assistance of [[SPARTAN-B312]], they were able to evacuate most of the civilians and military personnel from the city, though some stragglers remained.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref> On August 29 and 30, the few Army personnel remaining on the [[Eposz]] continent attempted to rally at the area's [[Aszod ship breaking yards|ship-breaking facilities]], which served as the only evacuation area left on the continent. There, they engaged in a [[Battle of Aszod|large-scale battle]] against the Covenant, who had arrived on Reach in force and had begun [[glassing]] the area. Most of the convoys on the way to the evacuation zone were destoyed by the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> | |||
During the [[Battle of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], an Army convoy was sent to [[New Mombasa]] to aid the Marines and civilians stationed there; the unit was destroyed in the attempt.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions''': "Palace Hotel"</ref> Later, during the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]] on [[Mars]], [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] led Army personnel against Covenant forces led by the [[Jiralhanae]] commander [[Lepidus]].<ref>'''Halo: Uprising''', ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|Issue One]]''</ref><ref group="notes">Considering that Ackerson was an Army colonel, the UNSC most likely used Army forces during the Battle of Mare Erythraeum.</ref> | |||
{{Conjecturalization}} | {{Conjecturalization}} | ||
The UNSC Army | The UNSC Army may take a large role in training [[Colonial Militia|colonial militia]]. While Marine Corps personnel have been known to train colonial militia, such as [[Harvest Colonial Militia|that of Harvest]], it is likely that the Army, as the defensive arm of the UNSC, would normally take charge of maintaining militia forces. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The UNSC Army makes its in-game debut in ''Halo: Reach'', in which UNSC Army troopers, Marines, and ODSTs have their own service tags showing their name and rank as part of the [[Fireteam (gameplay mechanic)|fireteam]] gameplay mechanic. Most of them are named after [[Bungie]] and [[Rooster Teeth Productions|Rooster Teeth]] employees.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_070210 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 07.02.10'']</ref> | |||
*The UNSC Army makes its in-game debut in '' | *[[Isaac Hannaford]] was largely responsible for designing the look of the UNSC Army troopers in ''Halo: Reach''. When first starting to design the troopers, he drew them as all-female, as he was looking to do something different after drawing the [[John-117]] for three years during the development of ''[[Halo 3]]''.<ref>[http://www.isaachannaford.com/2011/01/halo-reach-army-trooper-development.html '''Isaac Hannaford''': ''Halo Reach Army trooper development'']</ref> | ||
*[[Isaac Hannaford]] was largely responsible for designing the look of the UNSC Army troopers in ''Halo: Reach''. When first starting to design the troopers, he drew them as all-female, as he was looking to do something different after drawing the [[John-117 | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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File:Army_compilation_1.png|Concept art of UNSC Army trooper BDUs. | File:Army_compilation_1.png|Concept art of UNSC Army trooper BDUs. | ||
File:Army_compilation_2.png|More Army trooper concepts. | File:Army_compilation_2.png|More Army trooper concepts. | ||
File:Reach E310 Campaign06.jpg|Two Army soldiers engaging a Sangheili during the | File:Reach E310 Campaign06.jpg|Two Army soldiers engaging a [[Sangheili]] during the Fall of Reach. | ||
File:Tipofthespear2.JPG|Three Army soldiers and | File:Tipofthespear2.JPG|Three Army soldiers and SPARTAN-B312 engaging a Sangheili during the Battle at Szurdok ridge. | ||
File:Reach_Army_Soldier1.jpg|A female UNSC Army soldier. | File:Reach_Army_Soldier1.jpg|A female UNSC Army soldier. | ||
File:Trooper leader.jpg|A UNSC Army Sergeant orders his troops forward. | File:Trooper leader.jpg|A UNSC Army Sergeant orders his troops forward. | ||
File:Army trooper.jpg|A UNSC Army Trooper aims his MA37 assault rifle. | File:Army trooper.jpg|A UNSC Army Trooper aims his MA37 assault rifle. | ||
File:UNSC_Army_V.jpg|Army Troopers aboard a Pelican. | File:UNSC_Army_V.jpg|Army Troopers aboard a [[D77-TC Pelican]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{C|First identified as UNSC Army}} | |||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' | ||
**''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]'' | **''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | *''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' | ||
*''[[Birth of a Spartan]]'' | |||
*''[[Patrol]]'' | |||
*''[[Deliver Hope]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||