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Historically, the ‘dissipative’-style deployable shield system of the bubble shield is [[Forerunner]] in origin. [[Warrior-Servants]] utilized such a system to generate temporary fortifications using a sphere of interlocking hexagonal force enfolder elements, similar to [[Aggressor Sentinel#Operation|those used]] by [[Aggressor Sentinel|Sentinel]]s and [[Protector Sentinel|Protectors]]. The technology was eventually discovered by ONI in the twenty-sixth century and was repurposed for use by the [[UNSC Armed Forces]] in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In [[2544]], [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] used a bubble shield during [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]]. Due to their size, mass, and relatively short power cell duration, along with low rates of production, Bubble Shields saw very limited use during the last stages of the Human-Covenant War. | Historically, the ‘dissipative’-style deployable shield system of the bubble shield is [[Forerunner]] in origin. [[Warrior-Servants]] utilized such a system to generate temporary fortifications using a sphere of interlocking hexagonal force enfolder elements, similar to [[Aggressor Sentinel#Operation|those used]] by [[Aggressor Sentinel|Sentinel]]s and [[Protector Sentinel|Protectors]]. The technology was eventually discovered by ONI in the twenty-sixth century and was repurposed for use by the [[UNSC Armed Forces]] in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In [[2544]], [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] used a bubble shield during [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]]. Due to their size, mass, and relatively short power cell duration, along with low rates of production, Bubble Shields saw very limited use during the last stages of the Human-Covenant War. | ||
The [[drop shield]] is an advanced iteration of the bubble shield that was was developed by the [[Materials Group]] for ONI's [[Beta-5 Division|Beta-5 strike teams]]. Drop shields saw usage during the [[Fall of Reach]]. After Reach was defeated, [[Covenant]] forces recovered and copied ONI's shield prototypes, later employing their own cruder versions of bubble shields during the [[Battle of Earth]] and [[Battle of Installation 00]]. These bubble shields projected a translucent, slightly white/gold tinted protective sphere around the user. The shield itself was similar to a [[Wikipedia:Geodesic dome|geodesic dome]], made of tessellating hexagons. The shield protected against bullets, explosions, lasers, [[plasma]], flames, [[grenade]]s, and other projectiles. Vehicles and personnel, however, were still able to pass through it. After approximately 20 seconds had passed, the shield would collapse and the generator would self-destruct. After the conclusion of the war, the Office of Naval Intelligence continued to manufacture a small number of similar devices, one version of which saw use during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]], until 2555, when it refocused its shield research efforts towards Mjolnir-compatible emitters.<ref name="universe" | The [[drop shield]] is an advanced iteration of the bubble shield that was was developed by the [[Materials Group]] for ONI's [[Beta-5 Division|Beta-5 strike teams]]. Drop shields saw usage during the [[Fall of Reach]]. After Reach was defeated, [[Covenant]] forces recovered and copied ONI's shield prototypes, later employing their own cruder versions of bubble shields during the [[Battle of Earth]] and [[Battle of Installation 00]]. These bubble shields projected a translucent, slightly white/gold tinted protective sphere around the user. The shield itself was similar to a [[Wikipedia:Geodesic dome|geodesic dome]], made of tessellating hexagons. The shield protected against bullets, explosions, lasers, [[plasma]], flames, [[grenade]]s, and other projectiles. Vehicles and personnel, however, were still able to pass through it. After approximately 20 seconds had passed, the shield would collapse and the generator would self-destruct. After the conclusion of the war, the Office of Naval Intelligence continued to manufacture a small number of similar devices, one version of which saw use during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]], until 2555, when it refocused its shield research efforts towards Mjolnir-compatible emitters.<ref name="universe"/> | ||
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