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[[File:Journal_MK_I.png|thumb|A sketch of the Mark I exoskeleton by Dr. Halsey]] | [[File:Journal_MK_I.png|thumb|A sketch of the Mark I exoskeleton by Dr. Halsey]] | ||
====Mark I exoskeleton==== | ====Mark I exoskeleton==== | ||
Initiated in [[2515]], the Mark I was one of ONI's first experiments with powered exoskeletons. More human-powered defense structures than suits, the Mark I took ten years to develop, but was bulky, unwieldy and needed to be tethered to a power source due to the tremendous amount of energy needed to power it.<ref name="ENCY"/> This caused the system's downfall, as it required a physical connection to a fusion generator which hindered movement.<ref name="ENCY"/><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 70'', (2001 edition) ''page 79'', (definitive edition) ''page 89'' (2010 edition)</ref> The Mark I prototype exoskeleton improved the strength and stamina of the wearer and allowed the user to lift two tons (4,000 pounds) and run at 32 km/h (19.88 mph) for extended periods of time.<ref name="ENCY"/> The Mark I contained a cutting-edge onboard computer that could assist the wearer by transmitting tactical and communications information to the standard neural implant issued to a soldier, though the suit did not possess the ability to carry an AI.<ref name="ENCY"/> The armor could also be equipped with motion sensors and infrared scopes, and it could be mounted with a 30mm minigun that fired on self-targeting armatures.<ref name="FoR3">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 71'', (2001 edition) ''page 81'', (definitive edition) ''page 90'' (2010 edition)</ref> | Initiated in [[2515]], the Mark I was one of ONI's first experiments with powered exoskeletons. More human-powered defense structures than suits, the Mark I took ten years to develop, but was bulky, unwieldy and needed to be tethered to a power source due to the tremendous amount of energy needed to power it.<ref name="ENCY"/> This caused the system's downfall, as it required a physical connection to a fusion generator which hindered movement.<ref name="ENCY"/><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 70'', (2001 edition) ''page 79'', (definitive edition) ''page 89'' (2010 edition)</ref> The Mark I prototype exoskeleton improved the strength and stamina of the wearer and allowed the user to lift two tons (4,000 pounds) and run at 32 km/h (19.88 mph) for extended periods of time.<ref name="ENCY"/> The Mark I contained a cutting-edge onboard computer that could assist the wearer by transmitting tactical and communications information to the standard neural implant issued to a soldier, though the suit did not possess the ability to carry an AI.<ref name="ENCY"/> The armor could also be equipped with motion sensors and infrared scopes, and it could be mounted with a 30mm minigun that fired on self-targeting armatures.<ref name="FoR3">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 71'', (2001 edition) ''page 81'', (definitive edition) ''page 90'' (2010 edition)</ref> | ||
Research and development for the Mark I was carried out at Section Three's headquarters inside [[CASTLE Base]] on [[Reach]], though the final assembly of components occurred at the [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] on [[Chi Ceti IV]].<ref name="ENCY"/> At least forty Mark I suits were produced; although they never saw battlefield deployment, many were converted to carry heavy equipment in docking bays, and dozens of others were dumped into Reach's titanium mines.<ref name="ENCY"/> The Mark I exoskeletons were later used by trainers of the SPARTAN-IIs to protect themselves against the Spartans' newly acquired strength. Otherwise, the training could have killed them, as evidenced when three trainers were accidentally killed during hand-to-hand combat exercises against the Spartans.<ref name="FoR3"/> | Research and development for the Mark I was carried out at Section Three's headquarters inside [[CASTLE Base]] on [[Reach]], though the final assembly of components occurred at the [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] on [[Chi Ceti IV]].<ref name="ENCY"/> At least forty Mark I suits were produced; although they never saw battlefield deployment, many were converted to carry heavy equipment in docking bays, and dozens of others were dumped into Reach's titanium mines.<ref name="ENCY"/> The Mark I exoskeletons were later used by trainers of the SPARTAN-IIs to protect themselves against the Spartans' newly acquired strength. Otherwise, the training could have killed them, as evidenced when three trainers were accidentally killed during hand-to-hand combat exercises against the Spartans.<ref name="FoR3"/> | ||
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