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==Overview==
==Overview==
===Specifications===
===Specifications===
The Assault harness is a reissued pre-[[Covenant]] Sangheili harness that features reinforced aligned composites and buttress principal protective stratum to preserve structural coherence of underlying tissue, and ultra resilient deltoid protection to aid in the concussive shock force and direct kinetic energy. Much like the [[Combat harness|standard combat harness]], the Assault harness is also designed to be intimidating and damage the enemy's psyche and morale.<ref name="h3description"/> The Assault harness shares a distant origin with some variants of the [[Ranger harness]],<ref>''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'', p.58</ref> though both are now different armor systems.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-brute-force ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Brute Force]</ref>
The Assault harness is a reissued pre-[[Covenant]] Sangheili harness that features reinforced aligned composites and buttress principal protective stratum to preserve structural coherence of underlying tissue, and ultra resilient deltoid protection to aid in the concussive shock force and direct kinetic energy. Much like the [[Combat harness|standard combat harness]], the Assault harness is also designed to be intimidating and damage the enemy's psyche and morale.{{Ref/Reuse|h3description}} The Assault harness shares a distant origin with some variants of the [[Ranger harness]],{{Ref/Book|EVG|Page=58}} though both are now different armor systems.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-brute-force|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Brute Force}}


The helmet is completely sealed unlike the combat harness and its main feature is a rounded plate around their forehead and head. It then features a pair of orange goggle like lenses. Both mandibles are protected by an angular guard and features a neck ring to the back with a pair of lights on each side. Unlike most other Sangheili armors, this helmet only has two mandible guards instead of four separate ones. The helmet also has metal plates along the Sangheili's neck.  
The helmet is completely sealed unlike the combat harness and its main feature is a rounded plate around their forehead and head. It then features a pair of orange goggle like lenses. Both mandibles are protected by an angular guard and features a neck ring to the back with a pair of lights on each side. Unlike most other Sangheili armors, this helmet only has two mandible guards instead of four separate ones. The helmet also has metal plates along the Sangheili's neck.  
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===Usage===
===Usage===
The Assault harness is a pre-Covenant [[Sangheili]] design, restricted from use following the signing of the [[Writ of Union]] due to its effectiveness. Throughout the Covenant empire, the armor remained in use in only limited quantities, though the onset of the [[Great Schism]] ultimately saw the design brought back into service.<ref name="h3description">''[[Halo 3]]'', armor description</ref> A [[Unidentified Sangheili bridge operator|bridge officer]] aboard the ''[[Resplendent Fervor]]'' wore the Assault armor during [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]],<ref>''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]</ref> and [[Usze 'Taham]] employed the armor during the Battles of [[Battle for Earth]] and [[Battle of Installation 00]]. [[Rtas 'Vadum]] employed the Assault armor chest and shoulder piece during these events.<ref>''[[Halo 3]]''</ref>
The Assault harness is a pre-Covenant [[Sangheili]] design, restricted from use following the signing of the [[Writ of Union]] due to its effectiveness. Throughout the Covenant empire, the armor remained in use in only limited quantities, though the onset of the [[Great Schism]] ultimately saw the design brought back into service.{{Ref/Game|Id=h3description|H3|In-game description}} A [[Unidentified Sangheili bridge operator|bridge officer]] aboard the ''[[Resplendent Fervor]]'' wore the Assault armor during [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]],{{Ref/Film|HLeg|Episode=The Package (animated short)|EpLinkText=The Package}} and [[Usze 'Taham]] employed the armor during the Battles of [[Battle for Earth]] and [[Battle of Installation 00]]. [[Rtas 'Vadum]] employed the Assault armor chest and shoulder pieces during these events.{{Ref/Game|H3|Rtas 'Vadum in-game model}}
 
In the [[2558]] [[Battle of Ealen IV|Ealen IV peace talks]], several Assault-clad troops of the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] accompanied the Arbiter [[Thel 'Vadam]] as part of the leader's personal guard.{{Ref/Comic|HE|Issue=2}}


== In-game information ==
== In-game information ==
===''Halo 3''===
===''Halo 3''===
==== Helmet characteristics ====
The Flight harness is unlockable as an [[Armor permutations (Halo 3)|armor permutation]] for Elite characters in ''[[Halo 3]]''. In [[Co-op Campaign|co-operative play]] in the [[campaign]], the fourth player will play as Usze 'Taham and employ the Assault harness in the process.
*'''Unlock''': Starter/Default.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 75%;"
*'''Description''': ''"Reissue of the pre-Covenant assault class combat harness; reinforced aligned composites buttress principal protective stratum to preserve structural coherence of underlying tissues."''
! style="width: 15%"|Helmet
 
! style="width: 55%"|Description
==== Shoulder pauldron characteristics ====
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements (''Halo 3'')
*'''Unlock''': Starter/Default.
! style="width: 15%"|Unlock requirements (''Halo: MCC'')
*'''Description''': ''"Ultra-resilient deltoid protection aid in dispersal of concussive shock force as well as direct kinetic energy transfer; reinforces image of Sangheili physical/martial superiority."''
|- align="center"
 
|rowspan=4|[[File:HTMCC H3 Assault Menu Render.png|100px]]<br/>Assault
==== Thoracic cage characteristics ====
|align="left"|'''Helmet:''' Reissue of the pre-Covenant assault class combat harness; reinforced aligned composites buttress principal protective stratum to preserve structural coherence of underlying tissues.
*'''Unlock''': Starter/Default.
|align="left" rowspan="4"|Unlocked by default.
*'''Description''': ''"With the dawn of this new age, assault-class combat harnesses will once again be issued to our forces after having been denied for so long by the illegitimate treaty imposed upon us by our ancient enemies."''
|rowspan=4|Unlocked by default.
 
|- align="center"
===MCC===
|align="left"|'''Chest:''' With the dawn of this new age, assault-class combat harnesses will once again be issued to our forces after having been denied for so long by the illegitimate treaty imposed upon us by our ancient enemies.
*'''Description''': Ultra-resilient deltoid protection for dispersal of concussive shock force and kinetic energy transfer.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''Shoulders:''' Ultra-resilient deltoid protection aid in dispersal of concussive shock force as well as direct kinetic energy transfer; reinforces image of Sangheili physical/martial superiority.
|- align="center"
|align="left"|'''MCC:''' Retains multi-port for use in older TARASQUE heavy fighters and GIGAS fighter-bombers.
|}


==Trivia==
==Production notes==
*The Assault harness is the only [[Armor permutations (Halo 3)|Sangheili armor variant]] unlocked by default in the multiplayer of ''[[Halo 3]]''—besides the default Combat harness.
* In the ''Halo 3'' level [[Floodgate]], some Sangheili corpses have an Assault helmet, but due to a glitch, the Combat helmets are on them as well, making a combination helmet. These corpses only appear toward the end of level in the [[Indulgence of Conviction|crashed Flood ship]].
*In the ''Halo 3'' [[co-op]] [[campaign]], the fourth player controls [[Usze 'Taham]], a Sangheili wearing the Assault harness.
* In concept art released for ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]'', the Assault harness was incorrectly labeled as the [[Flight harness]].{{Ref/Generic|Halo Waypoint (Xbox 360) universe section|"The Package" Art 1|Quote=Flight - The easy contours of the Flight Elite armor|Detail=([[Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009_to_2014/Universe/Halo_Legends#"The_Package"_Art_1|Archive]])}}
*In the ''Halo 3'' level [[Floodgate]], some Sangheili corpses have an Assault helmet, but due to a glitch, the Combat helmets are on them as well, making a combination helmet. These corpses only appear toward the end of level in the [[Indulgence of Conviction|crashed Flood ship]].
*In concept art released for ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]'', the Assault harness was incorrectly labeled as the [[Flight harness]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Assault harness}}
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Assault harness}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:AssaultArmor.png|The Assault harness.
File:H3 Assault harness with Plama Rifle.jpg|A Sangheili with the Assault harness in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
File:H3 Assault harness with Plama Rifle.jpg|A Sangheili with the Assault harness in ''[[Halo 3]]''.
File:H3-Usze Taham Portrait.png|Render of the Assault harness as worn by [[Usze 'Taham]].
File:H3-Usze Taham Portrait.png|Render of the Assault harness as worn by [[Usze 'Taham]].
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File:ThePackage Flight Concept.png|Renders of the Assault harness worn by a Sangheili in ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''.
File:ThePackage Flight Concept.png|Renders of the Assault harness worn by a Sangheili in ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''.
File:Unnamed Bridge Officer.png|A Sangheili bridge officer wearing the Assault harness.
File:Unnamed Bridge Officer.png|A Sangheili bridge officer wearing the Assault harness.
File:HTMCC H3 AssaultHarness Crop.png|The Assault harness as seen in the menus of ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.
File:HTMCC H3 AssaultHarness Crop Back.png|The back of the Assault harness.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Prototype]]''
**''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''
**''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[The Return]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''

Revision as of 18:04, February 9, 2021

Assault armor redirects here. For the Mjolnir armor accessories, see Armor accessories/Assault.
Assault harness
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Production overview

Type:

Sangheili harness

Role(s):

Heavy-duty protection

Technical specifications

Feature(s):

  • Reinforced armor plating
  • Dynamic recharging energy shielding
 

The Assault harness is an armor set of the Sangheili, and features a dynamic recharging energy shielding.

Overview

Specifications

The Assault harness is a reissued pre-Covenant Sangheili harness that features reinforced aligned composites and buttress principal protective stratum to preserve structural coherence of underlying tissue, and ultra resilient deltoid protection to aid in the concussive shock force and direct kinetic energy. Much like the standard combat harness, the Assault harness is also designed to be intimidating and damage the enemy's psyche and morale.[1] The Assault harness shares a distant origin with some variants of the Ranger harness,[2] though both are now different armor systems.[3]

The helmet is completely sealed unlike the combat harness and its main feature is a rounded plate around their forehead and head. It then features a pair of orange goggle like lenses. Both mandibles are protected by an angular guard and features a neck ring to the back with a pair of lights on each side. Unlike most other Sangheili armors, this helmet only has two mandible guards instead of four separate ones. The helmet also has metal plates along the Sangheili's neck.

The shoulder pauldron is squared off with a simple set of shapes and rectangle plate with a roughly triangular form on each side. The thoracic cage of the Assault harness is nearly identical to that of the standard combat harness. The differences include a pair of clasps on each shoulder and a hexagonal piece armor set on the center of the chest.

Usage

The Assault harness is a pre-Covenant Sangheili design, restricted from use following the signing of the Writ of Union due to its effectiveness. Throughout the Covenant empire, the armor remained in use in only limited quantities, though the onset of the Great Schism ultimately saw the design brought back into service.[1] A bridge officer aboard the Resplendent Fervor wore the Assault armor during Operation: WARM BLANKET,[4] and Usze 'Taham employed the armor during the Battles of Battle for Earth and Battle of Installation 00. Rtas 'Vadum employed the Assault armor chest and shoulder pieces during these events.[5]

In the 2558 Ealen IV peace talks, several Assault-clad troops of the Swords of Sanghelios accompanied the Arbiter Thel 'Vadam as part of the leader's personal guard.[6]

In-game information

Halo 3

The Flight harness is unlockable as an armor permutation for Elite characters in Halo 3. In co-operative play in the campaign, the fourth player will play as Usze 'Taham and employ the Assault harness in the process.

Helmet Description Unlock requirements (Halo 3) Unlock requirements (Halo: MCC)
HTMCC H3 Assault Menu Render.png
Assault
Helmet: Reissue of the pre-Covenant assault class combat harness; reinforced aligned composites buttress principal protective stratum to preserve structural coherence of underlying tissues. Unlocked by default. Unlocked by default.
Chest: With the dawn of this new age, assault-class combat harnesses will once again be issued to our forces after having been denied for so long by the illegitimate treaty imposed upon us by our ancient enemies.
Shoulders: Ultra-resilient deltoid protection aid in dispersal of concussive shock force as well as direct kinetic energy transfer; reinforces image of Sangheili physical/martial superiority.
MCC: Retains multi-port for use in older TARASQUE heavy fighters and GIGAS fighter-bombers.

Production notes

  • In the Halo 3 level Floodgate, some Sangheili corpses have an Assault helmet, but due to a glitch, the Combat helmets are on them as well, making a combination helmet. These corpses only appear toward the end of level in the crashed Flood ship.
  • In concept art released for The Package, the Assault harness was incorrectly labeled as the Flight harness.[7]

Gallery

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo 3, In-game description
  2. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 58
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Brute Force
  4. ^ Halo Legends, episode The Package
  5. ^ Halo 3, Rtas 'Vadum in-game model
  6. ^ Halo: Escalation, issue 2
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint (Xbox 360) universe section, "The Package" Art 1: (Archive) "Flight - The easy contours of the Flight Elite armor"