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The '''Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility''' also abbreviated as the '''B5D Ordnance Testing Facility''' is a location in [[Swanbourne]], [[Australia]], [[Earth]]. It is a [[Beta-5 Division]] site, that was also the testing site of several GEN1 [[Materials Group]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] suits.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''' ''- Page 133, 152, 165''</ref>
The '''ONI Ordnance Testing Facility B5D''' is an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] installation in the [[Swanbourne]], [[Perth]] District of [[Western Australia]].  


They designed and tested the [[Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant]] and the [[Recon Armor|Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant]] for the [[Spartan-II]]s <ref>Description for the [[Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant]]</ref>.
==Overview==
The facility's personnel designed and tested the [[SCOUT-class Mjolnir]] and [[RECON-class Mjolnir]] variants of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''MJOLNIR Project 2'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''' ''- Armory descriptions''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' ''- Armory description''</ref> Previously, the facility had jointly developed the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] [[OPERATOR-class Mjolnir|Operator variant]] with [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}


[http://facilityb5d.com/forum/index.php Facility B5D] is also the name of a [[Bungie.net]] group and separate forum. The group is based around the Recon armor permutation, but participates and organizes other events not about Recon.  
==Suits tested and developed==
*[[OPERATOR-class Mjolnir]]{{Ref/Note|According to the Armory in ''Halo: Reach'', the Operator armor was developed at the Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility. According to ''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'', the armor was developed by Chalybs Defense Solutions and was tested at Chalybs' Testing Preserve. The article assumes that the two organizations jointly developed the armor.}}
*[[RECON-class Mjolnir]]
*[[SCOUT-class Mjolnir]]


== List of appearances ==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}}


==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}


It is possible that this facility is a subtle reference to the Australian Special Air Service Regiment, an elite group dedicated to reconnaissance and counterterror operations.
== Sources ==
{{Ref/Sources}}


==Related Articles==
[[Category:Earth]]
*[[United Nations Space Command]]
[[Category:UNSC military bases]]
*[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:45, March 23, 2022

The Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility also abbreviated as the B5D Ordnance Testing Facility is a location in Swanbourne, Australia, Earth. It is a Beta-5 Division site, that was also the testing site of several GEN1 Materials Group MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor suits.[1]

Overview[edit]

The facility's personnel designed and tested the SCOUT-class Mjolnir and RECON-class Mjolnir variants of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor.[2][3][4] Previously, the facility had jointly developed the Mark V Operator variant with Chalybs Defense Solutions.[1]

Suits tested and developed[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ According to the Armory in Halo: Reach, the Operator armor was developed at the Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility. According to Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, the armor was developed by Chalybs Defense Solutions and was tested at Chalybs' Testing Preserve. The article assumes that the two organizations jointly developed the armor.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: The Essential Visual Guide - Page 133, 152, 165
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint: MJOLNIR Project 2
  3. ^ Halo 3 - Armory descriptions
  4. ^ Halo: Reach - Armory description
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