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{{Quote|Broadly speaking, sappers are equally at home building things as they are blowing them up.|''Halo: Reach'' [[Armor permutations (Halo: Reach)|Armory]] description - Assault/Sapper}} | {{Quote|Broadly speaking, sappers are equally at home building things as they are blowing them up.|''Halo: Reach'' [[Armor permutations (Halo: Reach)|Armory]] description - Assault/Sapper}} | ||
'''Combat engineers''', also referred to as '''sappers''' | '''Combat engineers''', also referred to as '''sappers'''{{Ref/Game|Id=HR|HR|[[Armor accessories/Assault|Assault/Sapper]] [[Armor permutations (Halo: Reach)|Armory]] description}} are [[Wikipedia:Combat engineer|specialized]] [[UNSC]] servicemen that perform construction and demolition tasks during combat. | ||
==Role== | ==Role== | ||
Combat engineers are personnel who are tasked with construction of allied fortifications and demolition of enemy emplacements.<ref name="wiki">[[:Wikipedia:Combat engineer|''Wikipedia'': Combat engineer]]</ref> | Combat engineers are personnel who are tasked with construction of allied fortifications and demolition of enemy emplacements.<ref name="wiki">[[:Wikipedia:Combat engineer|''Wikipedia'': Combat engineer]]</ref> A number of dedicated [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]] powered armor suits are designed for, and available for the use of combat engineering including the [[TECHNICIAN-class Mjolnir|Technician]], [[INDOMITABLE-class Mjolnir|Indomitable]] and the synonymously-named [[ENGINEER-class Mjolnir|Engineer]]. The [[Armor accessories/Assault|Assault/Sapper]] armor accessory is additionally available for Spartans as an attachment to their armor.{{Ref/Reuse|HR}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Superstructure_Stand-off.png|thumb|right|A UNSC combat engineer (left) and a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]].]] | [[File:Superstructure_Stand-off.png|thumb|right|A UNSC combat engineer (left) and a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]].]] | ||
Early in the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[24th Marine Engineering Brigade]] were deployed onto [[Mesra]] to perform a number of critical asset-denial operations on the planet's [[xenotime]] mines.{{Ref/Reuse|HO1}} | |||
During the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in [[2555]], UNSC combat engineers assisted Spartan [[Edward Davis]] in destroying a [[Forerunner]] structure on the moon of [[X50]]. | During the [[Fall of Reach]], Spartan [[Emile-A239]] employed the [[Armor accessories/Assault|Assault/Sapper]] armor accessory for his [[B-class Mjolnir]].{{Ref/Reuse|HR}} | ||
During the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in [[2555]], UNSC combat engineers assisted Spartan [[Edward Davis]] in destroying a [[Forerunner]] structure on the moon of [[X50]].{{Ref/Level|HSA|Mission 13: Assault on the Supply Lines}}{{Ref/Level|HSA|Mission 14: Infiltration of the Covenant Perimeter}}{{Ref/Level|HSA|Mission 15: Superstructure Stand-off}} Several engineers would be deployed on [[Draetheus V]] itself.{{Ref/Level|HSA|Mission 22: The Scorching of the Thicket}} | |||
==Known units== | ==Known units== | ||
UNSC combat engineers | ===UNSC Army=== | ||
Combat engineering units within the [[UNSC Army]] are structured under the [[UNSC Army Corps of Engineers]]. | |||
*[[412th Engineer Command]]{{Ref/Comic|Id=HE17|HE|Issue=17}} | |||
===UNSC Marine Corps=== | |||
UNSC Marine combat engineers are structured within the [[UNSC Marine Corps of Engineers]]. | |||
*[[Hades Corps]]{{Ref/Film|HLeg|[[Prototype]]}} | |||
*[[15th Combat Engineer Battalion]]<ref name="hsa">''Halo: Spartan Assault'', ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault/Quotes|Quotes]]''</ref> | *[[15th Combat Engineer Battalion]]<ref name="hsa">''Halo: Spartan Assault'', ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault/Quotes|Quotes]]''</ref> | ||
*[[24th Marine Engineering Brigade]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO1|Oblv|Chapter=1}} | |||
==Known personnel== | ==Known personnel== | ||
===UNSC Army=== | |||
*[[Holly Tanaka]] {{C|Formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|HE17}} | |||
===UNSC Marine Corps=== | |||
*[[Brigadier General]] [[Artur Pahlavi]]{{Ref/Novel|Oblv|Chapter=3}} | |||
*[[Private First Class]] [[Nozomi Li]]<ref name="hsa"/> | *[[Private First Class]] [[Nozomi Li]]<ref name="hsa"/> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:HR Sapper Chest Icon.png|The Sapper equipment available for MJOLNIR. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{C|Indirect mention}} | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{C|Indirect mention}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category:UNSC combat occupations]] | [[Category:UNSC combat occupations]] | ||
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- "Broadly speaking, sappers are equally at home building things as they are blowing them up."
- — Halo: Reach Armory description - Assault/Sapper
Combat engineers, also referred to as sappers[1] are specialized UNSC servicemen that perform construction and demolition tasks during combat.
Role
Combat engineers are personnel who are tasked with construction of allied fortifications and demolition of enemy emplacements.[2] A number of dedicated MJOLNIR powered armor suits are designed for, and available for the use of combat engineering including the Technician, Indomitable and the synonymously-named Engineer. The Assault/Sapper armor accessory is additionally available for Spartans as an attachment to their armor.[1]
History
A UNSC combat engineer (left) and a Jiralhanae Chieftain.
Early in the Human-Covenant War, the 24th Marine Engineering Brigade were deployed onto Mesra to perform a number of critical asset-denial operations on the planet's xenotime mines.[3]
During the Fall of Reach, Spartan Emile-A239 employed the Assault/Sapper armor accessory for his B-class Mjolnir.[1]
During the Battle of Draetheus V in 2555, UNSC combat engineers assisted Spartan Edward Davis in destroying a Forerunner structure on the moon of X50.[4][5][6] Several engineers would be deployed on Draetheus V itself.[7]
Known units
UNSC Army
Combat engineering units within the UNSC Army are structured under the UNSC Army Corps of Engineers.
UNSC Marine Corps
UNSC Marine combat engineers are structured within the UNSC Marine Corps of Engineers.
Known personnel
UNSC Army
- Holly Tanaka (Formerly)[8]
UNSC Marine Corps
Gallery
The Sapper equipment available for MJOLNIR.
List of appearances
- Halo: Reach (Indirect mention)
- Halo: Spartan Assault (First appearance)
- Halo: Oblivion
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo: Reach, Assault/Sapper Armory description
- ^ Wikipedia: Combat engineer
- ^ a b Halo: Oblivion, chapter 1
- ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, campaign level Mission 13: Assault on the Supply Lines
- ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, campaign level Mission 14: Infiltration of the Covenant Perimeter
- ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, campaign level Mission 15: Superstructure Stand-off
- ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, campaign level Mission 22: The Scorching of the Thicket
- ^ a b Halo: Escalation, issue 17
- ^ Halo Legends, timestamp Prototype
- ^ a b Halo: Spartan Assault, Quotes
- ^ Halo: Oblivion, chapter 3
