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{{Quote|Broadly speaking, sappers are equally at home building things as they are blowing them up.|''Halo: Reach'' [[Armor customization (Halo: Reach)|Armory]] description - Assault/Sapper}}
'''Combat engineers''', also referred to as '''sappers'''{{Ref/Game|Id=HR|HR|[[Armor accessories/Assault|Assault/Sapper]] [[Armor customization (Halo: Reach)|Armory]] description}} are [[Wikipedia:Combat engineer|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.<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]], the synonymously-named [[ENGINEER-class Mjolnir|Engineer]] and the [[OSTEO combat engineering suit|OSTEO]]. The [[Armor accessories/Assault|Assault/Sapper]] armor accessory is additionally available for Spartans as an attachment to their armor.{{Ref/Reuse|HR}} The [[ODST armor/DEMO|ODST/DEMO]] armor set is also available for [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] combat engineers.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFHotDrops|D=28|M=2|Y=2021|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/hot-drops|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Hot Drops}}


'''Combat engineers''' are [[Wikipedia:Combat engineer|specialized]] [[UNSC]] servicemen that perform construction and demolition tasks during combat.<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'''</ref>
==History==
==History==
{{Main|Battle of Draetheus V}}
[[File:Superstructure Stand-off.png|thumb|A UNSC combat engineer (left) and a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]].]]
{{Expand-section}}
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 [[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==
===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>
*[[24th Marine Engineering Brigade]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO1|Oblv|Chapter=1}}
 
==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/Reuse|hsa}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HR Sapper Chest Icon.png|The Sapper equipment available for MJOLNIR.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Prototype]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{C|Indirect mention}}
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
[[Category:UNSC Organizational Military Units]]
 
[[Category:UNSC combat occupations]]

Latest revision as of 12:46, January 13, 2024

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Combat engineer

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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[edit]

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, the synonymously-named Engineer and the OSTEO. The Assault/Sapper armor accessory is additionally available for Spartans as an attachment to their armor.[1] The ODST/DEMO armor set is also available for ODST combat engineers.[3]

History[edit]

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.[4]

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.[5][6][7] Several engineers would be deployed on Draetheus V itself.[8]

Known units[edit]

UNSC Army[edit]

Combat engineering units within the UNSC Army are structured under the UNSC Army Corps of Engineers.

UNSC Marine Corps[edit]

UNSC Marine combat engineers are structured within the UNSC Marine Corps of Engineers.

Known personnel[edit]

UNSC Army[edit]

UNSC Marine Corps[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • The Sapper equipment available for MJOLNIR.

    The Sapper equipment available for MJOLNIR.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo: Reach, Assault/Sapper Armory description
  2. ^ Wikipedia: Combat engineer
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Hot Drops (Retrieved on Feb 28, 2021) [archive]
  4. ^ a b Halo: Oblivion, chapter 1
  5. ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, campaign level Mission 13: Assault on the Supply Lines
  6. ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, campaign level Mission 14: Infiltration of the Covenant Perimeter
  7. ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, campaign level Mission 15: Superstructure Stand-off
  8. ^ Halo: Spartan Assault, campaign level Mission 22: The Scorching of the Thicket
  9. ^ a b Halo: Escalation, issue 17
  10. ^ Halo Legends, timestamp Prototype
  11. ^ a b Halo: Spartan Assault, Quotes
  12. ^ Halo: Oblivion, chapter 3
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