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
Combat engineers are personnel who are tasked with construction of allied fortifications and demolition of enemy emplacements.[2]
History
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.[3][4][5] Several engineers would be deployed on Draetheus V itself.[6]
Known units
UNSC combat engineers may be structured within the UNSC Marine Corps of Engineers.
Known personnel
Gallery
- Halo Reach chest armor sapper.jpg
The Sapper equipment available for MJOLNIR.
List of appearances
- Halo: Reach (Indirect mention)
- Halo: Spartan Assault (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b Halo: Reach, Armory - Assault/Sapper chest description
- ^ Wikipedia: Combat engineer
- ^ 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 15th Marine Forces Reserve
- ^ a b Halo: Spartan Assault, Quotes
