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* The most common type of mass-deployment pod in use during the [[Fall of Reach]] is shaped like a smoothly rounded tetrahedron, with a large hatch on each of the three sides. The pod is equipped with three engines in the corners of the bottom of the pod, which slow down its descent until it reaches the ground. There are several glowing emitters on the floor of the pod; it is possible that these produce a [[stasis field]] to protect its occupants.
* The most common type of mass-deployment pod in use during the [[Fall of Reach]] is shaped like a smoothly rounded tetrahedron, with a large hatch on each of the three sides. The pod is equipped with three engines in the corners of the bottom of the pod, which slow down its descent until it reaches the ground. There are several glowing emitters on the floor of the pod; it is possible that these produce a [[stasis field]] to protect its occupants.


[[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|new Covenant]], active following the end of the Human-Covenant War, makes use of at least three different varieties of multiple-troop insertion pod:
[[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|new Covenant]], active following the end of the Human-Covenant War, makes use of at least three different varieties of multiple-troop insertion pod:
* The '''{{Pattern|Gloto|Breaching Carapace}}''': developed by [[Lodam Armory]], the T-51 IBC is the modern Covenant's most prominent model of drop pod. It can carry up to five occupants and is similar in size to the variant used by the original Covenant but sleeker and more elongated in design.{{Ref/Book|Id=evg121|H4EVG|Page=121}}
* The '''{{Pattern|Gloto|Breaching Carapace}}''': developed by [[Lodam Armory]], the T-51 IBC is the modern Covenant's most prominent model of drop pod. It can carry up to five occupants and is similar in size to the variant used by the original Covenant but sleeker and more elongated in design.{{Ref/Book|Id=evg121|H4EVG|Page=121}}
* The '''{{Pattern|Gloto'kef|Assault Carapace}} (SBC)''': slightly different shaped but similar in function and general size to the T-51, the T-53 SBC is likewise used by the new Covenant order to deploy small numbers of troops.{{Ref/Reuse|evg121}}
* The '''{{Pattern|Gloto'kef|Assault Carapace}} (SBC)''': slightly different shaped but similar in function and general size to the T-51, the T-53 SBC is likewise used by the new Covenant order to deploy small numbers of troops.{{Ref/Reuse|evg121}}
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