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|image= [[File:Grenadier_Helmet.jpg|250px]] | |image= [[File:Grenadier_Helmet.jpg|250px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Materials Group]]<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''' '' | |manufacturer=[[Materials Group]]<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 85''</ref> | ||
|testsite=[[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]]<ref name="EVG"/> | |testsite=[[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]]<ref name="EVG"/> | ||
|type=MJOLNIR (GEN1) | |type=MJOLNIR (GEN1) | ||
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==Development history== | ==Development history== | ||
It was introduced in [[2535]], ten years after the first version of MJOLNIR entered service.<ref | It was introduced in [[2535]], ten years after the first version of MJOLNIR entered service.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 84''</ref> The [G] variant served as the basis for all subsequent supplemental armor development programs and is compatible with later models such as the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]]. The [G] variant served as a test bed for incorporating energy shielding]technology with the MJOLNIR program,<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' ''- Armory description''</ref> though these test were not successful;<ref>[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]</ref> energy shielding had previously been tested by [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Red Team]] in [[2531]].<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''' ''- Page 119''</ref> <ref name="Red team" group="note">Energy shielding was a key feature of Mark V, although other Spartan squads had field-tested prototypes of this technology as early as 2531."'' This implicitly refers to Red Team, as the Grenadier variant did not enter service until 2535.</ref> | ||
After the first wave of [[MJOLNIR_Powered_Assault_Armor_(GEN2)|GEN2]] systems, based on requests of veteran [[Spartan-II]] and [[Spartan-III]] operatives, the [[UNSC Ordnance Commission]] considered reassessing a refined and upgraded version of the Grenadier suit. This led to the creation of the [[INDOMITABLE-class Mjolnir]].<ref name="CF:Noble">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-noble-intentions '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder 5/6/2016: Noble Intentions'']</ref> | After the first wave of [[MJOLNIR_Powered_Assault_Armor_(GEN2)|GEN2]] systems, based on requests of veteran [[Spartan-II]] and [[Spartan-III]] operatives, the [[UNSC Ordnance Commission]] considered reassessing a refined and upgraded version of the Grenadier suit. This led to the creation of the [[INDOMITABLE-class Mjolnir]].<ref name="CF:Noble">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-noble-intentions '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder 5/6/2016: Noble Intentions'']</ref> | ||