Infantry power armor: Difference between revisions

Minor power is employed by Brute infantry forces for general combat roles.<ref name="ENC"/> It was employed by the Brutes of [[Maccabeus' clan]] during the [[First Battle of Harvest]] at the outset of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2525]],<ref>''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'', Rise of Humanity, First Contact at Harvest - p.62-63</ref> and later by [[Jiralhanae Jumper|Jumper Brutes]] serving the "[[Thrallslayer]]" at the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]] in [[2531]].<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'', campaign level [[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]</ref> Despite these early appearances, Jiralhanae employing powered armor systems continued to be a rare sight as the war dragged on, and power armor was rarely seen until [[2552]]. By October 20, brute infantry assigned to the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s fleet and the remnants of [[Truth's fleet]] employed Minor power armor, with it seeing use during the [[Battle for Earth]].<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', campaign level [[Tayari Plaza (level)|Tayari Plaza]]</ref> Following the onset of the [[Great Schism]], the Covenant saw a wide proliferation of Jiralhanae arms and materiel, and powered armor systems became more widespread, becoming heavily used in the later stages of the Battle for Earth and the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level [[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]</ref>