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'''Infantry power armor'''<ref name="name" group="note">This name is not officially given in an official source, and is derived from the grouping of "Brute Infantry" in the ''Halo 3'' post-game statistics, all of whom employ the armour in question. Should an official name be presented, this article should be renamed appropriately.</ref> is a variant of the [[Jiralhanae power armor]] employed by [[Jiralhanae Minor]]s, [[Jiralhanae Major|Majors]] and [[Jiralhanae Ultra|Ultras]] of the [[Covenant military]], and several [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions]].

Like other Jiralhanae power armor variants, the armor employed by Jiralhanae infantry does not amplify the strength or speed of the wearer, but does provide [[energy shielding]] and protection in the form of composite armor plates.<ref name="ENC">''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]'', p.134 (2009); p.142 (2011)</ref> The infantry power armor features an open helmet and light armor plating covering the torso and lower legs, with Majors and Ultras additionally sporting armor plates on the shoulders and knees. Underneath the armor appears to be a padded cloth undersuit of some variety.

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>

File:Schism 3.png|Jiralhanae troops fighting the [[Sangheili]] in the post-war era.

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