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Before any generation of MJOLNIR made it into formal production, a full decade was spent in the research and development phase of the program. Three major distinct development platforms emerged over this period, which would be retroactively designated Mark I, II and III, with each successively refining and building upon the last. Across these three platforms,{{Ref/Note|Id=EncFortySuits|The 2009 and 2011 editions of the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' claim that these manufactured suits were of the Mark I generation specifically, and that they were later "scrapped" - suggesting an intention to actually put them into service. However, the 2022 edition of the Encyclopedia revises this claim, stating that the "at least forty" suits were of the Mark I, II and III platforms overall, and establishes that they were only ever testbeds for experimentation, never production-ready suits of armour. Due to the recency of the 2022 edition, and the frequent inaccuracies in the 2009 and 2011 encyclopaediae, this article favours the 2022 edition.}} at least forty different physical suits were assembled, each to a varying stage of completeness with regards to systems integration and functionality. Suits from this prototypical generation of MJOLNIR were never intended to be put into service, instead serving merely as development platforms for Halsey and her team to iterate on.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p77}} Ultimately, the key failing of all three of these prototype platforms was the reliance on a local, external power source, requiring either a physical tether or for the user to remain within range of [[broadcast power]]. This made the designs impractical on the battlefield, as their range was severely limited by the lack of a mobile power source.{{Ref/Reuse|ENCY}} | Before any generation of MJOLNIR made it into formal production, a full decade was spent in the research and development phase of the program. Three major distinct development platforms emerged over this period, which would be retroactively designated Mark I, II and III, with each successively refining and building upon the last. Across these three platforms,{{Ref/Note|Id=EncFortySuits|The 2009 and 2011 editions of the ''Halo Encyclopedia'' claim that these manufactured suits were of the Mark I generation specifically, and that they were later "scrapped" - suggesting an intention to actually put them into service. However, the 2022 edition of the Encyclopedia revises this claim, stating that the "at least forty" manufactured suits were of the Mark I, II and III platforms overall (not Mark I specifically), and establishes that they were only ever testbeds for experimentation, never production-ready suits of armour. Due to the recency of the 2022 edition, and the frequent inaccuracies in the 2009 and 2011 encyclopaediae, this article favours the 2022 edition.}} at least forty different physical suits were assembled, each to a varying stage of completeness with regards to systems integration and functionality. Suits from this prototypical generation of MJOLNIR were never intended to be put into service, instead serving merely as development platforms for Halsey and her team to iterate on.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p77}} Ultimately, the key failing of all three of these prototype platforms was the reliance on a local, external power source, requiring either a physical tether or for the user to remain within range of [[broadcast power]]. This made the designs impractical on the battlefield, as their range was severely limited by the lack of a mobile power source.{{Ref/Reuse|ENCY}} | ||
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