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Suspa Al-pattern Assault Carapace
Production information
Manufacturer:	Tertiary Assembly Forges
Product line:	Covenant drop pod
Technical specifications
Length:	5.9 meters (19 ft)
Mass:	500 kilograms
Engine(s):	Impulse drive
Armament:	None
Crew:	1 Warrior
Usage
In service:	Human-Covenant War; Post-Covenant War conflicts
Role(s):	Transport
Affiliation:	Covenant; Covenant remnants

Revision as of 09:48, April 25, 2020

The Suspa Al-pattern Individual Assault Carapace ("fire seed") is a type of insertion pod employed by the Covenant.

Design

The Suspa Al is a single-occupant design of insertion pod, hosting only a single Sangheili warrior. The pod is a teardrop-shaped design, with the bottom of the pod serving as an armor-piercing ram capable of punching through the fortified hull of a warship or deep into an armored bunker to deliver their payload deep into the heart of an enemy area. The pod's occupant sits in a shock couch, cocooned in a series of crushing gravitic webs. All of the pod's life-support and safety systems are optimised for use by Sangheili warriors, and the pod's controls give the occupant a great degree of freedom in how the pod maneuvers during a drop, as opposed to the SOEIVs employed by the ODSTs.^[1]

When landing, the pod's door explodes off the front of the craft to allow the warrior to swiftly exit and engage the enemy. The door contains inertial compensation stasis generators, which mitigate the risk of the occupant being killed or injured during transit and pre-impact deceleration.^[1]

History

During the empire's height, the Suspa Al design pattern was rarely employed, as artisans allied with the Covenant's Zealot orders jealously guarded the secrets of their construction. Only the most pious of commanders, such as Supreme Commander Rho 'Barutamee of the Ministry of Fervent Intercession, were granted the honour of requisitioning their use, and only their use in battle guaranteed replacements.^[1] Many of the Sangheili troops selected for such orbital drops were themselves taken from the Zealot order, or otherwise aspired for membership in their chapterhouses.^[1]

During the Human-Covenant War, Sangheili deployed from the Fleet of Valiant Prudence employed Suspa Al insertion pods during the Fall of Reach. On August 14, 2552, Suspa Als deployed troops into their attack on the Sabre Program Launch/Research Range at Farkas Lake, deploying warriors onto the beaches outside the facility wherein they engaged the forces of the UNSC Army and NOBLE Team. During the later space battles of Operation: UPPER CUT, Suspa Als continued to be deployed from the SDV-class heavy corvette Ardent Prayer before itseventual destruction.^[2]

Following the collapse of the Covenant, the usage of the Suspa Al remains largely similar to how they were employed during the empire's reign, though the Zealots are now divided in loyalty amongst a large number of successor factions, and exercise less discretion in judging the worthy.^[1]

Gallery

Halo: Reach concept art for the Suspa Al.
Front and rear views of the Suspa Al.
Renders of Suspa Al in Halo: Reach.
The interior of the Suspa Al.
Interior view of the drop pod's hatch.
A Suspa Al landing on the beach at Farkas Lake.
A Suspa Al in the attack on Farkas Lake.

List of appearances

Halo: Reach (First appearance)

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Halo: Warfleet, Insertion Pods - p.66-67
^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace

[WF66-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Halo: Warfleet, Insertion Pods - p.66-67

[2] Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace

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 File:HR CovenantDropPod Concept.jpg|''Halo: Reach'' concept art for the ''Suspa Al''.
+File:HR OrbitalInsertionPod Views.png|Front and rear views of the ''Suspa Al''.
 File:HR CovenantDropPod Overview.png|Renders of ''Suspa Al'' in ''Halo: Reach''.
 File:HR OrbitalInsertionPod Interior.png|The interior of the ''Suspa Al''.