Type classification system: Difference between revisions

Type-classification is done in one of two ways. For the majority of materiel, the system is formatted as ''Type-XX'' or ''T-XX'', with the latter two characters denoting to two numbers - usually signifying the year the item was classified. For example, a Type-25 weapon may have been classified in the year [[2525]].{{Ref/Site|Id=pistol|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/plasma-pistol|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Plasma Pistol|D=04|M=01|Y=2020}} The UNSC method of classifying equipment by their year caused researchers no small headache as the war continued and new variants were catalogued and categorised, leading to numerous sub-classifications{{Ref/Reuse|pistol}}; some Type-classified weaponry also have sub-classification identifiers affixed to the end of their Type-designation such as the Type-25B brute shot or Type-56D needler. Equally, while much equipment was classified by the year of classification, this did not always respond to the first year the equipment was encountered. Some equipment such as the Type-56 Lich were employed sporadically throughout the war with humanity, but due to administrative delays or the battles not producing any surviving captured materiel to analyse, classification may be delayed for years afterwards.{{Ref/Site|Id=Guide|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/7543ad4d-1f51-4093-876d-f742929cdec1/lich|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Vehicles: Lich|D=01|M=05|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Vehicles}}