Post by Danny on Jan 10, 2009 8:00:01 GMT -5
United Nations Space Command
History
The United Nations Space Command, better known as the UNSC, is the current main government of humanity, spanning multiple colony worlds along with Earth. Formed in the 2160's, during a period where remnants of old cultural ideologies clashed for supremacy in the Sol System, the UNSC served mainly as an overseer of United Nations military operations in space. After initiating massive militarization propaganda throughout its off-world colonies, the UN, through the UNSC, defeated Communist and Fascist forces in a conflict generally known as the "Interplanetary War", consisting of several side-battles that took place on Mars, the Jovian Moons and the South American Rain forests. Although the war brought a great deal of suffering to both the colonial population and the residents of Earth, it also united humanity's military forces into a common armed force by the end of the 22nd century: The UNSC.
Before the Covenant's attack on Harvest, humanity was in chaos, with the more remote colonies fighting for their independence from the UNSC. To help quell the revolts, the UNSC commissioned the SPARTAN Project, which created elite super-soldiers to eliminate insurrectionists. When the Covenant began decimating the outer colonies, these Spartans became humanity's best hope against the technological superiority of the aliens. By Halo: Combat Evolved, Earth - the location of which has been kept secret from the Covenant through the Cole Protocol - is the last remaining Human bastion; it falls under attack during Halo 2. The end of the Human-Covenant war comes after UNSC forces eliminate the Covenant's leadership and joint UNSC-Sangheili forces destroy the Flood threat.
The UNSC's military is called the United Nations Space Command Defense Force, used to protect human colony worlds and engage threats to the UNSC. By the time of the war the UNSC is at Tier 3 of the Forerunner technological achievement. This is likely to rise due to the capture of Covenant technology and equipment, which has been studied and adapted for human needs. The very best and cutting edge of UNSC equipment is supplied to the SPARTAN-II Project. For example energy shields.
After the war, the UNSC began to spread through their old territory, recolonizing until an new threat stood in their way. A syphodyte threat.
Weapons and Vehicles
M6- Pistol
M7- SMG
MA5- Assault Rifle
BR55HB SR- Battle Rifle
M90- Shotgun
Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 AM- Sniper Rifle
M41 SSR MAV/AW- Rocket Launcher
Land
Scorpion Tank - The Main Battle Tank of the UNSC. Has a 90mm high-velocity cannon and a 7.62mm machine gun. An extremely powerful tank that can hold up to four passengers on its tread-mounted jump seats.
Warthog - M12 LRV capable of mounting a chain gun, rocket launcher, Gauss rifle, or a passenger cage with room for three.
Mongoose - Unarmed All-Terrain Vehicle.
Cobra - An offensive rocket artillery.
Elephant - Siege Vehicle and Infantry Carrier. Powerful but extremely slow.
Rhino - Heavy Tank/Self Propelled Artillery Vehicle.
Wolverine - A half-tracked armored Anti-Aircraft Vehicle.
Grizzly - A heavier variant of the Scorpion, fields a dual cannon and a flamethrower.
Cyclops - Normally used for logistics duty, this is a Marine Corps heavy melee "mech" platform.
Air
Pelican - D77-TC Dropship.
D77H-TCI Pelican Dropship - Newest Pelican Variant.
Albatross - Large Dropship.
Bumblebee - Escape Pod.
Longsword - C709 Space Fighter.
SkyHawk - Atmospheric Superiority Fighter Jet.
Shortsword - Short-Range Atmospheric Fighter-Bomber.
Sparrowhawk - VTOL Close Air Support Gunship.
Hornet - VTOL Gunship/Utility Dropship.
Vulture - Large Hovering Gunship
Black Cat - Exflitration Craft
Equipment
Bubble Shield
R/9 Antipersonnel Mine
Covenant Separatists
History
The Covenant Separatists are a breakaway faction of the Covenant, led by the Sangheili and "officially" formed after they learned the truth about the Halo Installations near the end of the Battle of Installation 05 in November 2552.
After defeating what was left of the Covenant, the Separatist forces left Earth and returnees to Sangheilios to find it had been viciously attacked by Brutes, but were luckily fought off. Later that night, the Brutes raided the planet again, kidnapping women and children. Forces boarded enemy ships in a desperate effort to rescue the civilians before the Sangheili fleet launched an attack. The effort proved successful and most if not all civilians were saved, followed by a devastating attack led by the Arbiter.
The civilians were returned home and the damage is being re-done.
Weapons and Vehicles
Weapons
Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle - "Plasma Rifle"
Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword - "Energy Sword"
Type-51 Carbine - "Covenant Carbine"
Type-50 Sniper Rifle System - "Particle Beam Rifle"
Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon - "Fuel Rod Gun"
Type-52 Directed Energy Support Weapon - "Plasma Cannon"
Vehicles
Spectre
Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle - "Ghost"
Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft - "Banshee"
Type-52 Troop Carrier - "Phantom"
Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform - "Scarab"
Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage - "Wraith"
Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery - "Anti-Air Wraith"
Seraph-class Starfighter
Equipment
Power Drain
Radar Jammer
Gravity Lift
Flare
Regenerator
Deployable Cover
Cloaking/ Active Camouflage
Overshield