Combat harness

The combat harness is the standard armor system used by sangheili, kig-yar and unggoy soldiers of the Covenant and Sangheili Republic.
== Specifications ==
=== Sangheili ===
The basic sangheili combat harness comprises a form-hugging black undersuit made from an unknown synthetic material. The outer layer of the combat harness consists of several sections of nanolaminate plating, bolstered by integrated energy shielding powered by a minaturised plasma reactor. Combined with the undersuit, the harness can enhance the strength and speed of the wearer. Depending on the wearer's rank and specialization, combat harnesses can employ a wide range of additional equipment.
=== Unggoy ===
=== Kig-yar ===
== Sangheili harness variants ==
=== Assault harness ===
Issued to Covenant Fleet Security personnel, the assault harness is designed to maximize survivablity in cramped quarters during boarding actions.
=== Flight harness ===
The Flight harness is used by sangheili pilots. The helmet is fully environmentally sealed and is equipped with a hyper-wave link, facilitating cleaner craft interaction.
=== Commando harness ===
Used exclusively by sangheili Commandos, the Commando harness is a lighter and sturdier counterpart to the standard-issue combat harness equipped with an active camouflage module and enhanced shielding. The helmet is fully environmentally sealed and features hardened communication uplinks as well as audio and visual amplification systems to enhance the wearer's situational awareness.
=== Ranger harness ===
The Ranger harness is a variant of the standard assault harness used by sangheili Rangers and Ranger Voidmasters. The helmet is fully environmentally sealed and features a blue-tinted faceshield that covers the majority of the head, providing a wider field of vision to the wearer. The thoracic cage features an integrated repulsor-pack, allowing for three-dimensional maneouvering in microgravity conditions.
=== Artifact retrieval harness ===
A variant of the Ranger harness designed for operations in potentially hazardous environments, featuring heavy corrosion-resistant plating with an ablative coating, improved energy shielding, enhanced optics and environmental regulation systems. This harness was used primarily by Covenant artifact retrieval teams, such as the detachment led by Sesa 'Refumee during the Battle of Installation 04.
=== Ascetic harness ===
The Ascetic harness is an ancient design utilized by a religious order that was reactivated following the Great Schism. It features a traditional bladed mandible guard.
=== Arbiter body armor ===
The Arbiter armors were an extremely rare type of harness only donned by ancient sangheili judge-kings, and by specific sangheili appointed by the Hierarchs during the Covenant era. Following an age-old traditional design that dates back to before the Covenant, the Arbiter's armor is composed of various segmented plates made of a dark silvery-bronze metal. Notably, it includes a distinctive helmet with a curved avian "beak" covering the face, and no mandible guards (though in the case of Thel 'Vadam these were added following the beginning of the Great Schism).Category:Daisy-023
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