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originally posted in:Halo Archive
6/12/2014 9:37:35 PM
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Why did the UNSC continue to use ballistic vests so far into the Human-Covenant war?
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Short answer: people as thoughtful as Captain Keyes(koff,released Flood after 100,000 years,koff) make the choices of what is standard issue. Yeah.
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It was actually the Covenant who released the Flood. Keyes simply opened a door the Covenant locked after realizing what was inside.
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I know that. Just saying; the warning, "they worked pretty hard to lock it down" should have at least made him second geuss his decision to, ultimately, threaten all sentient life in the galaxy.
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The Flood was already out at that point. Even if they didn't open it, the Flood would have spread.
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The logistics of distributing one brand or model of equipment over an interstellar civilization that spans 800 worlds is nigh impossible. As a result, certain sections of UNSC space might have less modern equipment. Of course, with most of those colonies destroyed, they need a highly adaptable BDU. The post-war BDU can give that. While they do have ballistic vests, it is still highly configurable as you can see via all the variants the marines in Halo 4 use.
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>implying they offer no protection from plasma
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Edited by Adamal123: 6/12/2014 9:53:13 PM>implying 28 years of war is too much time to ask for better protection from plasma.
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>implying plasma protection was not built in to their armor >implying that is not why they can survive many PP shots
