![]() The hardened and shielded communications systems within a SOEIV is built directly into the pod's hatch and enables its operator to synchronize deployment with others. There is a braking chute system on the pod's top to slow it down and a reinforced impact plating on the bottom of it to absorb crash impact. A "blunt carriage", a SOEIV has a single entry and escape hatch on one side. Within the pod is a crash seat, communications gear, numerous equipment and weapon racks and lockers, and a rudimentary control system that allows for pod maneuvering. The Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle is an angular pod which varies in size. Ī SOEIV bay of a Stalwart-class light frigate. SOEIVs are often operated by the UNSC Marine Corps' Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, though some have seen use by the Corps' Hellbringers. Upon entering a world's atmosphere, a SOEIV employs brakes to slow itself down just short of impact. Their smaller profile makes them more difficult to destroy by defensive fire than conventional dropships. ![]() Manufactured by Ushuaia Armory, SOEIVs are deployed from orbiting naval vessels and are launched at near or right onto a particular objective, a method known as "transorbital support interdiction", often behind enemy lines. The Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle ( SOEIV), informally known as the drop pod or egg, is a class of Human Entry Vehicle used by the United Nations Space Command to deploy an individual from high orbit to the surface. Individual transorbital support interdiction/troop deployment
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