Follow an elite team of European Special Operations soldiers as they deploy behind enemy lines to perform a hostage rescue operation. Discover their tactical procedures, and get an up-close look at the gear they use.
PART 1: HALO/HAHO INFILTRATION
Insignia of the Sedra Colonial Guard. Image created by Sal of halofanforlife.com
The Sedran Colonial Guard is the primary military force of the remote Outer Colony of Sedra and is led by Colonel Randall Aiken, a former elite SPARTAN-II super-soldier. Many soldiers in the Sedran Colonial Guard are well-motivated and dedicated to the defense of their homeworld – as Private First Class Talitha Macer explains at one point; “We’ve lived in a state of perpetual war, surrounded by enemies. We were born fighting.”
Considering the temperate forested terrain of Sedra however, perhaps GreenZone™ would have been a more appropriate choice of camouflage…
Forested terrain around Sedra City on planet Sedra. (source: Halopedia)
The ‘HALO: Nightfall’ costume department created a distinctive look for the Sedran Colonial Guard troops by using BadLands™ Combat Patrol Uuniforms (CPUs) from Helikon-Tex, with a few cosmetic alterations. For Colonel Aiken’s uniform, and also for his close protection team, they used BadLands™ CPU trousers from Helikon-Tex paired with BadLands™ ‘Einsatzkampfjacken’ (‘Operational Battle Jackets’) from Leo Koehler. Besides some minor cosmetic changes, it also looks like the costume department ‘aged’ the uniforms with some sort of over-wash as well.
Caution, this announcement carries a SPOILER ALERT…Seen in a crucial and dramatic segment of Season 3; PenCott™ camouflage patterns are seen in use by ‘Russian’ soldiers taking part in a peacekeeping mission in the Middle East. The Russian soldiers are seen wearing BadLands™ uniforms, whereas GreenZone™ uniforms are worn by the Russian officers and by Russian President Petrov. All of the PenCott camouflage uniforms used are the CPU (Combat Patrol Uniform) model made by Polish company Helikon-Tex.
In the wake of a biological attack on the planet Sedra, ONI Agent, Jameson Locke, and his team work with a local Sedra Colonial Guard commander to locate the origin of the bio-weapon; leading them to an ancient, hellish artifact, and ending in a desperate fight for the team’s survival.
New things on their booth this year were the ventilated CPU Boonie Hat and the PCS Smock – both items were displayed in the GreenZone™ pattern.
You can download a PDF copy of Helikon-Tex’s entire 2015 Military and Law Enforcement catalog here.
Jump to the YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJBTOpkg_q4
Read the full review here.
The text is in German, but the pictures speak for themselves about the complete set of features and the high-quality of these garments.
See the full review here.
Featuring the use of Helikon-Tex CPUs in PenCott-BadLands camouflage pattern, ‘HALO: Nightfall‘ has become a feature-length film scheduled for release on March 17. The film will be available on DVD, Blue-ray and on digital platforms – including iTunes.
See the new trailer here…:…
http://youtu.be/xzlMwspbtsg
