Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet

A deactivated Point Defense Gauntlet being carried by a Kig-Yar

An activated Point Defense Gauntlet being carried by a Kig-Yar

Name: Point Defense Gauntlet
Model: Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet
Type: Personal energy shield
Scale: character
Skill: Melee Parry: Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet

Game Notes:

• This personal energy shield is held and wielded much like a normal shield. The user makes a melee parry skill roll to deflect incoming attacks, be they from melee weapons or blasters. Success indicates that the shield takes the damage. The shield has a Strength of 4D. If the damage roll is greater than the shield’s Strength roll, excess damage affects the shield bearer. Every time the shield is compromised, the energy shield collapses. An Easy Melee Parry roll will reactivate the shield.

Description: "Got a little Jackal problem. An overcharged Plasma Pistol shot will neutralize their shield."
-Edward Buck and Veronica Dare, during the Battle of Mombasa"

Point Defense Gauntlets, also known as Jackal Shield Units, are arm-held energy shields mainly used by the Covenant Kig-Yar for protection from enemy fire or close to mid-range explosions.

Summary

Worn on the forearm of the user, the gauntlet creates a plasma barrier contained within a magnetic field, much like the Sangheili energy sword. This shield deflects and absorbs small arms weaponry to an extent; UNSC ballistic weapons and the Needler simply bounce off the plasma barrier, whereas the Covenant's plasma-based weaponry is absorbed by the plasma barrier, eventually collapsing it.

Heavier weaponry, such as the Fuel Rod Gun, M19/M41 rocket launchers, and the gauss cannon, are considerably effective against the gauntlet's plasma barrier. Alternatively, explosions and extreme force from grenades and melee attacks will collapse the plasma barrier and likely kill the wearer in the process. The shield has a small open section on one side allowing the use of small arms. This opening, however, creates a disadvantage for the user as it exposes said weapon and any body parts behind it to enemy fire.

The shield of the point defense gauntlet reflects its current charge by changing color gradually from its original color to red before it deactivates completely.

There are several models of point defense gauntlets. The most common one is mounted on a wrist strap with an oval emitter, and has two cutaways for firing. A newer, more advanced model was first seen during the Battle of Reach, which had only one cutaway and was emitted by a full-arm gauntlet. A third variant has been seen in use by T'vaoan Murmillos.

Source:

• Halo Wiki: Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet
• thedemonapostle