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Posted by: sfreaper36
I was under the impression that when the covenant arrived at Earth they were unaware that it was our homeworld?
This is true.
There may be some evidence in the books, however I can only guess that the Brutes left behind to hold New Mombasa had advanced/ prototype armour, and due to time/ logistics constraints, not all Brutes could be outfitted with shield generators come the Sangheili Genocide. A similar story may be behind why the Brute Plasma Rifle was never seen in general combat again; it's too hard to make, field and maintain compared to normal Plasma Rifles and Spiker Rifles.
wow, thanks, that explain everything...seriously. :)