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Posted by: tylerhalo8509
Well. I'm taking this from the games.
ODST-
Cant jump from up high without getting hurt- Not that good in the missions.
Deep Ground Surveillance or Long Range Reconnaissance- Small groups, watch the enemy.
Direct Action- Takes no time waiting for the enemy to come to them, they charge.
Unconventional Warfare- Great traning.
Counter-Terrorism Operations- Respond to enemy threats.
Counter-Contraband Operations- Recapture stolen items.
Personnel and Special Equipment Recovery/Capture- Medical treatment.
HUD, INTEL
via http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Orbital_Drop_Shock_Trooper
Spartans-
Super soldiers
Not much armor abilties- HUD, INTEL
Light armor
Jump from tall heights
Little missions, not as big as ODST's
ODST's get more missions that involve more secrecy than a Spartan's. A Spartan's job is to destroy the enemy more than intruding enemy infantry.
I believe ODST's are better though, better armor, stronger armor, don't fight as much as a Spartan, and sneaks into enemy base. They get a cool but interesting job. Its not too dangerous, if they do they're job carefully.
What is this bollocks? I'm getting pretty sick of this thread and the constant idiocy that surrounds it.
A mission that takes 1000 ODSTs to complete would take about 3 Spartans. ODSTs are in no way better than Spartans, John killed several ODSTs at the age of 14 without any MJOLNIR armour, just his fists.
Spartans-IIs are children chosen because they have superior genes to every other human. As a result of their augmentation, they have near-indestructible bones, they can naturally see in the dark, they have superhuman reflexes (300% faster than a normal human), the catalytic thyroid implant produces a significant amount of muscle mass... Must I really go?
This is like comparing Spongebob to Superman, it's moronic. There is absolutely nothing outstanding about ODSTs. They are not taken from home at the age of 6, they are not indoctrinated into the military for years, they are not tortured every day during gruelling military exercises, they do not recieve biological augmentations, nor do they serve on as many missions as individual Spartans do (TFOR states that John had served in over 300 military campaigns and had been awarded every medal except POW).
ODSTs most certainly do not have "better" or "stronger" armour. MJOLNIR is superior even to the armour the Elites wear.
How many ODSTs destroyed 2 Halos, High Charity and the Ark? There are several ODST bodies on High Charity during the mission Cortana, why weren't they capable of destroying the station if they're superior to Spartans?
On Jericho VII, it took only 4 Spartans to slaughter a thousand Grunts and Elites.
There is absolutely no evidence of an ODST outwitting a Spartan, yet there is plenty of the opposite.