User blog comment:Sith Venator/Mandalorians vs Spartans/@comment-1017446-20110815223014/@comment-889585-20110815225905

Actually the Covenant's weapons are typically a lot less accurate and have far less range compared to Blasters. The MJOLNIR armor in terms as you said relies heavily on it's features of physical enhancement as defense as without the shields it can only take 2-3 7.62x51mm rounds before the user is killed. Mandalorian armor on the other hands offeres the protection of Mandalorian iron, a near indestructable metal, in comparison a Spartan cannot tank it out on the battlefield or they would immiedietly be killed, a mandalorian however can due to the strength of the metal.