New Halo 3 equipment revealed in Famitsu

Looks like there is more new info than just the portable cover unit that you pointed out. On the second page at the bottom is a section describing the customizable Spartan armor. However in the same sidebar they state that the elite character models will also be customizable. I don't think this has been officially announced yet. I also haven't seen the hornet snub fighter (found on page 2) mentioned elsewhere before. I haven't had a chance to go through too much of the text yet so if I find more new stuff I'll let you know.

Jesus Christ!!!! Those scans are the best I've seen yet - the mobile base/tank/troop carrier looks sooooo cool. Is there armour customisation for elites as well? Think I see a human flying vehicle as well - roll on Sept!!!!!!!!!

Awesome find, Richard. I wonder how much damage the Elephant can take.

all thats been seen already in the egm scans exsept the picture of the elephant whitch looks awsome

two news tips in a row...achievement unlocked.

Well most of that stuff was released in the EGM scans but there is some new stuff like the picture of the elephant whitch looks awsome.

That equitment i belive is the personal shield it is in fact sould but you can shoot through it aswell.

It shows the map gardian lockouts sucessor whitch is coming along amazingly

Nice new pics on forge place a tank anywhere you want i like that and when you are in forge you become a monitor.

Elites armor permutations were released already so far there is 3.

Spartan is holding a plasma turet.

Picture of the mauler on gardian looks nice.

i dont think thats how you spell epataph but i dont know.

Nice pic of the hornet but we still dont know if its in mutiplayer yet i have high hopes i really want it.

Nice pic of the prawler looks as though it replaced the spetre because elites are in it the again it is mutiplayer.

Elites armor in the prawler just look awsome.

that just about raps up the rundown for those screens and they look amazing.

Halo 3 is looking better and better each day.

Now we just need a japeneze translator in here to see what those words mean.

I'm not a word perfect translator and I haven't yet seen the EGM scans so I'm not too sure what is new and what isn't. The Hornet fighter apparently allows two soldiers to ride on on either side of the fuselage. Again the magazine doesn't say if it is actually flyable in the campaign or in multiplayer. From the wording it sounds like they know if it is playable or not but can't say.

Oh and the spelling is Epitaph if they go with the non-leet version.

First off, watch the language. Secondly, the screens do look pretty amazing. I can't wait to take on the behemoth!!

I am almost 100% certain in guessing that brutes will also be a playable character. It would be so awesome for bungie to do it, that I bet they did.

Well look at that screen with the two ghosts firing at the hornet, that seems to be a multiplayer shot since it shows two spartans in the ghosts...so I would say the hornet is in multi..

I don't know what was previously announced, and my Japanese isn't perfect, but MAP EDITOR?! (second page, bottom right) :O I'll look at it in more detail later, but I think it says something about being able to share arranged maps over XBL. 'Anything is possible with Forge (Mode)' is the tagline. The magazine then speculates about what new ways of play could be introduced if several players could be in this said mode together.

...I think. Like I said my Japanese is far from perfect and involves a lot of guesswork. Take this with a large pinch of salt, but 'Forge mode' does suggest a Garry's Mod-esque addition.