User blog comment:Western Gen/Speculations for Season 12/@comment-5746209-20131114215218

We now know that the Federal Army was not only after the Reds and Blues, but also some mysterious crate. What's exatcly inside is unknown yet it seems the Feds tend to use it. So, here's my idea of how the crate will be involved in the entire saga (I'm going the extra mile):

Due to the fact the spacecraft was carrying many secret weapons, I assume inside the crate is a experimental weapon made by the UNSC. This weapon has inmense power, using magnetic/radiated frequencies that eradicates all sentient life and technology with little damage to the surronding territory. Somehow, the Feds were able to learn that the weapon was being transported on the same ship the Reds and Blues were on and caused it to crash land on Chorus (the Reds and Blues actions that seemed to cause the crash had nothing to do with it).

Locus was sent to retrieve the crate and the simulation troopers in order to use them to eradicate the New Republic. However, the ship was split into 2 during the crash: with the crate at Crash Site Bravo and the security codes to open it at Crash Site Alpha. Eventually, our heros will learn of the weapon and (unknown to the FA) that the weapon's range of affect and the amount of energy used is uncontrolabe and the reason it was on the spacecraft was that it was being sent somewhere to be safely destroyed.

Meaning if it's activated once again, the weapon has the possiblilty of destroying the entire planet. However, Locus intends to use the weapon no matter what; thus, it'll be up to the Reds, Blues, Doc, Carolina, and the New Republic to stop him and his forces from destroying the planet.

So yeah. That's my theory about the mysterious box. What do you guys think?