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The '''M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle''' (abbreviated '''M12A1 LAAV'''), more commonly known as the '''Rocket Warthog''', is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ground vehicle.
The '''M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle''',{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}{{Ref/Reuse|manual}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|CU}} abbreviated as '''M12A1 LAAV''' and commonly referred to as the '''Rocket Warthog''', is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ground vehicle. It is a variant of the [[M12 Force Application Vehicle]].
==Introduction==
It is a notable variant of the [[Warthog]] series of vehicle, but is by far the least customary. It holds a three barreled rocket turret on the back replacing the [[LAAG]] gun. It is seen only in ''[[Halo PC]]''. Its position as the [[UNSC]] LAAV is usurped by the far more universal [[M12G1 Warthog LAAV]] in ''[[Halo 2]]''.


==Description==
==Design details==
The M12A1 Warthog is exactly the same as the standard [[M12 Warthog LRV]], except for two differences:<br />
The M12A1 LAAV is one of the UNSC's anti-armor vehicles, designed to quickly and efficiently defeat lightly armored vehicles. Despite this, it was rarely employed in the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Unlike other M12 variants, the M12A1 can be differentiated by its appearance; the M12A1 Rocket Warthog is painted in black and has yellow paint stripes lined through the base. Its seats are also yellow and its tires have a darker color tone than those of the standard Warthog.


1. It has yellow paint stripes lined through the base, to distinguish it from the standard M12 Warthog. It's also painted black, different to the normal colour of a warthog, metallic grey.<br />
The M12A1 is equipped with a mounted [[M39 rocket turret]]{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|CU}} which fires three [[M19 missile|M19 SC-HE rockets]]{{Ref/Reuse|manual}} and requires four seconds to reload when the magazine is depleted.
2. It is armed with a [[102mm SC-HE Rocket Turret]] on the back seat. The turret can shoot three [[Rocket Launcher|surface-to-surface rockets]] before reloading, but like all projectile weapons, it must be reloaded when the magazine capacity is depleted. The reloading time takes about four seconds, similar to the reload time of a [[Scorpion]] in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]].


{{UNSC Vehicles}}
==Production notes==
In the [[Halo E3 2000 Trailer|E3 2000 ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' trailer]], the featured Warthog sported a cannon that fired missiles like the M12A1 cannon, but looked like ''[[Halo 2]]''<nowiki />'s [[M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle|M12G1 LAAV's]] [[M68 Gauss Cannon|gauss cannon]].


==Trivia==
The M12A1 LAAV made its first in-game appearance in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved (PC port)|''Halo: Combat Evolved'' for PC]]''<nowiki/>'s multiplayer mode, and was thus later included in the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' multiplayer component of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.
*It is said that Chief Petty Officer Mendez has the M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle or Rocket Launcher as his custom-made and trademark Warthog transport. Although the warthog of Mendez had a rack of archer missiles and this clearly fires rockets.
 
*Firing the turret rapidly will significantly decrease the accuracy.
The Rocket Warthog was intended to be featured in ''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' as part of an upgrade package for the Warthog vehicle alongside quad-treads from the [[M862 Arctic Warthog]].''<ref name="CU">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-summer-red-summer-blue ''Halo Waypoint'': Community Update - Summer Red, Summer Blue]</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Rocket Hog.png|The Rocket Warthog from the [[Halo: Combat Evolved (PC port)|PC version]] of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
File:HCE - RocketHog.png|A Rocket Warthog in the multiplayer map, [[Blood Gulch]].
File:HCE - RocketTurret.png|A SPARTAN firing the [[102mm SC-HE Rocket Turret]].
File:HCE-RocketHogRarskin.jpg|A M12A1 Rocket Warthog with a skin in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
* ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{MCCo}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved (PC port)|''Halo: Combat Evolved'' for PC]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{C|Never released}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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[[Category:Drivable vehicles]]
[[Category:Warthog variants]]

Latest revision as of 19:32, March 19, 2022

For the Rocket Warthog introduced in Halo: Reach, see M12R Rocket Warthog.
M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle
A view of the M12A1 Rocket Warthog in Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer.
Production information

Manufacturer:

AMG Transport Dynamics

Product line:

Warthog

Model:

M12 FAV "Warthog"
M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle

Technical specifications

Length:

4.2 meters (14 feet)[1]

Mass:

3.5 tons[2]

Armament:

M39 rocket turret (1)[3][4]

Crew:

  • Driver (1)
  • Gunner (1)
Usage

In service:

Human-Covenant War

Role(s):

  • Reconnaissance
  • Light anti-vehicular

Affiliation:

UNSC

 

The M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle,[1][2][3][4] abbreviated as M12A1 LAAV and commonly referred to as the Rocket Warthog, is a UNSC ground vehicle. It is a variant of the M12 Force Application Vehicle.

Design details[edit]

The M12A1 LAAV is one of the UNSC's anti-armor vehicles, designed to quickly and efficiently defeat lightly armored vehicles. Despite this, it was rarely employed in the Human-Covenant War.[3] Unlike other M12 variants, the M12A1 can be differentiated by its appearance; the M12A1 Rocket Warthog is painted in black and has yellow paint stripes lined through the base. Its seats are also yellow and its tires have a darker color tone than those of the standard Warthog.

The M12A1 is equipped with a mounted M39 rocket turret[3][4] which fires three M19 SC-HE rockets[2] and requires four seconds to reload when the magazine is depleted.

Production notes[edit]

In the E3 2000 Halo: Combat Evolved trailer, the featured Warthog sported a cannon that fired missiles like the M12A1 cannon, but looked like Halo 2's M12G1 LAAV's gauss cannon.

The M12A1 LAAV made its first in-game appearance in Halo: Combat Evolved for PC's multiplayer mode, and was thus later included in the Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer component of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

The Rocket Warthog was intended to be featured in Halo: Ground Command as part of an upgrade package for the Warthog vehicle alongside quad-treads from the M862 Arctic Warthog.[4]

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), p. 241 (2009 edition)
  2. ^ a b c Halo: Combat Evolved Manual - PC version
  3. ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint: Warthog
  4. ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint: Community Update - Summer Red, Summer Blue

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