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<center>''Were you looking for the [[Missile Warthog]] from [[Halo: Reach]]?''</center>
<center>''Were you looking for the [[Missile Warthog]] from [[Halo: Reach]]?''</center>
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|image=[[File:Rocket_Hog.jpg|300px]]
|image=[[File:HaloReach - RocketHog.png|300px]]
|name=M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle
|name=M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle
|manufacturer=[[AMG Transport Dynamics]]
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|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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{{Quote|It's a Warthog with rockets and it is awesome.|Bungie.net<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_080610 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 08.06.10 '']</ref>}}
The '''M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle'''<ref name="ENC"/>, abbreviated as '''M12A1 LAAV''' and commonly referred to as the '''Rocket Warthog''', is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ground vehicle.
The '''M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle'''<ref name="ENC"/>, abbreviated as '''M12A1 LAAV''' and commonly referred to as the '''Rocket Warthog''', is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ground vehicle.


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The M12A1 LAAV makes its first gameplay appearance in ''[[Halo PC]]''<nowiki />'s multiplayer maps (including [[Blood Gulch]]). Technical details of the vehicle were later expanded in [[Halo Encyclopedia]].
The M12A1 LAAV makes its first gameplay appearance in ''[[Halo PC]]''<nowiki />'s multiplayer maps (including [[Blood Gulch]]). Technical details of the vehicle were later expanded in [[Halo Encyclopedia]].


Another Warthog with a different model of rocket turret will be appearing in [[Halo: Reach|''Halo: Reach'']]. Whether this is intended to be the M12A1 is unclear.
The Rocket Warthog a different model of rocket turret will be appearing in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*[[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]] has his [[Missile Warthog|custom-made and trademark Warthog transport]] similar to the M12A1, although Mendez's Warthog had a rack of [[Argent V Missile]]s.
*[[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]] has his [[Missile Warthog|custom-made and trademark Warthog transport]] similar to the M12A1, although Mendez's Warthog had a rack of [[Argent V Missile]]s.
*Firing the turret rapidly will significantly decrease its accuracy, so it isn't reccomended to fire full auto.
*Firing the turret rapidly will significantly decrease its accuracy, so it isn't reccomended to fire full auto.
*As seen in [[Red vs. Blue Halo: Reach PSA: Deja View]]<ref>[http://redvsblue.com/archive/?id=1376  '''Red vs. Blue''': ''Deja View PSA'']</ref> as well as several earlier leaks,<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17793j6pMtk '''Youtube''': ''Halo Reach Clone Mods & Rocket Hog '']</ref> a Warthog equipped with two missile launchers is featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. It fires three rockets per volley every two to three seconds, and the reticle appears to be identical to that of the [[LAU-65D/SGM-151|missile pod]] from ''[[Halo 3]]''.<ref>[[:File:Blood Gulch 02.png]]</ref>
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Rocket_Hog.jpg|The Rocket Warthog from the [[Halo PC|PC version]] of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
File:Reach TotS RocketHog.jpg|Rocket Warthog firing at Ghost.
File:Blood Gulch 02.png|A Missile Warthog as it appears in ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' [[Red vs. Blue Halo: Reach PSA: Deja View|PSA]].
File:Reach-Rocket Warthog.jpg|A Missile Warthog in action.
</gallery>


==Sources==
==Sources==
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