M12A1 Rocket Warthog
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Warthog |
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M12 FAV "Warthog" |
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4.2 meters (14 feet)[1] |
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3.5 tons[2] |
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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.
Appearances[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 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]
The Rocket Warthog from the PC version of Halo: Combat Evolved.
A Rocket Warthog in the multiplayer map, Blood Gulch.
A SPARTAN firing the 102mm SC-HE Rocket Turret.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo PC (First appearance)
- Halo: Ground Command (Never released)
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia, p. 241 (2009 edition)
- ^ a b c Halo: Combat Evolved Manual - PC version
- ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint: Warthog
- ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint: Community Update - Summer Red, Summer Blue
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