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M12 Warthog

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This article is about the M12 Warthog. For the weapon, see M12 machine gun.
M12 Force Application Vehicle
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Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta press kit image featuring a render of an M12 Chaingun Warthog.

Production information

Manufacturer:

AMG Transport Dynamics[1]

Product line:

Warthog

Model:

M12 FAV

Cost:

52,000 cR (M12)[2] (Without weapons)[3]

Technical specifications

Length:

6 meters (20 ft)[4]

Width:

3 meters (9.8 ft)[2]

Height:

3.2 meters (10 ft) (M12)[2]

Mass:

3 metric tons (3.0 LT; 3.3 ST)[1]

Maximum speed:

125 km/h (78 mph)[1]

Engine(s):

12.0 L liquid-cooled hydrogen-injected ICE[2]

Hull:

Ballistic polycarbonate, titanium, carbon nanotube[5]

Armament:

Variable

Crew:

1 driver, 1 passenger (varies by model)[1]

Usage

Role(s):

  • Infantry mobility/multipurpose vehicle[6]
    • Internal security
    • Military patrol
    • Rapid transport[6]
    • Reconnaissance
  • Force application vehicle[1]
    • Anti-armoured platform[1]
    • Anti-aircraft platform[1]
    • Anti-personnel platform[3]

Affiliation:

 

"On the battlefield speed is life and the M12 has that in spades – having a great big damn gun don’t hurt, either."
— Anonymous E2-BAG/1/7 personnel.[2]

The M12 Force Application Vehicle (M12-FAV), commonly referred to as the Warthog or simply the Hog, is a fast attack vehicle serving as the United Nations Space Command Armed Forces' primary joint light tactical ground vehicle.[7] The M12 Warthog is the most common series within wider Warthog family of vehicles,[6] and saw service throughout the Insurrection and Human-Covenant War until the introduction of the M12B Warthog by late 2552.

The most ubiquitous models are the M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle variants, which is equipped with advanced surveillance and a turret-mounted machine gun for a basic defensive capability. The M12 and its predecessors such as the Z-12 have been a part of the UNSC's mechanized infantry divisions and armored vehicle divisions since 2319,[1] and is the most publicly recognizable vehicle in their arsenal. By the later stages of the Human-Covenant War, a second chassis variant of the M12 known as the M12B Warthog entered service with some UNSC units.

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The M12 model

M12 Warthogs can use a four-wheel[6] or all-wheel[7] drive system[Note 1], with active 4[3] or all-wheel steering[7], a manual transmission[7] and a 12 litre hydrogen-injected ICE[2][3] The ICE powers an infinitely variable transmission.[1]

M12 Warthog variants can have a top speed of 125 kilometres per hour (78 mph)[2][3][1] or 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph).[7] and its hydrogen tanks can power a maximum range of 790 kilometres (490 mi).[2][1][8] The Warthog can employ "Slop" to help render carbon heavy matter into useable fuel for the power plant[9] or employ a Graf/Hauptman Solar/Saline Actuator to filter water or crack it into fuel.[1]

All M12-based vehicles are designed to travel both on and off-road, in all weather conditions[7] though it is regarded as a huge, unwieldy, difficult to steer vehicle — until a user learns how to drive it properly.[2] The Warthog has superb traction on off-road terrain and an updated braking system[10][11] alongside enhanced suspension.[8]