Editing M12 Warthog

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All M12-based vehicles are designed to travel both on and off-road, in all weather conditions{{Ref/Reuse|BnetHR}}  though it is regarded as a huge, unwieldy, difficult to steer vehicle — until a user learns how to drive it properly.{{Ref/Reuse|BnetH3}} The Warthog has superb traction on off-road terrain and an updated braking system{{Ref/Book|Id="H2Manual"|Halo 2 Manual}}{{Ref/Site|Id=BnetH2|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=1637|Site=Bungie.net|Page=The Bungie Guide to Vehicles}} alongside enhanced suspension.{{Ref/Book|Id="ENC250"|Enc11|Page=250}} With proper application of the hand, or "e-brake" the M12 can actually turn on a dime. Massive disc brakes and its automatic braking systems allow the vehicle to come to a near immediate, but controlled stop should the driver be ejected, or choose to leave the vehicle.{{Ref/Reuse|BnetH3}} The Warthog is prone to rolling over on tight corners.{{Ref/Book|Id="CEManual"|Halo: Combat Evolved Manual}}

The base model of the M12 has no doors and has a total seating of two (though additional personnel can be carried in the cargo bed, be it a single gunner or multiple additional riders). The instrumentation package available to the driver or passenger include GPS, navigational assistance, emergency beaconing and dataports.{{Ref/Generic|Id=LootCrate|Heading=[[Halo Legendary Crate]]|Subheading=[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #18]]}} The Warthog has armor plating covering the vehicle's chassis and the front of the mounted turret capable of resisting conventional heavy machine gun fire and improvised explosive devices, as well as providing limited protection from Covenant [[plasma]] weapons.{{Ref/Reuse|LootCrate}} The Warthog's armor plating is comprised of ballistic [[polycarbonate]] and [[carbon nanotube]]s, built upon a [[titanium]] frame.{{Ref/Site|Id=H3Stats|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/stats/halo3/CareerStats.aspx?player=Digipatd|Site=Bungie.net|Page=''Halo 3'' post-game stats|Quote=The ubiquitous Warthog - three thousand kilos of fuel-injected ballistic polycarbonate, titanium, and carbon nanotube.}} However, UNSC service personnel typically believe the vehicle could benefit from an armor upgrade.{{Ref/Reuse|BnetHR}}

The armament of a given Warthog vehicle typically decides its designation, with the most ubiquitous being the [[M41 Vulcan]] chaingun, seen on [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]] configurations. The armament of an [[M39 rocket turret]], [[M68 Gauss cannon]] or [[M79 rocket launcher]] typically designate a given Warthog as a Light Anti-Armor Vehicle{{Ref/Book|Id=HRManual|Halo: Reach Manual}}, such as the [[M12A Rocket Warthog]], [[M12G1 Gauss Warthog]] and [[M12R Rocket Warthog]].{{Ref/Reuse|CU}} Warthogs lacking any armament are sometimes referred to as [[Scout Warthog]]s.{{Ref/Game|H5G}}

The commonality of Warthogs in the colonies was a key strategic advantage to the UNSC during the early years of the [[Human-Covenant War]], and dozens of Warthog variant templates were kept aboard the factory modules stored aboard {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}s such as {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Warthog}} The Warthog saw constant use throughout the war from the [[Harvest campaign]]{{Ref/Game|HW}} to the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Game|HR}}, though by late [[2552]] the newer [[M12B Warthog|M12B]] model of Warthog had begun to supercede the original M12. Both models saw action in the battles of [[Battle of Installation 04|Installation 04]], [[Battle for Earth|Earth]] and [[Battle of Installation 00|Installation 00]]. Notably, an M12 was responsible for allowing [[John-117]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] to escape the rapidly-destructing [[Installation 08]].{{Ref/Level|H3|Halo (Halo 3 level)|Halo}}

The M12 was gradually replaced in [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war]] service with the M12B, though did continue remain sporadically employed.{{Ref/Comic|TFS|Story=On the Brink}}

Outside of UNSC service, the Warthog sees common usage by the [[Colonial Militia]]{{Ref/Novel|CH}} and paramilitary/[[law enforcement]] services such as the [[New Mombasa Police Department]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/worlds/halo/playsets/nmpd-warthog-cnh06|Site=MEGA Brands|Page=NMPD Warthog}}

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*During ''[[Halo 2]]''{{'}}s development, [[Bungie]] considered creating more specialized Warthog variants including arctic, transport, and jungle models. The first two models were later featured in ''Halo 3'' as the M864 Arctic and the M831 Troop Transport, respectively, while the latter model was named in the ''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'' as the M868 Tropic.

*In ''Halo 3'', ''Halo 3: ODST'', and ''Halo: Reach'', the Warthog's tires are printed with the word ''PUMA''. This is a reference to an episode of ''[[Red vs Blue]]''{{'}}s in which Simmons and Grif argue with Sarge about whether to call the vehicle a ''Puma'' or ''Warthog''.

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