Cougar

Cougar

The Cougar is a lightweight, fast and highly flexible, versatile armored personnel carrier, or "APC", that was to be used in the upcoming game Halo Wars by UNSC forces. Although heavy armor fire would blow the Cougar away quite easily, this vehicle was highly effective holding off enemy armored vehicles while the slower armored ones are on transit. The Cougar had gained infamy in several urban tactical situations prior to the deployments in the war with the Covenant.

It appeared as a somewhat standard armored fighting vehicle with a pair of wheels up front and four in the rear. It bore a small turret that mounted two autocannons and a windscreen on its forward body with two side windows for maximum visibility for the driver. It can also transport 6 troops into battle. They are carried in the back of the Cougar. Although space is very limited in the back it can sometimes carry a Mongoose. When the Cougar arrives at the battle or drop off zone the back opens up into a ramp to let the troops out.

According to Ensemble, the Cougar has been cut from the game in favor of other ideas.