M274 Mongoose

M274 Mongoose

Summary
The Marines' fastest ground vehicle is the M274 ULTRA-LIGHT ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE or the Mongoose. Essentially four wheels and an engine, this ATV can travel very fast over nearly all types of terrain.

Because it possesses no defensive or offensive capabilities whatsoever, Human troops have been known to seat weapon specialists on the rear seat to provide firepower during combat.

It serves a similar purpose to the Covenant Ghost.

Note: This vehicle has been reported to be very difficult to control, and the passengers role of defending the vehicle is no easier due to a 360 degree field of fire.Though it is described as a very fast vehicle, it lacks the defensive capibilites of most vehicles.

Strategy
Due to the speed of the Mongoose, it is said to be a very good vehicle for objective based games, such as CTF and Assault. Although passengers are very exposed to small arms fire, it is usually moving too fast to hit, unless your enemy gets a lucky shot or the driver makes an error. It is not made for an aggressive strike against your enemy, but rather a quick recon run or flag snatch. Do not try to attack people head on with this vehicle.

Other Notes
This vehicle did not make it into the final version of Halo 2 because the prototype version did not behave as well as Bungie wanted, but it will appear in Halo 3 as a vehicle for both singleplayer campaign and multiplayer.

During an Electronic Monthly interview with Bungie, riding the rear of a Mongoose was termed "Riding Brokeback."

It is said to be very similar in control to the Warthog.

The Mongoose also has a very similar physical appearence to the Peugeot Quark.

http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo3/Screenshots/sm_Halo3_High-Ground-3rdper.jpg

Modded in Halo 2


Several modders managed to put the mongoose into halo 2 as seen in this video.