M12 Chaingun Warthog

The M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (LRV) is a variant of the United Nations Space Command's M12 Force Application Vehicle. Models fielded during the Insurrection and the Human-Covenant War featured a turret-mounted M41 Vulcan or M46 Vulcan, while M12Bs are armed with a M343A2 chaingun.

Design details
The M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle is designed to eliminate lightly armored personnel and low-flying aircraft. The most common variant of the M12 "Warthog", the LRV is nearly ubiquitous in ground engagements. The triple-barreled, electric-powered, linkless belt-fed machine gun is capable of firing 450 to 550 12.7x99mm armor penetrating rounds per minute.

M12 Variants

 * Spirit of Fire variant - The Spirit of Fire Warthog, also known as the Fireball Warthog, is a variant used by the crew of the . This variant has a flame decal on it.
 * Black variant - A variant used by Red Team on February 2531.
 * Snow variant - A variant used in arctic locations.

M12B Variants

 * Khaki skin - A variant with a khaki skin on it.
 * Arctic skin - A variant with a arctic skin on it.
 * Corp Warthog - A variant with extra armor used by the Liang Dortmund Corporation for defense against Kig-Yar pirates and Insurrectionists.
 * Tundra Warthog - A tundra camouflaged variant used by the UNSC. Features better armor than the Corp Hog.
 * Urban Warthog - An urban camouflaged variant used by the UNSC. Features better armor than the Corp Hog.
 * Woodland Warthog - A woodland camouflaged variant used by the UNSC. Features better armor than the Corp Hog.
 * ONI Warthog - The ONI Warthog features better armor than the camouflaged models and a chaingun that fires high-explosive rounds.
 * #550 Scuderia StarSpeed M-12R - A race Warthog variant fitted with the latest hydrogen-burning turbines and ceramic applique armor, giving it heavy armor and greatly increased speed.
 * Sword Warthog - The Sword Needler Warthog features a M343A2 chaingun that fires blamite and is equipped with an energy shield. The Sword Hog is crimson and is adorned in Sangheili symbols associated with the Swords of Sanghelios. The vehicle is one of several innovations stemming from cooperation between the UNSC and the Swords of Sanghelios, specifically the former's use of Sangheili-created surface materials and other parts in their vehicles.
 * Guard Upgraded Warthog - Otherwise known as the Armored Warthog this upgrade to the M12 was in response to a completely new battlefield problem presented by the Banished and their ruthlessly brutal arsenal, where Isabel has assisted the crew of the Spirit of Fire in using available resources to create up-armored variants of the Warthog to deploy and particularly adverse circumstances.

Halo Wars 2 Beta

 * Info: Core Vehicle, Fast moving, Can ram enemies, Good all-round vehicle
 * Tier: 2
 * Cost: Population 5, Supplies 235, Power 35

List of appearances

 * Halo: The Fall of Reach
 * Halo: Combat Evolved
 * Halo: The Flood
 * Halo: First Strike
 * Halo 2
 * Halo Graphic Novel
 * Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
 * Halo: Landfall
 * Halo: Uprising
 * Halo 3
 * Halo: Contact Harvest
 * Halo Wars
 * Halo 3: ODST
 * Halo Legends
 * Homecoming
 * Prototype
 * Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
 * The Return
 * Halo: Blood Line
 * Remember Reach
 * Halo: Reach
 * Halo: Fall of Reach
 * Boot Camp
 * Covenant
 * Invasion
 * Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
 * Terminals
 * The Commissioning
 * Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
 * Halo 4
 * Spartan Ops
 * Halo: Spartan Assault
 * Halo: Initiation
 * Halo 2: Anniversary
 * Halo: Spartan Strike
 * Halo: Last Light
 * Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series
 * Halo 5: Guardians
 * Know Your Enemy
 * Halo: Ground Command
 * Halo Mythos
 * Halo: Tales from Slipspace
 * On the Brink
 * Halo Wars 2