M12G1 Gauss Warthog

M12G1 Warthog The M12G1 Warthog Light Anti Armor Vehicle, more commonly known as the Gauss Warthog, is a United Nations Space Command ground vehicle.

It is a variant of the Warthog series of vehicle, but is much more uncommon than the ubiquitous M12 Warthog LRV. It is seen only in Halo 2 and Halo 3, not Halo: Combat Evolved or Halo PC.

Description
The M12G1 Warthog is almost exact in every detail to the standard M12 Warthog LRV except that the chaingun on the back has been replaced with an M68 Gauss Cannon.

The Gauss Cannon is an anti-vehicular weapon that is like a miniature Magnetic Accelerator Cannon - it fires fast-moving projectiles by asynchronous magnetic acceleration in the base of the cannon. It takes about a half of a second to recharge between shots and has unlimited ammunition.

Although the Gauss Warthog was featured in Halo 2, the only official level in which you will be offered a Gauss Warthog is Metropolis. You can find one late in the level Quarantine Zone, but since you probably are alone by then, it is of little use. In Halo 3 it is featured on the levels the Ark and the Covenant.

Behind the Scenes

 * Before the launch of Halo 2, it was hinted by Bungie that different types of Warthogs with different color schemes would also make it in the game: a moon variant, cargo variant, jungle variant, and a snow variant. This never came through.