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The '''M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher''', commonly shortened to '''M19-B SAM Missile Launcher''', is a heavy ordinance weapon used by the [[UNSC]]. It fires high-powered surface-to-air missiles and was deployed in limited numbers for UNSC ground forces in the [[2540]]'s and early [[2550]]'s. However, they were not widely used, as their counterpart model, the [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]], was much more versatile and portable on the field.
The '''M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher''' is a man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-aircraft, guided munitions launcher in service with the [[UNSC Defense Force]].<ref name="GoO">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 17''</ref> The launcher fires surface-to-air missiles, capable of destroying [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Type-26 Banshees]] with relative ease. The weapon is ineffective against [[Type-31 Seraph|Type-31 Seraph fighters]] due to their [[energy shielding]] system.{{Ref/Reuse|GoO}}


This weapon was used by [[SPARTAN-III]] companies [[Alpha Company|Alpha]] and [[Beta Company|Beta]]. It is for the most part ineffective on a [[Covenant Seraph-class starfighter]] but effective against a [[Banshee]].<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 17</ref>
==Production note==
At the time ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' was written and published, the [[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon|M41 rocket launcher]] was officially called the M19 surface-to-surface missile launcher, despite the weapon's in-game models bearing the former designation. After years of confusion, ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'' clarified that the weapon itself is indeed the M41 SSR, while the [[M19 surface-to-surface missile]] is its ammunition. Thus, one may infer that the M19-B SAM is not a rocket launcher at all, but rather a dedicated anti-aircraft variant of the M19 SSM. To wit, it may be the version featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' and ''[[Halo 4]]'', as the rocket launchers in those games can track aircraft but not ground vehicles.


It is available for use in the first part of the Halo Custom Edition "Custom Map Team" version of the H1 map "Halo."
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}


==Trivia==
==Sources==
*It is most likely a variant of the M19 due to the M19-B designation.
{{Ref/Sources}}
* The M19 B was made for the Rocket Launchers lack of guided missiles.


== Sources ==
{{UNSC support weapons}}
<references/>
[[Category:Rocket launchers]]
 
{{WepList}}
 
 
[[Category:UNSC]]
 
[[Category:Weapons]]

Latest revision as of 15:16, May 17, 2023

M19-B surface-to-air missile launcher
Production overview

Type:

Missile launcher

Specifications

Ammunition type:

Guided surface-to-air missile

Service history

In service:

Human-Covenant War

 

The M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher is a man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-aircraft, guided munitions launcher in service with the UNSC Defense Force.[1] The launcher fires surface-to-air missiles, capable of destroying Type-26 Banshees with relative ease. The weapon is ineffective against Type-31 Seraph fighters due to their energy shielding system.[1]

Production note[edit]

At the time Halo: Ghosts of Onyx was written and published, the M41 rocket launcher was officially called the M19 surface-to-surface missile launcher, despite the weapon's in-game models bearing the former designation. After years of confusion, Halo: The Essential Visual Guide clarified that the weapon itself is indeed the M41 SSR, while the M19 surface-to-surface missile is its ammunition. Thus, one may infer that the M19-B SAM is not a rocket launcher at all, but rather a dedicated anti-aircraft variant of the M19 SSM. To wit, it may be the version featured in Halo: Reach and Halo 4, as the rocket launchers in those games can track aircraft but not ground vehicles.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 17

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