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The '''M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher''', commonly shortened to '''M19-B SAM Launcher''', is a heavy ordnance weapon used by the [[UNSC]].  
The '''M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher''', commonly shortened to '''M19-B SAM Launcher''', is a heavy ordnance weapon used by the [[UNSC]].  


==Background==
The M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher fires high-powered surface-to-air missiles. The weapon was deployed in limited numbers for UNSC ground forces in the [[2540]]'s and early [[2550]]'s. However, they were not as widely used as their counterpart model, the [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]].
The M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher fires high-powered surface-to-air missiles. The weapon was deployed in limited numbers for UNSC ground forces in the [[2540]]'s and early [[2550]]'s. However, they were not as widely used as their counterpart model, the [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]].


This weapon was used by [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Alpha Company|Alpha]] and [[Beta Company|Beta]] Companies. It is for the most part ineffective against a [[Covenant Seraph-class starfighter]] but effective against a [[Banshee]].<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 17</ref>
This weapon was used by [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Alpha Company|Alpha]] and [[Beta Company|Beta]] Companies. It is for the most part ineffective against a [[Seraph-class Starfighter]] but effective against a [[Banshee]] <ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 17</ref>.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*It is a variant of the M19, evidenced by the M19-B designation.  
*It is a variant of the M19, evidenced by the M19-B designation.  
*It is available for use in the first part of the [[Halo: Custom Edition]] "Custom Map Team" version of the map [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level)]].
*This weapon was originally to be put into ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', though like many other weapons, it was scrapped.  
*This weapon was originaly to be put into [[Halo:Combat Evolved]] but like many other weapons was dropped.
*This is the only human weapon of all 3 games not to feature a trigger in game.


==References==
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==Related Pages==


{{UNSC Infantry Weapons}}
{{UNSC Infantry Weapons}}
[[Category:UNSC]]
[[Category:UNSC]]
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Weapons]]
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