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<center>''Were you also looking for the [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]], used in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]] and [[Halo 2]], or the [[M41 SSR MAV/AW]], used in [[Halo 3]]?''</center>
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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}}


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


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]].
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}


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>
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}


==Trivia==
{{UNSC support weapons}}
*It is a variant of the M19, evidenced by the M19-B designation.
[[Category:Rocket launchers]]
*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)]].
 
==References==
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==Related Pages==
 
{|style="margin:0 auto;padding:0 auto" align=center id=toc
!align=center bgcolor=#6699CC colspan=3|<font color="white">List of '''[[UNSC|<span style="color: white;">UNSC</span>]] Infantry Weapons'''</font>
|-
|align=left|[[Pistol]]s and [[Submachine Gun|SMGs]] || ||[[M6 series]] ([[M6C Magnum Sidearm]] &middot; [[M6D Personal Defense Weapon System]] &middot; [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System]] &middot; [[M6J Carbine]]) &middot; [[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun]] &middot; [[M7S Submachine Gun]]
|-
|align=left|[[Assault rifle]]s and carbines || ||[[MA5 Series]] ([[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5B Assault Rifle]] &middot; [[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5C Assault Rifle]] &middot; [[MA5K Carbine]]) &middot; [[MA3 Assault Rifle]] &middot; [[MA2B Assault Rifle]] &middot; [[BR55 Battle Rifle]] &middot; [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]]
|-
|align=left|[[Shotgun]]s || ||[[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|M90 Shotgun]]
|-
|align=left|[[Sniper rifle]]s || ||[[Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99C Sniper Rifle]] &middot; [[Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99D Sniper Rifle]]
|-
|align=left|[[Rocket launcher]]s || ||[[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher|M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]] &middot; [[M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher|M19-B SAM Missile Launcher]] &middot; [[M41 SSR MAV/AW]]
|-
|align=left|[[Machine Gun]]s and [[support weapon]]s || ||[[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] &middot; [[M247 General Purpose Machine Gun]] &middot; [[NA4 Flamethrower]] &middot; [[M7057/Defoliant Projector]] &middot; [[LAU-65D/SGM-151|LAU-65D/SGM-151 Missile Pod]] &middot; [[Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle]]
|-
|align=left|[[Grenade]]s and explosives || ||[[102mm High-Explosive Anti-Tank|102mm HEAT]] &middot; [[C-7 Foaming Explosive]] &middot; [[C-12 Shaped Charge]] &middot; [[Fougass]] &middot; [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|Fragmentation Grenade]] &middot; [[M383C Linear Shaped Charge Demolition Kit|M383C Demolition Kit]] &middot; [[Napalm Grenade]] &middot; [[Satchel Charge]] &middot; [[Smoke Grenade]] &middot; [[Sonic Grenade]] &middot; [[Thermite-Carbon Cord]] &middot; [[Thermite Grenade]]
|-
|align=left|[[Ammunition]] used || ||[[M225 Semi-Armor-Piercing High-Explosive|M225 SAPHE]] &middot; [[12.7x99mm Armor-Piercing|12.7x99mm]] &middot; [[14.5x114mm]] &middot; [[.390|0.390 caliber]] &middot; [[.450|0.450 caliber]] &middot; [[7.62x51 NATO|7.62x51mm NATO]] &middot; [[M634 Experimental High-Powered Semi-Armor-Piercing|9.5x40mm M634 X-HP-SAP]] &middot; [[MUTA-AP-09334]] &middot; [[M443 Caseless Full Metal Jacket|M443 Caseless FMJ]] &middot; [[Soellkraft 8 Gauge Shell]]
|}
 
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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