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The '''M41 Extended Light Anti-Aircraft Gun''',{{Ref/Book|Id=ENC|Enc09|Page=266}} abbreviated '''M41 ELAAG'''{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} or '''M41 ELAAGat'''{{Ref/Generic|Id=Waypoint|[[Halo Waypoint]] {{C|[[Xbox 360]] app-only}}|Booster Frame|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009_to_2014/Universe/Technology#Booster_Frame}} is a [[weapon]] operated by the [[United Nations Space Command]], particularly on the [[OF92 Booster Frame]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=161}} | |||
==Overview== | |||
===Design details=== | |||
{{Main|M41 Vulcan}} | |||
The M41 ELAAG is a design alteration of the venerable [[M41 Vulcan]] Light Anti-Aircraft Cannon commonly in service on [[M12 Warthog]] [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Light Reconnaissance Vehicles]]. The ELAAG variant is designed to operate in a [[space warfare]] environment, firing specialised gas-jacketed, armor-piercing [[depleted uranium]] 12.7x99mm rounds{{Ref/Reuse|TF3}} with pressurised atmospheric contents to ensure an explosive percussion in a vaccuum or other challenging environments.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | |||
The weapon is mounted in the rear of the Booster Frame, where it can be operated by another serviceman.{{Ref/Reuse| | The weapon is mounted in the rear of the Booster Frame, where it can be operated by another serviceman.{{Ref/Reuse|Package}} | ||
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The M41 Extended Light Anti-Aircraft Gun,[4] abbreviated M41 ELAAG[4] or M41 ELAAGat[5] is a weapon operated by the United Nations Space Command, particularly on the OF92 Booster Frame.[6]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
- Main article: M41 Vulcan
The M41 ELAAG is a design alteration of the venerable M41 Vulcan Light Anti-Aircraft Cannon commonly in service on M12 Warthog Light Reconnaissance Vehicles. The ELAAG variant is designed to operate in a space warfare environment, firing specialised gas-jacketed, armor-piercing depleted uranium 12.7x99mm rounds[2] with pressurised atmospheric contents to ensure an explosive percussion in a vaccuum or other challenging environments.[5]
The weapon is mounted in the rear of the Booster Frame, where it can be operated by another serviceman.[1]
Gallery[edit]
Kelly-087 preparing to fire the turret.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo Legends
- The Package (First appearance)
- Halo: Escalation
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c Halo Legends - The Package (animated short)
- ^ a b Halo: The Flood, chapter 3: Given the M41 ELAAG is an altered variant of the M41, it almost certainly fires the same ammunition
- ^ Halo: Escalation, issue 5
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 266
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint (Xbox 360 app-only), Booster Frame [archive]
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 161
