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{{Quote|Somebody order a Warthog?|[[Carol Rawley]] drops off an M12 Chaingun Warthog during the [[Battle of Installation 04]].<ref name="TSC">'''[[Halo Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level [[The Silent Cartographer]]</ref>}} | {{Quote|Somebody order a Warthog?|[[Carol Rawley]] drops off an M12 Chaingun Warthog during the [[Battle of Installation 04]].<ref name="TSC">'''[[Halo Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level [[The Silent Cartographer]]</ref>}} | ||
The '''M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (LRV)''', colloquially | The '''M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (LRV)''', known colloquially as the '''Chaingun Warthog'''<ref>'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[List of REQ cards|Chaingun Warthog REQ card]]''</ref> or simply '''Warthog''', is one of many weaponized configurations of the [[UNSC]]'s ubiquitous [[Warthog]] platform. Models fielded during the [[Insurrection]] and the [[Human-Covenant War]] featured a turret-mounted [[M41 Vulcan]] or [[M46 Vulcan]],<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'''</ref> while some more modern post-war variants are armed with an [[M343A2 chaingun]].<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref> | ||
==Design details== | ==Design details== | ||
{{Main|M12 Warthog|M12B Warthog}} | {{Main|M12 Warthog|M12B Warthog}} | ||
Removing the turret of a Warthog to create dedicated [[Scout Warthog|scout]] or other | Removing the turret of a Warthog to create dedicated [[Scout Warthog|scout]] or other weaponised variants of Warthog is a simple process, and has allowed the UNSC to employ many combat configurations of the vehicle with different weapons for different roles.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', ''[[List of REQ cards/Vehicles|Woodland Scout Warthog REQ card description]]''</ref> Warthogs equipped with Light Anti-Aircraft chainguns are designated as Warthog Light Reconnaissance Vehicles. The Light Reconnaissance Vehicle is the most common variant of the Warthog seen on the battlefield{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}, designed to eliminate lightly armored personnel and low-flying aircraft. | ||
Chaingun Warthogs have been employed on both the [[M12 Warthog]] and [[M12B Warthog]] chassis types, all unified with the presence of a [[12.7×99mm Armor-Piercing|12.7x99mm]] chaingun of some variety. M12 Warthogs and their derivatives such as the [[M864 Arctic Warthog|M864 Arctic]]<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''multiplayer map [[Avalanche]]''</ref> and [[Fireball Warthog|Fireball]]<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> Warthogs typically employed the [[M41 Vulcan]], a triple-barreled, electric-powered, linkless belt-fed machine gun capable of firing 500 penetrating rounds per minute.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 72''</ref> The standard ammunition loadout for the chaingun is armor-piercing but a number of specialist rounds exist, such as proximity-fused-high-explosive or less-than-lethal-stunball rounds.{{Ref/Book|Id=osfm198|[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]|Page=198}} | Chaingun Warthogs have been employed on both the [[M12 Warthog]] and [[M12B Warthog]] chassis types, all unified with the presence of a [[12.7×99mm Armor-Piercing|12.7x99mm]] chaingun of some variety. M12 Warthogs and their derivatives such as the [[M864 Arctic Warthog|M864 Arctic]]<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''multiplayer map [[Avalanche]]''</ref> and [[Fireball Warthog|Fireball]]<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]'''</ref> Warthogs typically employed the [[M41 Vulcan]], a triple-barreled, electric-powered, linkless belt-fed machine gun capable of firing 500 penetrating rounds per minute.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 72''</ref> The standard ammunition loadout for the chaingun is armor-piercing but a number of specialist rounds exist, such as proximity-fused-high-explosive or less-than-lethal-stunball rounds.{{Ref/Book|Id=osfm198|[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]|Page=198}} | ||
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===Variants=== | ===Variants=== | ||
Theoretically, any Warthog chassis is capable of being fitted with a chaingun mount. The following list | Theoretically, any Warthog chassis is capable of being fitted with a chaingun mount. The following list summarises all thus-far observed variants seen in an LRV configuration. | ||
*[[M12 Warthog]] | *[[M12 Warthog]] | ||
**[[Fireball Warthog]] - Unique Warthog employed by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. | **[[Fireball Warthog]] - Unique Warthog employed by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. | ||
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===Changes from ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3:ODST'' to ''Halo 4''=== | ===Changes from ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3:ODST'' to ''Halo 4''=== | ||
*Overheat was featured as firing | *Overheat was featured as firing continuosly can make the turret overheated. | ||
*Improved accuracy. | *Improved accuracy. | ||
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File:HW Warthog HiPoly 3.jpg| | File:HW Warthog HiPoly 3.jpg| | ||
File:HW Warthog Wireframe.jpg|A wireframe view of the ''Halo Wars'' Warthog. | File:HW Warthog Wireframe.jpg|A wireframe view of the ''Halo Wars'' Warthog. | ||
File:HW EarlyWarthog 1.jpg|The Warthog from early in ''Halo Wars'' | File:HW EarlyWarthog 1.jpg|The Warthog from early in ''Halo Wars''<nowiki>'</nowiki> development. | ||
File:HW EarlyWarthog 2.jpg|Another view of the early ''Halo Wars'' Warthog. | File:HW EarlyWarthog 2.jpg|Another view of the early ''Halo Wars'' Warthog. | ||
File:HW-M12LRV.png|An Fireball Warthog on Harvest. | File:HW-M12LRV.png|An Fireball Warthog on Harvest. |