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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The M12G1 LAAV is one of UNSC's anti-armor vehicles, designed to quickly and efficiently defeat lightly armored vehicles such as [[Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Type-25 RAV ''"Chopper"'']] and [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Type-32 RAV ''"Ghost"'']], while also being a threat to [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage ''"Wraiths"'']]. The Gauss 'Hog is almost exactly the same in every detail to the standard M12 "Warthog" FAV except that it is equipped with a mounted [[M68 Asynchronous Linear-Induction Motor|M68 Gauss Cannon]] which fires 25mm hypersonic speed projectiles by asynchronous magnetic acceleration in the base of the cannon. It takes about a half a second to recharge between cannon shots. Although it appears more rarely than the standard Warthog, its capabilities make it a fearsome, agile and powerful vehicle to use. | The M12G1 LAAV is one of UNSC's anti-armor vehicles, designed to quickly and efficiently defeat lightly armored vehicles such as [[Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Type-25 RAV ''"Chopper"'']] and [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Type-32 RAV ''"Ghost"'']], while also being a threat to [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage ''"Wraiths"'']]. The Gauss 'Hog is almost exactly the same in every detail to the standard M12 "Warthog" FAV except that it is equipped with a mounted [[M68 Asynchronous Linear-Induction Motor|M68 Gauss Cannon]] which fires 25mm hypersonic speed projectiles by asynchronous magnetic acceleration in the base of the cannon. It takes about a half a second to recharge between cannon shots. Although it appears more rarely than the standard Warthog, its capabilities make it a fearsome, agile and powerful vehicle to use. | ||
==Operational History== | |||
In the opening actions of the [[Fall of Reach]] in July [[2552]], [[Noble Team]] members [[Catherine-B320|Noble Two]] and [[SPARTAN-B312|Six]] drove a Gauss Warthog when returning to [[Sword Base]] after clearing out [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] hostiles in Sword Base's outposts [[Airview Base]] and [[Farragut Station]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref> | |||
During the [[Battle of Mombasa|Battle]] of [[Mombasa]] in October, [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Stacker]] drove a Gauss Warthog and offered it to [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]] in [[Kilindini Park Cultural Center]], [[New Mombasa]]. The Warthog led the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II commando]] to the [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine]] command post in [[Sector B]], which caused the end of the Covenant [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] in the city.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> As the Battle of Mombasa draw to a close, three [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] from a surviving [[Unidentified Shock Trooper squad|squad]] commandeered a Gauss Hog during their escape on the [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway|city's Waterfront Highway]] and escort of an [[Unidentified Huragok|important assest]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref> | |||
Later in the same year, UNSC Marine forces [[Battle of the Quarantine Zone|assaulting]] the [[Installation 05]] [[Library]] used a Gauss Warthog to battle the [[The Flood|Flood]] forms in the [[Quarantine Zone]]. The [[Flood combat form]]s then killed the humans and took the Warthog, which was later destroyed by the [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee and his [[Covenant Special Operations|SpecOps]] forces.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Quarantine Zone (level)|Quarantine Zone]]''</ref> | |||
During the [[Installation 00|end]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the Marines from the {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}} utilized a Gauss Warthog during their battle near [[Installation 00]]'s [[Cartographer]]. Once again, the Gauss Warthog was offered to John-117, but by [[Private First Class|PFC]] [[Chips Dubbo]], and yet again, the Gauss Warthog played a vital role in bringing down the Covenant Scarab defending the Cartographer.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref> Another Gauss Warthog was dropped by a [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican]] supported the UNSC forces [[Battle of the Citadel|attacking the Citadel]].<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*During the ''Halo 2'' | *In the [[E3]] 2000 ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' [[Halo E3 2000 Trailer|trailer]], a Warthog was shown featuring a turret similar in appearance to the ''Halo 2'' Gauss turret. | ||
*In | *In the ''Halo Wars'' campaign, [[John Forge|Sergant Forge's]] Warthog will always be an M12G1, regardless of whether the player has researched the Gauss cannon. | ||
*During the ''Halo 2'' [[Halo 2 E3 Demo|E3 Demo]], the Gauss cannon of the Gauss Warthog was shooting at a fairly decent speed. In an early beta multiplayer phase, however, the Gauss Warthog seemed to be slowed down and also seemed to have lost all of its hype. It was later revamped to its original rate of fire during the game's final stages. | |||
*In the series ''[[Red vs Blue]]'', the Red Team upgrade their standard Warthog to a Gauss Warthog, which fires an EMP every ten seconds, and stalls the Warthog when fired. Sarge states he got the idea from the EMP which Freelancer Washington fired to shut down all the electrical equipment at Command, which stalled the Warthog the Red Team's | *In ''Halo Reach'', the Gauss cannon is capable of shooting clean through all forged objects in the [[multiplayer]] map [[Forge World]]. | ||
*In the Machinima series ''[[Red vs Blue]]'', the Red Team upgrade their standard Warthog to a Gauss Warthog, which fires an EMP every ten seconds, and stalls the Warthog when fired. Sarge states he got the idea from the EMP which Freelancer Washington fired to shut down all the electrical equipment at Command, which stalled the Warthog the Red Team's Warthog. They tested the Gauss Warthog in their new holo-room. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||