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It appeared as a somewhat standard armored fighting vehicle with two wheels up front and two pairs in the rear. It bore a small mounted turret armed with two [[M68 Gauss cannon]]s, as well as a machine gun or grenade launcher on other concept art.{{Ref/Reuse|CAThreadP2}} There was a windscreen on its forward body, with two side windows to provide a fairly high amount of visibility for the driver, which would have proved useful. It would have been able to reach a top speed of 90mph.{{Ref/Reuse|CAThreadP2}} | It appeared as a somewhat standard armored fighting vehicle with two wheels up front and two pairs in the rear. It bore a small mounted turret armed with two [[M68 Gauss cannon]]s, as well as a machine gun or grenade launcher on other concept art.{{Ref/Reuse|CAThreadP2}} There was a windscreen on its forward body, with two side windows to provide a fairly high amount of visibility for the driver, which would have proved useful. It would have been able to reach a top speed of 90mph.{{Ref/Reuse|CAThreadP2}} | ||
The Cougar was ultimately cut from the game in favor of other vehicle ideas.{{Ref/Site|Id=HW021408|URL=http://www.halowars.com/news/articles/archive/2008/02/14/Halo-Wars-Monthly-Update-02.14.08.aspx|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=Halo Wars Monthly Update 02/14/08|D=09|M=5|Y=2008}} Its shape may have proved the inspiration of the [[SP42 Cobra]], as its role in ''Halo Wars'' was originally an anti-vehicle unit. The Cougar bears a striking resemblance to the World War II armored car, the [[Wikipedia:M8 Greyhound|M8 Greyhound]]. | The Cougar was ultimately cut from the game in favor of other vehicle ideas.{{Ref/Site|Id=HW021408|URL=http://www.halowars.com/news/articles/archive/2008/02/14/Halo-Wars-Monthly-Update-02.14.08.aspx|Site=Official Halo Wars Community Site|Page=Halo Wars Monthly Update 02/14/08|D=09|M=5|Y=2008}} Its shape may have proved the inspiration of the [[SP42 Cobra]], as its role in ''Halo Wars'' was originally an anti-vehicle unit. The Cougar bears a striking resemblance to the World War II armored car, the [[Wikipedia:M8 Greyhound|M8 Greyhound]]. Another version of the Cougar is cut content in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'', having a very similar appearance to its ''Halo Wars'' concept.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=YTAlpha|OgkKdy-Klzw| | ||
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File:HW Cougar Concept 3.jpg|Early concept art of the Cougar. | File:HW Cougar Concept 3.jpg|Early concept art of the Cougar. |