LAU-65D/SGM-151 missile pod: Difference between revisions

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==Overview==

===Design details===

The LAU-65D/SGM-151 missile pod is a predominantly mounted weapon, typically deployed mounted atop a small tripod. When mounted, the launcher faces up at a roughly 45 degree angle. The weapon is capable of being operated by interfacing with an operator's [[heads-up display]], which can be used to select enemy ground and air vehicles for targeting. Once fired, the missile is launched into the air before engaging its automated guidance system and booster - which then track the target's heat signature and deliver the payload in a precision strike from above.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} This allows the weapon to act in a similar capacity to a more conventional [[mortar weapon]].

===Ammunition===

==Operational history==

The missile pod was used by [[human]] military forces during the [[Battle for Earth]] in [[2552#|October-November 2552]]. Several such weapons were operated by the [[New Mombasa Police Department]] during the [[Covenant]] occupation of [[New Mombasa]] on October 20, with [[Alpha-Nine]] assisting NMPD personnel in fending off a Covenant air assault on their downed [[D77C-NMPD Pelican]].{{Ref/Level|H3ODST|NMPD HQ}} They were later used by [[UNSC Marine Corps]] forces operating in [[Traxus Factory Complex 09]], [[Voi]], during the [[Battle of Voi]] on November 17. During the battle, several LAU-65Ds were installed around the factory complex and were used by a force led by [[John-117]] to disable and destroy a {{Pattern|Deutoros|Scarab}}.{{Ref/Level|H3|The Storm}}

[[File:H3-MissilePodHUD.png|thumb|250px|Using the missile pod in third-person view on [[Sandtrap]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''.]]

===''Halo 3''===

In multiplayer, the missile pod fulfils the role of a lock-on missile launcher, similar to the [[Cut Halo: Combat Evolved weapons#Rocket launcher|missile launcher]] cut from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' or the standard [[M41 SPNKr]]'s lock-on functionality in ''[[Halo 2]]''. For ''Halo 3'', the SPNKr's lock-on was taken away from the weapon and additionally considered for use in a [[Cut Halo 3 weapons#Missile launcher|separate missile launcher weapon]] which made it as far as alpha testing, though was ultimately scrapped in favour of the missile launcher concept. The missile pod only ever appears in its un-mounted (and thus, limited ammunition) configuration in multiplayer, with the mounted variant being unable to be spawned in [[Forge/Halo 3|Forge mode]]. In rare circumstances, the weapon can be used to recreate the "[[Ring of Rockets]]" trick similar to ''Halo 2''{{'}}s rocket launcher.{{Ref/Site|Id=Beta|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/content.aspx?link=h3betaWeapons|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo 3 Beta Guide|D=17|M=01|Y=2021}}

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File:H3-MissilePodMount-ScanRender.png|A missile pod still on its tripod mount.

File:MJOLNIR Mk.VI Powered Assault Armor (EVA).jpg|An [[EVA-class Mjolnir|EVA-clad]] Spartan holding the missile pod.

File:HTMCC-H3 Soldier Body.jpg|A [[SOLDIER-class Mjolnir|Soldier-clad]] Spartan holding the missile pod.

File:Pockettyk1.png|The missile launched from the pod.

File:Missle to rocket.JPG|A  missile pod's ASGM-4 missile (top) compared with an M41 SPNKr's [[M19 missile]] (lower).

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