M19 missile

An M19 HEAT/SC rocket.

The M19 102mm high-explosive, shaped-charge surface-to-surface missile (M19 SSM) is a munition for the M41 SSR MAV/AW Rocket Launcher^[1]^[2] and M39 rocket turret employed on the back of the M12A1 Rocket Warthog.^[3]

Overview[edit]

The M19 SSM is a HEAT and plays the role of an anti-vehicular ordnance. It possesses a blast radius of 15 feet (4.6 m). As such, it is capable of penetrating the heavy armor of even the Wraith; lighter vehicles, such as the Ghost, are typically destroyed upon impact. The M19's blast radius is rather large, making the projectile effective against concentrated groups of infantry.^[4]

Production notes[edit]

The exact designation of the M19 missile has seen numerous changes throughout the franchise:
- 102mm High-Explosive Shaped-Charge or 102mm High-Explosive Anti-Tank missile in Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition).^[4]
- M19 SSM 102mm High-Explosive Shaped-Charge in the Halo: The Essential Visual Guide.^[1]
- M19 102mm HEAT on Halo Waypoint in 2015.^[5]
- 102mm high explosive anti-tank rockets on Halo Waypoint in 2016.^[6]
- M19 102mm rocket SSM in Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition).^[7]

Gallery[edit]

An M19 SSM in Halo: Combat Evolved.
Ammunition label.
An M19 fired from an M39 rocket turret.
An armory with a cache of M19 missiles packs aboard the UNSC Pillar of Autumn.
Detail closeup of an M19 missile pack in Halo: Combat Evolved.
A case of M19 missiles in Halo 2.
A case containing two M19 missiles in Halo 3.
An M19 compared to a LAU-65D/SGM-151 missile in Halo 3.
An M19 SSM in Halo 3.
An M19 case that was sold as a promotion for Halo 3.
An M19 SSM in Halo: Reach.
A non-scaled comparison of the M19 SSM in Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 3, and Halo: Reach.
A case of M19 missiles in Halo 2: Anniversary.
M19 missiles being fired at a Phaeton in Halo 5: Guardians.
An M19 SSM in Halo 5: Guardians.
An M19 missile in Halo Infinite.