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{{Status|Canon}}
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{{Weapon infobox
{{Era|H3}}
|name=LAU-65D/SGM-151
{{Weapon
|image=[[File:Missile Pod front.png|300px]]
| image=[[Image:Missile Pod.jpg|250px]]
|manufacturer=[[Ushuaia Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=vis|EVG|Page=125}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=177}}
| name=Missile Pod
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|type=Missile launcher
| model=LAU-65D/SGM-151
|cost=
| type=Missile Launcher
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|service=[[Human-Covenant War]]<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
| size=Support Weapon
|length={{Convert|79.7|in|cm|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}
| damage per hit= Medium to High
|width=
| magazine=*Unmounted: 8
|height=
*Mounted: Unlimited
|weight=
| maxammo=8
|ammotype=[[ASGM-4 missile|M5607 ASGM-4 missiles]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| fire=
|capacity=
| ammotype=Heat-seeking armor piercing missile
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|operation=
| rate of fire=Medium
|rate=Semi-automatic{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| accuracy=
|velocity=
| range= Long
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| affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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The '''Launcher Unit-65D/Self-Guided Missile-151'''{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} ('''LAU-65D/SGM-151'''),{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} also known as the '''Missile Pod''', is a stationary mounted missile launcher manufactured by [[Ushuaia Armory]].{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
The '''LAU-65D/SGM-151'''<ref>http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/halo3.aspx</ref> also known as the '''Missile Pod''' is a portable [[United Nations Space Command]] infantry weapon. It is a missile-launching weapon, holding up to eight small highly explosive missiles. The Missile Pod is capable of tracking down targets. <ref>[http://www.bungie.net/content.aspx?link=h3betaWeapons ''Halo 3 Beta'' Guide]</ref><ref>[http://www.xboxygen.com/index.php?file=Gallery&op=description&sid=9395&orderby=news# OXM UK</ref>


The weapon is employed in the [[United Nations Space Command]], and has garnered the nickname of "'''The Noisemaker'''" among the personnel assigned to use it.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=330}}
Its extreme size and weight means only a [[Spartan]] or an [[Elite]] can operate it free of its tripod.


==Overview==
== Operation ==
[[File:HTMCC-H3 MissilePod&Stand.png|thumb|left|A Missile Pod detached from its stand.]]
===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]].


Missile pods are typically fired from a stationary, fixed position, though are capable of being ripped off their stands and hip-fired by personnel strong enough to carry them (such as [[Spartan]]s and [[Sangheili]]).{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} When fired in this manner, the missile pod's projectiles fire directly into the path of their target, skipping the vertical-launch stage of their operation. They may also be mounted directly for defensive atop static walls, or as part of the armament on vehicles.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}
[[Image:Missile Pod Mounted.jpg|thumb|left|290px|The missile pod can also be mounted on tripods as turrets by the UNSC, but can be dismounted and hefted as a weapon by beings with great strength such as Spartans, Elites, and Brutes.]]
This weapon is a portable weapon (like the [[Flamethrower]]) and not a turret, but can be mounted on a stand, although the mounted version of the Missile Pod can only be seen in [[Campaign]] mode. The Missile Pod can carry eight rounds, equal to the [[Rocket Launcher]] but without having to be reloaded. In its mounted form, the Missile Pod is used by the marine teams as rocket powered mortar (by firing its missiles vertically into the sky). This allows the missiles to hit their targets from above inflicting maximum damage and leaving less time for the target to avoid the strike.


Without a suitable lock-on, the missile pod can be dumb-fired to limited effect. While mounted, this causes the missile to simply fly into the air, while firing it from the hip can allow the missile to be manually aimed at enemy targets.
It is the only weapon in ''[[Halo 3]]'' that can track vehicles, taking the ability away from the [[M41 SSR MAV/AW Rocket Launcher]] from [[Halo 2]]. But the ability of tracking vehicles comes at a cost; there is little splash damage to other people.  


===Ammunition===
Once the missile is fired, it will travel about 5 meters before becoming self-propelled and begin pursuing the target. This, along with the pod's ability to maintain a lock even when there's an obstacle (such as a small hill in [[Valhalla]]) between the pod and the target, means the wielder can fire at an upward angle, giving the missile enough vertical clearance to fly over the hill and into the target.
The missile pod fires the [[ASGM-4 missile|M5607 Automatic Self-Guided Missile-4]],{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} a heat-seeking, armour-piercing,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} and self-guided high-explosive missile a part of the same series as other larger missiles such as the [[ASGM-7 missile|ASGM-7]], [[ASGM-10 missile|ASGM-10]] and [[ASGM-15 missile|ASGM-15]].{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} The internal magazines in the base of the launcher can hold eight such missiles, which can be rapid-fired in a short amount of time.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H3Manual|Halo 3 manual|Page=14}}


==Operational history==
It is also effective against foot-bound stationary targets (such as an enemy sniper); the missile's high speed means that even if the target hears the missile, he or she may not be able to react in time. This is most effective at short and medium range, mostly because it is harder to see an enemy at long ranges, much less determining if one is moving. However, using it to combat moving infantry targets has little or no effect. Also, if the enemies are clustered on the middle of the ridge in Valhalla, you can barrage the enemies with it. However, don't forget that you only have 8 shots - make them count.  Also on Valhalla, a possible tactic is to carry the missile pod into the [[man cannon]] while fireing at an enemy.  The enemy will most likely not see you and die confused.
[[File:Missile Pod Mounted 2.jpg|thumb|200px|A Marine using a Missile Pod on its tripod.]]
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}}


Members of the [[717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion]]'s Charlie Company used missile pods as part of their deployment into the city of [[Wendosa]], [[Gao]], during [[Operation: JOVIAN WHISTLE]].{{Ref/Novel|LL|Chapter=11}}
[[Image:Pockettyk1.png|left|thumb|200px|The missile launched from the pod.]]


During the [[Carrow Conflict]] in [[2558]], the [[Surakan Militia Volunteers]] used missile pods to defend their city against an attack by the [[Sharquoi]] unleashed by [[Hekabe]]. The creatures proved largely ignorant of the missiles fired at them and were able to shrug off most of the damage dealt.{{Ref/Novel|Env|Chapter=19}}
== Trivia ==


==In-game information==
[[File:H3-MissilePodHUD.png|thumb|250px|Using the missile pod in third-person view on [[Sandtrap]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''.]]
===''Halo 3''===
The missile pod was introduced in ''[[Halo 3]]'' as part of the new class of [[Weapon types#Turret|turret weapons]] introduced into the game, alongside the [[AIE-486H machine gun|machine gun turret]], [[Pek-pattern plasma cannon|plasma cannon]], and [[M7057 flamethrower|flamethrower]]. Accordingly, the weapon is used in a third-person view. In the [[campaign]], the weapon appears solely in the level [[The Storm]] encountered twice in the level - the first as a dismounted weapon in the pier structure of the first lakebed next to a dead Marine. This weapon can be used against the {{Pattern|Ogab'd|anti-aircraft Wraith}} and [[Ghost]] vehicles encountered in that section of the level. The second encounter with missile pods comes in the second lakebed of The Storm, with two such weapons deployed by the Marines to help fight off the Scarab. These weapons are turret-mounted, and have an infinite amount of ammunition. They can be used to target the Scarab's legs, turret, and rear power core.


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}}
*[[Hornets]] fire pairs of what appear to be [[Missile Pod]] shots as a secondary fire.


The missile pod can be used to unlock the [[Too Close to the Sun]] achievement in multiplayer, by killing a [[Banshee]].
*On [[Heroic]], it takes eight rounds of the LAU-65D/SGM-151 to destroy a [[Phantom]], although it only takes four missiles to the tail end to destroy the dropship, because the engines going critical are the main reason of destruction of a [[Phantom]].


===''Halo 3: ODST''===
*If you give the [[Missile Pod]] to the [[Arbiter]] during single player campaign, he'll be able to track infantry with the [[Missile Pod]].
The missile pod appears in the ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' campaign level [[NMPD HQ]] in the final stage of the mission. Several such weapons are deployed (both mounted and detached) around the Pelican crash site. They have identical gameplay to their ''Halo 3'' incarnation, and can be used to shoot down the incoming [[Banshee]]s and [[Phantom]]s.
 
*In multiplayer, there is no tripod mounted form. It can only be found and fired in its ripped off form.
 
*The LAU-65D/SGM-151's missile is considerably stronger than the M41's.
 
*For reasons unknown, even though the Missile Pod's clip number can be adjusted via Forge, it has no affect at all, the amount of missiles remaining eight.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:H3-Concept-MissilePodMount.jpg|Concept art of various types of the missile pod, from the ''[[Art of Halo 3]]''.
Image:Missle_pod_angle_2.jpg|Front View
File:H3-MissilePodMount-ScanRender.png|A missile pod still on its tripod mount.
Image:Missle_pod_angle.jpg|Back View
File:Missile Pod rear.png|The back view of the missile pod.
Image:Missile Pod Mounted 2.jpg|Marine targeting aircraft
File:Missile Pod Profile.png|Profile view of the missile pod.
File:H3 MarineMissilePod Screenshot 1.png|A Marine operating a LAU-65D during the Battle of Voi.
File:H3 MarineMissilePod Screenshot 2.png|A Marine firing a LAU-65D during the Battle of Voi.
File:H3 MissilePod Transparent.png|A Spartan pointing a missile pod upwards.
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:Missile pod.JPG|A Banshee being tracked by multiple missiles.
File:H3-MissilePodRocket.png|In-game preview of a rocket launched from the Missile Pod in ''Halo 3''.
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).
File:HTMCC-H3ODST Missile Pods.jpg|[[Taylor Miles|Dutch]] on a stationary missile pod while [[Kojo Agu|Romeo]] is carrying a detached missile pod.
File:HTMCC-H3ODST Romeo&Missile 1.jpg|Romeo firing a missile pod from its tripod.
File:Missle Pod Reticle.jpg|A HUD view of the LAU-65D/SGM-151 in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
File:SGM-151-ODST.jpg|A detached LAU-65D/SGM-151 firing a missile in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
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</gallery>


==List of appearances==
== Sources ==  
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
 
*''[[Halo: Last Light]]'' {{Mo}}
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*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
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[[Category:Weapons]]


== Sources ==
[[Category:Held Weapons]]
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{{UNSC support weapons}}
[[Category:Human Weapons]]
[[Category:Artillery]]
[[Category:Missiles]]

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