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{{Status|Canon}}
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{{Weapon infobox
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|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
|series=
| manufacturer=[[UNSC]]
|type=Missile launcher
| model=LAU-65D/SGM-151
|cost=
| type=Missile Launcher
|variant=
| cost=
|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=*Mounted: Unlimited
|height=
*Unmounted: 08
|weight=
| maxammo=8
|ammotype=[[ASGM-4 missile|M5607 ASGM-4 missiles]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| fire=
|capacity=
| ammotype= Guided Armor Piercing Missile
|feed=
| operation=
|operation=
| rate of fire= 2.5 missiles/second
|rate=Semi-automatic{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| accuracy=
|velocity=
| range= Long
|optics=
| era=Halo 3
|range=
| counterpart=[[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]], [[M41 SSR MAV/AW|Rocket Launcher]], [[Type-25 Grenade Launcher|Brute Shot]], [[Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|Spartan Laser]]
| counterwep=
| affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
}}
}}
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 '''Microsoft''': Halo 3 Guide]</ref> also known as the '''Missile Pod''', is a portable [[United Nations Space Command]] infantry [[weapon]]. It is a missile-launching weapon, and holds up to eight small, highly explosive missiles when released from its tripod. The Missile Pod is capable of locking onto [[vehicle]] or turret position targets. <ref>[http://www.bungie.net/content.aspx?link=h3betaWeapons '''Bungie.net''': Halo 3 Beta Guide]</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}}
==Operation==
The mounted version of the Missile Pod can be seen in the [[Campaign]] level [[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]] in ''Halo 3'', and again in [[NMPD HQ]] in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. When mounted, it has an infinite amount of [[ammo]]. The Missile Pod can carry eight rounds when detached, which are less powerful than the [[Rocket Launcher]], but it can fire continuously without the need for reloading. In its mounted form, the Missile Pod is used by [[Marines]] as a rocket-powered mortar by firing its missiles vertically into the sky. This allows the missiles to hit targets from above, inflicting maximum damage and leaving less time for the target to avoid the strike; however, in its mounted form, it can't hit targets on the ground up close easily (it will just fire up into the air and do no damage).


==Overview==
Once the missile is fired, it will travel about five meters before becoming self-propelled. This, along with the pod's ability to maintain a lock even when there's an obstacle (such as a small hill in [[Valhalla (Level)|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.
[[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}}
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. One of the best anti-vehicle tactics is to lock on, aim up in the air, and fire; however, its low ammo capacity when unmounted means it should be used sparingly. Also, on Valhalla, a possible tactic is to carry the missile pod into the [[Man Cannon]] while firing at an enemy. The enemy will most likely not see you and will die confused, leaving you able to repeat the trick.


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.
==Tactics==
===Campaign===


===Ammunition===
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==
[[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}}
Due to its rarity in the campaign (it only appears on the level [[The Storm]]), not many tactics have appeared to support its usage in campaign. If picked up on during that level, it can be used to take down the [[Scarab]] on it fairly easily, as its lock-on will automatically target its joints and the enemies on board. Presumably, an ambitious player could carry it to the [[Anti-Aircraft Battery|anti-aircraft gun]], but accidental usage could waste all of its ammunition. The player could also kill [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]], then quickly drop the Pod next to him; missiles fired by the Arbiter will home in on enemy infantry, as well.


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}}
The missile pod also appears in the [[Halo 3: ODST]] campaign in the level [[NMPD HQ (Level)|NMPD HQ]] in the final area where Dutch and Mickey are holding out. There are two mounted missile pods, and numerous missile pods near the crashed [[Pelican]] and you can use them to take out the many [[Banshee]]s and [[Phantom]]s that appear. As there are many flying enemy vehicles a good tactic would be to keep the missile pods mounted so you can utilize the infinite ammo, as there are other detached missile pods around the pelican which you can use.


==In-game information==
===Multiplayer===
[[File:H3-MissilePodHUD.png|thumb|250px|Using the missile pod in third-person view on [[Sandtrap]] in ''[[Halo 3]]''.]]
The Missile Pod can be a weak weapon against infantry. It typically takes a direct missile hit to kill an opponent with one shot. Quite unlike the [[Rocket Launcher]], its splash damage is confined to a smaller area, making it challenging to use in a one-on-one mid-range fight. The pod is extremely deadly against vehicles, however.
===''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}}
It causes the wielder to fall victim to the high maneuverability of a Ghost, as the wielder is slow due to its' weight. On [[Valhalla]], it is capable of destroying [[Banshees]], [[Mongooses]], [[Warthogs]], and [[turrets]]. On [[Construct]], the missile pod becomes a powerful infantry weapon because the map's architecture allows for quick kills, making it especially useful for killing the sword wielders or campers at the [[Gravity Lifts]].


The missile pod can be used to unlock the [[Too Close to the Sun]] achievement in multiplayer, by killing a [[Banshee]].
It is noteworthy to use in a Big Team Slayer match next, as a few short missiles can take out a central threat, such as a [[Scorpion]], [[Banshee]], or [[Wraith]] antagonizing your opponents and getting kills for you and your team.


===''Halo 3: ODST''===
Using the missile pod against infantry can be deadly but must be a direct hit. When playing an objective game (capture the flag or bomb) bring the missile pod into a room and camp by the flag or bomb area. You can get many kills this way.
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.
 
This weapon is fantastic against large teams. It's lock on is great against vehicles and, with continuous fire can take down [[Hornets]], [[Warthogs]] and [[Banshees]].
 
==Trivia==
*On [[Heroic]] difficulty, it takes eight rounds of the LAU-65D/SGM-151 to destroy a [[Phantom]]; however, it only takes four missiles to the rear section to destroy it because the engines will go critical, which will end up destroying the rest.
*If you give the Missile Pod to the [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]] during single player campaign by killing him and dropping the pod at his feet, he'll be able to lock onto infantry with the Missile Pod.
*The LAU-65D/SGM-151's missile is considerably stronger than the M41's ordnance.
*The maximum magazine size of a Missile Pod can be changed in [[Forge]]. However, this has no effect on the weapon's actual ammo capacity, which is always 8. Similarly, you can't spawn missile pods mounted on turrets, probably for game balancing reasons, since a missile pod with infinite ammo is a tremendous defensive advantage.
*The Missile Pod can be used to do the [[Halo 2]] "Ring of Rockets" trick.
*[[Too Close To The Sun]] is a ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer [[achievement]]. It is awarded for destroying a Banshee in either campaign or a ranked multiplayer playlist with a [[Spartan Laser]] or Missile Pod. Unlocking this achievement will give you the Scout Body for Spartan Armor Customization. It is represented by a red ten-pointed star with a brown-winged white star.
*In [[Multiplayer]], if a vehicle is locked onto by a Missile Pod, the driver, gunner, or passenger, should hear a droning/buzzing/beeping noise from their [[HUD]] as a warning to get out of the vehicle.
*Although it is a weapon, the Missile Pod acts more like a vehicle, and is classed as one in the game code. This is likely because turrets are vehicles, and the portable (detached) Missile Pod could be classified as a vehicle which you "enter", with the strings edited to display "pick up" instead of "drive/operate/ride". The latter, however, is unlikely since you could "exit" it by pressing '''Y''' or melee, or any other action that would make you drop a dual-wielded weapon, since support weapons have nearly the same mechanics (not tactics) with dual-wielding weapons, with the exception of the fact that you have two weapons when dual-wielding, and that your maneuverability is not affected when dual-wielding.


==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:Missile pod.JPG|A Banshee being tracked by multiple missiles.
File:H3-MissilePodMount-ScanRender.png|A missile pod still on its tripod mount.
Image:Pockettyk1.png|The missile launched from the pod.
File:Missile Pod rear.png|The back view of the missile pod.
Image:Missle_pod_angle.jpg|The back view of the Missile Pod.
File:Missile Pod Profile.png|Profile view of the missile pod.
Image:Missile Pod Mounted 2.jpg|A Marine using a Missile Pod on its stand.
File:H3 MarineMissilePod Screenshot 1.png|A Marine operating a LAU-65D during the Battle of Voi.
Image:1215439386 Images.jpeg|A SPARTAN pointing a Missile Pod upwards.
File:H3 MarineMissilePod Screenshot 2.png|A Marine firing a LAU-65D during the Battle of Voi.
Image:Missle to rocket.JPG|A Missile (top) compared to a [[HEAT]] (lower) rocket.
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==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Last Light]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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