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:'''''Rocket hog''' redirects here. For the Halo: Combat Evolved Rocket Warthog, see [[M12A1 Warthog]]''. | |||
{{Vehicle | {{Vehicle Infobox | ||
|image | |image=[[File:H4 rocket hog render.png|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[AMG Transport Dynamics]] | |manufacturer=[[AMG Transport Dynamics]] | ||
|line=[[Warthog|M12 FAV]] | |line=[[Warthog|M12 FAV]] | ||
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|length={{Convert|6|m|ft}}<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 157''</ref> | |length={{Convert|6|m|ft}}<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 157''</ref> | ||
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|armament=[[M79 | |armament=[[M79 Multiple Launch Rocket System]] (1)<ref name="EVG"/> | ||
|crew=*Driver (1) | |crew=*Driver (1) | ||
*Gunner (1) | *Gunner (1) | ||
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|role=*Reconnaissance | |role=*Reconnaissance | ||
*Light anti-aircraft | *Light anti-aircraft | ||
|affiliation=[[UNSC | |affiliation=[[UNSC Defense Force]] | ||
|firstuse-title=In service | |firstuse-title=In service | ||
|firstuse=[[Human-Covenant War]]<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |firstuse=[[Human-Covenant War]]<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
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{{ | {{Quote|It's a Warthog with rockets and it is awesome.|Bungie.net<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_080610 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 08.06.10 '']</ref>}} | ||
The '''M12R Light Anti-Aircraft Vehicle''', | The '''M12R Light Anti-Aircraft Vehicle'''<ref name="EVG"/>, abbreviated as '''M12R LAAV''' and commonly referred to as the '''Missile Warthog''' or '''Rocket Warthog''', is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ground vehicle. It is a variant of the [[M12 Force Application Vehicle]] that features a mounted [[M79 Multiple Launch Rocket System]].<ref name="EVG"/><ref name="arsenal">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUY2Ybc4Zdk&hd=1 '''Youtube''': ''Halo: Reach - Implements of War'']</ref> | ||
==Design details== | ==Design details== | ||
The M12R LAAV is designed to quickly and efficiently defeat lightly armored vehicles such as the [[ | The M12R LAAV is designed to quickly and efficiently defeat lightly armored vehicles such as the [[Type-48 Light Assault Gun Carriage|Type-48 Revenant]] and the [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Type-32 Ghost]]. The M12R LAAV differs from the basic M12 LRV only in its armament, a single [[M79 Multiple Launch Rocket System]] which fires six [[Argent V missile|65mm Argent V rockets]] per volley every two to three seconds. The M79 MLRS' rockets are capable of achieving target lock on aircraft, though they cannot lock onto ground vehicles. | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
During the UNSC's [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|counterattack]] against the Covenant at [[Szurdok Ridge]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552#August|August 12, 2552]], an M12R was deployed with a single [[UNSC Army|soldier]] mounted on the rocket launcher for use by [[NOBLE Team]]'s [[ | During the UNSC's [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|counterattack]] against the Covenant at [[Szurdok Ridge]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552#August|August 12, 2552]], an M12R was deployed with a single [[UNSC Army|soldier]] mounted on the rocket launcher for use by [[NOBLE Team]]'s [[Kat-B320]] and [[SPARTAN-B312]] after their [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]] had been destroyed and they had to fend off Covenant infantry and turrets.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|hostilities]] with the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|reformed Covenant]], many of these vehicles participated in the [[Battle of Requiem| | During the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|hostilities]] with the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|reformed Covenant]], many of these vehicles participated in the [[First Battle of Requiem|first]] and [[Second Battle of Requiem|second]] battles fought on the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Requiem]] in [[2557]] and [[2558]], respectively. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[Breakpoint]] was the first map map to feature this vehicle in matchmaking. | *[[Breakpoint]] was the first map map to feature this vehicle in matchmaking. | ||
*An NPC manning the turret is capable of firing 1 to | *An NPC manning the turret is capable of firing 1 to 5 rockets individually if it chooses, where as the player is committed to firing all 6 rockets once the trigger is pulled.{{verify}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Reach TotS RocketHog.jpg|An M12R LAAV firing at a [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghost]] | File:Reach TotS RocketHog.jpg|An M12R LAAV firing at a [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghost]]. | ||
File:HaloReach - Hemorrhage04.png|The Rocket Warthog's first appearance in the ''[[Red vs Blue]]'' [[Red vs. Blue Halo: Reach PSA: Deja View|''Deja View'' PSA]]. | File:HaloReach - Hemorrhage04.png|The Rocket Warthog's first appearance in the ''[[Red vs Blue]]'' [[Red vs. Blue Halo: Reach PSA: Deja View|''Deja View'' PSA]]. | ||
File:Reach-Rocket Warthog.jpg|An M12R in action. | File:Reach-Rocket Warthog.jpg|An M12R in action. | ||
File:HaloReach - RocketHog.png|The M12R Rocket Warthog in ''Halo: Reach''. | File:HaloReach - RocketHog.png|The M12R Rocket Warthog in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
File:HaloReach-RocketHog-Firing.png|An M12R Warthog FAV firing off its M79 MLRS. | File:HaloReach-RocketHog-Firing.png|An M12R Warthog FAV firing off its M79 MLRS. | ||
File:H4 rocket hog render.png|The Rocket Warthog in ''[[Halo 4]]''. | File:H4 rocket hog render.png|The Rocket Warthog as it appears in ''[[Halo 4]]''. | ||
File:H4-MP-M12R-RocketWarthog.jpg|An M12R Rocket Warthog in ''Halo 4'' | File:H4-MP-M12R-RocketWarthog.jpg|An M12R Rocket Warthog in ''Halo 4'''s multiplayer. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo 4]]'' | *''[[Halo 4]]'' | ||
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC | [[Category:UNSC Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Drivable | [[Category:Drivable Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Warthog | [[Category:M12 Warthog]] | ||
