Editing M274 Mongoose

{{Center|This article is about the Mongoose introduced in ''[[Halo 3]]'', for other vehicles named "Mongoose", see [[Mongoose (fiction)]].}}

|image=[[File:Halo3-Mongoose-Right.png|350px]]<br>

|manufacturer=[[AMG Transport Dynamics]]

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|length={{Convert|3.2|m|ft}}<ref name="visual">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 126</ref>

|height={{Convert|1.5|m|ft}}

* Gross Vehicle Weight Rating: {{Convert|1077|kg|lb}}<ref name'"visual">''[[Halo 3]]'', In-game [https://www.halopedia.org/images/a/a3/H3_Mongoose_label.png model stamp]</ref>

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|armament=None

|firstuse-title=In service

|firstuse=[[Human-Covenant War]] <br> [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]

|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]

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==Design details ==

The Mongoose is often used for transportation of messages, documents and light cargo between units. It is additionally used by forward observers, [[sniper]] teams and reconnaissance personnel for rapid transportation.

As the vehicle carries no armament of its own, having a passenger is essential if engaging in a combat zone. Due to its smaller profile, the Mongoose is a difficult target for both slow and fast moving enemy weaponry, as opposed to the Warthog, whose size is somewhat substantial. For quick and practical deployment, the Mongoose can be transported by a [[Pelican|Pelican dropship]].

==Operational history==

During the [[Battle of Metisette]], [[Adriana-111]] was surrounded by Covenant infantry on rocky terrain. she thought of the Mongoose as "useless" given her then-current situation, as it "''just meant you were a biking target''"; instead she used the vehicle as a melee weapon against several Grunts.<ref>''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'', p. 320</ref>

==Gameplay==

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If the player manages to splatter an enemy player with the Mongoose in a ranked free-for-all [[Xbox Live]] playlist in ''Halo 3'', the player will earn the [[Mongoose Mowdown]] achievement, [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant|Scout]] shoulders, and five Gamerpoints.

== Production notes==

The Mongoose was originally intended to be put into ''Halo 2'', but was eventually [[Cut Halo 2 vehicles|one of many vehicles]] cut from the game.<ref>[[Halo 2: Collectors Edition DVD|''Halo 2: Collector's Edition'' DVD]]</ref> The Mongoose prototype did not fulfill Bungie's expectations for ''Halo 2'', and although Bungie attempted to add dual coaxial machine-guns to it or an armed passenger, it remained unbalanced and didn't fit into the gameplay. Bungie at the time could not figure out a way to implement it into the campaign, and had trouble getting the physics for it right, stating that the whole thing had a tendency to flip very easily, and gameplay wise, had no purpose as it couldn't be driven with the flag and became virtually useless. The addition of the passenger seat gave rise to whole new possibilities and led to its inclusion in the third game.

File:H2_BurialMounds_Perspective_Concept.jpg|Concept art for the ''Halo 2'' map [[Burial Mounds]] depicting Mongooses.

File:H3_Mongoose_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the M274 for ''[[Halo 3]]''.

File:H3 Beta Mongoose.jpg|A Spartan-II on a Mongoose in the ''Halo 3'' Beta.

File:H3_Mongoose_Views.jpg|The Mongoose in ''Halo 3''.

File:H3 Mongoose label.png|The label on the Mongoose in ''Halo 3''.

File:HW - Prerelease - Mongoose.png|Mongoose as an early prototype for ''[[Halo Wars]]''.

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