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{{Weapon | {{Weapon Infobox | ||
|image= [[File:HReach-M41LAAGSideLeft.png|300px]] | |image= [[File:HReach-M41LAAGSideLeft.png|300px]] | ||
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|series= M41 | |series= M41 | ||
|type= Light anti-aircraft gun | |type= Light anti-aircraft gun | ||
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|service=*[[Insurrection]] | |service=*[[Insurrection]] | ||
*[[Human-Covenant War]] | *[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
|affiliation=[[UNSCDF]] | |||
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|weight= | |weight= | ||
|length= | |length= | ||
|ammotype=[[12. | |ammotype=[[12.7x99mm Armor-Piercing|12.7x99mm armor penetrating rounds]] | ||
|feed=Unlimited | |feed=Unlimited | ||
|operation=Electrically-powered, Linkless, belt-feed | |operation=Electrically-powered, Linkless, belt-feed | ||
|rate=500 rpm <ref name="flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 72''</ref> | |rate=500 rpm <ref name="flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 72''</ref> | ||
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The '''M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun''', nicknamed the "'''Vulcan'''",<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia | The '''M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun''', nicknamed the "'''Vulcan'''",<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'''</ref> is a [[UNSC Defense Force]] [[vehicle]]-mounted machine gun. It is used as the primary armament of a standard [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|M12 Warthog]]. | ||
==Design details== | ==Design details== | ||
The M41 LAAG is a triple-barreled, electric-powered, linkless, belt-fed weapon, capable of firing 500 [[12. | The M41 LAAG is a triple-barreled, electric-powered, linkless, belt-fed weapon, capable of firing 500 [[12.7x99mm]] armor-piercing rounds per minute.<ref name="flood"/> Turret traverse rate is 100 degrees per second and weapon elevation rate is 60 degrees per second. Recoil from sustained fire is prodigious and negatively impacts accuracy at long range. | ||
Its extended variant, the [[M41 Extended Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]], is a four-barreled machine gun capable of firing [[depleted uranium]] containing pressurized atmosphere. This variant is mounted on the aft of the [[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity|OF92/EVA Booster Frame]].<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''Booster Frame article''</ref> | Its extended variant, the [[M41 Extended Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]], is a four-barreled machine gun capable of firing [[depleted uranium]] containing pressurized atmosphere. This variant is mounted on the aft of the [[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity|OF92/EVA Booster Frame]].<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''Booster Frame article''</ref> | ||
==Ammunition== | ==Ammunition== | ||
{{Main|12. | {{Main|12.7x99mm Armor-Piercing}} | ||
The 12. | The 12.7x99mm rounds is capable of exerting upwards of five times as much damage as the 7.62x51mm rounds used in the MA5 series of assault rifles, and the M41 is a relatively accurate example of its power compared to the smaller 7.62mm round.<ref group="note">This was only evident in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', as damage per-hit in ''[[Halo 2]]'' was dramatically less powerful. To balance this out, the rate of fire on the M41 was increased to roughly 900 rounds per-minute, and accuracy was increased significantly from the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' version.</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*This weapon bears a close resemblance to the [[wikipedia:GAU-19|GAU-19/A]] machine gun used by the United States military. In addition to other superficial similarities, both are triple-barreled Gatling-style machine guns, and both weapons also fire the 12.7×99 mm round. | |||
*This weapon bears a close resemblance to the [[wikipedia:GAU-19|GAU-19/A]] machine gun used by the United States military. In addition to other superficial similarities, both are triple-barreled Gatling-style machine guns, and both weapons also fire the 12.7×99 | |||
*Vulcan is the Roman name for the Greek god Hephaestus, God of fire and forgery, and the name of several current-day high-caliber Gatling-style guns. | *Vulcan is the Roman name for the Greek god Hephaestus, God of fire and forgery, and the name of several current-day high-caliber Gatling-style guns. | ||
*The M41 LAAG takes a second to spool up, so it is slow but gradually gets faster the longer the player holds down the trigger. It's always a good idea to just prime the trigger when one is on the turret, since one won't waste any ammo. | |||
*The armor plating can be shot or beaten off in ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 3'', and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | *The armor plating can be shot or beaten off in ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 3'', and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. | ||
*''Halo 3'' MythBusters proved that one can perform a Superbounce in ''Halo 3'' using a detached Warthog turret from a destroyed Warthog. | *''Halo 3'' MythBusters proved that one can perform a Superbounce in ''Halo 3'' using a detached Warthog turret from a destroyed Warthog. | ||
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*In ''[[Halo Wars]]'' trailers, renders, and cutscenes, the M41 is shown with four barrels. It is unknown if this is a graphical change or a different weapon altogether. | *In ''[[Halo Wars]]'' trailers, renders, and cutscenes, the M41 is shown with four barrels. It is unknown if this is a graphical change or a different weapon altogether. | ||
*In ''Halo: Reach'', the M41 LAAG takes a few seconds to spin up, whereas in previous games the spin-up was instantaneous. Also, like all other turret weapons in the game, the M41 LAAG will overheat after continuous fire. This was implemented as a balancing change, preventing the "turret spam" prevalent in previous games. | *In ''Halo: Reach'', the M41 LAAG takes a few seconds to spin up, whereas in previous games the spin-up was instantaneous. Also, like all other turret weapons in the game, the M41 LAAG will overheat after continuous fire. This was implemented as a balancing change, preventing the "turret spam" prevalent in previous games. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:H3-M41LAAGSideLeft.png|The M41 LAAG as it appears in ''Halo 3''. | ||
File: | File:H2-M41LAAG-SideProfile.png|The M41 LAAG as it appears in ''Halo 2''. | ||
File:HCE-M41LAAG-LeftSide.png|The M41 LAAG | File:HCE-M41LAAG-LeftSide.png|The M41 LAAG as it appears in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | ||
File:HCE-M41LAAG-HUD-Reticule.jpg|The M41 LAAG's reticule in the HUD of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | File:HCE-M41LAAG-HUD-Reticule.jpg|The M41 LAAG's reticule in the HUD of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''. | ||
File: | File:H4FUD-MasterChief-M41LAAG.jpg|Master Chief firing the M41 LAAG in ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''. | ||
File:Red Team.jpg|The four-barreled LAAG on a ''Halo Wars''-era Warthog. | |||
File: | File:Johnson-warthog.jpg|The LAAG on the ''Halo CE''-era Warthog. | ||
File: | File:H2_warthogguys.jpg|The LAAG on the ''Halo 2''-era Warthog. | ||
File:Snow Warthog.jpg|The LAAG as seen on the snow camo Warthog from the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map [[Avalanche]]. | |||
File: | File:Warthog psd jpgcopy2.jpg|The LAAG on the ''Halo 3''-era Warthog. | ||
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File:96301689-Full.jpg|The LAAG mounted on a stationary turret in ''Halo 3: ODST''. | File:96301689-Full.jpg|The LAAG mounted on a stationary turret in ''Halo 3: ODST''. | ||
File:Warthog Gun Overheat Profile.jpg|An overheating LAAG on the | File:Warthog Gun Overheat Profile.jpg|An overheating LAAG on the ''Halo: Reach''-era Warthog. | ||
File: | File:Ammo_-M41.png|The 12.7x99mm Armor-Piercing Round the M41 fires. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo | *''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]'' | ||
== | ==Note== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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==Related pages== | |||
*[[M12 Force Application Vehicle]] | |||
*[[M68 Gauss Cannon]] | |||
*[[OF92/EVA|OF92/EVA Booster Frame]] | |||
{{UNSC heavy weapons}} | {{UNSC heavy weapons}} | ||
[[Category:Machine guns]] | [[Category:Machine guns]] | ||
[[Category:UNSC ground weapons]] | [[Category:UNSC ground weapons]] | ||
