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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|H1|H2|H3|HW|FOR|TF|GOO|UP|HGN}} |
| {{Weapon infobox | | {{Weapon |
| |image= [[File:HReach-M41LAAGSideLeft.png|300px]] | | | image=[[Image:M41 LAAG in Halo 3.PNG|300px]] |
| |name=M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun | | | name=M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun |
| |manufacturer= [[Misriah Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=180}} | | | manufacturer= |
| |series= M41 | | | model= |
| |type= Light anti-aircraft gun | | | type=Machine Gun |
| |cost= | | | cost= |
| |variant= | | | size= |
| |service=*[[Insurrection]] | | | damage per hit=Medium |
| *[[Human-Covenant War]]
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| *[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
| | | maxammo=Unlimited |
| |affiliation=[[UNSC]] | | | fire=Fully-automatic |
| |weight= | | | ammotype=12.7x99mm armor penetrating rounds |
| |length= | | | operation=Electrically-powered |
| |ammotype=[[12.7×99mm Armor-Piercing|12.7×99mm armor penetrating rounds]] | | | rate of fire=450-500 rounds per minute |
| |capacity=
| | | accuracy=Medium to High |
| |feed=Unlimited
| | | range=Medium to Long |
| |operation=Electrically-powered, Linkless, belt-feed | | | era= |
| |rate=500 rpm <ref name="flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 72''</ref> | | | counterpart= |
| |velocity= | | | counterwep= |
| |optics= | | | affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| |range=Over 500m{{ref/Novel|HSoR|Chapter=14}} | |
| }} | | }} |
| The '''M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun''', nicknamed the "'''Vulcan'''",<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'''</ref> is a [[UNSC]] [[vehicle]]-mounted machine gun. It is used as the primary armament of a standard [[M12 Chaingun Warthog]] and [[M650 Mastodon]].<ref>''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs]] - Mastodon</ref> | | The '''M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun''' is a [[United Nations Space Command]] vehicle-mounted projectile machine gun. |
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| ==Design details== | | ==Background== |
| The M41 LAAG is a triple-barreled, electric-powered, linkless, belt-fed weapon, capable of firing 500 [[12.7×99mm Armor-Piercing|12.7×99mm]] armor-piercing rounds per minute.{{Ref/Reuse|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. | | The M41 LAAG is the standard armament for the [[M12 Warthog LRV]]. It is a three-barreled, electric-powered, linkless, drum-fed weapon. It fires 450 to 550 12.7x99mm armor penetrating rounds per minute.<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 72</ref> 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. |
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| 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>
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| | As stated above, the M41 uses 12.7x99mm rounds, also know as the .50 BMG round. The name BMG comes from the 20th-century [[wikipedia:M2 Browning Machine Gun|M2 Browning Machine Gun]] the cartridge was designed for. It is well known for it's legendary stopping power. It is normally considered an anti-materiél round, as it can take out both heavy armor and infantry at great range. The bullet is even supposedly capable of stopping a car dead in its tracks, shooting a round right through its engine block. |
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| When mounted on the Mastodon APC, the M41 can be remote-controlled.<ref>''Halo Wars 2'', Mastodon in-game unit</ref>
| | The 12.7x99mm rounds is capable of exerting upwards of five times as the 7.62x51mm rounds used in the MA5 series of assault rifles, and the M41 is a relatively accurate example of it's power compared to the smaller 7.62mm round. 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 1 version. |
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| ==Ammunition==
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| {{Main|12.7×99mm Armor-Piercing}}
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| The 12.7×99mm rounds is capable of exerting upwards of five times as much damage as the 7.62×51mm 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/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.}} | |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
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| | *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. Both weapons also fire the 12.7×99 mm round. |
| *Before this weapon was named the M41 Vulcan, the name for this weapon was the "M1100-Mk II Vehicle Mounted Support Weapon".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060508200720/http://www.joyridestudios.com/halo_1_warthog.asp '''Joyride Halo CE Warthog description''']</ref>
| | * The M41 is also found on the [[Elephant]] tracked vehicle. |
| *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. | |
| *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.
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| *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.
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| *A stationary version of the M41 LAAG, as well as the [[M68 Asynchronous Linear-Induction Motor|M68 Gauss Cannon]], appears in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
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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.
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| *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.
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| *In ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', the M41 LAAG is replaced by [[M46 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]], indicating that the two weapons saw combined service during the late stages of the Human-Covenant War.
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| *In ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'', the stationary turret is the M41 LAAG. The weapon can overheat with excessive continuous fire, forcing a cooldown period of approximately 5 seconds before it is able to fire again. Additionally, the weapon has a health bar; if this health bar completely depletes, the weapon is destroyed. If the player is using the turret when it is destroyed, they will be instantly killed. In the sequel ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'' the weapon no longer overheats and the player is not killed if it is destroyed while they are using it.
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Related Articles== |
| <gallery>
| | *[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| File:Johnson-warthog.jpg|The M41 LAAG on the Warthog in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
| | *[[Warthog|M12 LRV Warthog]] |
| File:HCE-LAAGHUD.png|HUD of the M41 in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
| | *[[M68 Gauss Cannon]] |
| File:HCE-M41LAAG-LeftSide.png|The M41 LAAG in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
| | *[[Free machine guns]] |
| File:HCE-M41LAAG-HUD-Reticule.jpg|The M41 LAAG's reticule in the HUD of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
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| File:H2-M41LAAG-SideProfile.png|The M41 LAAG in ''Halo 2''.
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| File:H2-LAAGHUD.png|HUD of the M41 in ''Halo 2''.
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| File:H2_warthogguys.jpg|The LAAG on the Warthog in ''Halo 2''.
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| File:H2 Zanzibar Boarding.jpg|A Spartan firing the M41 in ''Halo 2''.
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| File:Ammo_-M41.png|The 12.7×99mm Armor-Piercing Round the M41 fires from ''[[The Art of Halo 3]]''.
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| File:Warthog psd jpgcopy2.jpg|The LAAG on the Warthog in the ''[[Halo 3 Beta]]''.
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| File:H3-LAAGHUD.png|HUD of the M41 in ''Halo 3''.
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| File:H3-M41LAAGSideLeft.png|The M41 LAAG in ''Halo 3''.
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| File:H3 M864ArcticHog.png|The LAAG as seen on the [[M864 Arctic Warthog]] from the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map [[Avalanche]].
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| File:Red Team.jpg|The four-barreled LAAG on a Warthog in ''Halo Wars''.
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| File:96301689-Full.jpg|The LAAG mounted on a stationary turret in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
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| File:Warthog Gun Overheat Profile.jpg|An overheating LAAG on the Warthog in ''Halo: Reach''.
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| File:H4FUD-MasterChief-M41LAAG.jpg|Master Chief firing the M41 LAAG in ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''.
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| File:HW2 M41 Machine Gun.jpg|An M41 turret mounted on an M650 Mastodon APC.
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==Sources== |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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| *''[[Halo 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| *''[[Halo Legends]]''
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| **''[[Homecoming]]''
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| **''[[Prototype]]''
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| **''[[Origins]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
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| *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
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| *''[[Halo Mythos]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
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| *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Weapon charm only}}
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| ==Notes==
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| ==Sources==
| | [[Category:Weapons]] |
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| [[Category:Machine guns]]
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