Editing M41 Vulcan

{{Ratings}}
{{Era|HCW}}
{{Weapon
| image=[[File:M41 LAAG in Halo 3.PNG|300px]]
| name=M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun
| manufacturer=
| model=M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun
| type=Heavy Machine Gun
| cost=
| size=
| damage per hit=Medium
| magazine=Unlimited
| maxammo= Although mag is unlimited, can heat up
| fire=Automatic
| ammotype=[[12.7x99mm Armor-Piercing|12.7x99mm armor penetrating rounds]]
| operation=Electrically-powered
| rate of fire=450-500 rounds per minute<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref>, approx. 900 rounds per minute<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', '''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref>
| accuracy=Medium to High
| range=Short to Medium to Long
| era=[[Human-Covenant War]] and several rebel conflicts
| counterpart=
| counterwep=
| affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
}}

{{Quote|Man! This thing rips stuff up!|Marine Gunner}}

The '''M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun''', nicknamed the "Vulcan",<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'''</ref> is a [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]] [[vehicle]]-mounted machine gun. It is used as the primary armament on the standard [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]].

==Background==
The M41 LAAG is the standard weaponry of the [[M12 Warthog LRV]], although similar on the [[M312 Elephant HRV]]s, the Elephants fire rate is slightly faster. It is a triple-barreled, electric-powered, linkless, belt-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. It also works quite well for taking out [[Banshees]] and other lightly-armored [[vehicles]].

==Ammunition==
As stated above, the M41 uses 12.7x99mm rounds, also known as the .50 BMG round, or .50 caliber. 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 its legendary stopping power. It is normally considered an anti-materiel round, as it can take out both light armor and infantry at great range. The bullet is even capable of stopping a car dead in its tracks, shooting a round right through its engine block.

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. 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.

==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. Both weapons also fire the 12.7×99 mm round.
*The M41 is also found on the [[Behemoth-class Troop Transport|Elephant]], and its armored cover is the only part of the Elephant that can be damaged.
*The M41 LAAG takes a second to spool up, so it is slow but gradually gets faster the longer you hold down the trigger, so it's always a good idea to just prime the trigger when you're on the turret, since you don't waste any ammo.
*The armor plating can be shot or beaten off in ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3''.
*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 ''[[Red vs Blue: Relocated]]'', Simmons falsely surmises the rate of fire for the LAAG at "ten thousand rounds per second".
*Halo 3 MythBusters proved that one can perform a Superbounce in Halo 3 using a detached Warthog turret from a destroyed Warthog.
*A stationary version of the M41 LAAG, as well as the [[M68 Gauss Cannon]], appears in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
*A variant of the M41 LAAG, titled "M41 ELAAGat", is mounted on the back of the [[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity|OF92/EVA Booster Frame]]. This version fires [[Depleted Uranium]] rounds.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', [[The Package]] Part 1</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', Booster Frame article</ref>
*The M41 LAAG will overheat with continuous fire in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
*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 guns.
*In [[Halo: Reach]], the M41 LAAG takes a few seconds to spin up, whereas in [[Halo: CE]], [[Halo 2]], and [[Halo 3]], the spin-up was instantaneous.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Red Team.jpg|The four-barreled LAAG on a ''Halo Wars''-era Warthog.
File:Johnson-warthog.jpg|The LAAG on the ''Halo CE''-era Warthog.
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:Warthog psd jpgcopy2.jpg|The LAAG on the ''Halo 3''-era Warthog.
File:96301689-Full.jpg|The LAAG mounted on a stationary turret in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:Reach_E310_Firefight_Beachhead04.jpg|An overheating LAAG on the ''Halo: Reach''-era Warthog.
File:Ammo_-M41.png|The 12.7x99mm Armor-Piercing Round the M41 fires.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
{{Appearances|Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo 2|Halo 3: ODST|Halo 3|Halo Wars|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Flood|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Halo: Uprising|Halo Graphic Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Halo Legends|Halo: Reach}}

==Sources==
<references/>

==Related pages==
*[[Warthog|M12 LRV Warthog]]
*[[M68 Gauss Cannon]]
*[[OF92/EVA|OF92/EVA Booster Frame]]

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+| image=[[File:M41 LAAG in Halo 3.PNG|300px]]
-|manufacturer= [[Misriah Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=180}}
+| name=M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun
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+| manufacturer=
-|type= Light anti-aircraft gun
+| model=M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun
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+| type=Heavy Machine Gun
-|variant=
+| cost=
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+| size=
-*[[Human-Covenant War]]
+| damage per hit=Medium
-*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
+| magazine=Unlimited
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+| maxammo= Although mag is unlimited, can heat up
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+| fire=Automatic
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+| ammotype=[[12.7x99mm Armor-Piercing|12.7x99mm armor penetrating rounds]]
-|ammotype=[[12.7×99mm Armor-Piercing|12.7×99mm armor penetrating rounds]]
+| operation=Electrically-powered
-|capacity=
+| rate of fire=450-500 rounds per minute<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref>, approx. 900 rounds per minute<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', '''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref>
-|feed=Unlimited
+| accuracy=Medium to High
-|operation=Electrically-powered, Linkless, belt-feed
+| range=Short to Medium to Long
-|rate=500 rpm <ref name="flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 72''</ref>
+| era=[[Human-Covenant War]] and several rebel conflicts
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-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>
-==Design details==
+{{Quote|Man! This thing rips stuff up!|Marine Gunner}}
-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.
-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>
+The '''M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun''', nicknamed the "Vulcan",<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'''</ref> is a [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]] [[vehicle]]-mounted machine gun. It is used as the primary armament on the standard [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]].
-When mounted on the Mastodon APC, the M41 can be remote-controlled.<ref>''Halo Wars 2'', Mastodon in-game unit</ref>
+==Background==
+The M41 LAAG is the standard weaponry of the [[M12 Warthog LRV]], although similar on the [[M312 Elephant HRV]]s, the Elephants fire rate is slightly faster. It is a triple-barreled, electric-powered, linkless, belt-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. It also works quite well for taking out [[Banshees]] and other lightly-armored [[vehicles]].
 ==Ammunition==
-{{Main|12.7×99mm Armor-Piercing}}
+As stated above, the M41 uses 12.7x99mm rounds, also known as the .50 BMG round, or .50 caliber. 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 its legendary stopping power. It is normally considered an anti-materiel round, as it can take out both light armor and infantry at great range. The bullet is even capable of stopping a car dead in its tracks, shooting a round right through its engine block.
-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.}}
+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. 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.
 ==Trivia==
-{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
+*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 [[Behemoth-class Troop Transport|Elephant]], and its armored cover is the only part of the Elephant that can be damaged.
-*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&nbsp;mm round.
+*The M41 LAAG takes a second to spool up, so it is slow but gradually gets faster the longer you hold down the trigger, so it's always a good idea to just prime the trigger when you're on the turret, since you don't waste any ammo.
-*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 armor plating can be shot or beaten off in ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3''.
-*The armor plating can be shot or beaten off in ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 3'', and ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
+*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.
-*''Halo 3'' MythBusters proved that one can perform a Superbounce in ''Halo 3'' using a detached Warthog turret from a destroyed Warthog.
+*In ''[[Red vs Blue: Relocated]]'', Simmons falsely surmises the rate of fire for the LAAG at "ten thousand rounds per second".
-*A stationary version of the M41 LAAG, as well as the [[M68 Asynchronous Linear-Induction Motor|M68 Gauss Cannon]], appears in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
+*Halo 3 MythBusters proved that one can perform a Superbounce in Halo 3 using a detached Warthog turret from a destroyed Warthog.
-*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.
+*A stationary version of the M41 LAAG, as well as the [[M68 Gauss Cannon]], appears in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
-*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.
+*A variant of the M41 LAAG, titled "M41 ELAAGat", is mounted on the back of the [[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity|OF92/EVA Booster Frame]]. This version fires [[Depleted Uranium]] rounds.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', [[The Package]] Part 1</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', Booster Frame article</ref>
-*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.
+*The M41 LAAG will overheat with continuous fire in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
-*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.
+*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 guns.
+*In [[Halo: Reach]], the M41 LAAG takes a few seconds to spin up, whereas in [[Halo: CE]], [[Halo 2]], and [[Halo 3]], the spin-up was instantaneous.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-File:Johnson-warthog.jpg|The M41 LAAG on the Warthog in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
+File:Red Team.jpg|The four-barreled LAAG on a ''Halo Wars''-era Warthog.
-File:HCE-LAAGHUD.png|HUD of the M41 in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
+File:Johnson-warthog.jpg|The LAAG on the ''Halo CE''-era Warthog.
-File:HCE-M41LAAG-LeftSide.png|The M41 LAAG  in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
+File:H2_warthogguys.jpg|The LAAG on the ''Halo 2''-era Warthog.
-File:HCE-M41LAAG-HUD-Reticule.jpg|The M41 LAAG's reticule in the HUD of ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
+File:Snow Warthog.jpg|The LAAG as seen on the snow camo Warthog from the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map [[Avalanche]].
-File:H2-M41LAAG-SideProfile.png|The M41 LAAG in ''Halo 2''.
+File:Warthog psd jpgcopy2.jpg|The LAAG on the ''Halo 3''-era Warthog.
-File:H2-LAAGHUD.png|HUD of the M41 in ''Halo 2''.
-File:H2_warthogguys.jpg|The LAAG on the Warthog in ''Halo 2''.
-File:H2 Zanzibar Boarding.jpg|A Spartan firing the M41 in ''Halo 2''.
-File:Ammo_-M41.png|The 12.7×99mm Armor-Piercing Round the M41 fires from ''[[The Art of Halo 3]]''.
-File:Warthog psd jpgcopy2.jpg|The LAAG on the Warthog in the ''[[Halo 3 Beta]]''.
-File:H3-LAAGHUD.png|HUD of the M41 in ''Halo 3''.
-File:H3-M41LAAGSideLeft.png|The M41 LAAG in ''Halo 3''.
-File:H3 M864ArcticHog.png|The LAAG as seen on the [[M864 Arctic Warthog]] from the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map [[Avalanche]].
-File:Red Team.jpg|The four-barreled LAAG on a Warthog in ''Halo Wars''.
 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 Warthog in ''Halo: Reach''.
+File:Reach_E310_Firefight_Beachhead04.jpg|An overheating LAAG on the ''Halo: Reach''-era Warthog.
-File:H4FUD-MasterChief-M41LAAG.jpg|Master Chief firing the M41 LAAG in ''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''.
+File:Ammo_-M41.png|The 12.7x99mm Armor-Piercing Round the M41 fires.
-File:HW2 M41 Machine Gun.jpg|An M41 turret mounted on an M650 Mastodon APC.
 </gallery>
 ==List of appearances==
-*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
+{{Appearances|Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo 2|Halo 3: ODST|Halo 3|Halo Wars|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Flood|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Halo: Uprising|Halo Graphic Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Halo Legends|Halo: Reach}}
-*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
-*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
-*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
-*''[[Halo 2]]''
-*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
-*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
-*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
-*''[[Halo 3]]''
-*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
-*''[[Halo Wars]]''
-*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
-*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
-*''[[Halo Legends]]''
-**''[[Homecoming]]''
-**''[[Prototype]]''
-**''[[Origins]]''
-*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
-*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
-**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''
-**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
-**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
-*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
-*''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
-*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
-*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
-*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
-*''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
-*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
-*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
-*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
-*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
-*''[[Halo: Collateral Damage]]''
-*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
-*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
-*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
-*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Weapon charm only}}
-==Notes==
+==Sources==
-{{Ref/Notes}}
+<references/>
-==Sources==
+==Related pages==
-{{Ref/Sources}}
+*[[Warthog|M12 LRV Warthog]]
+*[[M68 Gauss Cannon]]
+*[[OF92/EVA|OF92/EVA Booster Frame]]
-{{UNSC heavy weapons}}
+{{UNSC Heavy Weapons}}
-[[Category:Machine guns]]
+[[Category:Human Weapons]]
-[[Category:UNSC ground weapons]]
+[[Category:Mounted Weapons]]