Editing M831 Troop Transport Warthog

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{{Vehicle Infobox
|image=[[File:H3-M831TroopTransportHog.png|350px]]
|name=M831 Troop Transport
|manufacturer=[[AMG Transport Dynamics]]<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 196''</ref>
|line=[[M12 Force Application Vehicle|Warthog]]
|model=M831
|class=Light troop transport
|length={{Convert|6|m|ft}} <ref name="vis"/>
|width={{Convert|3|m|ft}}<ref name="Bungie">[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGwarthog '''Bungie.net''': ''The Warthog'']</ref><ref name="vis"/>
|height=
|mass=Approx 6 tons{{fact}}
|max accel=125 KPH (78 MPH)<ref name="Bungie"/>
|max speed space=
|max speed air=
|engine=
|poweroutput=
|power=12.0 L liquid-cooled hydrogen-injected ICE<ref name="Bungie"/>
|hull=
|armament=None
|complement=
|crew=
*Driver (1)
*Passenger (4-10)<ref name="vis"/>
|skeleton=Driver (1)
|passengers=4-10<ref name="vis"/>
|capacity=
|consumables=
|othersystems=
|firstuse=
|role=
*Infantry Transport
*Anti-infantry
|era=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|affiliation=[[UNSC Defense Force]]
}}
The '''M831 Troop Transport''' is a ground vehicle based on the chassis of the [[M12 Force Application Vehicle|M12 "Warthog" Force Application Vehicle]]. Like the rest of the Warthog series, the M831 is designed and manufactured by [[AMG Transport Dynamics]].<ref>'''EGM Magazine''', August 2007, ''page 62''</ref><ref name="vis"/>

==Design details==
The M831 Troop Transport contains no armaments of its own. Instead, it features an extended tray covered in a protective rollcage which provides room for several personnel in the rear section along with one driver and a passenger in the front seats.<ref name="Bungie"/> Unlike other M12 FAV variants, it has an SLED spot light on top of the roll cage.<ref name="vis"/>

Unlike other Warthog variants, the M831 lacks any standard armament, (such as the [[M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]] used by the [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]]). As such, a driver must rely on of his passengers' armament for offensive and defensive firepower. The usage of a troop compartment instead of a turret affords a 630 degree overlapping field of fire: this can be used to deadly effect when passengers carry an even distribution of anti-personnel and anti-vehicle weapons. Unfortunately, passengers riding behind the cab are highly exposed to enemy fire, much like the gunners on more typical Warthog variants.

==Operational history==
On [[2552#July|July 24, 2552]], [[SPARTAN-B312]] was transported to a UNSC camp to join [[NOBLE Team]] by an M831 TT.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Noble Actual]]''</ref> Two days later, when the [[Covenant]] attacked [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] [[SWORD Base]] during the opening actions of the [[Fall of Reach]], [[UNSC Army]] troopers from [[3 Echo]] utilized a M831 TT to return to their base, but were killed by Wraiths before reaching SWORD Base's gates.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref>

On October 20 in the same year, [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] fighting in [[New Mombasa]] made use of numerous M381 TTs on the [[New Mombasa Waterfront Highway|city's waterfront highway]]. While their operators were killed, the M381 TTs remained intact until the [[Mombasa|city]] was [[Glassing|glassed]] the next morning by [[Truth's fleet|a Covenant fleet]].<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref>

As the [[Battle of Earth]] drew to an end, the UNSC base codenamed [[Crow's Nest]] was attacked by the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''</ref> [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] [[John-117]], after detonating [[Unidentified UNSC bomb|a bomb]] in the base, drove a transport Warthog with a group of surviving Marines out of the destroyed base and managed to get back into contact with [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]]. Another M381 TT was dropped by a [[D77H-TCI Pelican]] for John-117 and a squad of Marines to fight past the Covenant defense and clear a path to [[Voi]].<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway (level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>

==Production notes==
The M831 Troop Transport vehicle was originally slated to be in ''[[Halo 2]]'' along with two other Warthog variants, the "Snow Warthog" and the "Jungle Warthog". Time constraints prevented [[Bungie]] from adding it to the game; the only new variant that made it into ''Halo 2'' was the [[M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle|"Gauss" Warthog]].

The M831 Troop Transport is not typically usable in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. It first appears in the cutscene ''[[Noble Actual]]'', then later in the level, ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]'', making a scripted drive before being destroyed. Occasionally, however, the vehicle will survive, or the script will not work properly, resulting in an undamaged, fully functioning Warthog spawning nearby.

==Tactics==
*Equipping all available Marines with [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|fuel rod guns]], (a tactic commonly known as the "Death Blossom"), allows the Marines to provide a near-constant barrage of multidirectional firepower. This is extremely effective against infantry and very potent against vehicles.
*In the campaign level ''[[The Storm]]'', the Troop Transport Warthog found in the first lakebed area can be carried through to the next Traxus factory, where there is a rack of rocket launchers that the player can give to the Marines. This is helpful against the anti-air Wraiths and the Scarab.
*It's possible to cause the Troop Transport on Oni Sword Base to surive of your own volition. You will require a [[Plasma Pistol]] and the [[Sprint]] [[Armor Ability]]. When you get to the section where the Warthog appears, sprint as fast as you can towards it and [[EMP]] it with the Plasma Pistol. Then, take the driver's seat and get it as far away from the Wraiths as you can. Unless something goes wrong, it should make it through the fight. There's many slightly hidden power weapons on Sword Base, so the passengers on this Warthog can be well equipped.

==Trivia==
*On the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer level ''[[The Pit]]'', a Troop Transport Warthog rests outside the level boundaries. A player can spawn a [[gravity lift]] in [[Forge]] and use it to push the Warthog into the level. However, only the connection host can drive it.
*Players can order Marines out of the back seats even though they themselves cannot sit back there.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Ih_troophog01.jpg|Concept art of the M831 for ''Halo: Reach''. Note the [[2nd Armored Division]] emblem.
File:Troophog.jpg|3D high-poly renders of the M831 Troop Transport 'Hog for ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Halo3-M831TroopTransport.png|[[John-117]] driving a M831 Warthog in ''Halo 3''.
File:H3 Troop Transport Warthog.jpg|An unused M831 Warthog Troop Transport in ''Halo 3''.
File:Troop_Transport_Warthog.jpg|Troop Transport Warthog on "[[The Pit]]" multiplayer level.
File:Reach THog.jpg|The Troop Warthog in ''Halo: Reach''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''

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