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| {{Center|Were you looking for the [[M97 Lance]], the larger, exoatmospheric missile battery?}}
| | [[File:HReach-UNSCMissileBattery.png|thumb|300px|The missile battery in ''Halo: Reach''.]] |
| {{Weapon infobox
| | The '''Unidentified UNSC missile battery''' is a surface-to-air missile battery used by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Army|Army]]. Two such batteries were used by [[SPARTAN-B312]] to cripple a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Covenant corvette|corvette]] holding station over [[New Alexandria]], thus allowing three [[Unnamed civilian transport craft|civilian transports]] to escape the city. <ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> |
| |name=M95 Guided Missile Weapon System
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| |image= [[File:HReach-UNSCMissileBattery-Views.png|300px]]
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| |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=182}} | |
| |series=Lance GMWS{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |type=Surface-to-air missile battery
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| |service=[[2415]]-present{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |weight={{Convert|13.6|MT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |
| |length={{Convert|27.4|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |height={{Convert|31.6|ft|m|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |ammotype=85mm{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}} [[ASGM-7 missile|M4510 ASGM-7 missiles]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| The '''M95 Lance Guided Missile Weapon System'''{{Ref/Book|Id=h4evg|H4EVG|Page=77}} is a [[human]]-made surface-to-air missile battery predominantly employed by the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | Each battery can hold up to six missiles. The battery uses an universal weapons emplacement base similar to the one used by the [[M71 Anti-Aircraft Gun]]. |
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| ==Overview==
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| ===Design details===
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| The M95 Lance is one of the most prominent of the dozens of variants in the Lance SAM launcher series created by [[Misriah Armory]], alongside the larger [[M97 Lance|M97 model]] mounted on [[UNSC starship]]s. The system can be mounted on the same shared emplacement base as the [[M71 Scythe]] rotary cannon, and consists of a rotating mount which holds a launcher containing six 85mm [[ASGM-7 missile|M4510 ASGM-7 surface-to-air missiles]]. The Lance is a fully-automated system and can be linked into the [[UNSC battle network]] to coordinate with other Lances in the region to coordinate fire, overwhelm specific targets and share oversight of a region. When in operation, the M95 is considered to have extraordinary range and accuracy, and is capable of being used to target aircraft and even [[warship]]s well beyond the reach of more conventional anti-air weapons - even capable of conducting over-the-horizon attacks against targets out of visible range.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| Unlike its M97 Lance sister model which is designed for both atmospheric and [[space warfare]] use, the M95 Lance is a predominantly ground warfare weapon - though it does fire the same munitions.{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ==Operational history==
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| The M95 Lance model entered service in [[2415]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} It continued to stay popular in UNSC armouries throughout the [[Insurrection]] and all the way into the later stages of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In [[2552#August|August 2552]], during the [[Siege of New Alexandria]], two M95 Lance missile batteries were used by [[SPARTAN-B312]] to cripple a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} holding station over the city, thus allowing three [[Egret Spaceliner]]s to evacuate the city.{{Ref/Level|HR|Exodus}} In [[2559#October|October 2559]], M95 Lance batteries were used by the [[Viery Militia]] during [[Operation: WOLFE]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR16|HSoR|Chapter=16}}
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| ==Production notes==
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| This weapon emplacement was originally referred to as the "'''M950''' Lance" on [[Halo Waypoint]].{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: Reach maps - Beachhead|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Games/Halo: Reach|D=12|M=10|Y=2014}} It was later renamed to the M95 in a mention in ''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'',{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}} something which was later reinforced in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:HR_M95Lance_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the M95 Lance for ''Halo: Reach''. | | File:Missile_battery_2.jpg|A front-angle view of the missile battery |
| File:HReach-UNSCMissileBattery-Screens.jpg|Screenshots of the M95 Lance Missile Battery. | | File:Missile_battery_3.jpg|A rear-angle view of the missile battery. |
| File:Corvette Destroyed.png|The missiles hitting a Covenant corvette. | | File:Ih_missile_turret01.jpg|Concept art of the turret. |
| File:HR-UNSCMissileBattery-Render-Crop.png|A render for the M95.
| | File:Corvette Destroyed.png|The missiles hitting a Covenant Corvette. |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | | *''[[Halo 4]]'' |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{UNSC ordnance}} | | {{UNSC ordnance}} |
| [[Category:Missiles]] | | [[Category:Missiles]] |
| [[Category:UNSC ground weapons]] | | [[Category:UNSC ground weapons]] |
| [[Category:Artillery]] | | [[Category:Artillery]] |
