Surface-to-air missile launcher
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Surface-to-air missile launchers, colloquially known as SAM sites,[2] are a kind of anti-aircraft emplacement employed by the United Nations Space Command.
Overview[edit]
The surface-to-air missile launchers in UNSC service are large multiple-launch-system emplacements, firing missiles at enemy aircraft. There are two major known variants of launcher, with broadly similar designs;
War-era launcher[edit]
This SAM launcher used by humanity during the Battle for Earth. It can load three ASGRAM 10X missiles for firing, with racks of four additional ASRGAM 10Xs often seen accompanying it. Such weapons were in use by the UNSC in Voi and Outpost C9 during the Battle of Earth.[3][4][1]
A SAM launcher and some ASRGAM missiles during the Battle of Voi.
Post-war launcher[edit]
Multiple of these kinds of launcher were used by the Office of Naval Intelligence to defend their black site surrounding the site of a recovered dormant Lifeworker terraforming vessel. Unlike the prior variant, they contain three blocks of four missiles.[5]
One of the SAM sites at the terraforming vessel black site.
Multiple SAM sites at the terraforming vessel black site.
A rack of missiles for the launcher.
In-game information[edit]
Halo 3[edit]
The Surface-to-Air Missile launcher is present in Halo 3 on the Campaign levels The Storm and Floodgate, as well on the multiplayer level High Ground. It is unusable and serves only as scenery.
Halo Infinite[edit]
SAM launchers are present in a scenery role on the Halo Infinite map Oasis. They are also placeable scenery objects in Forge mode.
Production notes[edit]
For High Ground, Bungie had tried to have the SAM site AI-controlled, so that when players are charging up the map, there would be a risk of being killed by the launcher. Bungie had its AI capabilities removed, mainly because there was too much firepower coming down on the attackers.[6]
Gallery[edit]
The SAM site on High Ground in the Halo 3 alpha.
Diagram of the original High Ground concept model with the SAM launcher and its firing area marked in red.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo 3 (First appearance)
- Halo Infinite
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo 3, multiplayer map High ground
- ^ Bungie.net, Humpday Challenge: Double Trouble: "After clawing our way back to a 5-5 tie, Frankie and I spawned by the Mongoose near the SAM Site." (Retrieved on Oct 14, 2014) [archive]
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Storm
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level Floodgate
- ^ Halo Infinite, multiplayer map Oasis
- ^ Halo 3 marketing, Halo 3 ViDoc: Is Quisnam Protero Damno!
