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The M12 Warthog shares parts – and handling characteristics – with the [[Spade]] and its sibling frontier trucks, which means that many recruits are already proficient with basic vehicle maintenance and off-road driving skills before they ever arrive at UNSC boot camp.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF100|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/sweet-centennial|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Sweet Centennial}} | The M12 Warthog shares parts – and handling characteristics – with the [[Spade]] and its sibling frontier trucks, which means that many recruits are already proficient with basic vehicle maintenance and off-road driving skills before they ever arrive at UNSC boot camp.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF100|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/sweet-centennial|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Sweet Centennial}} | ||
The base model of the M12 has no doors and has a total seating of two (though additional personnel can be carried in the cargo bed, be it a single gunner or multiple additional riders). The instrumentation package available to the driver or passenger include GPS, navigational assisatance, emergency beaconing and dataports.{{Ref|Id=LootCrate|''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop 18]]}} The Warthog has armor plating covering the vehicle's chassis and the front of the mounted turret capable of resisting conventional heavy machine gun fire and improvised explosive | The base model of the M12 has no doors and has a total seating of two (though additional personnel can be carried in the cargo bed, be it a single gunner or multiple additional riders). The instrumentation package available to the driver or passenger include GPS, navigational assisatance, emergency beaconing and dataports.{{Ref|Id=LootCrate|''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop 18]]}} The Warthog has armor plating covering the vehicle's chassis and the front of the mounted turret capable of resisting conventional heavy machine gun fire and improvised explosive devices, as well as providing limited protection from Covenant [[plasma]] weapons.{{Ref/Reuse|LootCrate}} The Warthog's armor plating is comprised of ballistic [[polycarbonate]] and [[carbon nanotube]]s, built upon a [[titanium]] frame.{{Ref/Site|Id=H3Stats|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/stats/halo3/CareerStats.aspx?player=Digipatd|Site=Bungie.net|Page=''Halo 3'' post-game stats|Quote=The ubiquitous Warthog - three thousand kilos of fuel-injected ballistic polycarbonate, titanium, and carbon nanotube.}} However, UNSC service personnel typically believe the vehicle could benefit from an armor upgrade.{{Ref/Reuse|BnetHR}} | ||
Earlier Warthog models used in the [[:Category:24th century|24th century]] employed a pneumatically-powered swivel mount for the turret{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointUni}}, though this was later changed to a hydraulic-powered mount.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC250}} | Earlier Warthog models used in the [[:Category:24th century|24th century]] employed a pneumatically-powered swivel mount for the turret{{Ref/Reuse|WaypointUni}}, though this was later changed to a hydraulic-powered mount.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC250}} | ||