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The '''M651 missile launcher''' is a heavy aerial-mounted weapon system employed by the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=157}} They are classed as a '''Class-2 Guided Munition Launch System''' in UNSC inventories.{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=96}} The weapon consists of five individual autoloading launch tubes, capable of firing lock on-capable air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles. Two such weapons are ventrally mounted on the underside skiffs of the standard [[AV-14 Hornet]] models.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
The '''M651 missile launcher''' is a heavy aerial-mounted weapon system employed by the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=157}} They are classed as a '''Class-2 Guided Munition Launch System''' in UNSC inventories.{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=96}} The weapon consists of five individual autoloading launch tubes, capable of firing lock on-capable air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles. Two such weapons are ventrally mounted on the underside skiffs of the standard [[AV-14 Hornet]] models.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
==Production notes==
In ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', the Hornet's missile launcher is erroneously identified as being on the nose of the aircraft. The Class-2 GMLS caption points at the vehicle's nose-mounted targeting, sensor and camera array.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}


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Revision as of 20:39, April 9, 2023

M651 missile launcher
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Two M651s mounted on the ventral surface of the AV-14 Hornet.
Production overview

Type:

Missile launcher

Specifications

Feed system:

Autoloading[1]

 

The M651 missile launcher is a heavy aerial-mounted weapon system employed by the United Nations Space Command.[1] They are classed as a Class-2 Guided Munition Launch System in UNSC inventories.[2] The weapon consists of five individual autoloading launch tubes, capable of firing lock on-capable air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles. Two such weapons are ventrally mounted on the underside skiffs of the standard AV-14 Hornet models.[1]

Production notes

In Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, the Hornet's missile launcher is erroneously identified as being on the nose of the aircraft. The Class-2 GMLS caption points at the vehicle's nose-mounted targeting, sensor and camera array.[2]

Appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 157
  2. ^ a b Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 96

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