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The '''M302 Class-1 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS)''',{{Ref/Site|Id=MC97102|URL=https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/sets/unsc-light-assault-vtol-97102|Site=Mega Construx|Page=UNSC Light Assault VTOL|D=15|M=2|Y=2021}} otherwise known as a '''M302 rocket pod''', is a [[rocket launcher]] mounted on some experimental models of the [[AV-30 Kestrel]].{{Ref/Site|Id=HWUVKestrel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/kestrel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Kestrel|D=15|M=2|Y=2021}}
The '''M302 Class-1 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS)''',{{Ref/Site|Id=MC97102|URL=https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/sets/unsc-light-assault-vtol-97102|Site=Mega Construx|Page=UNSC Light Assault VTOL|D=15|M=2|Y=2021}} otherwise known as a '''M302 rocket pod''', is a [[rocket launcher]] mounted on some experimental models of the [[AV-30 Kestrel]].{{Ref/Site|Id=HWUVKestrel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/kestrel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Kestrel|D=15|M=2|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=157}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
===Design details===
===Design details===
The M302 rocket pod is mounted underneath the [[GAU-10/A heavy autocannon]] on each wing of the [[AV-30 Kestrel]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HSS|HSS|Kestrel in-game unit}}
The M302 rocket pod is mounted underneath the [[GAU-10/A heavy autocannon]] on each wing of the [[AV-30 Kestrel]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HSS|HSS|Kestrel in-game unit}} The weapon is classed as a Class-1 Guided Missile Launch System - compared to the Class-2 GMLS [[M651 missile launcher]] used on the [[AV-14 Hornet]].


===Usage===
===Usage===
The GAU-10/A was employed on a Kestrel used during the [[Battle of Installation 03]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS}}
The GAU-10/A was employed on a Kestrel used during the [[Battle of Installation 03]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS}}
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'' {{1st}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Rocket launchers]]
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M301 Class-1 Guided Missile Launching System
Production overview

Type:

Missile launcher

Service history

In service:

Post-Covenant War conflicts

 

The M302 Class-1 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS),[1] otherwise known as a M302 rocket pod, is a rocket launcher mounted on some experimental models of the AV-30 Kestrel.[2][3]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The M302 rocket pod is mounted underneath the GAU-10/A heavy autocannon on each wing of the AV-30 Kestrel.[4] The weapon is classed as a Class-1 Guided Missile Launch System - compared to the Class-2 GMLS M651 missile launcher used on the AV-14 Hornet.

Usage[edit]

The GAU-10/A was employed on a Kestrel used during the Battle of Installation 03.[4]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Mega Construx, UNSC Light Assault VTOL (Retrieved on Feb 15, 2021) [archive]
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint, Kestrel (Retrieved on Feb 15, 2021) [archive]
  3. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 157
  4. ^ a b Halo: Spartan Strike, Kestrel in-game unit