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The '''M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher''', commonly shortened to '''M19-B SAM Launcher''', is a heavy ordnance weapon used by the [[UNSC]].  
The '''M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher''', commonly shortened to '''M19-B SAM Launcher''', is a heavy ordnance weapon used by the [[UNSC]].  


==Background==
The M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher fires high-powered surface-to-air missiles. The weapon was deployed in limited numbers for UNSC ground forces in the [[2540]]'s and early [[2550]]'s. However, they were not as widely used as their counterpart model, the [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]].
The M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher fires high-powered surface-to-air missiles. The weapon was deployed in limited numbers for UNSC ground forces in the [[2540]]'s and early [[2550]]'s. However, they were not as widely used as their counterpart model, the [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]].


This weapon was used by [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Alpha Company|Alpha]] and [[Beta Company|Beta]] Companies. It is for the most part ineffective against a [[Covenant Seraph-class starfighter]] but effective against a [[Banshee]].<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 17</ref>
This weapon was used by [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Alpha Company|Alpha]] and [[Beta Company|Beta]] Companies. It is for the most part ineffective against a [[Seraph-class Starfighter]] but effective against a [[Banshee]] <ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 17</ref>.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*It is a variant of the M19, evidenced by the M19-B designation.  
*It is a variant of the M19, evidenced by the M19-B designation.  
*It is available for use in the first part of the [[Halo: Custom Edition]] "Custom Map Team" version of the map [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level)]].
*This weapon was originally to be put into ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', though like many other weapons, it was scrapped.  
*This weapon was originaly to be put into [[Halo:Combat Evolved]] but like many other weapons was dropped.
*This is the only human weapon of all 3 games not to feature a trigger in game.


==References==
==Sources==
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==Related Pages==


{{UNSC Infantry Weapons}}
{{UNSC Infantry Weapons}}
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The M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher, commonly shortened to M19-B SAM Launcher, is a heavy ordnance weapon used by the UNSC.

Background

The M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher fires high-powered surface-to-air missiles. The weapon was deployed in limited numbers for UNSC ground forces in the 2540's and early 2550's. However, they were not as widely used as their counterpart model, the M19 SSM Rocket Launcher.

This weapon was used by SPARTAN-III Alpha and Beta Companies. It is for the most part ineffective against a Seraph-class Starfighter but effective against a Banshee [1].

Trivia

  • It is a variant of the M19, evidenced by the M19-B designation.
  • This weapon was originally to be put into Halo: Combat Evolved, though like many other weapons, it was scrapped.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 17

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