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The '''M95 "''Lance''" Guided Missile Weapon System''', alternatively called '''missile battery'''<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', page 77</ref>. is a surface-to-air missile battery used by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]].
The '''M95 Lance Guided Missile Weapon System'''{{Ref/Book|Id=h4evg|H4EVG|Page=77}} is a [[human]]-made surface-to-air missile battery predominantly employed by the [[United Nations Space Command]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


==Design details==
==Overview==
Each battery can hold up to six missiles. The battery uses an universal weapons emplacement base similar to the one used by the [[M71 Anti-Aircraft Gun]].
===Design details===
The M95 Lance is one of the most prominent of the dozens of variants in the Lance SAM launcher series created by [[Misriah Armory]], alongside the larger [[M97 Lance|M97 model]] mounted on [[UNSC starship]]s. The system can be mounted on the same shared emplacement base as the [[M71 Scythe]] rotary cannon, and consists of a rotating mount which holds a launcher containing six 85mm [[ASGM-7 missile|M4510 ASGM-7 surface-to-air missiles]]. The Lance is a fully-automated system and can be linked into the [[UNSC battle network]] to coordinate with other Lances in the region to coordinate fire, overwhelm specific targets and share oversight of a region. When in operation, the M95 is considered to have extraordinary range and accuracy, and is capable of being used to target aircraft and even [[warship]]s well beyond the reach of more conventional anti-air weapons - even capable of conducting over-the-horizon attacks against targets out of visible range.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


==Variants==
Unlike its M97 Lance sister model which is designed for both atmospheric and [[space warfare]] use, the M95 Lance is a predominantly ground warfare weapon - though it does fire the same munitions.{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
===M97 Guided Missile Weapon System===
[[File:H4-M97LanceMissileBattery-ScanRender.png|right|200px|thumb|The M97 GMWS in ''Halo 4''.]]
The '''M97 "''Lance''" Guided Missile Weapon System''' is both aesthetically and operationally similar to the M95 GMWS, in that both weapons fire in salvos, uses the same ammunition, and the same firing turret launcher head. The only difference is that it lacks the large base unit common to both the M95 GMWS and the M71 Anti-Aircraft Gun. Instead, the M97 is mounted atop turrets on starship hulls for defensive capability against enemy aircraft.


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
In [[2552#August|August 2552]], during the [[Siege of New Alexandria]], two M95 missile batteries were used by [[SPARTAN-B312]] to cripple a [[Covenant]] [[SDV-class heavy corvette]] holding station over the city, thus allowing three [[Unnamed civilian transport craft|civilian transports]] to escape the city. <ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref>
The M95 Lance model entered service in [[2415]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} It continued to stay popular in UNSC armouries throughout the [[Insurrection]] and all the way into the later stages of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In [[2552#August|August 2552]], during the [[Siege of New Alexandria]], two M95 Lance missile batteries were used by [[SPARTAN-B312]] to cripple a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} holding station over the city, thus allowing three [[Egret Spaceliner]]s to evacuate the city.{{Ref/Level|HR|Exodus}} In [[2559#October|October 2559]], M95 Lance batteries were used by the [[Viery Militia]] during [[Operation: WOLFE]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR16|HSoR|Chapter=16}}


The {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} had several of the M97 missile batteries mounted on its dorsal surface. After the ship crash landed inside the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]] in [[2557#July|July 2557]], [[John-117]] had to reactivate the batteries to help repel [[Covenant remnant|Covenant]] forces.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''' campaign level ''[[Infinity (level)|Infinity]]''</ref> When the ''Infinity'' came back to Requiem in [[2558]], some of the M97 missile batteries were deployed on a select few UNSC bases on Requiem's inner surface, such as [[Galileo Base]].<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Didact's Hand|S1E4 ''Didact's Hand'']]</ref>
==Production notes==
This weapon emplacement was originally referred to as the "'''M950''' Lance" on [[Halo Waypoint]].{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/haloreach/maps|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo: Reach maps - Beachhead|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Games/Halo: Reach|D=12|M=10|Y=2014}} It was later renamed to the M95 in a mention in ''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'',{{Ref/Reuse|h4evg}} something which was later reinforced in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Missile_battery_2.jpg|A front-angle view of the missile battery
File:HR_M95Lance_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the M95 Lance for ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Missile_battery_3.jpg|A rear-angle view of the missile battery.
File:HReach-UNSCMissileBattery-Screens.jpg|Screenshots of the M95 Lance Missile Battery.
File:Ih_missile_turret01.jpg|Concept art of the turret.
File:Corvette Destroyed.png|The missiles hitting a Covenant corvette.
File:HR-UNSCMissileBattery-Render-Crop.png|A render of the missile battery.
File:HR-UNSCMissileBattery-Render-Crop.png|A render for the M95.
File:Corvette Destroyed.png|The missiles hitting a Covenant Corvette.
File:H4-Concept-MissileBattery.jpg|One of the ''Infinity'''s missile batteries.
File:H4-M97LanceMissileBattery-ScanScreen.jpg|In-game screenshot of one of ''Infinity'''s missile batteries.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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Latest revision as of 14:32, May 17, 2023

Were you looking for the M97 Lance, the larger, exoatmospheric missile battery?
M95 Guided Missile Weapon System
HReach-UNSCMissileBattery-Views.png
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Misriah Armory[1]

Model series:

Lance GMWS[1]

Type:

Surface-to-air missile battery

Specifications

Length:

8.4 meters (27.4 ft)[1]

Width:

6.1 meters (20 ft)[1]

Height:

9.6 meters (31.6 ft)[1]

Weight:

13.6 metric tons (13.4 LT; 15.0 ST)[1]

Ammunition type:

85mm[2] M4510 ASGM-7 missiles[1]

Rate of fire:

Salvo

Service history

In service:

2415-present[1]

 

The M95 Lance Guided Missile Weapon System[2] is a human-made surface-to-air missile battery predominantly employed by the United Nations Space Command.[1]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The M95 Lance is one of the most prominent of the dozens of variants in the Lance SAM launcher series created by Misriah Armory, alongside the larger M97 model mounted on UNSC starships. The system can be mounted on the same shared emplacement base as the M71 Scythe rotary cannon, and consists of a rotating mount which holds a launcher containing six 85mm M4510 ASGM-7 surface-to-air missiles. The Lance is a fully-automated system and can be linked into the UNSC battle network to coordinate with other Lances in the region to coordinate fire, overwhelm specific targets and share oversight of a region. When in operation, the M95 is considered to have extraordinary range and accuracy, and is capable of being used to target aircraft and even warships well beyond the reach of more conventional anti-air weapons - even capable of conducting over-the-horizon attacks against targets out of visible range.[1]

Unlike its M97 Lance sister model which is designed for both atmospheric and space warfare use, the M95 Lance is a predominantly ground warfare weapon - though it does fire the same munitions.[2][1]

Operational history[edit]

The M95 Lance model entered service in 2415.[1] It continued to stay popular in UNSC armouries throughout the Insurrection and all the way into the later stages of the Human-Covenant War. In August 2552, during the Siege of New Alexandria, two M95 Lance missile batteries were used by SPARTAN-B312 to cripple a Covenant Ceudar-pattern heavy corvette holding station over the city, thus allowing three Egret Spaceliners to evacuate the city.[3] In October 2559, M95 Lance batteries were used by the Viery Militia during Operation: WOLFE.[4]

Production notes[edit]

This weapon emplacement was originally referred to as the "M950 Lance" on Halo Waypoint.[5] It was later renamed to the M95 in a mention in Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide,[2] something which was later reinforced in the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition).[1]

Gallery[edit]

  • Concept art of the M95 Lance for Halo: Reach.

    Concept art of the M95 Lance for Halo: Reach.

  • Screenshots of the M95 Lance Missile Battery.

    Screenshots of the M95 Lance Missile Battery.

  • The missiles hitting a Covenant corvette.

    The missiles hitting a Covenant corvette.

  • A render for the M95.

    A render for the M95.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 182
  2. ^ a b c d Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 77
  3. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Exodus
  4. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 16
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint, Halo: Reach maps - Beachhead (Retrieved on Oct 12, 2014) [local archive] [external archive]

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