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[[File:Kelly on turret.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Kelly-087]] firing the M41 ELAAGat.]]
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The '''M41 Extended Light Anti-Aircraft Gun''',{{Ref/Book|Id=ENC|Enc09|Page=266}} abbreviated '''M41 ELAAG'''{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} or '''M41 ELAAGat'''{{Ref/Generic|Id=Waypoint|[[Halo Waypoint]] {{C|[[Xbox 360]] app-only}}|Booster Frame|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009_to_2014/Universe/Technology#Booster_Frame}} is a [[weapon]] operated by the [[United Nations Space Command]], particularly on the [[OF92 Booster Frame]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=161}}


The '''M41 Extended Light Anti-Aircraft Gun''',<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''' (revised edition), page 266</ref> abbreviated '''M41 ELAAG'''{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} or '''M41 ELAAGat'''<ref name="Waypoint">'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''[[Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009_to_2014/Universe/Technology#Booster_Frame|Booster Frame article]]''</ref> is a [[weapon]] carried on [[UNSC]] [[OF92 Booster Frame|Booster Frames]]. The weapon is a variant of the [[M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]] designed to operate in vacuum. It fires gas-jacketed, armor-piercing [[Depleted Uranium|depleted uranium]] shells with pressurized atmospheric contents to ensure an explosive percussion in a vacuum or other challenging environments.<ref name="ThePackage">'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''</ref>
==Overview==
===Design details===
{{Main|M41 Vulcan}}
The M41 ELAAG is a design alteration of the venerable [[M41 Vulcan]] Light Anti-Aircraft Cannon commonly in service on [[M12 Warthog]] [[M12 Chaingun Warthog|Light Reconnaissance Vehicles]]. The ELAAG variant is designed to operate in a [[space warfare]] environment, firing specialised gas-jacketed, armor-piercing [[depleted uranium]] 12.7x99mm rounds{{Ref/Reuse|TF3}} with pressurised atmospheric contents to ensure an explosive percussion in a vaccuum or other challenging environments.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}


The weapon is mounted in the rear of the Booster Frame, where it can be operated by another serviceman.{{Ref/Reuse|ThePackage}}
The weapon is mounted in the rear of the Booster Frame, where it can be operated by another serviceman.{{Ref/Reuse|Package}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Latest revision as of 14:33, May 17, 2023

M41 Extended Light Anti-Aircraft Gun
Kelly on turret.jpg
Production overview

Type:

Rotary machine gun[1]

Specifications

Ammunition type:

12.7×99mm Armor-Piercing[2]

Service history

In service:

 

The M41 Extended Light Anti-Aircraft Gun,[4] abbreviated M41 ELAAG[4] or M41 ELAAGat[5] is a weapon operated by the United Nations Space Command, particularly on the OF92 Booster Frame.[6]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

Main article: M41 Vulcan

The M41 ELAAG is a design alteration of the venerable M41 Vulcan Light Anti-Aircraft Cannon commonly in service on M12 Warthog Light Reconnaissance Vehicles. The ELAAG variant is designed to operate in a space warfare environment, firing specialised gas-jacketed, armor-piercing depleted uranium 12.7x99mm rounds[2] with pressurised atmospheric contents to ensure an explosive percussion in a vaccuum or other challenging environments.[5]

The weapon is mounted in the rear of the Booster Frame, where it can be operated by another serviceman.[1]

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo Legends - The Package (animated short)
  2. ^ a b Halo: The Flood, chapter 3: Given the M41 ELAAG is an altered variant of the M41, it almost certainly fires the same ammunition
  3. ^ Halo: Escalation, issue 5
  4. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 266
  5. ^ a b Halo Waypoint (Xbox 360 app-only), Booster Frame [archive]
  6. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 161

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