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{{Quote|It's a Warthog with rockets and it is awesome.|Bungie.net<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_080610 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 08.06.10 '']</ref>}}
The '''M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle''',{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}{{Ref/Reuse|manual}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|CU}} abbreviated as '''M12A1 LAAV''' and commonly referred to as the '''Rocket Warthog''', is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ground vehicle. It is a variant of the [[M12 Force Application Vehicle]].
The '''M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle'''<ref name="ENC"/>, abbreviated as '''M12A1 LAAV''' and commonly referred to as the '''Rocket Warthog''', is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] ground vehicle. It is a variant of the [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]].
==Description==
The M12A1 Warthog is almost exactly the same as the standard M12 LRV, except for a few differences:
#It has yellow paint stripes lined through the base, to distinguish it from the standard M12 Warthog. It is also painted black, different from the normal color of a normal Warthog, which is a metallic olive. The seats are also yellow.
#It is armed with a [[102mm SC-HE Rocket Turret]]<ref name="ENC"/> on the back seat. The turret can fire three surface-to-surface rockets before reloading. Like all projectile weapons, it must be reloaded when the magazine is depleted. The reloading process takes about four seconds, similar to the reload time of a [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Scorpion tank]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
#The tires are a darker color than those of the standard Warthog.


==Appearances==
==Design details==
The M12A1 LAAV is one of the UNSC's anti-armor vehicles, designed to quickly and efficiently defeat lightly armored vehicles. Despite this, it was rarely employed in the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Unlike other M12 variants, the M12A1 can be differentiated by its appearance; the M12A1 Rocket Warthog is painted in black and has yellow paint stripes lined through the base. Its seats are also yellow and its tires have a darker color tone than those of the standard Warthog.
 
The M12A1 is equipped with a mounted [[M39 rocket turret]]{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|CU}} which fires three [[M19 missile|M19 SC-HE rockets]]{{Ref/Reuse|manual}} and requires four seconds to reload when the magazine is depleted.
 
==Production notes==
In the [[Halo E3 2000 Trailer|E3 2000 ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' trailer]], the featured Warthog sported a cannon that fired missiles like the M12A1 cannon, but looked like ''[[Halo 2]]''<nowiki />'s [[M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle|M12G1 LAAV's]] [[M68 Gauss Cannon|gauss cannon]].
In the [[Halo E3 2000 Trailer|E3 2000 ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' trailer]], the featured Warthog sported a cannon that fired missiles like the M12A1 cannon, but looked like ''[[Halo 2]]''<nowiki />'s [[M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle|M12G1 LAAV's]] [[M68 Gauss Cannon|gauss cannon]].


The M12A1 LAAV made its first in-game appearance in ''[[Halo PC]]''<nowiki />'s multiplayer mode.
The M12A1 LAAV made its first in-game appearance in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved (PC port)|''Halo: Combat Evolved'' for PC]]''<nowiki/>'s multiplayer mode, and was thus later included in the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' multiplayer component of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.
 
The Rocket Warthog will be reappearing in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' with a [[M79 MLRS|different rocket turret model]].


==Trivia==
The Rocket Warthog was intended to be featured in ''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' as part of an upgrade package for the Warthog vehicle alongside quad-treads from the [[M862 Arctic Warthog]].''<ref name="CU">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-summer-red-summer-blue ''Halo Waypoint'': Community Update - Summer Red, Summer Blue]</ref>
*As seen in [[Red vs. Blue Halo: Reach PSA: Deja View]]<ref>[http://redvsblue.com/archive/?id=1376  '''Red vs. Blue''': ''Deja View PSA'']</ref> as well as several earlier leaks,<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17793j6pMtk '''Youtube''': ''Halo Reach Clone Mods & Rocket Hog '']</ref> a Warthog equipped with two missile launchers is featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. It fires three rockets per volley every two to three seconds, and the reticle appears to be identical to that of the [[LAU-65D/SGM-151|missile pod]] from ''[[Halo 3]]''.<ref>[[:File:Blood Gulch 02.png]]</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Rocket_Hog.jpg|The Rocket Warthog from the [[Halo PC|PC version]] of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
File:Rocket Hog.png|The Rocket Warthog from the [[Halo: Combat Evolved (PC port)|PC version]] of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
File:Reach TotS RocketHog.jpg|A Rocket Warthog firing at a [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghost]].  
File:HCE - RocketHog.png|A Rocket Warthog in the multiplayer map, [[Blood Gulch]].
File:Blood Gulch 02.png|A Rocket Warthog as it appears in the ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' [[Red vs. Blue Halo: Reach PSA: Deja View|''Deja View'' PSA]].
File:HCE - RocketTurret.png|A SPARTAN firing the [[102mm SC-HE Rocket Turret]].
File:Reach-Rocket Warthog.jpg|A Rocket Warthog in action.
File:HCE-RocketHogRarskin.jpg|A M12A1 Rocket Warthog with a skin in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
* ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{MCCo}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved (PC port)|''Halo: Combat Evolved'' for PC]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{C|Never released}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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Latest revision as of 18:32, March 19, 2022

For the Rocket Warthog introduced in Halo: Reach, see M12R Rocket Warthog.
M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle
A view of the M12A1 Rocket Warthog in Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer.
Production information

Manufacturer:

AMG Transport Dynamics

Product line:

Warthog

Model:

M12 FAV "Warthog"
M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle

Technical specifications

Length:

4.2 meters (14 feet)[1]

Mass:

3.5 tons[2]

Armament:

M39 rocket turret (1)[3][4]

Crew:

  • Driver (1)
  • Gunner (1)
Usage

In service:

Human-Covenant War

Role(s):

  • Reconnaissance
  • Light anti-vehicular

Affiliation:

UNSC

 

The M12A1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle,[1][2][3][4] abbreviated as M12A1 LAAV and commonly referred to as the Rocket Warthog, is a UNSC ground vehicle. It is a variant of the M12 Force Application Vehicle.

Design details[edit]

The M12A1 LAAV is one of the UNSC's anti-armor vehicles, designed to quickly and efficiently defeat lightly armored vehicles. Despite this, it was rarely employed in the Human-Covenant War.[3] Unlike other M12 variants, the M12A1 can be differentiated by its appearance; the M12A1 Rocket Warthog is painted in black and has yellow paint stripes lined through the base. Its seats are also yellow and its tires have a darker color tone than those of the standard Warthog.

The M12A1 is equipped with a mounted M39 rocket turret[3][4] which fires three M19 SC-HE rockets[2] and requires four seconds to reload when the magazine is depleted.

Production notes[edit]

In the E3 2000 Halo: Combat Evolved trailer, the featured Warthog sported a cannon that fired missiles like the M12A1 cannon, but looked like Halo 2's M12G1 LAAV's gauss cannon.

The M12A1 LAAV made its first in-game appearance in Halo: Combat Evolved for PC's multiplayer mode, and was thus later included in the Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer component of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

The Rocket Warthog was intended to be featured in Halo: Ground Command as part of an upgrade package for the Warthog vehicle alongside quad-treads from the M862 Arctic Warthog.[4]

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), p. 241 (2009 edition)
  2. ^ a b c Halo: Combat Evolved Manual - PC version
  3. ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint: Warthog
  4. ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint: Community Update - Summer Red, Summer Blue

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