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[[File:H3_HighGround_SAM.png|300px|thumb|A SAM launcher in Outpost C9.{{Ref/Reuse|HG}}]]
'''Surface-to-air missile launchers''', colloquially known as '''SAM sites''',{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12516|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Humpday Challenge: Double Trouble|Quote=After clawing our way back to a 5-5 tie, Frankie and I spawned by the Mongoose near the SAM Site.|D=14|M=10|Y=2014}} are a kind of [[Anti-aircraft weapon|anti-aircraft]] emplacement employed by the [[United Nations Space Command]].


The '''Surface-to-air missile launcher''',<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=12516 Bungie Humpday Challenge 5/31/2007]</ref> abbreviated to '''SAM Site''' and colloquially known as a notable piece of scenery on the map [[High Ground]], is a [[UNSC]] weapons emplacement. It appears in ''[[Halo 3]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s singleplayer and multiplayer, though only as a background object with no combat capability.
==Overview==
The surface-to-air missile launchers in UNSC service are large multiple-launch-system emplacements, firing missiles at enemy aircraft. There are two major known variants of launcher, with broadly similar designs;
===War-era launcher===
This SAM launcher used by [[human]]ity during the [[Battle for Earth]]. It can load three [[Advanced Short-Range Ground-to-Air Missile 10X|ASGRAM 10X]] missiles for firing, with racks of four additional ASRGAM 10Xs often seen accompanying it. Such weapons were in use by the UNSC in [[Voi]] and [[Outpost C9]] during the [[Battle of Earth]].{{Ref/Level|H3|The Storm}}{{Ref/Level|H3|Floodgate}}{{Ref/Map|Id=HG|H3|High ground}}
<gallery>
File:H3_TheStorm_SAM.png|A SAM launcher and some ASRGAM missiles during the [[Battle of Voi]].
</gallery>


==Background==
===Post-war launcher===
The Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher is a large multiple-launch-system emplacement, firing the [[ASRGAM 10X]] [[surface-to-air missile]]. It is featured in the ''Halo 3'' [[multiplayer]] level High Ground and the [[Campaign]] level [[The Storm]] And in [[Floodgate]]. It was thought by some players to be a large mortar device that can fire on upcoming attackers.  
Multiple of these kinds of launcher were used by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to defend their [[Oasis (map)|black site]] surrounding the site of a recovered dormant [[Lifeworker terraforming vessel]]. Unlike the prior variant, they contain three blocks of four missiles.{{Ref/Map|HINF|Oasis}}
<gallery>
File:HINF Oasis SAMLauncher Screenshot 1.png|One of the SAM sites at the terraforming vessel black site.
File:HINF Oasis SAMLauncher Screenshot 2.png|Multiple SAM sites at the terraforming vessel black site.
File:HINF SAMrack.png|A rack of missiles for the launcher.
</gallery>


This was proven false by [[Bungie]] which stated it was unusable and it was only scenery. Workers at Bungie had tried to have the SAM missile site AI-controlled, so that when player(s) are charging up High Ground, there would be a risk of being killed by the launcher. Bungie had its AI capabilities removed, mainly because there was too much firepower coming down on the attackers.<ref>[[Halo 3 ViDoc: Is Quisnam Protero Damno!]]</ref>
==In-game information==
===''Halo 3''===
The Surface-to-Air Missile launcher is present in ''[[Halo 3]]'' on the [[Campaign]] levels [[The Storm]] and [[Floodgate]], as well on the [[multiplayer]] level [[High Ground]]. It is unusable and serves only as scenery.
 
===''Halo Infinite''===
SAM launchers are present in a scenery role on the ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' map [[Oasis]]. They are also placeable scenery objects in [[Forge/Halo Infinite|Forge]] mode.
 
==Production notes==
For High Ground, Bungie had tried to have the SAM site AI-controlled, so that when players are charging up the map, there would be a risk of being killed by the launcher. Bungie had its AI capabilities removed, mainly because there was too much firepower coming down on the attackers.{{Ref/Marketing|H3|Ad=Halo 3 ViDoc: Is Quisnam Protero Damno!}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:BigAssMortarGun.jpg|Pictures of the Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher.
File:H3 Alpha HighGround.jpg|The SAM site on [[High Ground (level)|High Ground]] in the ''Halo 3'' alpha.
File:H3 map.jpg|Diagram of the original [[High Ground (level)|High Ground]] concept model with the Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher and its firing area marked in red.
File:H3 HighGround_BigAssMortarGun.jpg|Diagram of the original High Ground concept model with the SAM launcher and its firing area marked in red.
</gallery>
</gallery>
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
**''[[Season 03: Echoes Within]]''
==Sources==
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 11:54, June 3, 2023

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Screenshot of the Surface-to-air missile launcher on High Ground, a multiplayer map in Halo 3.
A SAM launcher in Outpost C9.[1]

Surface-to-air missile launchers, colloquially known as SAM sites,[2] are a kind of anti-aircraft emplacement employed by the United Nations Space Command.

Overview[edit]

The surface-to-air missile launchers in UNSC service are large multiple-launch-system emplacements, firing missiles at enemy aircraft. There are two major known variants of launcher, with broadly similar designs;

War-era launcher[edit]

This SAM launcher used by humanity during the Battle for Earth. It can load three ASGRAM 10X missiles for firing, with racks of four additional ASRGAM 10Xs often seen accompanying it. Such weapons were in use by the UNSC in Voi and Outpost C9 during the Battle of Earth.[3][4][1]

  • A SAM launcher and some ASRGAM missiles during the Battle of Voi.

    A SAM launcher and some ASRGAM missiles during the Battle of Voi.

Post-war launcher[edit]

Multiple of these kinds of launcher were used by the Office of Naval Intelligence to defend their black site surrounding the site of a recovered dormant Lifeworker terraforming vessel. Unlike the prior variant, they contain three blocks of four missiles.[5]

  • One of the SAM sites at the terraforming vessel black site.

    One of the SAM sites at the terraforming vessel black site.

  • Multiple SAM sites at the terraforming vessel black site.

    Multiple SAM sites at the terraforming vessel black site.

  • A rack of missiles for the launcher.

    A rack of missiles for the launcher.

In-game information[edit]

Halo 3[edit]

The Surface-to-Air Missile launcher is present in Halo 3 on the Campaign levels The Storm and Floodgate, as well on the multiplayer level High Ground. It is unusable and serves only as scenery.

Halo Infinite[edit]

SAM launchers are present in a scenery role on the Halo Infinite map Oasis. They are also placeable scenery objects in Forge mode.

Production notes[edit]

For High Ground, Bungie had tried to have the SAM site AI-controlled, so that when players are charging up the map, there would be a risk of being killed by the launcher. Bungie had its AI capabilities removed, mainly because there was too much firepower coming down on the attackers.[6]

Gallery[edit]

  • The SAM site on High Ground in the Halo 3 alpha.

    The SAM site on High Ground in the Halo 3 alpha.

  • Diagram of the original High Ground concept model with the SAM launcher and its firing area marked in red.

    Diagram of the original High Ground concept model with the SAM launcher and its firing area marked in red.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo 3, multiplayer map High ground
  2. ^ Bungie.net, Humpday Challenge: Double Trouble: "After clawing our way back to a 5-5 tie, Frankie and I spawned by the Mongoose near the SAM Site." (Retrieved on Oct 14, 2014) [archive]
  3. ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Storm
  4. ^ Halo 3, campaign level Floodgate
  5. ^ Halo Infinite, multiplayer map Oasis
  6. ^ Halo 3 marketing, Halo 3 ViDoc: Is Quisnam Protero Damno!

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