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The '''MG460 Automatic Grenade Launcher''', '''MG460 AGL''' for short,<ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=261725 '''CVG''': ''Halo Reach: MASSIVE Campaign preview 2/3'']</ref> is a vehicle-mounted [[UNSC]] grenade launcher found mounted on the [[UH-144 Falcon]]. Not much is known about it, other than it appears in place of the Falcon's usual door-mounted machine gun turrets. It may work similarly to the [[M319 Individual Grenade Launcher]] as evidenced by its rounds' behavior and the close similarity between the two weapons' computer display, although being possibly fully- or semi-automatic, opposed to the M319's single-shot break-action.
The '''MG460 Automatic Grenade Launcher''', (abbreviated '''MG460 AGL'''), is a [[United Nations Space Command]] grenade launcher that is mounted on the [[UH-144 Falcon|UH-144A Falcon transport/utility helicopter]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''' instruction manual, ''page 8''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/falcon/3c8b0600-f216-4195-81dd-3eb10cf7ca38 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''UH-144 Falcon'']</ref> The weapon has two firing modes which are similar to those of the [[M319 Individual Grenade Launcher]].  Tapping the trigger causes the weapon to fire a single grenade round that detonates on impact. Holding the trigger fires a grenade that will not detonate until the trigger is released. Grenades fired in this mode release an [[electromagnetic pulse]] on detonation; this EMP is capable of disabling most electronics, including those aboard vehicles and [[energy shielding|energy shielding emitters]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Tip of the Spear]]''</ref>
 
==Firing Modes==
The grenade launcher has two firing modes, similar with those for the M319 Individual Grenade Launcher.  Tapping the trigger will cause it to fire a single grenade round, while holding down the trigger will fire a grenade that will not detonate until the trigger is released. Grenades fired in this mode will also release an EMP on detonation, disabling turrets, vehicles, and aircraft.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This weapon is similar to the modern day Mk 19 AGL [[wikipedia:Mk 19 grenade launcher|Mk 19 Grenade Launcher]], which is also automatic and also is mounted on aircraft.
*The MG460 AGL is very similar in function to the modern [[wikipedia:Mk 19 grenade launcher|Mk 19 grenade launcher]], as both are automatic aircraft-mounted grenade launchers.
*Despite its name, there is no way to fire the weapon automatically in-game. This is most likely due to it being based on the coding of the [[M319 Individual Grenade Launcher]] in all areas except for how it looks, the fact that it is mounted on a Falcon and the high speed the grenades are launched at.
*Despite its name, there is no way to fire the weapon automatically in-game.
*Grenades fired are not rendered, but they are in all other aspects identical to those from a M319 IGL.
*In the level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]'', the second player in co-op receives a Falcon armed with an MG460 AGL rather than the [[M247H Heavy Machine Gun]] that is used by most Falcons in-game.
*In the level [[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]], second players in co-op receive a Falcon armed with this grenade launcher instead of the normal turret a Falcon usually has.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Halo Reach - ToTS gunner.jpg|A first person view of the MG460 AGL
File:Halo Reach - ToTS gunner.jpg|A first-person view of the MG460 AGL.
File:Halo Reach-ToTS Falcon.jpg|A third person view of the MG460 AGL
File:Halo Reach-ToTS Falcon.jpg|A third-person view of the MG460 AGL.
</gallery>
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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==Related pages==
*[[UH-144 Falcon]] - The vehicle which it is mounted on.
*[[XM511 Heavy Grenade Launcher]] - A similar weapon.


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Revision as of 11:09, March 5, 2011

Template:Ratings Template:Weapon Infobox The MG460 Automatic Grenade Launcher, (abbreviated MG460 AGL), is a United Nations Space Command grenade launcher that is mounted on the UH-144A Falcon transport/utility helicopter.[1][2] The weapon has two firing modes which are similar to those of the M319 Individual Grenade Launcher. Tapping the trigger causes the weapon to fire a single grenade round that detonates on impact. Holding the trigger fires a grenade that will not detonate until the trigger is released. Grenades fired in this mode release an electromagnetic pulse on detonation; this EMP is capable of disabling most electronics, including those aboard vehicles and energy shielding emitters.[3]

Trivia

  • The MG460 AGL is very similar in function to the modern Mk 19 grenade launcher, as both are automatic aircraft-mounted grenade launchers.
  • Despite its name, there is no way to fire the weapon automatically in-game.
  • In the level New Alexandria, the second player in co-op receives a Falcon armed with an MG460 AGL rather than the M247H Heavy Machine Gun that is used by most Falcons in-game.

Gallery

  • A first-person view of the MG460 AGL.

    A first-person view of the MG460 AGL.

  • A third-person view of the MG460 AGL.

    A third-person view of the MG460 AGL.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Reach instruction manual, page 8
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint: UH-144 Falcon
  3. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear

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