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The '''M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher''', commonly shortened to '''M19-B SAM Missile Launcher''', is a heavy | The '''M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher''', commonly shortened to '''M19-B SAM Missile Launcher''', is a heavy ordnance weapon used by the [[UNSC]]. It fires high-powered surface-to-air missiles and was deployed in limited numbers for UNSC ground forces in the [[2540]]'s and early [[2550]]'s. However, they were not widely used, as their counterpart model, the [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]], was much more versatile and portable on the field. | ||
This weapon was used by [[SPARTAN-III]] companies [[Alpha Company|Alpha]] and [[Beta Company|Beta]]. It is for the most part ineffective on a [[Covenant Seraph-class starfighter]] but effective against a [[Banshee]].<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 17</ref> | This weapon was used by [[SPARTAN-III]] companies [[Alpha Company|Alpha]] and [[Beta Company|Beta]]. It is for the most part ineffective on a [[Covenant Seraph-class starfighter]] but effective against a [[Banshee]].<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] page 17</ref> | ||
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* The M19-B, was made for the Rocket Launchers lack of guided missiles and explosive projectiles. | * The M19-B, was made for the Rocket Launchers lack of guided missiles and explosive projectiles. | ||
*It is available for use, in the first part of the [[Halo: Custom Edition]] "Custom Map Team" version of the map [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level)]]. | *It is available for use, in the first part of the [[Halo: Custom Edition]] "Custom Map Team" version of the map [[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level)]]. | ||
*The M19-B was originaly going to be in Halo:CE but was dropped like many other weapons, and was | *The M19-B was originaly going to be in Halo:CE but was dropped like many other weapons, and was permenantly dropped unlike some of the other cut weapons that came back in [[Halo 2]] or [[Halo 3]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:50, August 1, 2008
The M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher, commonly shortened to M19-B SAM Missile Launcher, is a heavy ordnance weapon used by the UNSC. It fires high-powered surface-to-air missiles and was deployed in limited numbers for UNSC ground forces in the 2540's and early 2550's. However, they were not widely used, as their counterpart model, the M19 SSM Rocket Launcher, was much more versatile and portable on the field.
This weapon was used by SPARTAN-III companies Alpha and Beta. It is for the most part ineffective on a Covenant Seraph-class starfighter but effective against a Banshee.[1]
Trivia
- It is most likely, a variant and type of the M19, due to the same M19-B designation.
- The M19-B, was made for the Rocket Launchers lack of guided missiles and explosive projectiles.
- It is available for use, in the first part of the Halo: Custom Edition "Custom Map Team" version of the map Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level).
- The M19-B was originaly going to be in Halo:CE but was dropped like many other weapons, and was permenantly dropped unlike some of the other cut weapons that came back in Halo 2 or Halo 3.
Sources
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx page 17
