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The '''M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher''', commonly shortened to '''M19-B SAM Launcher''', is a heavy ordnance weapon used by the [[UNSC]]. | The '''M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher''', commonly shortened to '''M19-B SAM Launcher''', is a heavy ordnance weapon used by the [[UNSC]]. | ||
==Background== | |||
The M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher fires high-powered surface-to-air missiles. The weapon was deployed in limited numbers for UNSC ground forces in the [[2540]]'s and early [[2550]]'s. However, they were not as widely used as their counterpart model, the [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]]. | The M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher fires high-powered surface-to-air missiles. The weapon was deployed in limited numbers for UNSC ground forces in the [[2540]]'s and early [[2550]]'s. However, they were not as widely used as their counterpart model, the [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]]. | ||
This weapon was used by [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Alpha Company|Alpha]] and [[Beta Company|Beta]] Companies. It is for the most part ineffective against a [[ | This weapon was used by [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Alpha Company|Alpha]] and [[Beta Company|Beta]] Companies. It is for the most part ineffective against a [[Seraph-class Starfighter]] but effective against a [[Banshee]] <ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 17</ref>. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*It is a variant of the M19, evidenced by the M19-B designation. | *It is a variant of the M19, evidenced by the M19-B designation. | ||
*This weapon was originally to be put into ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', though like many other weapons, it was scrapped. | |||
*This weapon was | |||
== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{UNSC Infantry Weapons}} | {{UNSC Infantry Weapons}} | ||
[[Category:UNSC]] | [[Category:UNSC]] | ||
[[Category:Weapons]] | [[Category:Weapons]] |
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