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[[Image:BigAssMortarGun.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Pictures of the Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher.]]
[[Image:BigAssMortarGun.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Pictures of the Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher.]]
[[Image:H3 map.jpg|thumb|400px|right|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.]]
[[Image:H3 map.jpg|thumb|400px|right|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.]]
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 the '''SAM Site''' and colloquially known as the '''"Big Ass Mortar Gun"''' or the '''"B.A.M.G."''', is a ground-based missile emplacement in use by the [[United Nations Space Command]], found on the High Ground map.
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 the '''SAM Site''' and colloquially known as the scenery on the map Highground, but has no use.
==Description==
==Description==



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File:BigAssMortarGun.jpg
Pictures of the Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher.
File:H3 map.jpg
Diagram of the original High Ground concept model with the Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher and its firing area marked in red.

The Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher[1], abbreviated to the SAM Site and colloquially known as the scenery on the map Highground, but has no use.

Description

The Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher is a large three-barreled mortar emplacement. It is featured in the Halo 3 multiplayer level High Ground and the Campaign level The Storm. It was thought by some players to be a large mortar device that can fire on upcoming attackers. This was proven false by Bungie which stated it was unusable and is 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.[2]

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