M831 Troop Transport Warthog

The M831 Troop Transport (abbreviated M831 TT), more commonly known as the Troop Transport Warthog, is a United Nations Space Command ground vehicle.

History

Halo 2

This vehicle was originally slated to be a vehicle in Halo 2 along with two other Warthog variants, the Snow Warthog and the Jungle Warthog, but since Bungie faced many time constraints, the only new variant was the M12G1 LAAV "Gauss" Warthog. In Halo 2, its personnel compartment seems to use a roll cage using roll bars similar to that of modern vehicles. A variant of the "Snow Hog" was later put into Halo 3's Avalanche map from the Legendary DLC map pack, although without the caterpillar tracks and sealed compartment.

Halo 3

The M831 TT Warthog was sighted in the Halo 3 E3 2007 Trailer, and its presence and naming was confirmed in the leaked scans of the August 2007 issue of the EGM Magazine.

It neither mounts a M41 LAAG, a 102mm SC-HE Rocket Turret, nor a M68 Gauss Cannon, like most other Warthog models, but instead simply having room for several personnel in the rear section along with one driver and a passenger in the front seat. The Troop Transport relies on its passengers for any defensive or offensive assets. Because of this, it is normally considered far less powerful than its counterparts. However, with 3 extra soldiers instead of only one gunner, more allies could be killed and you can still fire back at the enemy instead of being vulnerable with only 1 gunner. Also, its roll cage appears to be made of several metal beams unlike normal roll cages.

Trivia

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Troop Transport Warthog on The Pit multiplayer level.

• It is commonly confused with the Warthog Armored Personnel Carrier, an improvised United Rebel Front vehicle with an armored cab attached between the front and rear ends of the standard Warthog, giving many extra seats. This has only appeared in Halo: Ghosts of Onyx and in some maps in Halo: Custom Edition.

• In Halo 3, there are only 3 NPCs can sit in the carriage seats, though it looks as if it can fit more instead. In addition, players cannot use the back seats, leaving only two seats usable by players.

• On the Halo 3 multiplayer level The Pit, a player can spawn a Gravity lift in Forge and use it to push the Transport Hog from outside the level into the level; however, only the party host can drive it.

• There are several reasons why this vehicle was not added to Multiplayer:
  • As mentioned above, only the front seats are usable by players. The three additional seats in the back are only usable by NPCs.
  • The Mongoose already shares a very similar role.
  • The ability to have five players in the vehicle at once would allow too many members of a team to be transported quickly across a map. Also, it would provide easy multiple-kills for enemy players; dubbing it "a Killtacular on wheels".
  • There are many rumors about whether the Troop Hog will make an appearance in Halo 3: ODST or not. The argument has been stated that since ODSTs are not Spartans, they will be able to fit in the back of the Troop Hog. Also, with the absence of multiplayer, the Hog would have no disadvantages in online play.