M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle

M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle The M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle, abbreviated as the M12G1 LAAV and commonly known as the Gauss 'Hog, is a United Nations Space Command ground vehicle. The Gauss 'Hog is a variant of the M12 Force Application Vehicle and features a mounted M68 ALIM Gauss Cannon.

Description
The M12G1 LAAV is one of the UNSC's few dedicated anti-armor vehicles, designed to quickly and efficiently defeat lightly armored vehicles such as Type-25 RAV "Chopper" and Type-32 RAV "Ghost". The Gauss 'Hog is almost exactly the same in every detail to the standard M12 "Warthog" FAV except that it is equipped with a mounted M68 Gauss Cannon which fires 25mm hypersonic speed projectiles by asynchronous magnetic acceleration in the base of the cannon. It takes about a half a second to recharge between cannon shots. Although it appears more rarely than the standard Warthog, its capabilities make it a fearsome, agile and powerful vehicle to use.

Miscellaneous

 * During the Halo 2 demo trailer, the Gauss Cannon of the Gauss 'Hog was shooting at a fairly decent speed. In an early beta multiplayer phase, however, the Gauss seemed to be slowed down and also seemed to have lost all of its hype. It was later revamped to its original rate of fire during the game's final stages.
 * In the E3 2000 Halo: Combat Evolved trailer, a Warthog had a turret similar to the Halo 2 Gauss turret, due to the fact it was originally part of Halo: Combat Evolved. However, it was cut and dropped, but then reappeared in Halo 2.
 * In the campaign of Halo Wars, Sergeant Forge's Warthog will always be a Gauss 'Hog, regardless of whether the player has upgraded to Gauss Cannon yet.
 * The Gauss Turret like all weapons has received a visual update in Halo: Reach instead of the cylinder shaped turret from Halo 3 it is now more rectangular shaped.
 * The screen in Halo: Reach now shows what seems to be a small area on the top screen regardless of what mission or map you are on.

Advantages
The Gauss Hog is very useful in delivering mobile firepower, and is instant kill on direct hits. In Multiplayer, it can be used to put your team at a great advantage. Its medium fire rate is still fast enough to obtain multikills. When a good driver and gunner are paired, the Hog's durability and the cannon can be used to devastate enemy vehicles and infantry.

Disadvantages
The Gauss Hog is not very effective against massed infantry, only able to take out 2-3 at a time. Also, its medium armor is unforgiving against anti-vehicle weapons, and is prone to flipping over.