M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle

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M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle

Production information

Manufacturer

AMG Transport Dynamics^[1]^[2]

Product line

Warthog

Model

M12
M12B

Class

Light Reconnaissance Vehicle

Technical information

Length

6 metres (20 ft)^[3]

Width

3.1 metres (10 ft)

Height/depth

3.1 metres (10 ft)

Mass

3.25 metric tons (7,200 lb)^[2]

Max acceleration

125.5 kmh (78 mph)

Shielding

Yes (Swords Needler Only)^[4]

Armament

1x Chaingun/Minigun

Crew

1 Driver
1 Gunner

Passengers

1

Usage

Role(s)

Reconnaissance
Anti-personnel
Anti-aircraft^[5]

Era(s)

Human-Covenant war
Post War

Affiliation

The M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle^[3] (M12 LRV), commonly known as the Warthog, was a variant of the M12 Force Application Vehicle and the UNSC's most prolific anti-infantry vehicle. It is identical to the M12 FAV except that it features a mounted chaingun in the back.

Class HistoryEdit

This section requires expansion.

Human-Covenant warEdit

Early WarEdit

M12 Warthogs were used during the Harvest Campaign.^[6]

Fall of ReachEdit

Main article: Fall of Reach

Battle of EarthEdit

Main article: Battle of Earth

During the Battle of Mombasa, the UNSC deployed M12B LRVs.^[7]

Post-warEdit

By 2558, the Liang-Dortmund Corporation had acquired M12 LRVs for defense against pirate Kig-Yars and Insurrectionists.^[8]

DesignEdit

The standard UNSC M12 LRV uses the regular 12.OL liquid-cooled hydrogen-injected Internal Combustion Engine.^[1]

ArmamentEdit

The M12 LRV can either be equipped with an M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun, an M46 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun or an M343A2 Minigun.

Ammunition for these guns vary. In the case of some ONI LRVs, these guns will be loaded with high explosive dual purpose rounds.^[9] The Swords of Sanghelios also managed to get an M343A2 to fire Subanese crystals and place it on an M12 LRV.^[4]

AppearanceEdit

Main article: Camouflage

Warthog LRVs can be equipped with any number of colors, camos, designs and logos.

VariantsEdit

Picture	Variant	Description
	Corp Warthog	An up-armored Warthog used by Liang Dortmund.
N/A	Tundra Warthog	An up-armored Warthog with an arctic camouflage pattern.
N/A	Woodland Warthog	An up-armored Warthog with a woodland camouflage pattern used by the UNSC Army.
N/A	Urban Warthog	An up-armored Warthog with an urban camouflage pattern.
N/A	ONI Warthog	A heavily-armored black Warthog used by ONI with a machine gun loaded with high-explosive rounds.
N/A	Rally Warthog	A modified off-road racing Warthog with higher top speeds and faster acceleration.
N/A	Sword Needler Warthog	A Warthog modified by the Swords of Sanghelios to have a regenerating energy shield and a slower-firing machine gun that fires Subanese crystals instead of its standard ammunition.

GameplayEdit

ChangesEdit

From Halo: Combat Evolved to Halo 2Edit

Gains a horn which can be honked by pulling the right trigger.
Becomes a destructible vehicle.
Can now power slide.

From Halo 2 to Halo 3 and Halo: ReachEdit

If the right trigger is continuously pulled, the horn of the Warthog will stop playing after about 2 seconds.

From Halo: Reach to Halo 4Edit

Gains a more industrial look.
Horn can now be honked indefinitely.

From Halo 4 to Halo 2: AnniversaryEdit

New sound effects for the Warthog.

From Halo 2: Anniversary to Halo 5: GuardiansEdit

Multiple variants of the Warthog have been added for use in multiplayer.

Halo Wars 2Edit

In Halo Wars 2, the M12 LRV is a buildable unit in the UNSC Garage. As well, infected M12 LRVs will sometimes be used by the Flood in the Awakening the Nightmare campaign and in Terminus Firefight.