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M12 Force Application Vehicle

Name: M12 Force Application Vehicle
Craft: AMG Transport Dynamics M12 Force Application Vehicle
Type: Variable: Reconnaissance / Anti-Vehicular / Anti-Air platform / Anti-Infantry / Transport / Recovery / Scout
Scale: speeder
Length: 6 x 3.2 x 3 meters
Skill: ground vehicel operations
Crew: 1; gunners: 1
Passengers: 1
Cargo Capacity: 15kg
Cover: 1/2
Maneuverability: 1D
Move: 45; 130 km/h
Body Strength: 3D

Description: “The Warthog is as much a part of the UNSC as boots, guns, and tasteless coffee.”
— Halo Encyclopedia

The M12 Force Application Vehicle, more commonly known as the Warthog, or simply the Hog, is a United Nations Space Command ground vehicle.

The M12 FAV Warthog is the UNSC's primary ground vehicle, used for its scouting and reconnaissance capacity, or as an integral part of a mechanized infantry unit; the M12 has been a part of the UNSC's armored vehicle fleet for fifty years, and is the most recognizable vehicle in their arsenal. It is a highly mobile, all-wheel-drive, all-wheel-steering, ICE-powered (Internal combustion engine) vehicle equipped with a continuously-variable transmission.

The M12 is a four-wheel all-terrain vehicle capable of going over any obstacle without difficulty; under the hood the M12's power is generated by a forward-housed low-profile liquid-cooled hydrogen-injected ICE I/C plant, coupled with an infinitely variable transmission (IVT). According to a marine's quote, it has a 36-inch ground clearance, however if you look at it ingame, it appears to be more about a foot tall. However it could mean that is the massive expansion size as when in mid-air, the suspension travels downward. The hydrogen fuel is burned at very high temperature with a synthetic carbon/silicon catalyst to achieve even better fuel consumption. This hydrogen engine is the standard among all UNSC ground based vehicles, replacing fossil fuel-based engines some 400 years ago.

The M12 features a Graf/Hauptman Solar/Saline Actuator, and will convert up to twelve liters of fresh, brackish or salt water into hydrogen on the fly, detritus is compacted on board, this allows the Warthog to travel 790 kilometers or 490 miles before it needs to be refueled. Inexperienced drivers can find the M12 to be a huge and unwieldy vehicle, but it is actually very fast and highly maneuverable in the hands of a skilled driver. With proper application of the hand, or "e-brake" the M12 can actually turn on a dime. Massive disc brakes and its automatic braking systems allow the vehicle to come to a near immediate, but controlled stop should the driver be ejected, or choose to leave the vehicle. The Warthog's tires have moved away from previous inert-gas pocket inflation with equally burst-proof single unit nanotube skeletons. They provide the buoyancy and ride of gas-pocket tires, but are almost indestructible. The relatively massive tires are a joint project between Michelin-Vance and AMG.

The M12's design places it into the jeep family of vehicles; it has no doors and has a total seating of two or three. The M12's description as a reconnaissance vehicle is, at best, an understatement; the M12 has both offensive and defensive capabilities. The M12 can be configured to become a troop carrier, armament carrier, ambulance, reconnaissance vehicle, or communications vehicle. All M12-based vehicles are designed to travel both on and off-road, in all weather conditions.

Advantages

The M12 is the workhorse of light infantry ground vehicles; it is adaptable to almost any situation, maneuverable, and is arguably the most customizable vehicle with the most variants in the military's fleet, similar to the older jeeps used in the 20th century. It is able to reach top speeds of 125 km/h (78 MPH) and, more importantly, swings around rapidly to allow the gunner a better angle on a prospective target. The mounted M41 chain gun can cut down heavily armored infantry within seconds, this also applies to shielded infantry as well. With enough controlled fire from the 12.7X99mm armor-piercing rounds, the M41 can easily rip through the armor of a Covenant Ghost and destroy it. The Warthog's titanium armor, though light, is tough enough to take at least one fragmentation grenade and keep rolling and can withstand small amounts of energy weapon fire. It also makes for an impervious recon and transportation vehicle, able to make a smooth getaway or rapid infiltration if necessary. It can run on pure water, or urine if necessary, allowing it to be deployed in many different environments, while maintaining the vehicle's fuel is less of an issue.

Disadvantages

Due in part to its speed, the M12 is prone to roll over. It is vital that the driver can get in and out of dangerous situations without flipping the hard-to-right vehicle. The open nature of the Warthog always puts its driver and passengers at risk as a good marksman can easily take down the driver or passengers of the M12. A well thrown frag grenade can flip a Warthog, which will knock the driver and passenger out of the vehicle. Although the armor of the M12 is tough, a couple of direct hits from grenades or a well placed rocket will destroy it immediately. Covenant energy weapons are the biggest threat to the Warthog; a short burst from a Banshee's light plasma cannons is deadly, able to melt and punch through the armor with ease. The Warthog is also vulnerable to the Banshee's Fuel Rod Gun which can reduce the vehicle to twisted charred metal with one strike. Infantry plasma weapons can inflict moderate damage, and, like all vehicles, is rendered temporarily or permanently inoperable by a hit from an overcharged Plasma Pistol. Therefore, it is essential that the driver take advantage of the Warthog's speed to avoid enemy fire.

Variants

The M12 Warthog can be configured for various roles including the M831 TT which eliminates the support weapon in favor of four side-facing passenger seats, the M864A with an enclosed passenger compartment and treads in place of wheels, the M914 RV equipped with a towing winch and a heavy duty motor and gear system, armament carrier, ambulance, or communications vehicle. All M12-based vehicles in service with the UNSC are designed to travel both on and off-road, in all weather conditions.

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M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle

Name: M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle
Craft: AMG Transport Dynamics M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle
Type: Variable: Reconnaissance / Anti-Vehicular / Anti-Air platform / Anti-Infantry / Transport / Recovery / Scout
Scale: speeder
Length: 6 x 3.2 x 3 meters
Skill: ground vehicel operations
Crew: 1; gunners: 1
Passengers: 1
Cargo Capacity: 15kg
Cover: 1/2
Maneuverability: 1D
Move: 45; 130 km/h
Body Strength: 3D:
Weapons

Fire Arc: turret
Crew: 1
Scale: character
Skill: firearms
Range: 1-450/900/1,800 m
Damage: 7D+2
Or
Fire Arc: turret
Crew: 1
Scale: character
Skill: firearms
Range: 1-450/900/1,800 m
Damage: 7D+2

Description: The M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (M12 LRV), commonly referred to as the Warthog, is 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 M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun or M46 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun.

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M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle

Name: M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle
Craft: AMG Transport Dynamics M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle
Type: Variable: Reconnaissance / Anti-Vehicular / Anti-Air platform / Anti-Infantry / Transport / Recovery / Scout
Scale: speeder
Length: 6 x 3.2 x 3 meters
Skill: ground vehicel operations
Crew: 1; gunners: 1
Passengers: 1
Cargo Capacity: 15kg
Cover: 1/2
Maneuverability: 1D
Move: 45; 130 km/h
Body Strength: 3D:
Weapons

Fire Arc: turret
Crew: 1
Scale: walker
Skill: firearms
Range: 10-625/1,250/2,500
Damage: 2D

Description: The M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle (M12G1 LAAV), commonly known as the Gauss Warthog, is a variant of the UNSC M12 Force Application Vehicle that features a mounted M68 ALIM Gauss Cannon. It is designed to quickly defeat lightly-armored vehicles such as Type-25 RAV Choppers and Type-32 RAV Ghosts. The M68 Gauss Cannon fires 25mm hypersonic speed projectiles by asynchronous magnetic acceleration in the base of the cannon and takes about a half a second to recharge between cannon shots.

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M12R Light Anti-Aircraft Vehicle

Name: M12R Light Anti-Aircraft Vehicle
Craft: AMG Transport Dynamics M12R Light Anti-Aircraft Vehicle
Type: Variable: Reconnaissance / Anti-Vehicular / Anti-Air platform / Anti-Infantry / Transport / Recovery / Scout
Scale: speeder
Length: 6 x 3.2 x 3 meters
Skill: ground vehicel operations
Crew: 1; gunners: 1
Passengers: 1
Cargo Capacity: 15kg
Cover: 1/2
Maneuverability: 1D
Move: 45; 130 km/h
Body Strength: 3D
Weapons

Fire Arc: turret
Crew: 1
Scale: walker
Skill: missile weapons
Fire Control: 2D / 0D (See Notes)
Range: 100-2,000/8,000/15,000m
Damage: 5D

Notes:

  • M79 MLRS: The rockets only gain the fire control bonus when shooting at aircraft only. All other targets the fire control is 0D.

Description: “It's a Warthog with rockets and it is awesome.” — Bungie.net

The M12R Light Anti-Aircraft Vehicle, abbreviated as M12R LAAV and commonly referred to as the Rocket Warthog, or Rocket 'Hog, is a UNSC ground vehicle. It is a variant of the M12 Force Application Vehicle and features a mounted M79 Multiple Launch Rocket System.

The M12R LAAV is designed to quickly and efficiently defeat lightly armored vehicles such as Type-48 LAGC "Revenant" and Type-32 RAV "Ghost". The Rocket 'Hog is almost exactly the same in every detail to the standard M12 "Warthog" FAV except that it is equipped with a mounted M79 MLRS which fires six 65mm rockets per volley every two to three seconds. Its rockets are capable of locking onto aircraft only. One drawback is that once you start firing you cannot stop until the rockets are all shot which can lead to friendly fire and flipping over from unwanted rockets.

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Missile Warthog

Name: Missile Warthog
Craft: AMG Transport Dynamics Missile Warthog
Type: Variable: Reconnaissance / Anti-Vehicular / Anti-Air platform / Anti-Infantry / Transport / Recovery / Scout
Scale: speeder
Length: 6 x 3.2 x 3 meters
Skill: ground vehicel operations
Crew: 1; gunners: 1
Passengers: 1
Cargo Capacity: 15kg
Cover: 1/2
Maneuverability: 1D
Move: 45; 130 km/h
Body Strength: 3D
Weapons

Fire Arc: turret
Crew: 1
Scale: walker
Skill: missile weapons
Fire Control: 2D
Range: 100-2,000/8,000/15,000m
Ammo: 6 missiles
Damage: 5D

Description: The Missile Warthog is essentially identical to other versions of the M12 LRV. The vehicle's distinctive feature is the replacement of the standard M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun rear turret with two racks of Argent V Missile launchers for surface-to-air capabilities. After six shots the turret must reload.

One such vehicle was owned by Chief Petty Officer Franklin Mendez on Reach. As far as is known, the vehicle was not used during the Fall of Reach, given that Mendez was not actually present for the battle. It is unknown whether he took his Missile Warthog with him to Onyx to train the SPARTAN-III trainees.

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M831 Troop Transport

Name: M831 Troop Transport
Craft: AMG Transport Dynamics M831 Troop Transport
Type: Variable: Reconnaissance / Anti-Vehicular / Anti-Air platform / Anti-Infantry / Transport / Recovery / Scout
Scale: speeder
Length: 6 x 3.2 x 3 meters
Skill: ground vehicel operations
Crew: 1
Passengers: 4-10
Cargo Capacity: 15kg
Cover: 1/2
Maneuverability: 1D
Move: 45; 130 km/h
Body Strength: 3D

Description: The M831 Troop Transport, abbreviated as M831 TT and commonly known as the Troop 'Hog, is a United Nations Space Command ground transport vehicle based off the chassis of the M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle.

The M831 is first and foremost a transport used to quickly ferry troops from one location to another. While obviously an important piece of UNSC field equipment, the M831 is rarely committed to combat because of its equally obvious lack of weaponry, with the rear bed of the vehicle featuring an expanded seating compartment. In its most common and optimal configuration the M831 has a transport capacity of four passengers, though with others it is possible to seat up to ten.

While uncommon in this role, the M831 can be used for offensive purposes. When properly armed the vehicle's crew and passengers can cover nearly all angles of fire at a given time, giving it a type of lethality not seen in other Warthog variants.

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Civilian Warthog

Name: Civilian Warthog
Craft: AMG Transport Dynamics Civilian Warthog
Type: Civilian Luxury Transport
Scale: speeder
Length: 6.1 x 3.2 x 3 meters
Skill: ground vehicel operations
Crew: 1
Passengers: 3
Cargo Capacity: 15kg
Cover: 1/2
Maneuverability: 1D
Move: 45; 130 km/h
Body Strength: 3D

Description: “It's Beauty and the Beast.” — Advertisement for the Civilian Warthog

The Civilian Warthog, simply referred to as the "Hog" in advertisement or "Yellow/Golden Warthog", is the civilian version of the popular United Nations Space Command vehicle.

Designed and manufactured by AMG Transport Dynamics, the three and half-ton civilian edition of the M12 FAV Warthog is available in a wide range of colors, trim, and equipment specifications. This heavy duty off-road vehicle is extremely popular with off-world explorers. Compared to the military version, this is a luxurious automobile, with trans-system GPS, omni-directional networked surround sound, complete user-specific voice control, a highly efficient long range power cell and the capability to drive itself.

2549 Model

“Drive with reckless abandon in the new 12th-gen Hog. Comfort, luxury, bone-crushing power; it's beauty and the beast.” — Warthog advertisement

The last revision (2549) had less power than the 2553 model per wheel in terms of horsepower and kilo-wattage. As with every other iteration of the Hog, each wheel has an independent drive-by-wire electric motor, with power generated by a forward-housed low-profile hydrogen I/C plant. The hydrogen fuel is burned at very high temperature with a synthetic carbon and silicon catalyst to achieve better fuel consumption.

2553 Model

The 2553 edition was show cased in the December 2551 Edition of Car & Pilot Magazine. There they reviewed it and described its features.

It features a Graf/Hauptman solar/saline actuator capable of converting up to 12 liters of fresh, brackish, or salt water into hydrogen, with increased efficiency allowing the vehicle to get a range of around 200 kilometers after an overnight condensation capture. It has advanced computer systems that allow a perfect distribution of power to every wheel over any surface and is only prone to flipping in hard-bank turns. Thanks to an increased structural rigidity and gas-inflated restraints, this vehicle holds the honor of having the highest passenger safety rating of any recreation vehicles in 2553.[1]

The standard model starts at a hefty 86,000 UN Credits. A manual-transmission version stickers at UNCr 81,000, while the limited edition wood-trimmed Classic Edition with winch, tow and luggage rack tops out at a price of UNCr 91,000.

2556 Model

“...best driving utility vehicle on the market.” — Car & Pilot Magazine

The 2556 model appears to maintain many of the same features that the previous models did. However, the chassis was updated with the most modern look of the military version. It also appears that this model is in limited production.

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Flatbed Warthog

Name:Flatbed Warthog
Craft: AMG Transport Dynamics Flatbed Warthog
Type: Civilian Luxury Transport
Scale: speeder
Length: 6 x 3.2 x 3 meters
Skill: ground vehicel operations
Crew: 1
Passengers: 3
Cargo Capacity: 15kg
Cover: 1/2
Maneuverability: 1D
Move: 45; 130 km/h
Body Strength: 3D

Description: The Flatbed Warthog is similar to the other Warthog variants, however, the bay at the rear of the vehicle is clear of any seating or armaments. This allows extra space for cargo transport.

It is likely that it is very similar in appearance to the civilian model of the Warthog. It is assumed that the Flatbed Warthog appears in Halo Wars as a non-upgraded Warthog, although it is not directly called the Flatbed Warthog. Operational history

The Flatbed Warthog was used by Avery Johnson and the militia forces on Harvest. It was also used in an operation to transport captured nuclear warheads.

The Flatbead Warthog can be seen again aboard the UNSC Infinity six months after the First Battle of Requiem carrying troops and supplies around the ship.

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Warthog APC

Name: Warthog Armored Personnel Carrier
Craft: AMG Transport Dynamics Warthog Armored Personnel Carrier
Type: Civilian Luxury Transport
Scale: speeder
Length: 6 x 3.2 x 3 meters
Skill: ground vehicel operations
Crew: 1
Passengers: 11
Cargo Capacity: 15kg
Cover: full
Maneuverability: 1D
Move: 45; 130 km/h
Body Strength: 4D

Description: The Warthog APC is a variant of the standard M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle which has been built as an armored personnel carrier. It contains a heavily armored passenger section used to carry troops and supplies.

The United Rebel Front created their own APCs by modifying existing Warthogs, cutting them in half and welding on a new midsection large enough to carry ten men. One of these was used during the Raid on Camp New Hope, when a URF base located on Victoria in the 111 Tauri system was attacked by SPARTAN-IIs of Blue Team. While armor-piercing small-arms rounds are capable of penetrating its side, the transport compartment features a top hatch which allows passengers to engage the enemy

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Medical Troop Transport Warthog

Name: Medical Troop Transport Warthog
Craft: AMG Transport Dynamics Medical Troop Transport Warthog
Type: Civilian Luxury Transport
Scale: speeder
Length: 6 x 3.2 x 3 meters
Skill: ground vehicel operations
Crew: 4
Passengers: 2
Cargo Capacity: 15kg
Cover: full
Maneuverability: 1D
Move: 45; 130 km/h
Body Strength: 3D

Description: The Medical Troop Transport Warthog is a mobile ambulance variant of the M12 FAV line that was cut from Halo 3. It was only found within the Halo 3 Beta files.

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Project HOGSTICKER

Project: HOGSTICKER, also known as the Needlehog, is a concept vehicle created by the motorsport division of AMG Transport Dynamics.

Operational History

It was originally pitched by Erik Burch. It was ultimately turned down for not being able to fit into any known series of Warthogs as well as having no good place to compete. Specifications

It was created with a number exotic materials to help reduce weight. It also has an enclosed cockpit, borrowed from the M12 GT. It's most prominent feature is a pair of Blamite powered boosters.

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M12 GT

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