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{{Weapon
 
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|image=[[File:M41 LAAG in Halo 3.PNG|300px]]
 
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|manufacturer=
 
|manufacturer=
 
|model=M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun
 
|model=M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun
|type=Heavy Machine Gun
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|type=Rotary-barreled Mounted Machine Gun
 
|cost=
 
|cost=
|size=
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|size= Barrel Length 43"
 
|damage per hit=Medium
 
|damage per hit=Medium
 
|magazine=Unlimited
 
|magazine=Unlimited
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|operation=Electrically-powered
 
|operation=Electrically-powered
 
|rate of fire=450-500 rounds per minute,<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref> approx. 900 rounds per minute<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', '''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref>
 
|rate of fire=450-500 rounds per minute,<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref> approx. 900 rounds per minute<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', '''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref>
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|velocity= ~2,900 ft/s (884 m/s) <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.50_BMG '''12.7x99mm NATO''']</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browning_M2 '''M2 Browning HMG''']</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAU-19 '''GAU-19: Present-Day Equivalent''']</ref>
 
|accuracy=Medium to High
 
|accuracy=Medium to High
|range=Short to Medium to Long
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|range=Medium
 
|era=*[[Insurrection]]
 
|era=*[[Insurrection]]
 
*[[Human-Covenant war]]
 
*[[Human-Covenant war]]
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|counterpart=[[Type-46 Infantry Support Vehicle#Overview|Plasma Turret]]
|counterpart=
 
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|counterwep=[[M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|Spartan Laser]], [[Sniper Rifle System 99D-Series 2 Anti-Matériel|Sniper Rifle]]
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|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
 
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
 
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}}
 
{{Quote|Man! This thing rips stuff up!|Marine Gunner}}
 
{{Quote|Man! This thing rips stuff up!|Marine Gunner}}
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The '''M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun''', nicknamed the "Vulcan",<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'''</ref> is a [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]] -mounted machine gun. It is used as the primary armament on the standard [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]].
 
The '''M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun''', nicknamed the "Vulcan",<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'''</ref> is a [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]] -mounted machine gun. It is used as the primary armament on the standard [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle]].
   
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
The M41 LAAG is the standard weaponry of the [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|M12 Warthog LRV]], although similar on the [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle|M312 Elephant HRVs]], the Elephants fire rate is slightly more powerful. It is a triple-barreled, electric-powered, linkless, belt-fed weapon. It fires 450 to 550 [[12.7x99mm Armor-Piercing|12.7x99mm]] armor penetrating rounds per minute.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', page 72</ref> Turret traverse rate is 100 degrees per second and weapon elevation rate is 60 degrees per second. Recoil from sustained fire is prodigious and negatively impacts accuracy at long range. It also works quite well for taking out [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] and other lightly-armored vehicles.
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The M41 LAAG is the standard weaponry of the [[M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle|M12 Warthog LRV]], although similar on the [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle|M312 Elephant HRVs]], the Elephants fire rate is slightly more powerful. It is a triple-barreled, electric-powered, linkless, belt-fed weapon. It fires 450 to 550 [[12.7x99mm Armor-Piercing|12.7x99mm]] armor penetrating rounds per minute.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', page 72</ref> Turret traverse rate is 100 degrees per second and weapon elevation rate is 60 degrees per second. Recoil from sustained fire is prodigious and negatively impacts accuracy at long range. It also works quite well for taking out [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] and other lightly-armored vehicles. By 2557 the M41 was replaced by the [[M46 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun|M46 LAAG]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/ordnance-armor/cbbca9b3-5108-41aa-aa21-9b523de68266]</ref>
   
 
==Ammunition==
 
==Ammunition==
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*This weapon bears a close resemblance to the [[wikipedia:GAU-19|GAU-19/A]] machine gun used by the United States military. In addition to other superficial similarities, both are triple-barreled Gatling-style machine guns. Both weapons also fire the 12.7×99 mm round.
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*This weapon bears a close resemblance to the [[wikipedia:GAU-19|GAU-19/A]] machine gun used by the United States military. In addition to other superficial similarities, both are triple-barreled Gatling-style machine guns. Both weapons also fire the 12.7×99&nbsp;mm round.
 
*It also bears a close resemblance to the [[wikipedia:M197 Gatling gun|M197]]. both are triple-barreled electric [[wikipedia:Gatling gun|gatling-style]] machine guns but the M197 fires a 20mm round, not a 12.7mm.
 
*It also bears a close resemblance to the [[wikipedia:M197 Gatling gun|M197]]. both are triple-barreled electric [[wikipedia:Gatling gun|gatling-style]] machine guns but the M197 fires a 20mm round, not a 12.7mm.
 
*The M41 is also found on the [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle|Elephant]], and its armored cover is the only part of the Elephant that can be damaged.
 
*The M41 is also found on the [[M312 Heavy Recovery Vehicle|Elephant]], and its armored cover is the only part of the Elephant that can be damaged.
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*The armor plating can be shot or beaten off in ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 3'', and ''Halo Reach''.
 
*The armor plating can be shot or beaten off in ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 3'', and ''Halo Reach''.
 
*In Halo Wars trailers, renders, and cutscenes, the M41 is shown with four barrels. It is unknown if this is a graphical change or a different weapon altogether.
 
*In Halo Wars trailers, renders, and cutscenes, the M41 is shown with four barrels. It is unknown if this is a graphical change or a different weapon altogether.
*In ''[[Red vs. Blue#Relocated|Red vs Blue: Relocated]]'', Simmons falsely surmises the rate of fire for the LAAG at "ten thousand rounds per second".
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*In ''[[Red vs Blue#Relocated|Red vs Blue: Relocated]]'', Simmons falsely surmises the rate of fire for the LAAG at "ten thousand rounds per second".
 
*Halo 3 MythBusters proved that one can perform a Superbounce in Halo 3 using a detached Warthog turret from a destroyed Warthog.
 
*Halo 3 MythBusters proved that one can perform a Superbounce in Halo 3 using a detached Warthog turret from a destroyed Warthog.
 
*A stationary version of the M41 LAAG, as well as the [[M68 Asynchronous Linear-Induction Motor|M68 Gauss Cannon]], appears in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
 
*A stationary version of the M41 LAAG, as well as the [[M68 Asynchronous Linear-Induction Motor|M68 Gauss Cannon]], appears in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
 
**This variant can be considered the UNSC equivalent to the [[Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun]].
 
**This variant can be considered the UNSC equivalent to the [[Type-26 Anti-Infantry Stationary Gun]].
 
*A variant of the M41 LAAG, titled "M41 ELAAGat", is mounted on the back of the [[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity|OF92/EVA Booster Frame]]. This version fires [[Depleted Uranium]] rounds, and is capable of firing in the vacuum of space due to shells with pressurized atmospheric contents.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', [[The Package]] Part 1</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', Booster Frame article</ref>
 
*A variant of the M41 LAAG, titled "M41 ELAAGat", is mounted on the back of the [[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity|OF92/EVA Booster Frame]]. This version fires [[Depleted Uranium]] rounds, and is capable of firing in the vacuum of space due to shells with pressurized atmospheric contents.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', [[The Package]] Part 1</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', Booster Frame article</ref>
*The M41 LAAG will overheat with continuous fire in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
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*The M41 LAAG will overheat with continuous fire in ''[[Halo: Reach]] and [[Halo 4]]''.
 
*Vulcan is the Roman name for the Greek god Hephaestus, god of fire and forgery, and the name of several current-day high-caliber Gatling guns, most notably the M61 Vulcan 20mm minigun, which is mounted on most American fixed-wing aircraft.
 
*Vulcan is the Roman name for the Greek god Hephaestus, god of fire and forgery, and the name of several current-day high-caliber Gatling guns, most notably the M61 Vulcan 20mm minigun, which is mounted on most American fixed-wing aircraft.
*In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the M41 LAAG takes a few seconds to spin up, whereas in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 2]]'', and ''[[Halo 3]]'', the spin-up was instantaneous.
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*In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', the M41 LAAG takes a few seconds to spin up, whereas in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 2]]'', and ''[[Halo 3]]'', the spin-up was instantaneous. It also seems to do the same thing in Halo wars.
 
*If the M41 is damaged enough, the player may notice that the barrels become bent, the bend does not affect the weapon's accuracy for the sake of gameplay. The cover will also look bent until it falls off.
 
*If the M41 is damaged enough, the player may notice that the barrels become bent, the bend does not affect the weapon's accuracy for the sake of gameplay. The cover will also look bent until it falls off.
 
*As the barrels rotate, the rounds inside the belt will be fed into the receiver as well. Although when it stops firing, and the barrels slow down, the rounds are still being fed in until the barrels stop rotating. This implies that unspent rounds would be ejected.
 
*As the barrels rotate, the rounds inside the belt will be fed into the receiver as well. Although when it stops firing, and the barrels slow down, the rounds are still being fed in until the barrels stop rotating. This implies that unspent rounds would be ejected.
 
*In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', the gun is wrongly assumed to be 50mm as the barrels would be larger than your fist. This is likely just a typo since the gun in the game is a .50 cal.
 
*In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', the gun is wrongly assumed to be 50mm as the barrels would be larger than your fist. This is likely just a typo since the gun in the game is a .50 cal.
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*In the Halo Wars intro, the M41 LAAG has a deeper firing sound.
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
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<gallery widths="150" spacing="small">
File:Red Team.jpg|The four-barreled LAAG on a ''Halo Wars''-era Warthog.
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Red Team.jpg|The four-barreled LAAG on a ''Halo Wars''-era Warthog.
File:Johnson-warthog.jpg|The LAAG on the ''Halo CE''-era Warthog.
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Johnson-warthog.jpg|The LAAG on the ''Halo CE''-era Warthog.
File:H2_warthogguys.jpg|The LAAG on the ''Halo 2''-era Warthog.
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H2_warthogguys.jpg|The LAAG on the ''Halo 2''-era Warthog.
File:Snow Warthog.jpg|The LAAG as seen on the snow camo Warthog from the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map [[Avalanche]].
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Snow Warthog.jpg|The LAAG as seen on the snow camo Warthog from the ''Halo 3'' multiplayer map [[Avalanche]].
File:Warthog psd jpgcopy2.jpg|The LAAG on the ''Halo 3''-era Warthog.
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Warthog psd jpgcopy2.jpg|The LAAG on the ''Halo 3''-era Warthog.
File:96301689-Full.jpg|The LAAG mounted on a stationary turret in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
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96301689-Full.jpg|The LAAG mounted on a stationary turret in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:Reach_E310_Firefight_Beachhead04.jpg|An overheating LAAG on the ''Halo: Reach''-era Warthog.
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Reach_E310_Firefight_Beachhead04.jpg|An overheating LAAG on the ''Halo: Reach''-era Warthog.
File:Ammo_-M41.png|The 12.7x99mm Armor-Piercing Round the M41 fires.
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Ammo_-M41.png|The 12.7x99mm Armor-Piercing Round the M41 fires.
reach_12062495_Medium.jpg|The M41 is excellent against Banshees
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reach_12062495_Medium.jpg|The M41 being used against a Banshee.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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{{Reflist|2}}
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*[[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity|OF92/EVA Booster Frame]]
 
*[[Open Frame 92/Extra-Vehicular Activity|OF92/EVA Booster Frame]]
 
*[[M79 Multiple Launch Rocket System]]
 
*[[M79 Multiple Launch Rocket System]]
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*[[M46 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]]
   
 
[[fr:Canon antiaérien léger M41]]
 
[[fr:Canon antiaérien léger M41]]
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“Man! This thing rips stuff up!”
— Marine Gunner

The M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun, nicknamed the "Vulcan",[1] is a United Nations Space Command Defense Force -mounted machine gun. It is used as the primary armament on the standard M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle.

Background

The M41 LAAG is the standard weaponry of the M12 Warthog LRV, although similar on the M312 Elephant HRVs, the Elephants fire rate is slightly more powerful. It is a triple-barreled, electric-powered, linkless, belt-fed weapon. It fires 450 to 550 12.7x99mm armor penetrating rounds per minute.[2] Turret traverse rate is 100 degrees per second and weapon elevation rate is 60 degrees per second. Recoil from sustained fire is prodigious and negatively impacts accuracy at long range. It also works quite well for taking out Banshees and other lightly-armored vehicles. By 2557 the M41 was replaced by the M46 LAAG.[3]

Ammunition

As stated above, the M41 uses 12.7x99mm rounds, also known as the .50 BMG round, or .50 caliber. The name BMG comes from the 20th-century M2 Browning Machine Gun the cartridge was designed for. It is well known for its legendary stopping power. It is normally considered an anti-materiel round, as it can take out both light armor and infantry at great range. The bullet is even capable of stopping a car dead in its tracks, shooting a round right through its engine block.

The 12.7x99mm rounds is capable of exerting upwards of five times as much damage as the 7.62x51mm rounds used in the MA5 series of assault rifles, and the M41 is a relatively accurate example of its power compared to the smaller 7.62mm round. This was only evident in Halo: Combat Evolved, as damage per-hit in Halo 2 was dramatically less powerful. To balance this out, the rate of fire on the M41 was increased to roughly 900 rounds per-minute, and accuracy was increased significantly from the Halo: Combat Evolved version.

Trivia

  • This weapon bears a close resemblance to the GAU-19/A machine gun used by the United States military. In addition to other superficial similarities, both are triple-barreled Gatling-style machine guns. Both weapons also fire the 12.7×99 mm round.
  • It also bears a close resemblance to the M197. both are triple-barreled electric gatling-style machine guns but the M197 fires a 20mm round, not a 12.7mm.
  • The M41 is also found on the Elephant, and its armored cover is the only part of the Elephant that can be damaged.
  • The M41 LAAG takes a second to spool up, so it is slow but gradually gets faster the longer you hold down the trigger, so it's always a good idea to just prime the trigger when you're on the turret, since you don't waste any ammo.
  • The armor plating can be shot or beaten off in Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo Reach.
  • In Halo Wars trailers, renders, and cutscenes, the M41 is shown with four barrels. It is unknown if this is a graphical change or a different weapon altogether.
  • In Red vs Blue: Relocated, Simmons falsely surmises the rate of fire for the LAAG at "ten thousand rounds per second".
  • Halo 3 MythBusters proved that one can perform a Superbounce in Halo 3 using a detached Warthog turret from a destroyed Warthog.
  • A stationary version of the M41 LAAG, as well as the M68 Gauss Cannon, appears in Halo 3: ODST.
  • A variant of the M41 LAAG, titled "M41 ELAAGat", is mounted on the back of the OF92/EVA Booster Frame. This version fires Depleted Uranium rounds, and is capable of firing in the vacuum of space due to shells with pressurized atmospheric contents.[4][5]
  • The M41 LAAG will overheat with continuous fire in Halo: Reach and Halo 4.
  • Vulcan is the Roman name for the Greek god Hephaestus, god of fire and forgery, and the name of several current-day high-caliber Gatling guns, most notably the M61 Vulcan 20mm minigun, which is mounted on most American fixed-wing aircraft.
  • In Halo: Reach, the M41 LAAG takes a few seconds to spin up, whereas in Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, and Halo 3, the spin-up was instantaneous. It also seems to do the same thing in Halo wars.
  • If the M41 is damaged enough, the player may notice that the barrels become bent, the bend does not affect the weapon's accuracy for the sake of gameplay. The cover will also look bent until it falls off.
  • As the barrels rotate, the rounds inside the belt will be fed into the receiver as well. Although when it stops firing, and the barrels slow down, the rounds are still being fed in until the barrels stop rotating. This implies that unspent rounds would be ejected.
  • In Halo: The Fall of Reach, the gun is wrongly assumed to be 50mm as the barrels would be larger than your fist. This is likely just a typo since the gun in the game is a .50 cal.
  • In the Halo Wars intro, the M41 LAAG has a deeper firing sound.

Gallery

Sources




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