M12G1 Light Anti-Armor Vehicle

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.
==Gameplay==
===Advantages===
*The Gauss cannon is devastating to vehicles.
*The Gauss cannon can kill Spartans and Elites in one shot.
*The medium rate-of-fire is fast enough to obtain multikills.
===Disadvantages===
*The Gauss Warthog's armor is itself vulnerable to anti-vehicle weaponry.
===Changes from Halo 2 to Halo 3 and Halo: Reach===
*Rate of fire of the cannon is decreased.
*The accuracy and projectile is increased.
===Changes from Halo 3 and Halo: Reach to Halo 4===
*Rate of fire of the cannon is decreased even further.
===Changes from Halo 4 to Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer===
*The Gauss cannon now has a slight warm-up time of about 0.5 seconds before it is able to fire. While it warms up, a laser pointer projects from the gauss cannon onto the target.
*Rate of fire of the Gauss cannon is drastically increased.
===Changes from Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer to Halo 5: Guardians===
*Gauss cannon no longer has a warm-up time, and fires on trigger pull.
*Rate of fire of the cannon decreased back to how it was in Halo 4.
*Multiple variants of the Gauss Hog have been added for use in multiplayer.
==Variants==
Many variants of the Gauss Warthog have been produced over the model's lifetime.
===M12 Variants===
Image	Name 	Description 	Changes
N/A 	Spirit of Fire Gauss Warthog	The crew of the were known to a variant of Warthog decorated with a fire decal across the bonnet, dubbed the "Fireball Warthog."	
*Performs exactly like the standard Warthog
*Gains a flame decal
===M12B Variants===
Image	Name 	Description 	Changes
N/A 	CORP Gauss Warthog 	A Gauss 'Hog variant with additional armour ostensibly used by Liang Dortmund to ward off large animals, although in reality it is often used against unruly crowds.	
*+20% vehicle health
N/A 	Tundra Gauss Warthog 	Sporting arctic camouflage, the Tundra Gauss 'Hog features improved armor and is often used in remote locations as an anti-armor and anti-air vehicle. 	
*+40% vehicle health
N/A 	Woodland Gauss Warthog	The Woodland Gauss Warthog is exceptional at eliminating Covenant Empire boosted gravity vehicles slowed by rugged terrain. 	
*+40% vehicle health
N/A 	Urban Gauss Warthog 	The Urban Gauss Warthog is an up-armoured Warthog deployed as an anti-tank unit, sporting urban camouflage. 	
*+40% vehicle health
N/A 	ONI Gauss Warthog 	An ONI-employed Gauss Warthog with a sleek black colour scheme, whose rounds cause lingering area-of-effect damage through a classified mechanism. 	
*+75% vehicle health
*Shots create a pool of area-of-effect damage upon impact
==Trivia==
*The Gauss Warthog first appeared in the E3 2000 Halo: Combat Evolved trailer. It was cut from the final game.
*A label on the Halo 4 Gauss Warthog reads, "BIG SCARY LASER. DO NOT LOOK INTO BEAM WITH REMAINING EYE." (The Spartan Laser also has this sticker.)
*In Halo 4 Title Update v1.04, the Gauss Warthog's auto aim, magnetism, and damage was reduced.Halo Waypoint - TU Change List 3.28.13
*In Halo: Reach The Gauss cannon can penetrate a large amount of builables in multiplayer, it is unknown if this is intended or is a glitch.
==Gallery==
H2-M12G1-GaussHog.png|The Gauss Warthog in Halo 2.
Gauss Hog.png|The Gauss Warthog in Halo 3.
HReach - Gauss Hog.png|The Gauss Warthog in Halo: Reach.
HReach - Gauss Turret.png|Another view of the Gauss Warthog in Halo: Reach.
M12G1_Warthog_LAAV.png|The Gauss Warthog in Halo 4.
22_gausshog.jpg|A render of the Gauss Warthog in Halo 4.
412015.jpg|The Mega Bloks Gauss Warthog set.
pdhalo028.jpg|A toy set of the Gauss Warthog.
Warthog gauss.jpg|The Gauss Warthog in Halo 2.
Gaussshot.jpg|A close up of a Gauss Warthog's projectile mid-flight.
m12laav_warthog1.jpg
Gausslongshot.jpg|A Gauss shot in Forge World.
H4hd_31.jpg|The Gauss Hog being used during The Second Battle of Requiem.
H4hd_30.jpg|The Gauss Hog behind a marine during a Spartan Ops mission.
==Appearances==
==Sources==
Category:Drivable Vehicles
Category:Human Vehicles