M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle

The M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (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 History==
===Human-Covenant war===
====Early War====
M12 Warthogs were used during the Harvest Campaign.
====Fall of Reach====
====Battle of Earth====
During the Battle of Mombasa, the UNSC deployed M12B LRVs.
===Post-war===
By 2558, the Liang-Dortmund Corporation had acquired M12 LRVs for defense against pirate Kig-Yars and Insurrectionists.Halo 5: Guardians - Description: REQ Card - Corp Warthog
==Design==
The standard UNSC M12 LRV uses the regular 12.OL liquid-cooled hydrogen-injected Internal Combustion Engine.
===Armament===
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.Halo 5: Guardians - Description: REQ Card - ONI Warthog The Swords of Sanghelios also managed to get an M343A2 to fire Subanese crystals and place it on an M12 LRV.Halo 5: Guardians - Description: REQ Card - Sword Needler Warthog
===Appearance===
Warthog LRVs can be equipped with any number of colors, camos, designs and logos. 
==Variants==
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.
==Gameplay==
===Changes===
====From Halo: Combat Evolved to Halo 2====
*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: Reach====
*If the right trigger is continuously pulled, the horn of the Warthog will stop playing after about 2 seconds.
====From Halo: Reach to Halo 4====
*Gains a more industrial look.
*Horn can now be honked indefinitely.
====From Halo 4 to Halo 2: Anniversary====
*New sound effects for the Warthog.
====From Halo 2: Anniversary to Halo 5: Guardians====
*Multiple variants of the Warthog have been added for use in multiplayer.
===Halo Wars 2===
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.
==Gallery==
Warthog Comparisons.jpg|Various incarnations of the M12 LRV. Halo: Reach version seen to the bottom right.
Index_Warthog.jpg|Halo 2 Warthog
Snow Warthog.jpg|The Snow Warthog with ice-crusted treads for use in the Halo 3 Legendary map pack, "Avalanche."
warthogsideview.png|Side view from Halo: Combat Evolved
UNSC Warthog Bloks.png|The Older Mega Bloks set of the Warthog.
Red Team.jpg|Three SPARTANs in Halo Wars riding a Warthog with a four barreled LAAG.
020209_halo_4.jpg|A real life Warthog.
Warthog-clarkson-630.jpg|Halo 4 M12 As It Appears In Forza Motorsport 4's Autovista
halo-rc-warthog.jpg|A Warthog RC toy.
H4hd_15.jpg|A Warthog in Halo 4.
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Hud 10-big.jpg|Halo 4 M12 Dashboard Model
HW2 Artwork Warthog.png|M12 LRV artwork used in Blitz.
==Appearances==
==Sources==
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Category:Human Vehicles
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