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Terminal This fanfiction article, M41B2 Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon, was written by Ajax 013. Please do not edit this fiction without the writer's permission.
Missile launcher
M41B2 Missile Launcher
Production information
Model

M41B2

Type

Rocket/ Missile Launcher

Technical specifications
Damage Per Hit

Extremely High

Magazine Size

2

Ammunition Type

102mm Cerberus rockets, Shogun AT missiles, Ramhorn SAMs, Spirit Missile, LANCER anti-infantry missile.

Operation

Single Launch

Rate of Fire

low

Accuracy

high (guided)

Range

medium-long

Usage
Era(s)

Necros War

Counterpart(s)

Fuel Rod Cannon (USR), Pounder (JA), Vindicator (Necros)

Counterweapon(s)

Sniper Rifles, other rockets

Affiliation

UNSC

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The M41B2 is the latest in the M41 line of man-portable missile launchers and is the UNSC's primary dual purpose missile launcher. The weapon is an all purpose launcher, with one singular targeting system that allows it to fire several kinds of missile or rocket, capable of engaging tanks, aircraft, infantry or buildings. It uses a multi-purpose targeting system, which features a fold out LCD digital screen linked to a forward telescopic optical and thermal camera, a small but powerful Active Electronically Scanned Array wave RADAR and a laser range finder/guidance, along with a back up 2x optical scope for direct fire. It can switch through and display different scopes, prioritise them and display target range. It can also be linked to the user's HUD via a fibre optical cable. The fire control system has an analogue output for weapon control, allowing the operator to switch targets via touch screen and control panel. The control panel can link to forward reconnaissance elements, such as RADARs and thermal sights, allowing it to target and engage enemy armour or aircraft outside of visual range, giving it the ability to fire on armour without direct line of sight, or attain early lock on and 'first shot' capabilities in air defence.

Description[]

Ih rocketlauncher

The M41B2 looks similar to the previous line of M41 missile launchers, with two 102mm barrels capable of firing both unguided rockets or guided missiles, both anti-tank and anti-aircraft. The most commonly used ammunition for the M41 is the Shogun Anti-Tank Guided Weapon. The Shogun missile tracks the heat signature of a target using an cryogenically cooled thermal targeting sensor in the nose of the missile. The firing procedure for a Shogun fired from the M41 is to lock onto the target by pointing the launcher at a target and looking through the launcher's sight, which can be a conventional, thermal or digital. Once a soldier has the target in sight, he or she must press and hold a button on the side of the launcher's grip until a red box appears around the target in the scope, signalling a lock. Then the firer must simply squeeze the trigger to launch the Shogun ATGW. Normally, the Shogun is set to "top kill", where after the missile gets within a certain distance from the firer, the Shogun will fly up into the air and dive down onto the top of an enemy tank, where it's armour is weakest. The Shogun will then impact the top of the vehicle and detonate a shaped-charge warhead, which will send a molten EXCALIBUR jet, melting through the tank's armour, incinerating the crew, and detonating fuel and ammo reserves, destroying the vehicle. The Shogun can also be fired in direct fire mode if the top of a target cannot be hit, if it is in a tunnel for instance. Either way, the Shogun is capable of penetrating the rear, top and side armour of a Necros Compound Tank. Another commonly used missile in the M41 is the Ramhorn surface-to-air missile. The procedure for firing a Ramhorn SAM is similar to firing the Shogun, the only difference being the use of a AESA RADAR instead of an thermal guidance system. When fired, the Ramhorn will accelerate to hyper velocity, seek out the target and slam into it, destroying the enemy aircraft with pure kinetic energy. The third round is the simplest, the Cerberus 102mm rocket. The Cerberus is fired simply by taking aim and launching, as there is no guidance system. The Cerberus comes in three basic warheads, a high explosive-dual purpose for destroying buildings, un-armoured vehicles, and infantry, a high explosive squash-head, for destroying heavier armoured vehicles and structures and a thermobaric warhead, which is basically a miniature fuel-air bomb capable of devastating fortified positions. The weapon can also fire the Acumen made all purpose Spirit laser guided missile using the on-board LASER, usually used for range finding and the LANCER anti-infantry missile.

The M41B2 MAV/AW has multiple uses through out the UNSC, as many uses as there are missile types. It is most commonly used in UNSC Weapon Platoons, where it can be used as a direct or indirect fire missile, as a assault weapon using unguided rocket munitions, for use against stationary targets, a anti-defilade weapon, using air bursting fragmentation munitions or used by air defence forces for short range defence missions, mostly against gunships or dropships.

UNSC Remarks[]

Individual and Crew Served Weaponry of the UNSCDF

Pistols

M6L Personal Defence Weapon System | M57 Pistol | M98 Compact | M19 Modular Pistol | MK50 Pistol | M455 Carbine | M3A1 Underwater Combat Pistol

Submachine Guns

M20A Submachine Gun | M12 Special Operations Carbine | M8Z Submachine Gun

Assault Rifles, Carbines, and Battle Rifles

MA6A Individual Combat Weapon System | M2A Carbine | VK Commando | M81 Special Purpose Carbine | M51D Underwater Combat rifle | M55C Enhanced Battle Rifle

Designated Marksman Rifles

M396 Designated Marksman Rifle | M97 Special Purpose Rifle | M113 Special Purpose Rifle

Machine Guns

MA6L Individual Automatic Rifle | M739C Squad Automatic Weapon | M122 Light Machine Gun

M247B2 General Purpose Machine Gun | M247D Medium Machine Gun | M247H2 Heavy Machine Gun

AIE-486K1 Heavy Machine Gun | M343A3 Heavy Machine Gun | M780 Special Purpose Machine Gun

Sniper Rifles

M22 Scout Rifle System | M818D Enhanced Modular Sniper Rifle System | M1091 Sniper Rifle System | Sniper Rifle System 99G-S6 Anti-Materiel | M99CA1 Special Application Scoped Rifle | M133 Precision Anti-Materiel Energy Weapon System

Shotguns

M45F Close Assault Weapon System | M108A1 Close Assault Weapon System | M48 Combat Shotgun | M77 Extreme Close Quarters Combat System

Energy Weapons

Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6B Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle | MX4 Light Support Weapon | M921 ARC

Non-Lethal Weapon

M2 Threat-Negation Device | MX9 Pulsed Energy Projectile System | M39 Long Range Tranquillizer Rifle

Launchers

M41B2 Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon | M899 Light Anti Armour Weapon | M57 Light Multipurpose Assault Weapon | M1 Multiple Launch Rocket System | M25 Underslung Rocket Launcher | VKR 56 'Spear' 80mm Recoilless Rifle | VKR 77 105 Recoilless Rifle

Grenade Launchers

M319N Individual Grenade Launcher | M23 Multiple Grenade Launcher | M363B RPD | M460C Automatic Grenade Launcher | M556 Counter Defilade Grenade Launcher | M24 Underslung Grenade Launcher | M26 Grenade Launcher Module

Mortars

M71 Mortar | M78 Mortar | M81 Mortar

Howitzers

M117 Light-Weight Field Howitzer

Sentry Guns

M55 GUARD DOG Sentry Gun | M601 GARGOYLE Sentry Gun

Grenades

M9 Dual Purpose/High Explosive Grenade | M2 Anti-Materiel Grenade | M70 Flash Bang Grenade | M43 Smoke Grenade

Anti-Personnel and Anti-Armour Mines

M320 Anti-Tank Mine | M341 Anti-Tank Mine | M362 Anti-Tank Mine | M121 Bounding Anti-Personnel Mine | M127 Anti-Personnel Mine

Explosive Devices

C-7 Foaming Explosive | C-13 Gertex | C-14 Plastic Explosive | C-15 Liquid Explosive | M303 Thermite Cord | M311 Detonation Cord | M382 Special Munition Attack Charge (Kinetic) | M390 Breaching Charge | M394 Clearance Charge | M404 Special Lightweight Attack Munition | M366 Demolition Charge | M376 Satchel Charge | M379 Explosive Pack

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