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=Launchers= | =Launchers= | ||
Referred to as "Ordnance" in-game, these weapons occupy the "Support" group alongside machine guns and thrown explosives. The exception are the flamethrowers; one is only attainable in certain special scenes, and the other is in the "Meat Fort" category. This category also includes the "[[Kolibri Pistol|Kolibri9001]]" in-game, though it is placed on the pistol sub-page due to it being based on one. | Referred to as "Ordnance" in-game, these weapons occupy the "Support" group alongside machine guns and thrown explosives. The exception are the flamethrowers; one is only attainable in certain special scenes, and the other is in the "Meat Fort" category. This category also includes the "[[Kolibri Pistol|Kolibri9001]]" in-game, though it is placed on the pistol sub-page due to it being based on one. | ||
==Carl Gustaf M2== | |||
A much-requested addition, [[Carl Gustaf M2]] was the largest gift added on Meatmas Day 2022. It is the game's first recoilless rifle, and features a wide variety of ammunition types to choose from. | |||
[[File:CarlGustavM2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Carl Gustaf M2 - 84x246mmR]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Box.jpg|thumb|none|600px|For those that saved the biggest box for last, the results are certainly not disappointing. Left to right, the rounds visible here are HEDP 502 ('''H'''igh-'''E'''xplosive '''D'''ual '''P'''urpose, denoting a shaped-charge explosive capable of generating fragments, for both anti-personnel and anti-armor use), HEAT 751 ('''H'''igh-'''E'''xplosive '''A'''nti '''T'''ank, a tandem-warhead shaped-charge round meant for defeating slat and/or explosive reactive armor), and ILLUM 545C (short for "illumination" - this one's discussed more below).]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Examining the big green tube in all its glory.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Right.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Takes a bit of effort to fit it in the frame, but it can be done.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Unlocking.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Operating the weapon is a unique process, as far as ''H3'''s weapons are concerned - first, pull down on this lever to unlock the rear venturi tube...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Opening.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and then use the knob above it to open said tube.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|With the launcher open, a round can be inserted - this one's the fourth of five total types, HE 441B (a simple high-explosive round).]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Sliding.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It doesn't just go in on its own, though - once lined up, it has to be manually slid into place.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Closing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Once it's in, simply repeat the first two steps in reverse. If you want to see what locking it looks like, look at the image 4 above this one, and convince yourself that the lever's going up instead of down.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Cocking.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Finally, cock the striker - contrary to what one might expect, this starts out all the way back, and has to be pushed forward.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lining up the aperture-and-post irons, hoping to free the Snowglobe from the Giant Weiner's reign of terror once and for all.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''>buy recoilless rifle <br> >look inside <br> >recoil'']] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Impact.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sadly, an 84mm HE round proves no match for the Weiner's magical force-field.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Removing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Yanking out the spent case, a process rather similar to the insertion of a live round (minus the obvious difference in direction); the green round in the box is the fifth and final ammo type, SMOKE 469C (which does exactly what you'd expect - unlike "HEAT", "SMOKE" doesn't stand for anything, and is written in all-caps for seemingly no reason).]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Throwing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Taking out frustration over the indifferent cruelty of the Weiner on a nearby Sosig, for reasons that are entirely related to it being the closest thing that'd respond, and not at all because of any resemblance between it and the Weiner. This isn't a hate crime, I swear.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Flare.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Having escaped to somewhere beyond the reach of giant tubes of processed meat and the sun alike, it's time to make good on that promise from the first image, and explain the wonder that is the ILLUM 545C round.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Flash.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As can be seen here, it makes quite a bit of light when you - <br> <br> ''"Wait, what? That's not how it works?"'']] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Backblast.jpg|thumb|none|600px|*Ahem* Right, so when you fire it, it produces a fairly substantial amount of light from - <br> <br> ''"Really? Not that either?" <br> <br> "Oh, the round itself. Why didn't you say so?"'']] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Close.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Anyway, so as I was saying, it makes a decently large flash of light on impact with - <br> <br> ''"Oh, for crying out loud, just tell me already."'']] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Light.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''So'', as you can see here, the round produces its intended quantity of light when fired up into the air. It's a giant parachute flare. Useful for making like Nelson Rangell and turning night into day.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR CGM2 Parachute.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Oh, and for those unfamiliar, "parachute flare" is a completely literal expression - it hangs in the air longer that way. A close inspection (after it burns out, but before it hits the ground and explodes like the shot two above this one) reveals that cars, jets, and recoilless rifle ammunition are apparently produced in ''H3'''s world by the sausage-logoed company "SOAB".]] | |||
==China Lake Launcher== | ==China Lake Launcher== | ||
The final present introduced in the 2019 Meatmas update was a long-requested one, the [[China Lake Launcher]]. | The final present introduced in the 2019 Meatmas update was a long-requested one, the [[China Lake Launcher]]. | ||
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[[File:H3VR Lake Level.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Should your encounters be closer than the ranges that the leaf sight has on offer, flipping it down reveals a close-range battlesight.]] | [[File:H3VR Lake Level.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Should your encounters be closer than the ranges that the leaf sight has on offer, flipping it down reveals a close-range battlesight.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR Lake Attacking.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Perfect for torso-vaporizing needlessly clingy Weinerbots.]] | [[File:H3VR Lake Attacking.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Perfect for torso-vaporizing needlessly clingy Weinerbots.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR Lake Range.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Update #99's sixth alpha made the aforementioned rear sight markings (50 meters to 300 in 50-meter increments, with a 25-meter zero flipped down) substantially easier to read, by way of this convenient Magic White Rectangle. Granted, the fact that the Rectangle is upside-down does mitigate its usefulness somewhat, but you'll get used to it eventually.]] | |||
==FIM-92 Stinger== | ==FIM-92 Stinger== | ||
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==Heckler & Koch M320== | ==Heckler & Koch M320== | ||
Update #52's tenth alpha added a [[Heckler & Koch M320]] to the arsenal, in keeping with that alpha's generally explosive-centric nature. | Update #52's tenth alpha added a [[Heckler & Koch M320]] to the arsenal, in keeping with that alpha's generally explosive-centric nature. The model was updated in Update #99 Alpha 3; besides fixing some scaling issues, the M320 can now be attached as an underbarrel grenade launcher to any firearm with a Picatinny rail. | ||
[[File:XM320 stock extended.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch M320 - 40x46mm]] | [[File:XM320 stock extended.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch M320 - 40x46mm]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M320.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Examining the M320.]] | [[File:H3VR M320.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Examining the M320.]] | ||
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[[File:H3VR M320 Extending.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fast-forward a couple months, and an older, wiser, and substantially less self-assured invisible man decides to stick more closely to the sensible things that society says he should do - things like extending stocks.]] | [[File:H3VR M320 Extending.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fast-forward a couple months, and an older, wiser, and substantially less self-assured invisible man decides to stick more closely to the sensible things that society says he should do - things like extending stocks.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M320 Aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And, for that matter, actually making use of the provided iron sights.]] | [[File:H3VR M320 Aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And, for that matter, actually making use of the provided iron sights.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Unfortunately for the invisible man, he neglected to inform his employer about his planned educational trip, and got replaced with a new invisible man before he got back. Legends say that he's still out there somewhere, watching intently - and, like any good legends, they're totally impossible to disprove.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Opening.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russell's Teapot proving no comfort to him, the new guy pops open his newly-remodeled M320...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and loads in an M651 CS gas round.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Muzzle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He then double-checks to make sure it's in there properly, and promptly gets yelled at by his supervisor. At least he got a good look at the modeled rifling.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Folding.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Having been told to unfold the rear sight and handed the launcher with its rear sight already unfolded, he isn't exactly sure what to do; ultimately, he figures that fiddling with it a bit should be fine.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Extending.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He thought the stock would be more self-explanatory, only to realize that nobody actually told him how far to extend it. Decisions, decisions...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Looking back through his documents, the new hire finds that his first target is listed as being 100 meters away, and aims at it with the appropriate sight notch. He then realizes that he's had his caption-generator on the "Mention Individual" setting this entire time, and hopes to keep his job as the switch gets flicked to "No Individual".]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing the launcher; at full size, the grenade can be seen through the 250-meter sight window. Curiously, firing the launcher in this configuration tends to make it kick downwards.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Ejecting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Watching the round hit its mark, and ejecting a spent casing; this auto-ejection behavior was most likely implemented inadvertently, being present on neither the previous version nor the real launcher.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Trigger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Speaking of unintentional things, the trigger incorrectly pivoted forwards upon the new model's release.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Fixed.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This was later fixed in the first alpha build of Update #100.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Mounting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Of course, the updated model did come with a much more substantial difference; to see it, simply bring the launcher up to a Picatinny rail...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Clipping.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...try to ignore the heinous clipping that occurs as you get the positioning just right...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Mounted.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and let go of the launcher, its stock suddenly realizing that it wasn't invited to tag along. While the [[HK416]] shown here is arguably the most appropriate rifle to mount it on, just about anything with a Picatinny rail will work. Handguns included.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Dropping.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dropping an HE grenade into the launcher while its parent rifle rides in a quick-belt slot; this would normally be done with both hands instead, but the wielder's other hand is currently busy using one of the alpha's other additions: the climbable rope from a thrown grappling hook.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M320 New Impact.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bit of rifle-juggling and an earnest attempt at using the sights later, said grenade makes a splash against an overhanging chunk of the Arizona range's concurrently-added climbing structure. In retrospect, firing a high-explosive grenade at an overhanging chunk of a structure while being supported 20 feet off the ground by said structure probably wasn't the greatest idea.]] | |||
==Homemade Flamethrowers== | ==Homemade Flamethrowers== | ||
Added in Update #60, the "Junkyard Flamethrower" is, as the name implies, a homemade flamethrower composed of various pieces of tubing, wiring, and other miscellaneous bits, all added onto what appears to be a pressure washer wand. | Added in Update #60, the "Junkyard Flamethrower" is, as the name implies, a homemade flamethrower composed of various pieces of tubing, wiring, and other miscellaneous bits, all added onto what appears to be a pressure washer wand; it is closely modelled after the Flamethrower seen in ''[[The Last of Us]]'', with some minor differences. | ||
As it turns out, this was added largely for the sake of preparation; the "Meat Fortress" update added a replica of the ''[[TF2]]'' Pyro's flamethrower, a device based largely on a commercial weed-burner (though possessing a passing resemblance to the [[M1 Flamethrower]]), composed of a gas pump handle, a propane tank, and various pieces of piping and hoses, operating with similar mechanics to the Junkyard Flamethrower. | As it turns out, this was added largely for the sake of preparation; the "Meat Fortress" update added a replica of the ''[[TF2]]'' Pyro's flamethrower, a device based largely on a commercial weed-burner (though possessing a passing resemblance to the [[M1 Flamethrower]]), composed of a gas pump handle, a propane tank, and various pieces of piping and hoses, operating with similar mechanics to the Junkyard Flamethrower. | ||
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[[File:H3VR M1A1 Bazooka Aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aiming the M1A1. Unlike in many games, the weapon's multiple front sight posts are actually useful here, as the projectile drops over distance, and the weapon can be manipulated freely, rather than having a single fixed aim-down-sights position.]] | [[File:H3VR M1A1 Bazooka Aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aiming the M1A1. Unlike in many games, the weapon's multiple front sight posts are actually useful here, as the projectile drops over distance, and the weapon can be manipulated freely, rather than having a single fixed aim-down-sights position.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M1A1 Bazooka Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing the Bazooka, which produces a suitably impressive cloud of smoke.]] | [[File:H3VR M1A1 Bazooka Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing the Bazooka, which produces a suitably impressive cloud of smoke.]] | ||
==M203== | |||
Update #107 Alpha 1 introduced the original, full-length version of the [[M203]] Grenade launcher. Like the earlier added M203A1, this launcher can only be used on the [[M16A1]] and [[M4 Carbine]], and when attached to either weapon, the matching sight ladder appears on top of the weapon's fore. | |||
[[File:M203.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M203 - 40x46mm]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203 New Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Taking a look at the new M203; the nicely-detailed markings show it to be an earlier Colt-produced example. Or, rather, a "Dolt"-produced example.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203 New Right.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The right side, meanwhile, is conspicuously devoid of markings. It's not supposed to have any, mind; it just looks a bit odd.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203 New Mounting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bringing the launcher up to a rifle's handguard...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203 New Opening.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and marveling as the triangle instantly becomes a trapezoid. Not for very long, mind; we're not made of time here, so this is also the breech-opening shot.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203 New Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loading in a 40x46mm round; this is an M781 practice round, with a payload of chalk powder to make it obvious where the round landed. Fitting for a launcher mounted onto a civilian semi-auto rifle.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203 New Closing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closing up the breech.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203 New Folding.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fiddling with the rear sight; this was initially fixed in place, but was later made foldable after a patch. Helps when you're trying to aim the rifle that it's attached to.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203 New Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing off a round. No dedicated aiming shot, but you can see how it works here anyway - just pick the right rear sight notch for your range, and aim with the parent rifle's front sight.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203 New Ejecting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dumping out the spent case. Better pick it up - those rounds aren't cheap. Plus, you can clean it out and use it as a shotglass.]] | |||
==M203A1== | ==M203A1== | ||
Update #76's second alpha build added the ''long''-requested, just-as-long-thought-impossible feature of attachable underbarrel grenade launchers, the first example of which being one of the most well-known, the [[M203]] - more specifically, it is the short-barreled [[M203A1]] variant. | Update #76's second alpha build added the ''long''-requested, just-as-long-thought-impossible feature of attachable underbarrel grenade launchers, the first example of which being one of the most well-known, the [[M203]] - more specifically, it is the short-barreled [[M203A1]] variant. The M203A1 was rebuilt in Update #107 Alpha 1; besides a refreshed model, the weapon now comes with its sight ladder when attached to either the [[M16A1]] or [[M4 Carbine]]. | ||
[[File:KAC M203A1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|KAC-manufactured M203A1 - 40x46mm]] | [[File:KAC M203A1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|KAC-manufactured M203A1 - 40x46mm]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M203 Right.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After years of waiting, it's finally here. Rejoice, all ye faithful, rejoice.]] | [[File:H3VR M203 Right.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After years of waiting, it's finally here. Rejoice, all ye faithful, rejoice.]] | ||
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[[File:H3VR M203 Explosion.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The effects are more or less what one would expect.]] | [[File:H3VR M203 Explosion.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The effects are more or less what one would expect.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M203 Ejecting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clearing the launcher works about the same as loading it; just slide the barrel forward, and the spent casing falls right out.]] | [[File:H3VR M203 Ejecting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clearing the launcher works about the same as loading it; just slide the barrel forward, and the spent casing falls right out.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M203A1 Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Checking out the new M203A1 just outside the Grill House's central, well, house.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203A1 Right.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It's about the same as the M203A-nothing, but a tad shorter. Which is pretty much the whole point.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203A1 Mounting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|To be more precise, the shorter barrel was meant to optimize it for use on carbines, such as the M4 here.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203A1 Mounted.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Just tack it on, and bam, the entire lower handguard vanishes. You do get a neat new leaf sight out of the deal, though.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203A1 Opening.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Opening up the launcher...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203A1 Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...popping in an "X1776 FreedomParty" round...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203A1 Closing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and sliding it shut.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203A1 Aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sadly, as nice as the Colt 3-power scope looks on top of the carrying handle, it blocks basically all the leaf sight notches that correspond to a distance actually achievable on this map, nevermind inside the building itself. No old-school tactical aesthetic for you.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203A1 Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Following a breach that's better off undocumented, an opportunity to use the launcher presents itself - pre-flashing a room before entry.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203A1 Flash.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In case it wasn't made clear before, the X1776 is a flashbang round (with a bit of confetti in it). The flash makes the markings of the carbine and the launcher alike stand out rather nicely.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203A1 Close.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As it turns out, there were some enemies inside that were successfully stunned. Not in that specific room mind you, just inside.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203A1 Attacking.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Giving the Sosig another 40, just to make sure he's properly stunned.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M203A1 Ejecting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"Hey, command? Yeah, uh, these things are non-lethal, right?" <br> <br> "...less-lethal? Not less-'''than'''-lethal?" <br> <br> "No, nothing. Just, uhh... this guy shot himself before I could apprehend him."'']] | |||
==M224 Mortar== | |||
The [[M224 Mortar]] was added in Update #101 on Meatmas Day 2021, making it the game's first useable mortar. Rather than a static emplacement, the player has full freedom to not only place and angle the weapon, but also select between trigger-fire and drop-fire, making its depiction in H3 one of the more immersive ones. | |||
[[File:M224-60mm-mortar.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M224 Mortar with M7 Baseplate - 60mm]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M224 Mounted.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Casually strolling up to a deployed M224, as though the one responsible for its being there isn't the one who's doing the strolling. To be fair, who'd want to take responsibility for putting down a mortar backwards?]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M224 Range.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Taking a look at the now-correctly-oriented mortar's ranging slider; while it lacks the real deal's optical sight (and its forward support, possibly to simplify the model, or to free up space for the floating green adjustment arrows seen above), it still has this for more precise aiming. Use with a rangefinder is highly recommended. As a somewhat literal aside, the object off to the right is an instruction manual, which tells you right off the bat that this thing's gonna be fun.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M224 Adjusting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Using the aforementioned arrows to tilt the mortar causes the dot to move up and down the slider appropriately (or, more accurately, for the slider to move down and up against the dot).]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M224 Selector.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lying down to look at the M224's fire selector; the middle position is "S" (for "safe"), while the top position is "D" (for "drop", indicating that the weapon will fire automatically when loaded), and the currently-selected bottom one is "T" (for "trigger").]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M224 Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dropping in a shell, comfortable in the knowledge that it won't fire the instant it hits the bottom of the tube. This is an M720A1 high-explosive round; it's one of two types available in-game, though both are M720A1 shells.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M224 Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing the mortar with a quick pull of the large metal rod that serves as a trigger; not shown here is the spectator-camera options panel, as trying to get an angle that showed both the mortar's trigger and muzzle while accounting for the misalignment between the headset's display and what's actually shown on the monitor is no mean feat.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M224 Ceiling.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Even harder is getting an angle that also manages to show the inherent problems with using a mortar inside a not-quite-giant-enough snowglobe.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M224 Baseplate.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Taking a look at the baseplate's markings; unlike the reference image, ''H3'''s M224 has the smaller square-shaped M8 baseplate, rather than the large, round M7. The bottom of the tube also has some markings, though they're a bit less descriptive; apart from what seem to be a pair of serial or index numbers, the weapon is also marked "BIG BORE" and "PURYEAR", whatever that means.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M224 Holding.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Seeing as indirect fire in a place with a ceiling isn't a great idea, why not try out an even worse one instead? The round shown here is the other type available, an M720A1 with one collar-like propellant charge added; while multiple of these can be stacked onto a round in theory, such an option would be of little value in-game, since the ranging slider only has markings for shells with 0 charges or 1. An attentive viewer may also have noticed the position of the fire selector in the previous shot, giving an idea of just how dangerous this really is.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M224 Recoil.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing off the high-speed shell; if the mere notion of firing a 60mm mortar offhand standing up wasn't enough to dissuade you from trying it...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M224 Thrown.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...then perhaps the recoil can.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M224 Aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|For a far more functional dumb idea, consider the following: lacking a minimum elevation angle, ''H3VR'''s M224 can be used in the direct-fire role.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M224 Direct.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It may sound stupid, but hey.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M224 Hit.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It's about the only real way to hit something other than the glass in here.]] | |||
==M72A7 LAW== | ==M72A7 LAW== | ||
The [[M72 LAW|M72A7 LAW]] was added on Meatmas Day 2020. | The [[M72 LAW|M72A7 LAW]] was added on Meatmas Day 2020, making it the game's second disposable rocket launcher, and the game's first unguided one. | ||
[[File:M72A7 LAW.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M72A7 LAW with rocket - 66mm]] | [[File:M72A7 LAW.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M72A7 LAW with rocket - 66mm]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M72A7 Present.JPG|thumb|none|600px|The M72 LAW offers an interesting alternative to the contemporary RPG-7. On the one hand, it's a disposable rocket launcher. On the other hand, you only need one inventory slot for rocket and ammo, instead of two.]] | [[File:H3VR M72A7 Present.JPG|thumb|none|600px|The M72 LAW offers an interesting alternative to the contemporary RPG-7. On the one hand, it's a disposable rocket launcher. On the other hand, you only need one inventory slot for rocket and ammo, instead of two.]] | ||
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*and the later-released "X1776 Freedom Party", a 40mm flashbang that releases red, white, and blue confetti upon detonation. | *and the later-released "X1776 Freedom Party", a 40mm flashbang that releases red, white, and blue confetti upon detonation. | ||
[[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M79 grenade launcher - 40x46mm]] | [[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M79 grenade launcher - 40x46mm]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M79 Old.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Admiring the M79 under the light of the warehouse's roof windows. Note the trigger guard; for whatever reason, this version of the launcher had a trigger guard that flopped around freely. This is probably | [[File:H3VR M79 Old.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Admiring the M79 under the light of the warehouse's roof windows. Note the trigger guard; for whatever reason, this version of the launcher had a trigger guard that flopped around freely. This is probably due to this old model having an articulated winter trigger guard, to allow usage with thick gloves without adding a large winter trigger, but was apparently interpreted to flaccidly wiggle about instead of locking in place.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M79 Old Open.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Popping open the launcher. At full size, it can be seen that the for-some-reason-red rounds on the table have holes in the end of them; this shows that they're modeled after Airsoft 40mm rounds, which use these holes to send forth a shower of plastic BBs on impact.]] | [[File:H3VR M79 Old Open.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Popping open the launcher. At full size, it can be seen that the for-some-reason-red rounds on the table have holes in the end of them; this shows that they're modeled after Airsoft 40mm rounds, which use these holes to send forth a shower of plastic BBs on impact.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M79 Old Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"I've got an idea. Instead of just ''throwing'' grenades at them, how about we send them grenades in another manner?"]] | [[File:H3VR M79 Old Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"I've got an idea. Instead of just ''throwing'' grenades at them, how about we send them grenades in another manner?"]] | ||
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[[File:H3VR M79 Old Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and blasting away the nefarious [[Terminator 2: Judgement Day#M79 grenade launcher|Wall-1000]].]] | [[File:H3VR M79 Old Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and blasting away the nefarious [[Terminator 2: Judgement Day#M79 grenade launcher|Wall-1000]].]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M79 Old Ejecting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The work done, it's time to remove the spent casing, and take a much-needed vacation.]] | [[File:H3VR M79 Old Ejecting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The work done, it's time to remove the spent casing, and take a much-needed vacation.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M79 Table.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The brand-new M79, along with its new ammunition. From left to right: the M781 trainer, the M576 buckshot, the M397 airburst, the M381 HE, the X214 Steelbreaker, the X477 Cornerfrag, and the X666 Baphomet.]] | [[File:H3VR M79 Table.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The brand-new M79, along with its new, non-airsoft ammunition. From left to right: the M781 trainer, the M576 buckshot, the M397 airburst, the M381 HE, the X214 Steelbreaker, the X477 Cornerfrag, and the X666 Baphomet.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M79 New.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer look at the shiny new M79, complete with its gorgeous new properly-secured trigger guard.]] | [[File:H3VR M79 New.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer look at the shiny new M79, complete with its gorgeous new properly-secured trigger guard.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M79 New Leaf.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Showing off a feature of the M79 that is all but entirely unique to ''H3'': not only does its sight leaf fold up...]] | [[File:H3VR M79 New Leaf.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Showing off a feature of the M79 that is all but entirely unique to ''H3'': not only does its sight leaf fold up...]] | ||
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[[File:H3VR M79 New Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"'''SIR!'''"]] | [[File:H3VR M79 New Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"'''SIR!'''"]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M79 New Ejecting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One RSO heart attack later, a spent casing pops itself out of the M79.]] | [[File:H3VR M79 New Ejecting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One RSO heart attack later, a spent casing pops itself out of the M79.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M79 New Folded.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Like the [[China Lake Launcher|China Lake]], the M79's adjustable rear sight got even more adjustable in Update #99's sixth alpha build. Folded down, it's a rather strange 35-meter zero...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M79 New Adjusting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...while the folded-up positions go from 100 meters to 350 in 50-meter increments, capped off with a 375-meter maximum.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR M79 New High.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Needless to say, actually using this position requires holding the weapon at a comically absurd angle. Not quite a mortar, but close enough - at least, until the game got an actual mortar a couple months later.]] | |||
==Milkor MGL== | ==Milkor MGL-140== | ||
Along with the [[M320]], Update #52's 10th alpha brought along a [[Milkor MGL]]; specifically, an MGL-140, a later model with longer chambers to allow for the use of more varied ammunition types. | Along with the [[M320]], Update #52's 10th alpha brought along a [[Milkor MGL]]; specifically, an MGL-140, a later model with longer chambers to allow for the use of more varied ammunition types. | ||
[[File:MGL Mk 1 L.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Milkor MGL-140 - 40x46mm]] | [[File:MGL Mk 1 L.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Milkor MGL-140 - 40x46mm]] | ||
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[[File:H3VR MGL Closing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closing the launcher again, this time with a much more advisable push.]] | [[File:H3VR MGL Closing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closing the launcher again, this time with a much more advisable push.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR MGL Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Celebrating this advancement in weapon knowledge by filling the air with burning magnesium.]] | [[File:H3VR MGL Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Celebrating this advancement in weapon knowledge by filling the air with burning magnesium.]] | ||
==Mk. 19 Grenade Launcher== | |||
The [[Mk 19 Grenade Launcher]] was added in Update #101 for Meatmas 2021; much like the [[Browning M2]] that came before it, it is a fictional man-portable version, with "chainsaw"-style grips. | |||
[[File:MK19-02.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mk. 19 Grenade Launcher - 40x53mm]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Mk19 Box.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hmm... a 16-round belt box of 40x53mm grenades? This can only mean one thing...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Mk19 Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A surprise that doesn't surprise anyone who read the text above this!]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Mk19 Right.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marvel at its expectedness! Bask in the glory of its predictability! Be amazed at how it took nearly two months to upload these screencaps for some reason!]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Mk19 Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Right, with that out of the way... <br> <br> Loading a belt box into the launcher's bottom-mounted bracket; while 16-rounders aren't standard for the Mk. 19, the usual 32- or 48-round boxes would require this bracket to be substantially larger, making the already-bulky weapon take up even more space - space that the gift box it comes in simply doesn't have.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Mk19 Opening.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Opening up the rather large top cover.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Mk19 Cocking.jpg|thumb|none|600px|With that out of the way, the operation of locking back the bolt can be seen in greater detail. Not in any way necessary, but fun nevertheless.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Mk19 Pulling.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Pulling out the belt from its box...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Mk19 Rounds.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and loading it into the feed tray, pausing momentarily to examine the rounds; aside from some manufacturing information, the markings denote them as M340A1 HEDP (High-Explosive Dual-Purpose) rounds, meant for dealing with armor and infantry alike.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Mk19 Closing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Slamming the top cover shut. Although, with a size and shape like this, calling it a "lid" might be more appropriate.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Mk19 Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Once all that's been handled, there's only one thing left to do:]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Mk19 Impact.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Raise some Hell.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Mk19 Ejecting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Looking away from the direction that the automatic grenade launcher is firing (a sentence that shouldn't really ever be uttered in seriousness) shows that it spits its spent cases straight out the bottom, along with some disproportionately tiny-looking belt links.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Mk19 Attacking.jpg|thumb|none|600px|While the ammo is meant for armor and infantry, it also proves decently effective against the scene's floating crystal snowflakes once you get the hang of point-shooting it. The main draw of this being that, if you can convince yourself to forget that you're trapped in a giant glass prison, you can pretend you're firing air-bursting shells out of a WWII-era AA gun.]] | |||
==Orion Flare Gun== | ==Orion Flare Gun== | ||
The [[Orion Flare Gun]] is available in-game, having been added in Update #15. While it is capable of firing 12 gauge shells in-game, doing so with any sort of high-pressure shell (i.e. anything other than flares, "Cannonball" rounds, Dragon's Breath | The [[Orion Flare Gun]] is available in-game, having been added in Update #15. While it is capable of firing 12 gauge shells in-game, doing so with any sort of high-pressure shell (i.e. anything other than flares, "Cannonball" rounds, and Dragon's Breath shells) will destroy the flare gun, rendering it useless. However, Update #17 added a fictional steel-framed version capable of handling high-pressure loads. Originally both versions were classified as "shotgun" in game for the sake of random weapon spawns, but this classification was later removed from the normal version due to this randomly dooming runs of game modes that started the player with a random shotgun before the player even did anything. | ||
[[File:Orion Flare gun.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Orion Flare Gun - 12 gauge]] | [[File:Orion Flare gun.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Orion Flare Gun - 12 gauge]] | ||
[[File:H3VR Orion.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Behold, the Orion, in something not even remotely resembling its natural habitat.]] | [[File:H3VR Orion.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Behold, the Orion, in something not even remotely resembling its natural habitat.]] | ||
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[[File:H3VR Orion HP Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...which fares considerably better when firing high-pressure shells.]] | [[File:H3VR Orion HP Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...which fares considerably better when firing high-pressure shells.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR Orion Flare.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The release of Update #76 gave a rather substantial rework to several of the less-useful 12 gauge ammo types, flares among them; aside from gaining the ability to set enemies on fire (and a rather substantial improvement in terms of efficiency and performance), they gained the ability to illuminate the area around them, an ability which many gun-launched flares in video games seem to lack.]] | [[File:H3VR Orion Flare.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The release of Update #76 gave a rather substantial rework to several of the less-useful 12 gauge ammo types, flares among them; aside from gaining the ability to set enemies on fire (and a rather substantial improvement in terms of efficiency and performance), they gained the ability to illuminate the area around them, an ability which many gun-launched flares in video games seem to lack.]] | ||
==Panzerfaust 3== | |||
The [[Panzerfaust 3]] was added in the Meatmas 2023 update. | |||
[[File:PNZFT3.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Panzerfaust 3 - 60mm]] | |||
==Potato Cannon== | ==Potato Cannon== | ||
Added in Update #88, the Potato Cannon, while far from the most conventional weapon in the game (though there are plenty that are more unconventional), it meets the strict definition of a firearm. This weapon is based on a typical homemade cannon using PVC pipe and ignited using a barbeque lighter and some aerosolized hairspray as fuel. To make the cannon more wieldy and closer to a proper weapon, the lighter is mounted directly onto the cannon and is used as a makeshift trigger and pistol grip, rather than simply poked through a touch hole. As real life examples of homemade cannons are potentially dangerous, the developers repeatedly state not to attempt to do some of the things that are possible with the in-game Potato Cannon; this includes using the spraycan that comes with the cannon as a flamethrower device. | Added in Update #88, the Potato Cannon, while far from the most conventional weapon in the game (though there are plenty that are more unconventional), it meets the strict definition of a firearm. This weapon is based on a typical homemade cannon using PVC pipe and ignited using a barbeque lighter and some aerosolized hairspray as fuel. To make the cannon more wieldy and closer to a proper weapon, the lighter is mounted directly onto the cannon and is used as a makeshift trigger and pistol grip, rather than simply poked through a touch hole. As real life examples of homemade cannons are potentially dangerous, the developers repeatedly state not to attempt to do some of the things that are possible with the in-game Potato Cannon; this includes using the spraycan that comes with the cannon as a flamethrower device. | ||
[[File:H3VR PotatoCannon Overview.JPG|thumb|none|600px|The infamous Spud Gun, in all its backyard hooligan glory. Made of PVC pipe, a barbecue lighter jammed into the middle, and a few tactical rails glued on - we'll get to those later.]] | [[File:H3VR PotatoCannon Overview.JPG|thumb|none|600px|The infamous Spud Gun, in all its backyard hooligan glory. Made of PVC pipe, a barbecue lighter jammed into the middle, and a few tactical rails glued on - we'll get to those later.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR PotatoCannon text.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A closeup of the text on the piping; it reads "NOT FOR PRESSURE." Humor aside, PVC is typically not meant for high-pressure applications; potato cannons can get away with this by virtue of having a relatively low pressure from the hairspray fuel compared to industrial applications, though explosive failures are not unheard of.]] | [[File:H3VR PotatoCannon text.JPG|thumb|none|600px|A closeup of the text on the piping; it reads "NOT FOR PRESSURE." Humor aside, PVC is typically not meant for high-pressure applications; potato cannons can get away with this by virtue of having a relatively low pressure from the hairspray fuel compared to industrial applications, though explosive failures are not unheard of.]] | ||
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[[File:H3VR PotatoCannon firebomb.JPG|thumb|none|600px|In a pinch, the spray can can also be used as a firebomb when shot at.]] | [[File:H3VR PotatoCannon firebomb.JPG|thumb|none|600px|In a pinch, the spray can can also be used as a firebomb when shot at.]] | ||
==RG-6 | ==QLB-06== | ||
The [[QLB-06]] was added on Day 24 of the Meatmas 2022 Advent Calendar event, with the distinction of being the game's first grenade launcher fed by detachable magazines. | |||
[[File:QLB-06.jpg|thumb|none|450px|QLB-06 - 35x32mmSR]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Box.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And on the penultimate day, Santon delivers a drum-fed grenade launcher. The drums aren't actually flat on the bottom (as convenient as that would be for resting them upright); the white part of the box's floor just doesn't line up with its hitbox.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Examining the QLB. It may not be quite as impressive as [[QLZ-87|its predecessor]], but it's definitely more conventional-looking.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Right.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And certainly a whole lot more portable.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Safety.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Disengaging the safety; as a consequence of its re-work into a more man-portable form, the QLB-06 ditched the QLZ-87's full-auto functionality. A shame, to be sure, but the consequences of bad spray control with a 35mm grenade launcher aren't really something you can overlook.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loading in a 6-round drum...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Charging.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and racking the rather large folding charging handle to chamber a DFS87 HE round. The markings on this round imply that it's for export, if only because they use letters that most people outside its country of origin can actually read.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aiming the QLB; rather than an adjustable leaf sight as one might expect, the QLB's only irons are a simple pistol-style notch-and-post setup.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Still, if it works...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Hit.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...it works.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Removing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And it definitely does. This is absolutely the first and only time that an empty drum was removed. It totally didn't take, like, 20 rounds to hit that snowflake.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Scope.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Should you need an actually-sensible means of aiming a grenade launcher, the included scope would be a good bet. It'll mount to any standard Picatinny rail, but the QLB's the only gun that comes with one at the right angle to make it not look stupid.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Ammo.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loading up a 15-round drum with some more specialized ammo - DFD87 smoke grenades, and DFN87 incendiaries. On the topic of ammo, this is also why the QLB was the only Meatmas gift in 2023 that needed its own independent main-branch update - without that, the newly-added ammo wouldn't've been spawnlockable, and the amount of fun that could be had with it per load of the scene would be correspondingly rather low.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Bipod.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And, for a final bit of preparatory work, the bipod can be unfolded, for that little extra bit of stability we all need in our lives and grenade launchers.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Impact.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And timelines, apparently, given how this shot of the two specialty rounds' effects seems to have come from a couple seconds before the last one. Sadly, neither of the bipod's legs extend into the fourth dimension, so it offers no real benefit in terms of temporal stabilization.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Reticle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Drawing a bead on the still-unbothered train, and giving a good view of the scope's reticle in the process.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR QLB Mounted.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sadly, no combination of smoke, HE, incendiary shells, precise aim, and temporal instability can stop the mighty Choo-Choo Train. All one can do is surrender, and hope to be spared.]] | |||
=="Rail Tater"== | |||
Added in Update #108, the "Rail Tater" is a bizarre bolt-action railgun built from junk that fires titanium-plated potato chips. It is the second weapon in ''H3VR'' created by Kommander Karl, a 3D Artist and YouTuber. The first was "Baby's First Boomstick", the unholy love child of a children's toy and a semi-automatic shotgun. The "Rail Tater" is a direct reference to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV2AP2FzzSo one of Karl's videos, in which he "reloads" a can of Pringles potato chips.] The Tater's potato chips (or "Porkless Hot Dogs") are among the most powerful projectiles in all of ''H3'', traveling at an astounding 1,800 m/s and piercing straight through anything they hit along the way. | |||
[[File:H3VR RailTater leftside.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The "Rail Tater" in all its glory, bathed in the light of the sun. ]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RailTater frontend.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Taking a closer look at the front end of the homemade railgun, which features a beige plastic foregrip. ]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RailTater tube.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The core of the Rail Tater is, of course, a tube of "Porkless" hot-dog-flavored titanium-plated potato chips. What could go wrong? ]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RailTater bolt.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Sticking out from the chip container is the weapon's bolt handle, which is, ''of course'', a literal bolt. Seriously. Note also the pistol grip, which is mounted at an angle to make room for the weapon's stock. ]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RailTater stock.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Investigating the weapon's stock, which is composed of a large battery pack and an ultra-comfortable chunk of wood.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RailTater unbolt.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Pulling back on the bolt to open the chamber. Note the small monitor mounted to the left of the tube, which displays a red exclamation mark and a potato symbol when the weapon is unloaded.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RailTater chip.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A close-up of a "Porkless" plated chip. Mind the titanium, and don't crack a tooth! ]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RailTater loading.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Inserting a chip into the weapon. ]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RailTater closebolt.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closing the bolt. Note that the monitor has changed to depict a green checkmark; the weapon is ready to shoot. ]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RailTater ADS.jpg|600px|thumb|none|"Aiming" the launcher. The absolute lack of any sights (or even a rail attachment point) make this quite guesswork-intensive. ]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RailTater demo1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Time for a brief demonstration. On one side, an innocent watermelon. On the other, roughly a foot and a half of concrete. ]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RailTater demo2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|To the mighty Rail Tater, however, it makes no difference. The melon explodes the instant the trigger is pulled. ]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RailTater demo3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A few frames later, an orange tracer (perhaps a jet of molten concrete?) forms, painting the lethal potato chip's trajectory through the barrier. ]] | |||
=="Remote Missile Launcher"== | |||
In keeping with the ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' theme of Update #99, the "Remote Missile Launcher" is loosely based on that game's "Nikita" guided missile system. It is a slow-moving, user-guided missile that is controlled by a joystick attached to the launcher itself. | |||
[[File:Metal Gear Solid Nikita VR.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Nikita, as seen in ''Metal Gear Solid'''s VR Missions Menu, for comparison.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RML Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Taking a nice, peaceful range day with the Remote Missile Launcher.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RML Right.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After all, nothing says "casual plinking" like a high-tech guided - eh? It doesn't look like the reference image?]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RML Button.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hang on a sec, lemme get the instruction manual... okay, it says to flip the switch on the control panel, and...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RML Extending.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...oh. Yeah, that's better.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RML Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loading in one of the Remote Missile Launcher's remote missiles. These are rather large (roughly 100mm), as one would expect from a guided missile; they are, however, a bit unusually short for such a device, presumably so they still fit in the launcher when it's collapsed.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RML Muzzle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Once loaded, they sit more or less flush with the end of the launcher; only the camera remains visible.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RML Aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Speaking of the camera, here's the other end. While subtler than the other components, this also extends when the launcher is active (presumably to protect it from damage). As for the lack of a reticle, that'll make sense in a second.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RML Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing the launcher creates a suitably impressive cloud of smoke; the camera is unaffected by this, however...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RML Steering.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...since, as mentioned, the camera is actually in the nose of the missile. As seen here, this allows for direct control of the missile via the joystick on the left (with the Big Red Button allowing for temporary speed boosts); silly as it may seem, some real guided missile launchers (like earlier versions of the [[AT-3 Sagger]], and the notoriously dismal [[Shorts Blowpipe]]) do in fact use joysticks for control. This setup would realistically classify it as a TV-guided missile (TVGM for short), a rather uncommon system for a man-portable launcher (though one shared by its inspiration); older guided launchers generally used a simpler form of MCLOS (manual command line of sight) guidance with a flare or similar visual aid allowing the user to track the missile as it flew, while more modern SACLOS systems' missiles know where they aren't and can guide themselves wherever the user indicates. Also like the original Nikita, the missiles that the RML fires are ''incredibly'' slow (to make guiding them easier, and to aid in its use as a rather unorthodox reconnaissance tool), to the point that they straddle the line between actual missiles and rocket-propelled drones. Of course, as this image shows, even a relatively slow missile can still be tricky to guide without enough practice.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RML Backblast.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing another missile, while rather irresponsibly looking in a completely different direction; this shows off the launcher's rather tame backblast (which has no effect on gameplay), and how the "LOADED" indicator light turns off slightly after the launcher is actually fired. And also its full length, since I forgot to show that earlier. Whoops.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RML Airburst.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Of note is that each Remote Missile Launcher can only track one missile at a time; to keep this from becoming an issue if multiple were fired in succession, pulling the trigger with a missile in flight detonates it mid-air. This also has other uses; unlike the Nikita on which it was based, the RML's warheads pack quite a punch, making them a potent option for clearing out distant groups of enemies behind cover (assuming they don't shoot it down first - enemies will target flying missiles, making them a rather useful distraction tool.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RML Flying.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A missile in flight (mere moments from this not being the case), showing off the deployed stabilization fins. This shot was achieved by firing the launcher, dropping it, and running ahead to the missile's intended destination; the missiles are ''that'' slow.]] | |||
==RG-6== | |||
The [[RG-6 grenade launcher]] was added on day 21 of the Meatmas 2020 Advent Calendar event . | The [[RG-6 grenade launcher]] was added on day 21 of the Meatmas 2020 Advent Calendar event . | ||
[[File:Rg 6-1.JPG|thumb|none|450px|RG-6 / 6G30 grenade launcher - | [[File:Rg 6-1.JPG|thumb|none|450px|RG-6 - 40mm VOG caseless]] | ||
[[File:H3VR RG6 Box.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The RG-6 in its gift box, along with 3 HE grenades; since these are placed in a way that they don't really fit, things tend to fly around once the box is opened.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RG6 Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Taking the launcher outside the bunker, for a better look at - <br>'''"Huh, was that always there? I could've sworn that outpost used to be smaller..."'']] | |||
[[File:H3VR RG6 Right.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"Hang on, lemme turn around and make sure I'm not just at the wrong... bunker..."'']] | |||
[[File:H3VR RG6 Extending.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"Alright, nevermind, let's just focus on the gun. Here's the stock, which you can retract or extend, and - what's that thing on my wrist?"'']] | |||
[[File:H3VR RG6 Opening.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"Okay, not sure what's going on right now, but I should probably just crack this thing... no, wait that's how it's supposed to work." <br> <br> "...right?"'']] | |||
[[File:H3VR RG6 Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loading in some grenades; the chambers are rifled, because the "barrel" isn't. Which is totally normal for this thing. Definitely. Just working how it's supposed to, like everything else here. Yep, everything's fine...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RG6 Aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aiming at the distant tube-structure-thing, and noting the <s>complete lack of drones where are they they're supposed to be here WHERE ARE THE DRONES</s> markings on the rear sight; they're marked every 100 meters, with a notch every 50 - here, the 150-meter notch is being used. The marking on the top of the launcher reads "6G30", the weapon's GRAU index designation.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RG6 Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing a grenade off at the structure - even if there's no obvious target, firing random grenades can sometimes be helpful to cluster together, and possibly destroy, the sound-sensitive Static ''they're gone they're gone they're gone they're gone they're gone they're-'']] | |||
[[File:H3VR RG6 Trigger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Looking away from the distant scenery, and towards the launcher itself; note the impressively complex modeling of the lockwork, with several distinct components that all move as the trigger is pulled.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RG6 Grabbing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Realizing that blindly firing off into the <empty> distance is probably not a very good idea, and opening up the launcher to unload it; all 6 of those grenades were definitely all there before, as none were ever fired out of it.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RG6 Gone.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reaching for a grenade, and looking at the launcher, wondering why you only loaded 5 grenades, it was always like this ''no it wasn't the grenade is gone DON'T LISTEN TO'']] | |||
[[File:H3VR RG6 Impact.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"Who is it, huh? WHO'S DOING THIS? IS IT YOU, BRADLEY? NOT ANYMORE! TAKE THIS, AND THIS, AND-"'']] | |||
==RGM-40 Kastet== | ==RGM-40 Kastet== | ||
Alongside the standard [[GP-25]], Update #76's third alpha build added its standalone counterpart, the [[ | Alongside the standard [[GP-25]], Update #76's third alpha build added its standalone counterpart, the [[RGM-40 Kastet]]. | ||
[[File:RGM Kastet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|RGM-40 Kastet - 40mm VOG caseless]] | [[File:RGM Kastet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|RGM-40 Kastet - 40mm VOG caseless]] | ||
[[File:H3VR Kastet Table.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Kastet lying on a table. Not to be confused with a Bastet; if you find the latter lying on a table, then your day is about to become either really good or really, ''really'' bad.]] | [[File:H3VR Kastet Table.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Kastet lying on a table. Not to be confused with a Bastet; if you find the latter lying on a table, then your day is about to become either really good or really, ''really'' bad.]] | ||
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==RM Equipment M203PI== | ==RM Equipment M203PI== | ||
Along with the standard [[M203A1]], Update #76's 2nd alpha build added an [[RM Equipment M203PI]], the main distinction between the two being their compatibility; while the M203A1 can only be mounted to the [[M16A1]] and the | Along with the standard [[M203A1]], Update #76's 2nd alpha build added an [[RM Equipment M203PI]], the main distinction between the two being their compatibility; while the M203A1 can only be mounted to the [[M16A1]] and the [[M4 Carbine]], the M203PI can be attached to any standard Picatinny rail. The Pic rail mounted version also lacks any sight ladders for accurate long-range shooting; this is because the sight ladders on the other M203s are made specifically for AR platforms with both the launcher and sight ladder in a fixed positions. | ||
[[File:RM Equipment M203PI.jpg|thumb|none|450px|RM Equipment M203PI - 40x46mm]] | [[File:RM Equipment M203PI.jpg|thumb|none|450px|RM Equipment M203PI - 40x46mm]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M203PI Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An unmounted M203PI. It's more or less the same as the normal variant, the only real difference being the mounting hardware.]] | [[File:H3VR M203PI Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An unmounted M203PI. It's more or less the same as the normal variant, the only real difference being the mounting hardware.]] | ||
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[[File:H3VR M203PI MGL Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing all of the weapon's available grenades into a crowd of helpless Sosigs.]] | [[File:H3VR M203PI MGL Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing all of the weapon's available grenades into a crowd of helpless Sosigs.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR M203PI MGL Backwards.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Yes, even that one.]] | [[File:H3VR M203PI MGL Backwards.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Yes, even that one.]] | ||
==RPG-7== | ==RPG-7== | ||
The 2016 Meatmas Update added 3 gifts on its 25th and final day, one of these being the game's first rocket launcher, the [[RPG-7]]. | The 2016 Meatmas Update added 3 gifts on its 25th and final day, one of these being the game's first rocket launcher, the [[RPG-7]]. The sixth alpha of Update #100 replaced the RPG's model, with improvements such as working sights and a functional sight rail. | ||
The "Meat Fortress" crossover update added the Soldier's "Rocket Launcher" from ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', a fictional repeating design based on a (heavily stylized) RPG-7 with its grips reversed. Initially, its ammo (the so-called "RPGMF Rocket") only had one type (a standard HE round), but Update #91 (the 2020 4th of July update) gave it several more. | The "Meat Fortress" crossover update added the Soldier's "Rocket Launcher" from ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', a fictional repeating design based on a (heavily stylized) RPG-7 with its grips reversed. Initially, its ammo (the so-called "RPGMF Rocket") only had one type (a standard HE round), but Update #91 (the 2020 4th of July update) gave it several more. | ||
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[[File:H3VR RPG-7 Aiming Close.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Aiming" once again, this time at the cluster of shipping crates and explosive barrels that makes up the bulk of the Dessert Table's target content.]] | [[File:H3VR RPG-7 Aiming Close.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Aiming" once again, this time at the cluster of shipping crates and explosive barrels that makes up the bulk of the Dessert Table's target content.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 Explosion Close.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This has predictable results.]] | [[File:H3VR RPG-7 Explosion Close.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This has predictable results.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 New Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Looking over the new RPG-7.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 New Right.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In a substantially less sensible place to actually use it, one might add.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 New Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|But hey, it's not like we've ever let something like common sense stop us, right?]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 New Loaded.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Yes, "us". You're a part of this now, whether you like it or not.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 New Cocking.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cocking the RPG's hammer; the markings on the grip assembly state what it is ("PПГ-7", or "RPG-7"), followed by a serial number ("ИTБ-137"), and a production date ("1975г.").]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 New Aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aiming the RPG at a hopefully-far-enough-away wall; as mentioned, one of the main improvements of the new model over the old one is a functional rear sight, making it something more than just a window to look through at the front one.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 New Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing the launcher, as ever, produces a brief-yet-blinding flash of light and a substantially-longer-yet-just-as-blinding cloud of smoke. It probably wouldn't obscure effect-on-target as much if the target was a more reasonable distance away.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 New Adjusting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Not only is the new model's rear sight notch functional, the rest of it is too; the slider can be adjusted from 100 to 500 meters in 100-meter increments.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 New Folded.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It also features a sixth position, which is self-explanatory in about the most literal way possible.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 New Backwards.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Just like the original RPG, various loading shenanigans are possible; here, the rocket (labeled as a "PG-7D", a seemingly-fictional version of the PG-7) goes in backwards...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 New Forwards.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and somehow winds up facing forwards. No [[Battlefield Hardline#RPG-7V2|fancy throw-and-catch]] necessary.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 New Kobra.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The primary utility of the flipped-down setting is to keep the rear sight out of the way when mounting optics; the rail will take any Warsaw Pact-type dovetail-mounted optic, like this somewhat unsuited-for-task Kobra RDS.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 New Dual.jpg|thumb|none|600px|It can also take AK rail adaptors, allowing for some things well and truly past the point of forgiveness.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPG-7 New Blocked.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The carrying handle can also be used to carry extra rockets, though this does block the magnified portion of the optic. And forces you to put a live rocket directly in the path of the previous one's exhaust, and right next to its launch tube. Which, if it's any consolation, should at least help deal with the continued existence of this device's creator.]] | |||
==="Rocket Launcher"=== | ==="Rocket Launcher"=== | ||
[[File:H3VR TF2 RL Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And when we said "heavily stylized", we meant ''heavily'' stylized.]] | [[File:H3VR TF2 RL Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And when we said "heavily stylized", we meant ''heavily'' stylized.]] | ||
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[[File:H3VR TF2 RL Rock.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Rock-It", meanwhile, is a little less obvious; it serves as a directional anti-personnel round, traveling a set distance (roughly 8 meters) before exploding, sending out a burst of shrapnel in a forward-facing cone (again, the bullet trails help make this clearer), or simply exploding on contact and sending all this shrapnel into the target if its hits something beforehand. This serves to minimize collateral/self-damage in close quarters at the cost of having to be more precise with your shots and severely limiting your effective range. Still, it works better than you'd expect for what is quite literally a firework with a bunch of rocks taped to it.]] | [[File:H3VR TF2 RL Rock.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Rock-It", meanwhile, is a little less obvious; it serves as a directional anti-personnel round, traveling a set distance (roughly 8 meters) before exploding, sending out a burst of shrapnel in a forward-facing cone (again, the bullet trails help make this clearer), or simply exploding on contact and sending all this shrapnel into the target if its hits something beforehand. This serves to minimize collateral/self-damage in close quarters at the cost of having to be more precise with your shots and severely limiting your effective range. Still, it works better than you'd expect for what is quite literally a firework with a bunch of rocks taped to it.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR TF2 RL Wrong.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And finally, there's the "WRONG AMMO", which is as hard to show off as it is to use in its intended role; being mortar shells, these fly in a ballistic arc rather than a straight line, allowing the weapon to be used for indirect fire. While the white streak that follows them is somewhat helpful, the weapon they're fired out of still has no real way of aiming like this, so actually hitting anything other than the ground is mostly down to luck.]] | [[File:H3VR TF2 RL Wrong.jpg|thumb|none|600px|And finally, there's the "WRONG AMMO", which is as hard to show off as it is to use in its intended role; being mortar shells, these fly in a ballistic arc rather than a straight line, allowing the weapon to be used for indirect fire. While the white streak that follows them is somewhat helpful, the weapon they're fired out of still has no real way of aiming like this, so actually hitting anything other than the ground is mostly down to luck.]] | ||
==RPzB 43/54 "Panzerschreck"== | |||
Rounding out Update #50's collection of largely-WWII-centric weaponry is the [[Panzerschreck]]. Much like the [[M1A1 Bazooka]], reloading the weapon is a simpler process in-game than it is in reality; whereas in-game the rocket is simply stuffed into the tube and fired, in reality the rocket had to be properly lined up in the tube, and the user had to press down the pin on top of the contact box to allow electricity to be transferred to the rocket, thus allowing its ignition. | |||
[[File:Tank h5.jpg|thumb|none|450px|RPzB 43/54 "Panzerschreck" - 88mm rocket]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPzB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The perfect gift for that special someone in your life. Assuming that that "special someone" is trying to stop the invasion of Berlin.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPzB Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''WE INTERRUPT THIS BROADCAST TO INSERT A GOVERNMENT-MANDATED SET OF SHOEHORNED-IN PROFILE SHOTS.''']] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPzB Right.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''DO NOT PANIC, CITIZENS; WE WILL RETURN YOU TO YOUR REGULARLY-SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING SHORTLY.''']] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPzB Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loading in an 88mm rocket. The object to the top-left of the screen is another rocket, sitting in a quickbelt slot on the player's shoulder.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPzB Aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aiming the Panzerschreck; once again, the issues with having software only capture one eye's view come to light.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR RPzB Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing the Panzerschreck at a distant foe, creating a large plume of smoke in the process.]] | |||
=="Signaler"== | |||
Added in Update #102's first (formal) alpha, the "Signaler" is a fictional flare gun largely based on the [[M8 Flare Pistol]], intended as an alternate weapon for the Pyro in the "Meat Fortress" gamemode. It is primarily based on [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/9/9f/Flare_Gun_Concept.jpg one of the alternate concepts for the "Flare Gun"] in ''[[TF2]]'', itself more or less a stocked AN/M8; the in-game weapon fires 50mm flare shells, available in multiple varieties. | |||
[[File:M8FlarePistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M8 Flare Pistol - 37mm flare]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Examining the fancy new flare launcher.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Right.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Although, at some point in the process of giving it a stock, a longer barrel, and several types of offensive ammunition, it may have crossed the line into "grenade launcher" territory.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Opening.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cracking open the flarenade launcher.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loading in a 50mm flare, of the "Classic" (i.e. "flare") variety; if this looks like a squash-and-stretched shotgun shell, that's because it more or less is.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Cocking.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cocking the weapon; the lever pulled back here is a breech latch on the M8, though precisely how it works on this thing isn't clear - given the linear movement, it's probably a cocking lever for an internal striker, though it being mounted on the barrel does complicate matters a bit.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Aiming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One thing's for sure, though - it's not an iron sight.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Should you attempt to use it as such, well...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Flare.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...good luck. The standard flares have a bit of a blast radius, but not enough to compensate for ''that''.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Tracers.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing another round, this one the "Conflagration" type; the burst of tracers give off the impression that this is some sort of buckshot round at first.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Fire.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Said impression is shattered a couple frames later, however, as each tracer erupts into its own little ball of flames - it's essentially a souped-up Dragon's Breath round, minus some of the range and muzzle velocity. Useful for spy-checking, as shown here.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Ejecting.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Popping open the launcher for a quick reload; note that the ejected round (like the rest of the Meat Fortress cartridges) has a struck primer. The new, yellow-hulled round is a "Sunburn" shell...]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Smoke.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...which takes its sweet time getting to the point. Despite this, it doesn't simply arc like a rainbow and drop to the ground; it appears to be a "parachute"-type flare, meant to hang in the air as long as possible.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Flash.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Once it finally stops doing so, the round detonates; it functions as a flashbang.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Danger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The last of the Signaler's rounds is the only one that lets the weapon live up to its name: the bright-green "Danger Close" round.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Marked.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Firing one off at an unsuspecting enemy sentry gun; upon reaching its destination, the flare acts like one would logically expect a flare to act, right down to its tendency to bounce off of things and roll around. Not exactly the most helpful thing, considering what happens next.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Incoming.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Next" being "a couple seconds later", that is - a mortar shell descends from the heavens, right on the flare's location (at the time of launch, of course). As a note of trivia, this mortar round is technically a rocket - it uses the same projectile type as the Rocket Launcher's "WRONG AMMO" round.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Impact.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Good effect on target. Which is not something to take for granted - the omniscient mortar crew may be fast, but they aren't perfectly accurate, so some near-misses can occur.]] | |||
[[File:H3VR Signaler Close.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A fact which only adds to the reasons why ''this'' is a sight to run away from very, very fast. Another reason being that the flare itself isn't particularly effective against enemies - meaning that, between the incoming mortar shell and the now-merely-angrier enemy, there are two distinct forms of "danger close" at play.]] | |||
=="Stickybomb Launcher"== | =="Stickybomb Launcher"== | ||
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[[File:H3VR Longshot Rusty.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loading in some shells; this is a "Rusty Nail" round, one of the three alternate ammo types added in the same update.]] | [[File:H3VR Longshot Rusty.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loading in some shells; this is a "Rusty Nail" round, one of the three alternate ammo types added in the same update.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR Longshot Chambering.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Releasing the locked-back bolt, and chambering a round. Props to whoever designed the feed ramp in this thing - getting it to feed rounds like ''that'' reliably must've been a bona fide nightmare.]] | [[File:H3VR Longshot Chambering.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Releasing the locked-back bolt, and chambering a round. Props to whoever designed the feed ramp in this thing - getting it to feed rounds like ''that'' reliably must've been a bona fide nightmare.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR Longshot Double.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Setting down a few Rusty Nails before starting an AI battle, and showing off what appears to be an artifact of how the weapon is coded - for just the briefest of moments, two noticeably different stickybombs appear in front of the muzzle | [[File:H3VR Longshot Double.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Setting down a few Rusty Nails before starting an AI battle, and showing off what appears to be an artifact of how the weapon is coded - for just the briefest of moments, two noticeably different stickybombs appear in front of the muzzle. Say, setting up stickies before the two teams even begin existing isn't cheating right?]] | ||
[[File:H3VR Longshot Cycling.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Manually racking the charging handle; as mentioned, the Long Shot lacks semi-auto functionality, effectively tutoring it into a spring-assisted straight-pull bolt-action.]] | [[File:H3VR Longshot Cycling.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Manually racking the charging handle; as mentioned, the Long Shot lacks semi-auto functionality, effectively tutoring it into a spring-assisted straight-pull bolt-action.]] | ||
[[File:H3VR Longshot Nail.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Detonating the Rusty Nail rounds all at once reveals their function: smoking like a 1950s commercial airliner cabin.]] | [[File:H3VR Longshot Nail.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Detonating the Rusty Nail rounds all at once reveals their function: smoking like a 1950s commercial airliner cabin.]] | ||
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Click [[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades|here]] to return to the main index page, or click [[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades/Unusable/NPC Weapons|here]] to view the game's unusable/NPC weapons. | Click [[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades|here]] to return to the main index page, or click [[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades/Unusable/NPC Weapons|here]] to view the game's unusable/NPC weapons. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:22, 29 December 2023
Launchers
Referred to as "Ordnance" in-game, these weapons occupy the "Support" group alongside machine guns and thrown explosives. The exception are the flamethrowers; one is only attainable in certain special scenes, and the other is in the "Meat Fort" category. This category also includes the "Kolibri9001" in-game, though it is placed on the pistol sub-page due to it being based on one.
Carl Gustaf M2
A much-requested addition, Carl Gustaf M2 was the largest gift added on Meatmas Day 2022. It is the game's first recoilless rifle, and features a wide variety of ammunition types to choose from.
>look inside
>recoil
"Wait, what? That's not how it works?"
"Really? Not that either?"
"Oh, the round itself. Why didn't you say so?"
"Oh, for crying out loud, just tell me already."
China Lake Launcher
The final present introduced in the 2019 Meatmas update was a long-requested one, the China Lake Launcher.
FIM-92 Stinger
The twentieth gift added in the 2018 Meatmas event was a FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft rocket launcher. It's the game's first (and, so far, only) guided-projectile weapon; it also holds the honor of being quite possibly the most faithful recreation of the Stinger's elaborate firing procedure seen in any piece of media to date.
GP-25
The third alpha build of Update #76 was the GP-25 grenade launcher, complementing the prior alpha's M203. It comes in two forms: a standard variant (mountable on both the standard and "Tactical" variants of the AKM, the same sub-update's AK-74N, the AK-101, and the "Kalashniluger"), and a fictional variant that can be attached to Picatinny rails. A third version was added in Update #87, as an integral component of the "Mp7 Sustenance". In order to fit the MP7, this variant has no pistol grip, instead using part of the MP7's original foregrip mounted forward of the trigger guard; this presumably means that the grip serves either as a handstop/foregrip for the SMG (in which case the launcher is fired somewhat normally, with a thumb hooked through the MP7's trigger guard for support) or as an actual grip (in which case the launcher's trigger would probably have to be pushed with the user's thumb).
"Grenade Launcher"
One of the firearms added to H3VR in the "Meat Fortress" update/TF2 crossover was a recreation of the latter game's Demoman's Grenade Launcher, a fictional rotary design drawing cues from the M79 grenade launcher and the Milkor MGL.
Heckler & Koch HK69A1
Adding to the game's slowly-growing collection of grenade launchers, the Heckler & Koch HK69A1 was (rather fittingly) added in Update #69.
...nice.
Heckler & Koch M320
Update #52's tenth alpha added a Heckler & Koch M320 to the arsenal, in keeping with that alpha's generally explosive-centric nature. The model was updated in Update #99 Alpha 3; besides fixing some scaling issues, the M320 can now be attached as an underbarrel grenade launcher to any firearm with a Picatinny rail.
Homemade Flamethrowers
Added in Update #60, the "Junkyard Flamethrower" is, as the name implies, a homemade flamethrower composed of various pieces of tubing, wiring, and other miscellaneous bits, all added onto what appears to be a pressure washer wand; it is closely modelled after the Flamethrower seen in The Last of Us, with some minor differences.
As it turns out, this was added largely for the sake of preparation; the "Meat Fortress" update added a replica of the TF2 Pyro's flamethrower, a device based largely on a commercial weed-burner (though possessing a passing resemblance to the M1 Flamethrower), composed of a gas pump handle, a propane tank, and various pieces of piping and hoses, operating with similar mechanics to the Junkyard Flamethrower.
M1A1 "Bazooka"
Update #50 added the M1A1 Bazooka to H3's collection of explosive toys. Unfortunately, the reloading procedure is incorrectly simplified, with the rocket simply being shoved into the rear of the tube, without bothering to attach the wire to the electrical contacts at the rear of the launcher (which served to transfer electricity to, and ignite, the rocket's booster charge and motor).
M203
Update #107 Alpha 1 introduced the original, full-length version of the M203 Grenade launcher. Like the earlier added M203A1, this launcher can only be used on the M16A1 and M4 Carbine, and when attached to either weapon, the matching sight ladder appears on top of the weapon's fore.
M203A1
Update #76's second alpha build added the long-requested, just-as-long-thought-impossible feature of attachable underbarrel grenade launchers, the first example of which being one of the most well-known, the M203 - more specifically, it is the short-barreled M203A1 variant. The M203A1 was rebuilt in Update #107 Alpha 1; besides a refreshed model, the weapon now comes with its sight ladder when attached to either the M16A1 or M4 Carbine.
"...less-lethal? Not less-than-lethal?"
"No, nothing. Just, uhh... this guy shot himself before I could apprehend him."
M224 Mortar
The M224 Mortar was added in Update #101 on Meatmas Day 2021, making it the game's first useable mortar. Rather than a static emplacement, the player has full freedom to not only place and angle the weapon, but also select between trigger-fire and drop-fire, making its depiction in H3 one of the more immersive ones.
M72A7 LAW
The M72A7 LAW was added on Meatmas Day 2020, making it the game's second disposable rocket launcher, and the game's first unguided one.
M79
The M79 grenade launcher was one of the first weapons added to H3, predating even the name; it, along with a few other weapons, was added to the early prototype stages of the game before it even received a proper name. In the 9th alpha of Update #52, the weapon got a new model and texture set, along with several new ammo types. These include 5 more-or-less normal rounds - an M381 high-explosive round, an M397 airburst round (which bounces off of whatever surface it hits and explodes in mid-air), an M576 buckshot round, an M781 inert practice round, and a CS gas grenade (which was added later, in the same update's 10th alpha) - and 4 more outlandish rounds (all of which have colorschemes and labels more reminiscent of novelty fireworks than of actual military ordnance). These are:
- The "X214 Steelbreaker", a high-velocity armor-piercing saboted round,
- The "X477 Cornerfrag", a low-yield fragmentation grenade that airbursts 4 meters from the launcher's muzzle, intended for blindfiring around corners in close quarters (hence the name),
- The "X666 Baphomet", essentially a 40mm version of the Dragon's Breath round,
- and the later-released "X1776 Freedom Party", a 40mm flashbang that releases red, white, and blue confetti upon detonation.
Milkor MGL-140
Along with the M320, Update #52's 10th alpha brought along a Milkor MGL; specifically, an MGL-140, a later model with longer chambers to allow for the use of more varied ammunition types.
Mk. 19 Grenade Launcher
The Mk 19 Grenade Launcher was added in Update #101 for Meatmas 2021; much like the Browning M2 that came before it, it is a fictional man-portable version, with "chainsaw"-style grips.
Loading a belt box into the launcher's bottom-mounted bracket; while 16-rounders aren't standard for the Mk. 19, the usual 32- or 48-round boxes would require this bracket to be substantially larger, making the already-bulky weapon take up even more space - space that the gift box it comes in simply doesn't have.
Orion Flare Gun
The Orion Flare Gun is available in-game, having been added in Update #15. While it is capable of firing 12 gauge shells in-game, doing so with any sort of high-pressure shell (i.e. anything other than flares, "Cannonball" rounds, and Dragon's Breath shells) will destroy the flare gun, rendering it useless. However, Update #17 added a fictional steel-framed version capable of handling high-pressure loads. Originally both versions were classified as "shotgun" in game for the sake of random weapon spawns, but this classification was later removed from the normal version due to this randomly dooming runs of game modes that started the player with a random shotgun before the player even did anything.
Panzerfaust 3
The Panzerfaust 3 was added in the Meatmas 2023 update.
Potato Cannon
Added in Update #88, the Potato Cannon, while far from the most conventional weapon in the game (though there are plenty that are more unconventional), it meets the strict definition of a firearm. This weapon is based on a typical homemade cannon using PVC pipe and ignited using a barbeque lighter and some aerosolized hairspray as fuel. To make the cannon more wieldy and closer to a proper weapon, the lighter is mounted directly onto the cannon and is used as a makeshift trigger and pistol grip, rather than simply poked through a touch hole. As real life examples of homemade cannons are potentially dangerous, the developers repeatedly state not to attempt to do some of the things that are possible with the in-game Potato Cannon; this includes using the spraycan that comes with the cannon as a flamethrower device.
QLB-06
The QLB-06 was added on Day 24 of the Meatmas 2022 Advent Calendar event, with the distinction of being the game's first grenade launcher fed by detachable magazines.
"Rail Tater"
Added in Update #108, the "Rail Tater" is a bizarre bolt-action railgun built from junk that fires titanium-plated potato chips. It is the second weapon in H3VR created by Kommander Karl, a 3D Artist and YouTuber. The first was "Baby's First Boomstick", the unholy love child of a children's toy and a semi-automatic shotgun. The "Rail Tater" is a direct reference to one of Karl's videos, in which he "reloads" a can of Pringles potato chips. The Tater's potato chips (or "Porkless Hot Dogs") are among the most powerful projectiles in all of H3, traveling at an astounding 1,800 m/s and piercing straight through anything they hit along the way.
"Remote Missile Launcher"
In keeping with the Metal Gear Solid theme of Update #99, the "Remote Missile Launcher" is loosely based on that game's "Nikita" guided missile system. It is a slow-moving, user-guided missile that is controlled by a joystick attached to the launcher itself.
RG-6
The RG-6 grenade launcher was added on day 21 of the Meatmas 2020 Advent Calendar event .
'"Huh, was that always there? I could've sworn that outpost used to be smaller..."
"...right?"
RGM-40 Kastet
Alongside the standard GP-25, Update #76's third alpha build added its standalone counterpart, the RGM-40 Kastet.
Then, the stock must be extended.
RM Equipment M203PI
Along with the standard M203A1, Update #76's 2nd alpha build added an RM Equipment M203PI, the main distinction between the two being their compatibility; while the M203A1 can only be mounted to the M16A1 and the M4 Carbine, the M203PI can be attached to any standard Picatinny rail. The Pic rail mounted version also lacks any sight ladders for accurate long-range shooting; this is because the sight ladders on the other M203s are made specifically for AR platforms with both the launcher and sight ladder in a fixed positions.
RPG-7
The 2016 Meatmas Update added 3 gifts on its 25th and final day, one of these being the game's first rocket launcher, the RPG-7. The sixth alpha of Update #100 replaced the RPG's model, with improvements such as working sights and a functional sight rail.
The "Meat Fortress" crossover update added the Soldier's "Rocket Launcher" from Team Fortress 2, a fictional repeating design based on a (heavily stylized) RPG-7 with its grips reversed. Initially, its ammo (the so-called "RPGMF Rocket") only had one type (a standard HE round), but Update #91 (the 2020 4th of July update) gave it several more.
"Rocket Launcher"
RPzB 43/54 "Panzerschreck"
Rounding out Update #50's collection of largely-WWII-centric weaponry is the Panzerschreck. Much like the M1A1 Bazooka, reloading the weapon is a simpler process in-game than it is in reality; whereas in-game the rocket is simply stuffed into the tube and fired, in reality the rocket had to be properly lined up in the tube, and the user had to press down the pin on top of the contact box to allow electricity to be transferred to the rocket, thus allowing its ignition.
"Signaler"
Added in Update #102's first (formal) alpha, the "Signaler" is a fictional flare gun largely based on the M8 Flare Pistol, intended as an alternate weapon for the Pyro in the "Meat Fortress" gamemode. It is primarily based on one of the alternate concepts for the "Flare Gun" in TF2, itself more or less a stocked AN/M8; the in-game weapon fires 50mm flare shells, available in multiple varieties.
"Stickybomb Launcher"
Another weapon added with the "Meat Fortress" update was the TF2 Demoman's "Stickbomb Launcher", a fictional 8-shot semi-automatic weapon that fires remotely-detonated bombs (which, as the name implies, can stick to surfaces). Visually, it seems to be loosely based on the Sten Mk V, albeit stockless, left-hand-charging, fed by a fixed drum magazine (reminiscent of an RPK's 75-round drum), and massively oversized.
"The Long Shot"
Alpha 2 of Update #96 added a modified variant of the Stickybomb Launcher known as "The Long Shot", along with several new ammo types for both it and the original variant. Compared to the Stickybomb Launcher, the Long Shot is a longer weapon overall (featuring a longer barrel and a full stock), and sacrifices semi-auto functionality for increased muzzle velocity, to the point that it serves as a serviceable direct-fire weapon out to surprising ranges.
Sturmpistole
The final grenade launcher added in the 10th alpha of Update #52 is the Sturmpistole, a WW2-era German experiment in converting the Leuchtpistole flare gun into a grenade launcher.
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