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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008)

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a 2008 stealth-action / third-person shooter video game directed by Hideo Kojima, developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami. It concludes the saga of the character Solid Snake (now known as Old Snake). Set in the year 2014 following the events of the previous games, the storyline takes Snake through a series of warzones where rebels are fighting hired PMC soldiers as part of an ongoing "War Economy" engineered by a mysterious organization known as "The Patriots." Snake's mission is to uncover a plot by his old nemesis Liquid Snake, now seemingly reborn in the body of the gunman Revolver Ocelot, and set on bringing down the "System," an apparently invincible computer network which controls the world.

The following weapons can be seen in the video game Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots:

Note: Spoilers are present in some weapon descriptions.

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 The game removes the "Tactical Reload" option of previous games where unequipping and re-equipping a weapon would instantly reload it; weapons now actually have to be reloaded properly. The animations have an odd quirk: apparently between games, Snake has decided to start practicing the "Middle Eastern Technique" mentioned in ''Metal Gear Solid 3'' of always chambering a new round when reloading, even when performing a mid-magazine reload. Despite this being described as a pistol shooting technique, he does it with every weapon ''except'' pistols; they are correctly shown ejecting an unfired round when he does it unless the magazine was totally spent when he reloaded. This seems largely done to explain what happens to the "extra" round that was in the chamber.
-The game features an accessory system for weapons, with certain guns able to be customized; this is rather inconsistent, with many weapons not able to receive any modifications at all while only a handful have more than one or two accessory points, the majority limited to either an optional suppressor, underbarrel launcher or taclight. The showcase of the system is Snake's signature "M4 Custom" rifle, which can accept the largest number of accessories of any weapon. Shotguns and most grenade launchers also feature multiple types of ammunition, and weapons typically feature selectable fire modes if they have them in real life.
+The game features an accessory system for weapons, with certain guns able to be customised; this is rather inconsistent, with many weapons not able to receive any modifications at all while only a handful have more than one or two accessory points, the majority limited to either an optional suppressor, underbarrel launcher or taclight. The showcase of the system is Snake's signature "M4 Custom" rifle, which can accept the largest number of accessories of any weapon. Shotguns and most grenade launchers also feature multiple types of ammunition, and weapons typically feature selectable fire modes if they have them in real life.
 Accessory tactical weapon lights are shown rather strangely in game; apparently Snake has a fundamentalist attitude towards light discipline and maintains it ''everywhere'', even in broad daylight. This means taclights will only be flashed on and off briefly regardless of what the player wants; the result is only really useful for briefly blinding guards if Snake points the light in their face at extremely close range.
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 ==Custom M1911==
-Big Boss's highly customized [[M1911_pistol_series|M1911]] from [[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater|Operation Snake Eater]] can unlocked via entering a password. Being an unlockable "special" weapon, it deals more damage than the other .45 ACP handguns. The Custom M1911 can be fitted with its own unique degradable suppressor; it is not compatible with the ones for Snake's Springfield Operator.
+Big Boss's highly customised [[M1911_pistol_series|M1911]] from [[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater|Operation Snake Eater]] can unlocked via entering a password. Being an unlockable "special" weapon, it deals more damage than the other .45 ACP handguns. The Custom M1911 can be fitted with its own unique degradable suppressor; it is not compatible with the ones for Snake's Springfield Operator.
 [[Image:1911custom.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A reproduction of Big Boss' custom M1911 - .45ACP]]
-[[Image:MGS4-M1911Cus-HQ.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"1911 Custom" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-M1911Cus-HQ.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"1911 Custom" on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-1911Cus-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake reloads Big Boss' custom M1911, resisting his genes telling him to first have a three-minute CODEC call about how awesome it is.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Mark22.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In a painting in Big Mama's church, Big Boss brandishes his custom M1911.]]
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 ==EAA Tanfoglio Thor .45-70==
-The Thor .45-70 is a highly accurate and incredibly powerful single-shot bolt action pistol (referred to in the description as a "hand rifle") that must be manually chambered after every firing. It is Liquid Ocelot's signature weapon, both in singleplayer and multiplayer; in the singleplayer story he only actually fires it once, and his outfit does not display it openly as previous game did with his revolvers. It can be unlocked and used by the player by either earning the Foxhound emblem or entering a code, and comes with a unique red dot sight; this cannot be removed, and the weapon has no other customization options.
+The Thor .45-70 is a highly accurate and incredibly powerful single-shot bolt action pistol (referred to in the description as a "hand rifle") that must be manually chambered after every firing. It is Liquid Ocelot's signature weapon, both in singleplayer and multiplayer; in the singleplayer story he only actually fires it once, and his outfit does not display it openly as previous game did with his revolvers. It can be unlocked and used by the player by either earning the Foxhound emblem or entering a code, and comes with a unique red dot sight; this cannot be removed, and the weapon has no other customisation options.
-[[Image:THOR .45-70.jpg|thumb|450px|none|EAA Tanfoglio Thor - .45-70]]
+[[Image:THOR .45-70.jpg|thumb|400px|none|EAA Tanfoglio Thor - .45-70]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Thor.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Thor .45-70 on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Thor.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Thor .45-70 on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Thor-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Facing Snake on the non-existent Volta River, Ocelot pulls his Thor from an unspecified location inside his coat...]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Thor-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...And prepares to fire the only shot he ever fires from it. Though in spite of his line, not at Snake.]]
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 The [[FN Five-seveN]] is the standard sidearm for Liquid Ocelot's elite FROG special operations unit (FROG standing for absolutely nothing), and is also one of the weapons used by Dwarf Gekko drones. It can be bought from Drebin, taken from a destroyed Dwarf Gekko, or taken from a FROG by disarming them of their primary weapon and then killing them or knocking them out. Since it shares ammunition with the fairly common P90, it is unlikely to have problems with ammunition, and it has a large magazine. However, it cannot mount a suppressor, the only option being a tactical light. The presence of the weapon is a reference to ''Metal Gear: Ghost Babel'' and the ''Ac!d'' games, where it is Solid Snake's primary weapon.
-[[Image:FN-FiveSeven USG.jpg|thumb|450px|none|FN Five-seveN - 5.7x28mm]]
+[[Image:FN-FiveSeven USG.jpg|thumb|400px|none|FN Five-seveN - 5.7x28mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Five-Seven.jpg|thumb|600px|none|FN Five-seveN on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Five-Seven.jpg|thumb|601px|none|FN Five-seveN on the item menu.]]
 ==Glock 18C==
-The [[Glock#Glock_18|Glock 18C]] can be purchased from Drebin, has a 33-round magazine, and oddly enough, is the only 9x19mm handgun in the game. It can be customized with a tactical flashlight. The weapon is a reference to ''Metal Gear Solid 2'', where Fatman's weapon of choice (aside from bombs) was a Glock 18, albeit with an 19-round magazine instead. This handgun is also available in multiplayer.
+The [[Glock#Glock_18|Glock 18C]] can be purchased from Drebin, has a 33-round magazine, and oddly enough, is the only 9x19mm handgun in the game. It can be customised with a tactical flashlight. The weapon is a reference to ''Metal Gear Solid 2'', where Fatman's weapon of choice (aside from bombs) was a Glock 18, albeit with an 19-round magazine instead. This handgun is also available in multiplayer.
-[[Image:Pistol Austrian Glock 18 with 31 round magazine.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Glock 18C - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:Pistol Austrian Glock 18 with 31 round magazine.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Glock 18C - 9x19mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Glock.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Glock 18C on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Glock.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Glock 18C on the item menu.]]
 ==Heckler & Koch Mark 23 Phase II Prototype==
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 This weapon is available in multiplayer, and is also the only firearm that the special character Raiden is equipped with.
-[[Image:SOCOM.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Tokyo-Marui '''Airsoft replica''' of the H&K Mark 23 Phase II Prototype - (fake) .45 ACP]]
+[[Image:SOCOM.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Tokyo-Marui '''Airsoft replica''' of the H&K Mark 23 Phase II Prototype - (fake) .45 ACP]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Mk23.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mark 23 Phase II Prototype on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Mk23.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Mark 23 Phase II Prototype on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Mk23-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''Old Snake:''' ''"Just like old times . . . "'' <br> Old Snake holds his Mark 23 Phase II Prototype as he stands in front of Shadow Moses Island's tank hangar and remembers the good old days.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-UnknownPistol.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Johnny Sasaki (who actually uses a GSR) and the other members of the Rat Patrol have "holster stuffers" that resemble Mark 23, save for Meryl who for reasons best known to herself just wears the empty holster. The model used is fairly inaccurate for a Mark 23, having a metallic tang like a Desert Eagle.]]
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 ==IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX==
-The [[Desert Eagle]], simply called the "D.E." is used by Meryl Silverburgh ingame. It can be purchased from Drebin, or occasionally picked up from the "Dwarf Gekko" drones (who amazingly have the strength to fire it accurately from one undersized mechanical hand). A 10-inch barreled variant with a scope can be unlocked, and is also used by Meryl. A bizarre glitch is that when Snake reloads the long-barrel Desert Eagle, rather than just holding a magazine he is holding an entire second gun in his other hand. Additionally, there is a second glitch where Meryl's slide will lock back and she will not play the reload animation. There may or may not be a round loaded when the second glitch happens; you can't see her remaining rounds so it's hard to tell.
+The [[Desert Eagle]], simply called the "D.E." is used by Meryl Silverburgh ingame. It can be purchased from Drebin, or occasionally picked up from the "Dwarf Gekko" drones (who amazingly have the strength to fire it accurately from one undersized mechanical hand). A 10-inch barrelled variant with a scope can be unlocked, and is also used by Meryl. A bizarre glitch is that when Snake reloads the long-barrel Desert Eagle, rather than just holding a magazine he is holding an entire second gun in his other hand. Additionally, there is a second glitch where Meryl's slide will lock back and she will not play the reload animation. There may or may not be a round loaded when the second glitch happens; you can't see her remaining rounds so it's hard to tell.
-This weapon is available in the game's multiplayer mode, Metal Gear Online. Players using Meryl's character online who equip a standard Desert Eagle in the pistol slot and the long-barreled variant in the primary weapon slot will allow her to switch from one gun to another when the first is empty, without ever pausing to reload.
+This weapon is available in the game's multiplayer mode, Metal Gear Online. Players using Meryl's character online who equip a standard Desert Eagle in the pistol slot and the long-barrelled variant in the primary weapon slot will allow her to switch from one gun to another when the first is empty, without ever pausing to reload.
-[[Image:Desert-Eagle.jpeg|thumb|450px|none|IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE]]
+[[Image:Desert-Eagle.jpeg|thumb|400px|none|IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Deagle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Desert Eagle on the item menu. Note Magnum Research's new barrel with a picatinny rail. The rail cannot be used on this version, however.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Deagle.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Desert Eagle on the item menu. Note Magnum Research's new barrel with a Picatinny rail. The rail cannot be used on this version, however.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Deagle-LB.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Meryl's special 10"-barreled Desert Eagle with a scope on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Deagle-LB.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Meryl's special 10"-barrelled Desert Eagle with a scope on the item menu.]]
 [[File:MerylDEMGS4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Meryl aims her Desert Eagle at Old Snake upon first encountering him. Despite likely wearing her balaclava up until this point, she removes it and does not use it for the rest of the game. The Meryl special character in multiplayer, however, can remove and re-don her balaclava at any time, as can Johnny "Akiba" Sasaki.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Deagle-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Meryl holds her regular Desert Eagle in the Advent Palace. She tends to use the normal one indoors, saving the 10-inch scoped version for outdoors. This relatively sensible choice doesn't really mitigate the bigger issue of using a pair of hand-cannons in the first place.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Deagle-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake reloads his Desert Eagle.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Deagle-LB-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He then re-Deagles his long-barreled Desert Eagle. This error is most likely caused by forgetting to separate the magazine and weapon objects in the game's files. Meryl's character in Metal Gear Online does not possess this glitch when reloading this weapon on its own.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Deagle-LB-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He then re-Deagles his long-barrelled Desert Eagle. This error is most likely caused by forgetting to separate the magazine and weapon objects in the game's files. Meryl's character in Metal Gear Online does not possess this glitch when reloading this weapon on its own.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Deagle-LB-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The first sight of Meryl's specially modified Desert Eagle is, oddly enough, on a monitor in the back of Drebin's Stryker.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Deagle-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|By only carrying two Desert Eagles, Meryl fails "rifleman" on two counts, though she might make a passable futuristic pistolier. Note the unusual holster necessitated by her 10"-barrel Desert Eagle's scope mount.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Deagle-LB-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As the "System" shuts down for the first time, everyone except Johnny Sasaki suffers a psychological breakdown; this includes Meryl, who drops her long-barrel Desert Eagle as she collapses.]]
-[[File:MGS4DesertEagleLongBarrel.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Screaming Mantis forces Meryl to hold her long-barreled Desert Eagle to her head, which is a reference to the original [[Metal Gear Solid]] when Psycho Mantis did the same thing to Meryl.]]
+[[File:MGS4DesertEagleLongBarrel.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Screaming Mantis forces Meryl to hold her long-barrelled Desert Eagle to her head, which is a reference to the original [[Metal Gear Solid]] when Psycho Mantis did the same thing to Meryl.]]
 [[File:MGS4DE-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Meryl fires her Desert Eagle at FROG soldiers inside Outer Haven.]]
-[[File:MGS4DE-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Meryl and Johnny fire a brace of handguns at the FROGs, Meryl wielding her standard and long barreled DEs, while Johnny fires a DE he got from Drebin along with his SIG-Sauer GSR.]]
+[[File:MGS4DE-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Meryl and Johnny fire a brace of handguns at the FROGs, Meryl wielding her standard and long barrelled Desert Eagles, while Johnny fires a Desert Eagle he got from Drebin along with his SIG-Sauer GSR.]]
 == Luger P08 "Artillery Model" ==
-During the bizarre live-action introduction sequences, one of the channels shows a PMC advertisement with two people in Middle Eastern-style robes hovering in mid-air as the camera circles around them. The one in white is armed with a long-barreled "Artillery Model" [[Luger P08]].
+During the bizarre live-action introduction sequences, one of the channels shows a PMC advertisement with two people in Middle Eastern-style robes hovering in mid-air as the camera circles around them. The one in white is armed with a long-barrelled "Artillery Model" [[Luger P08]].
-[[Image:LugerP08Artillery.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm.  This is the long barreled "Artillery" model of the Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:LugerP08Artillery.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Luger P08 - 9x19mm.  This is the long barrelled "Artillery" model of the Luger P08 - 9x19mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Luger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the two strange combatants during the intro's PMC commercial holds up her long-barreled Luger P08.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Luger.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of the two strange combatants during the intro's PMC commercial holds up her long-barrelled Luger P08.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Luger-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another shot of the Luger, with the toggle lock visible.]]
 ==Makarov PMM==
-The [[Makarov PM#Makarov PMM|Makarov PMM]] is used by the rebel "mark" Snake has to track during the third Act, and can be purchased from Drebin. It is also the sidearm of the Paradise Lost resistance group as a whole, though they are only seen using it in cutscenes. There is little to be said for it; it uses uncommon ammunition, cannot be customized or suppressed, and really seems to only be in the game to give the rebels in Act 3 a suitably Eastern European sidearm.
+The [[Makarov PM#Makarov PMM|Makarov PMM]] is used by the rebel "mark" Snake has to track during the third Act, and can be purchased from Drebin. It is also the sidearm of the Paradise Lost resistance group as a whole, though they are only seen using it in cutscenes. There is little to be said for it; it uses uncommon ammunition, cannot be customised or suppressed, and really seems to only be in the game to give the rebels in Act 3 a suitably Eastern European sidearm.
-[[Image:Makarov PMM.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Makarov PMM - 9x18mm Makarov]]
+[[Image:Makarov PMM.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Makarov PMM - 9x18mm Makarov]]
-[[Image:MGS4-PMM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Makarov PMM on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-PMM.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Makarov PMM on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-PMM-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Paradise Lost member draws his PMM as Snake enters their safehouse.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-PMM-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Makarov isn't exactly a Walther PPK, but then Snake isn't exactly James Bond, either.]]
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 The [[PSS Silent Pistol|PSS]] can be found in several areas throughout the game or bought from Drebin; Drebin seems to have an odd fondness for this weapon, and it commands a premium price when found. It uses 6-round magazines with special "silent" 7.62x42mm ammunition, making it a lethal counterpart to the MK. 2 tranquilizer pistol (neither has a degradable suppressor).
-[[Image:Pistol Russian PSS in 7.62x41mm SP-4 special purpose noiseless cartridge.jpg|thumb|450px|none|PSS Silent Pistol - 7.62x42mm]]
+[[Image:Pistol Russian PSS in 7.62x41mm SP-4 special purpose noiseless cartridge.jpg|thumb|400px|none|PSS Silent Pistol - 7.62x42mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-PSS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PSS silent pistol on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-PSS.jpg|thumb|none|601px|PSS silent pistol on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-PSS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Literally two dozen yards from the end of the first Act, Snake uses his PSS Silent Pistol to make a Praying Mantis soldier silent.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-PSS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The threat dealt with, he reloads his weapon.]]
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 =="Race Gun"==
-The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racegun Race Gun] is based on Strayer Voigt Inc's 1911-styled double stack pistols; it is not even close to a modern high-end race gun, with only the choice of ammunition really distinguishing it as anything unusual. The gun holds 19 rounds in 9x23mm Winchester which is a moderately powered pistol cartridge; the game's version, for reasons which are never particularly apparent, uses rounds lightly loaded with smokeless powder, providing barely enough force to cycle the gun's mechanism. In game terms, this means the low-powered bullets will ricochet off hard surfaces and can be used for the "trick shots" showcased by Revolver Ocelot with his Colt Single Action Army in previous games; the result is basically just a gimmick gun for showing off, and is useless in practical terms thanks to its low damage stats (which appropriately reflect the stopping power of such underloaded ammunition). Once the game is completed at least once, the pistol will be unlocked automatically. The Race Gun cannot be customized.
+The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racegun Race Gun] is based on Strayer Voigt Inc's 1911-styled double stack pistols; it is not even close to a modern high-end race gun, with only the choice of ammunition really distinguishing it as anything unusual. The gun holds 19 rounds in 9x23mm Winchester which is a moderately powered pistol cartridge; the game's version, for reasons which are never particularly apparent, uses rounds lightly loaded with smokeless powder, providing barely enough force to cycle the gun's mechanism. In game terms, this means the low-powered bullets will ricochet off hard surfaces and can be used for the "trick shots" showcased by Revolver Ocelot with his Colt Single Action Army in previous games; the result is basically just a gimmick gun for showing off, and is useless in practical terms thanks to its low damage stats (which appropriately reflect the stopping power of such underloaded ammunition). Once the game is completed at least once, the pistol will be unlocked automatically. The Race Gun cannot be customised.
 [[Image:SVI_Infinity.jpg|thumb|none|320px|Strayer Voigt Inc Infinity pistol - 9x23mm Winchester]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Racegun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Race Gun" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Racegun.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"Race Gun" on the item menu.]]
 ==Ruger Mk. II==
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 An integrally suppressed, manually operated fictional variant of the [[Ruger Mk II Pistol]], that fires tranquilizer rounds and has grips with a built-in laser sight and what appears to be a carbon-fiber barrel/upper receiver. It is given to Solid Snake by Otacon early in the game. After the game is completed, it is also able to fire fictional "Emotion" darts which induce one of the game's four psychological states (Cry, Laugh, Rage and Scream) in the target before knocking them out. This weapon is available in multiplayer.
-[[Image:RugerMkIISilenced.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Ruger Mk II pistol with professional Ciener Suppressor - .22 LR. This is a classic Silenced Pistol and this pistol has been seen in several motion pictures]]
+[[Image:RugerMkIISilenced.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ruger Mk II pistol with professional Ciener Suppressor - .22 LR. This is a classic Silenced Pistol and this pistol has been seen in several motion pictures]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Ruger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Mk. 2 Pistol" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Ruger.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"Mk. 2 Pistol" on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Ruger-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Ruger Mk. II is presented to Snake using Metal Gear Mk. II's manipulator, Otacon seemingly having decided to give Snake two Mk. IIs for the price of one. Note laser sight grips.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Ruger-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake operates the bolt of his custom Ruger Mk. II. This weapon is the successor to ''MGS2'' and ''MGS3's'' tranquilizer guns, and as in those games is manually operated.]]
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 ==Shansi Type 17==
-Used by Big Mama, this is a Chinese made version of the [[Mauser C96]], chambered for .45 ACP ammunition. The Type 17 can be fired in semi-auto or, incorrectly, full-auto (the real Type 17 never had select-fire capability), and uses a 10-round fixed magazine loaded with a single 10-round stripper clip. It lacks any customization options (not even able the option to mount its well-known stock) and also cannot be reloaded until it is totally empty. It can be unlocked by earning the Hound emblem at the end of the game, or through entering a code. While this is the weapon Big Mama used in her previous guise as Eva in ''Metal Gear Solid 3'', it is not the same Type 17, since that one was lost during the motorcycle chase. Big Mama uses this weapon to destroy three Dwarf Gekko drones which manage to infiltrate her European hideout.
+Used by Big Mama, this is a Chinese made version of the [[Mauser C96]], chambered for .45 ACP ammunition. The Type 17 can be fired in semi-auto or, incorrectly, full-auto (the real Type 17 never had select-fire capability), and uses a 10-round fixed magazine loaded with a single 10-round stripper clip. It lacks any customisation options (not even able the option to mount its well-known stock) and also cannot be reloaded until it is totally empty. It can be unlocked by earning the Hound emblem at the end of the game, or through entering a code. While this is the weapon Big Mama used in her previous guise as Eva in ''Metal Gear Solid 3'', it is not the same Type 17, since that one was lost during the motorcycle chase. Big Mama uses this weapon to destroy three Dwarf Gekko drones which manage to infiltrate her European hideout.
-[[Image:C96-10.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Shansi Type 17 with unfired rounds and 5-round stripper clips - .45 ACP. The game version uses a single 10-rounder, common for other C96 versions, but the Chinese copies were usually issued with 5-rounders which allowed them to be reloaded once five or more rounds had been fired.]]
+[[Image:C96-10.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Shansi Type 17 with unfired rounds and 5-round stripper clips - .45 ACP. The game version uses a single 10-rounder, common for other C96 versions, but the Chinese copies were usually issued with 5-rounders which allowed them to be reloaded once five or more rounds had been fired.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Shansi.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Type 17 on the item menu. Note the undersized fire-selector borrowed from the [[Mauser C96#Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer|Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer]] above and to the right of the trigger; the Shansi Type 17 in reality is not select-fire and thus has no such switch.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Shansi.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Type 17 on the item menu. Note the undersized fire-selector borrowed from the [[Mauser C96#Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer|Mauser M712 Schnellfeuer]] above and to the right of the trigger; the Shansi Type 17 in reality is not select-fire and thus has no such switch.]]
-[[File:MGS4ShansiType17-0.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Big Mama continues to use the method of "Bandit Shooting" that she utilized in [[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]], turning the gun sideways to clear rooms in a horizontal sweep. This is probably the only way to take the impractical "Gangsta" style shooting and make it practical.]]
+[[File:MGS4ShansiType17-0.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Big Mama continues to use the method of "Bandit Shooting" that she utilised in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'', turning the gun sideways to clear rooms in a horizontal sweep. This is probably the only way to take the impractical "Gangsta" style shooting and make it practical.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Shansi-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After taking out three Dwarf Gekko drones, Big Mama strikes a pose with her Shansi Type 17.]]
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 This weapon is available in multiplayer, and if the "Drebin Points" option is not enabled, the GSR will become the only lethal pistol available to players who are not using unique storyline characters.
-[[Image:SIG-Sauer GSR M1911.jpg|thumb|450px|none|SIG-Sauer GSR - .45 ACP]]
+[[Image:SIG-Sauer GSR M1911.jpg|thumb|400px|none|SIG-Sauer GSR - .45 ACP]]
-[[Image:MGS4-GSR.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SIG-Sauer GSR on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-GSR.jpg|thumb|none|601px|SIG-Sauer GSR on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-GSR-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Investigating a group of dead PMC soldiers in a side-room of the rebel safehouse in Act 1, Snake finds a discarded GSR on the floor.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-GSR-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gun rack in Drebin's Stryker includes two GSRs, two unloaded Glock 18Cs, and in the rack further down a pair of SCAR-H CQC rifles and two copies of Snake's M4A1 Custom; beyond them is a barely-visible AK-102 and a pair of LAWs. Several of these weapons are low-detail since they are part of the Stryker model rather than copies of the normal model. The two boxes between the pistol and rifle racks are the generic model for "custom parts" and are used for both weapon accessories and accessory weapons such as the GP-30 and Masterkey.]]
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 [[File:MGS4SIGGSR-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Johnny fires his GSR at FROG soldiers onboard Outer Haven.]]
 [[File:MGS4SIGGSR-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Meryl picks up Johnny's GSR and fires it after he is wounded.]]
-[[File:MGS4SIGGSR-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mei Ling, Captain of the USS Missouri and returning support character from the first MGS, cradles her GSR as her ship is attacked.]]
+[[File:MGS4SIGGSR-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mei Ling, Captain of the USS ''Missouri'' and returning support character from the first MGS, cradles her GSR as her ship is attacked.]]
 ==Springfield Operator==
-A customized [[M1911_pistol_series#Springfield_Armory_M1911_-_A1|Springfield Operator]] is Old Snake's signature handgun in ''Metal Gear Solid 4'', and the weapon he most commonly has equipped during cutscenes; it is clearly designed to resemble the custom M1911 used by Big Boss during the previous game, though it is by no means identical. It is given to him for free (along with a [[Ruger Mk II Pistol]]) by Otacon early in the first Act of the game; Otacon comments that it was never integrated into the System, hence Snake's ability to use it before meeting Drebin. The Operator has the ability to mount both a tactical flashlight and a degradable suppressor, being one of only two pistols able to mount a suppressor and underbarrel accessory (the other being the Mark 23), and uses the very common .45 ACP round. This weapon is available in multiplayer.
+A customised [[M1911_pistol_series#Springfield_Armory_M1911_-_A1|Springfield Operator]] is Old Snake's signature handgun in ''Metal Gear Solid 4'', and the weapon he most commonly has equipped during cutscenes; it is clearly designed to resemble the custom M1911 used by Big Boss during the previous game, though it is by no means identical. It is given to him for free (along with a [[Ruger Mk II Pistol]]) by Otacon early in the first Act of the game; Otacon comments that it was never integrated into the System, hence Snake's ability to use it before meeting Drebin. The Operator has the ability to mount both a tactical flashlight and a degradable suppressor, being one of only two pistols able to mount a suppressor and underbarrel accessory (the other being the Mark 23), and uses the very common .45 ACP round. This weapon is available in multiplayer.
-[[Image:PX9105MLP.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield Armory Loaded MC Operator - .45 ACP]]
+[[Image:PX9105MLP.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Springfield Armory Loaded MC Operator - .45 ACP]]
 [[Image:Snake_.45.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Old Snake's Springfield Operator.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Operator.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Springfield Operator on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Operator.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Springfield Operator on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Operator-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Otacon presents the Operator to Snake, with the suppressor installed. Oddly, it tends to not be installed during cutscenes; while this might conceivably be done in case Snake has no suppressors left, Snake has no problem using it when he has no .45 ACP ''ammunition'' left.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Operator-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake checks over his Operator after being presented it, first unloading it and examining the slide, then the fit of the suppressor, and finally pulling the trigger to let the hammer fall on the empty chamber.]]
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 ==FN P90==
-The [[FN P90]] is the primary weapon of Liquid Ocelot's FROG commando unit and is also used by Laughing Octopus in-game; since the FROGs are a common enemy in the game, ammunition is fairly plentiful. The P90 correctly features an integral reflex sight on the carrying handle, and also has three accessory mounting points, able to fit a suppressor, laser aiming module and a tactical light. Unusually for a game, the 50-round polycarbonate magazine is correctly shown as translucent, and visibly empties as the weapon is fired in first person. This weapon is available in multiplayer, and if the "Drebin Points" option is enabled, it becomes the most expensive weapon of its type in that mode, thanks to its ease of use and plethora of customization options.
+The [[FN P90]] is the primary weapon of Liquid Ocelot's FROG commando unit and is also used by Laughing Octopus in-game; since the FROGs are a common enemy in the game, ammunition is fairly plentiful. The P90 correctly features an integral reflex sight on the carrying handle, and also has three accessory mounting points, able to fit a suppressor, laser aiming module and a tactical light. Unusually for a game, the 50-round polycarbonate magazine is correctly shown as translucent, and visibly empties as the weapon is fired in first person. This weapon is available in multiplayer, and if the "Drebin Points" option is enabled, it becomes the most expensive weapon of its type in that mode, thanks to its ease of use and plethora of customisation options.
-[[Image:FNP90Side.jpg|thumb|none|450px|FN P90 - 5.7x28mm]]
+[[Image:FNP90Side.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN P90 - 5.7x28mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-P90.jpg|thumb|none|600px|FN P90 on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-P90.jpg|thumb|none|601px|FN P90 on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-P90-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Liquid Ocelot's all-female special unit, the FROGs, carry P90s as standard-issue; this is in part a callback to the Arsenal Tengu troopers of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2]]'', who wore similar armor and also wielded P90s. As with the Arsenal Tengus, the gas masks of the FROGs are apparently fake and offer them no protection against gas-based attacks.]]
 [[File:MGS4P90-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close up on the receiver of a suppressed P90. Looking down while lying prone with any gun gives this type of view.]]
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 ==Heckler & Koch MP5SD2==
-The [[Heckler & Koch MP5|Heckler & Koch MP5SD2]] can be purchased from Drebin and is equipped with an integral, non-degrading suppressor. However, the tradeoff is that it is one of the weakest weapons in the entire game, and uses the surprisingly uncommon 9x19mm round. This weapon is available in multiplayer, but cannot be customized. The appearance of this weapon is a reference to the "Integral" version of the original ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' for the Playstation 1 console that was sold only in Japan, where it was available on the Very Easy difficulty and had infinite ammunition.
+The [[Heckler & Koch MP5|Heckler & Koch MP5SD2]] can be purchased from Drebin and is equipped with an integral, non-degrading suppressor. However, the tradeoff is that it is one of the weakest weapons in the entire game, and uses the surprisingly uncommon 9x19mm round. This weapon is available in multiplayer, but cannot be customised. The appearance of this weapon is a reference to the "Integral" version of the original ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' for the Playstation 1 console that was sold only in Japan, where it was available on the Very Easy difficulty and had infinite ammunition.
-[[Image:MP5SD5.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch MP5SD2 - 9x19mm, The one in-game has the older S-E-F trigger group.]]
+[[Image:MP5SD5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5SD2 - 9x19mm, The one in-game has the older S-E-F trigger group.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-MP5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|MP5SD2 on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-MP5.jpg|thumb|none|601px|MP5SD2 on the item menu.]]
-[[File:MGS4MP5SD2-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aiming down the sights on the MPSSD2.]]
+[[File:MGS4MP5SD2-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Aiming down the sights of the MPSSD2.]]
 ==Heckler & Koch MP7A1==
-The [[Heckler & Koch MP7A1]] is used by several of the PMC operatives in game. It can be first found and used by the player in Act 2 and can be equipped with a unique red dot sight or the ACOG scope. For whatever reason, the weapon is depicted ingame as being distinctly inferior to the P90, lacking any option to attach a suppressor, tactical light, or laser sight (all of which it can use in real life). It is also stuck with using a low-capacity 20-round magazine ingame (intended for use for when the MP7 is issued as a select-fire, armor-piercing, backup weapon you can holster), instead of its more appropriate 40-round magazine variant (intended for use when the MP7 is issued as a primary weapon).
+The [[Heckler & Koch MP7A1]] is used by several of the PMC operatives in game. It can be first found and used by the player in Act 2 and can be equipped with a unique red dot sight or the ACOG scope. For whatever reason, the weapon is depicted ingame as being distinctly inferior to the P90, lacking any option to attach a suppressor, tactical light, or laser sight (all of which it can use in real life). It is also stuck with using a low-capacity 20-round magazine ingame (intended for use for when the MP7 is issued as a select-fire, armour-piercing, backup weapon you can holster), instead of its more appropriate 40-round magazine variant (intended for use when the MP7 is issued as a primary weapon).
 [[Image:Hk mp7 b-1-.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP7A1 with Hensoldt RSA red dot sight - 4.6x30mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-MP7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|MP7A1 on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-MP7.jpg|thumb|none|601px|MP7A1 on the item menu.]]
 ==Izhmash PP-19 Bizon==
-The [[Izhmash PP-19 Bizon]] can be purchased from Drebin; the game claims it to be a "new Russian submachine gun," even though it was twelve years old when the game came out and is sixteen years old in the game's universe; the version in-game is not even a current model, instead being based on the earliest production model. The version in game is chambered for 9x18mm Makarov, which translates into a 64-round magazine capacity. The Bizon cannot be customized in the game, though it can be used one-handed during the motorcycle chase in Act 3.
+The [[Izhmash PP-19 Bizon]] can be purchased from Drebin; the game claims it to be a "new Russian submachine gun," even though it was twelve years old when the game came out and is sixteen years old in the game's universe; the version in-game is not even a current model, instead being based on the earliest production model. The version in game is chambered for 9x18mm Makarov, which translates into a 64-round magazine capacity. The Bizon cannot be customised in the game, though it can be used one-handed during the motorcycle chase in Act 3.
 [[Image:Bizon1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Early PP-19 Bizon - 9x18mm Makarov]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Bizon.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Bizon on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Bizon.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Bizon on the item menu.]]
 ==MAC-10==
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 The [[MAC-10]] can be purchased from Drebin or found in Act 2. It can be equipped with a suppressor. Unlike most depictions, Snake actually uses both hands and the stock in-game.
-[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|450px|none|MAC-10 - .45 ACP]]
+[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|400px|none|MAC-10 - .45 ACP]]
-[[Image:MGS4-M10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|MAC-10 as "M10" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-M10.jpg|thumb|none|601px|MAC-10 as "M10" on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-M10-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake fires his MAC-10 during the motorcycle sequence of Act 3; apparently Big Mama doesn't mind him firing unsuppressed fully automatic weapons right next to her ear.]]
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 The [[Skorpion_SA#SA Vz. 82 Skorpion|SA Vz. 82 Skorpion]] is used by Paradise Lost resistance members riding motorcycles in the Eastern Europe section of the game (Act 3), and is given to Old Snake by Big Mama in the same level. While called the "Vz. 83" ingame, the game shows it as being chambered in 9x18mm Makarov rather than .380 ACP, making it a Vz. 82. It comes equipped with a visible laser sight.
-Its comparatively low magazine capacity of 20 rounds, low stats, and inability to be customized, coupled with the fact that FN P90s can be obtained for free much earlier ingame, make it arguably a weapon hardly-chosen by most players, so it's largely for the nostalgia factor in singleplayer (the very similar [[Sa. Vz.61 Skorpion]] made an appearance in Metal Gear Solid 3), though players can still take advantage of the fact that it's the submachinegun with highest lock-on in the game, being especially useful for one-shotting enemies during the Act 3 chase scene. Multiplayer, however, is a different story, as it is the only firearm in its inventory slot to be available free of charge (if Drebin Points are enabled) for non-unique player characters, as well as possessing the longest auto-aim lock-on range of any weapon in multiplayer modes.
+Its comparatively low magazine capacity of 20 rounds, low stats, and inability to be customised, coupled with the fact that FN P90s can be obtained for free much earlier ingame, make it arguably a weapon hardly-chosen by most players, so it's largely for the nostalgia factor in singleplayer (the very similar [[Sa. Vz.61 Skorpion]] made an appearance in Metal Gear Solid 3), though players can still take advantage of the fact that it's the submachinegun with highest lock-on in the game, being especially useful for one-shotting enemies during the Act 3 chase scene. Multiplayer, however, is a different story, as it is the only firearm in its inventory slot to be available free of charge (if Drebin Points are enabled) for non-unique player characters, as well as possessing the longest auto-aim lock-on range of any weapon in multiplayer modes.
 [[Image:Scorpion SA Vz 82.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SA Vz. 82 Skorpion - 9x18mm Makarov.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Klobb.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Skorpion Vz 82 on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Klobb.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Skorpion Vz 82 on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Klobb-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Big Mama hands Snake a Vz 82 during the cutscene before the motorcycle escape sequence.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Klobb-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As usual, he inspects it before accepting.]]
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 [[Image:M4masterkey01.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M4A1 carbine with Masterkey shotgun - 5.56mm & 12 gauge]]
-[[Image:Kacsbsa.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Masterkey in standalone configuration.]]
+[[Image:Kacsbsa.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Masterkey in standalone configuration.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-M4CMasterkey.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Masterkey accessory shotgun mounted to the M4 Custom on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-M4CMasterkey.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Masterkey accessory shotgun mounted to the M4 Custom on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Masterkey.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Old Snake's M4 Custom in full recoil as he uses his Masterkey to ruin someone's day.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Masterkey-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Satisified for now, Old Snake reloads his Masterkey.]]
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 ==Remington 870 Custom==
-A heavily customized [[Remington 870]] can be purchased from Drebin or found in the second Act; it comes with a Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight as standard, and can also be equipped with an Aimpoint red dot sight or ACOG scope; if neither is fitted, it will have no sights at all, with Snake simply aiming along the top mounted-rail. This weapon is available in multiplayer, and is the only weapon of its type in that mode if the "Drebin Points" option is not enabled.
+A heavily customised [[Remington 870]] can be purchased from Drebin or found in the second Act; it comes with a Surefire dedicated forend WeaponLight as standard, and can also be equipped with an Aimpoint red dot sight or ACOG scope; if neither is fitted, it will have no sights at all, with Snake simply aiming along the top mounted-rail. This weapon is available in multiplayer, and is the only weapon of its type in that mode if the "Drebin Points" option is not enabled.
-[[Image:Model870P 14inlg.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington 870 Police "Entry Gun" with a Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight - 12 gauge. The version in ''MGS4'' is further customized with a top rail instead of iron sights and a collapsible stock similar to the one used by the Mk 14 Mod 0 Enhanced Battle Rifle.]]
+[[Image:Model870P 14inlg.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington 870 Police "Entry Gun" with a SureFire dedicated forend WeaponLight - 12 gauge. The version in ''MGS4'' is further customised with a top rail instead of iron sights and a collapsible stock similar to the one used by the Mk 14 Mod 0 Enhanced Battle Rifle.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-870C.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"870 custom" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-870C.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"870 custom" on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-870C-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A FROG reels in confusion as Snake aims a pump-action RIS rail at her. "It's a shotgun, I swear!"]]
 [[Image:MGS4-870C-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|With the Aimpoint scope attached, the 870 Custom at least looks a bit more respectable.]]
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 ==Saiga 12==
-The [[Saiga-12]] can be purchased from Drebin. It is the only weapon of its type capable of semiautomatic fire, as well as the only one that uses a detachable box magazine (with a capacity of 8 rounds); along with very clear iron sights, this makes it distinctly superior to the other shotguns in more or less every regard. This weapon is available in multiplayer, but cannot be customized in the game.
+The [[Saiga-12]] can be purchased from Drebin. It is the only weapon of its type capable of semiautomatic fire, as well as the only one that uses a detachable box magazine (with a capacity of 8 rounds); along with very clear iron sights, this makes it distinctly superior to the other shotguns in more or less every regard. This weapon is available in multiplayer, but cannot be customised in the game.
-[[Image:Saiga 12k-1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Saiga-12K - 12 Gauge]]
+[[Image:Saiga 12k-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Saiga-12K - 12 Gauge]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Saiga12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Saiga 12 on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Saiga12.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Saiga 12 on the item menu, loaded here with less-lethal (in game terms, non-lethal) vortex ring rounds.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Saiga12-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Finding the Advent Palace hotel's kitchen infested with FROGs, Snake takes prompt action before an inspector shows up and shuts the place down.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Saiga12-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Having done his bit for the community, Snake reloads his Saiga 12.]]
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 [[Image:SS311A sawed-off-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sawed-off Baikal side-by-side shotgun - 12 gauge. Similar to the ''MGS4'' "Twin Barrel," though the latter has only a single trigger.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-shotty.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Twin Barrel" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-shotty.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"Twin Barrel" on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Shotty-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Paradise Lost member holds a sawed-off double-barrel shotgun on Snake as the old man breaks into their headquarters.]]
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 The [[AK-47#AK-102|AK-102]] is used by the rebel forces in the Middle East section (Act 1), and is Solid Snake's first weapon in the game (next to Solid Snake right after the first cutscene after the opening). It can be equipped with a [[GP-30]] grenade launcher. This weapon is available in multiplayer, and if the "Drebin Points" option is enabled, the AK-102 becomes the cheapest assault rifle in that mode.
-[[Image:AK102.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AK-102 carbine - 5.56x45mm]]
+[[Image:AK102.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AK-102 carbine - 5.56x45mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-AK102.jpg|thumb|none|600px|AK-102 on the item menu, fitted with a GP30 grenade launcher.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-AK102.jpg|thumb|none|601px|AK-102 on the item menu, fitted with a GP30 grenade launcher.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-AK102-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the first Act, Snake only manages a short burst from his original militia-issued AK before it jams up on him, leaving him to discard it.]]
 [[File:MGS4AK102-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake fires the AK-102 at Praying Mantis PMC troops.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-AK102-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake reloads his second AK-102. There are two slightly different AK-102 models used in game; the "hero" version used only in cutscenes has modeled bullets in the magazine, while the in-game is empty.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-AK102-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake reloads his second AK-102. There are two slightly different AK-102 models used in game; the "hero" version used only in cutscenes has modelled bullets in the magazine, while the in-game is empty.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-AK102-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake reloads the "hero" AK model, with a more detailed magazine.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-AK102-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Menaced by Gekko, Snake still has time to strike a dramatic pose. He discards this AK shortly after this.]]
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 The [[AN-94]] can be found in a shack at the beginning of Act 2 or purchased from Drebin. It can be equipped with a [[GP-30]] grenade launcher. The game correctly simulates the weapon's unusual mode of fully-automatic fire by first firing a 1,800 RPM two-round burst, before cycling the following rounds at 600 RPM. While it is powerful and accurate, it features a very poor iron sight and 5.45x39mm ammunition pickups are basically non-existent, with only a handful in the fourth Act. Its presence is a reference to ''Metal Gear Solid 2'', where Russian mercenaries under the command of Sergei Gurlukovich were equipped with the AN-94 during their attack on the Big Shell; unlike its previous incarnation, however, the AN-94 in this game cannot mount a tactical flashlight.
-[[Image:Russian AN-94 Abakan Nikonov 5.45x39mm assault rifle 3.jpg|thumb|450px|none|AN-94 Abakan Nikonov assault rifle - 5.45x39mm]]
+[[Image:Russian AN-94 Abakan Nikonov 5.45x39mm assault rifle 3.jpg|thumb|400px|none|AN-94 Abakan Nikonov assault rifle - 5.45x39mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-AN94.jpg|thumb|600px|none|AN94 on the item menu, equipped with a GP-30 grenade launcher.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-AN94.jpg|thumb|601px|none|AN94 on the item menu, equipped with a GP-30 grenade launcher.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-AN94-3.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Snake holds an AN-94 fitted with a GP-30 grenade launcher as he waits for an elevator in the abandoned Shadow Moses base's nuclear warhead storage building.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-AN94-1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|While waiting, he amuses himself by using the hideously tiny iron sight of the AN-94 to shoot at some of the warheads that the US military left lying around when the base was abandoned in an extremely sensible fashion. Apparently the alteration to his nanomachines that prevented him doing so before is long past its shelf life.]]
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 ==FN FAL==
-The [[FN FAL]], labeled the FAL Carbine, is seen in the hands of the rebel forces in the Eastern Europe section of the game (Act 3). It can be purchased from Drebin like most other firearms in the game. Its battle rifle cartridge makes it more powerful shot-for-shot than the ingame assault rifles, and its low rate of fire combined with the long range of its round allows effective full-auto fire from a much longer range, but it can't be customized.
+The [[FN FAL]], labelled the FAL Carbine, is seen in the hands of the rebel forces in the Eastern Europe section of the game (Act 3). It can be purchased from Drebin like most other firearms in the game. Its battle rifle cartridge makes it more powerful shot-for-shot than the ingame assault rifles, and its low rate of fire combined with the long range of its round allows effective full-auto fire from a much longer range, but it can't be customised.
-[[Image:FN FAL 50 00.jpg|thumb|450px|none|FN FAL - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
+[[Image:FN FAL 50 00.jpg|thumb|400px|none|FN FAL - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-[[Image:MGS4-FAL.jpg|thumb|none|600px|FN FAL on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-FAL.jpg|thumb|none|601px|FN FAL on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-FAL-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Having knocked out several Paradise Lost members, Snake brandishes a FAL he took from one and his Stun Knife, preparing to lay some CQC down.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-FAL-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Paradise Lost group prepare to move out as Big Mama delivers a ridiculous speech about how first-person shooter games have trained her "children" to be soldiers. Good thing it's not third-person stealth games that did that.]]
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 ==FN SCAR-H CQC==
-The short-barreled CQC variant of the [[FN SCAR#FN SCAR-H|FN SCAR-H]], referred to under its SOCOM "Mk. 17" designation, is the standard battle rifle used by the PMC troops ingame. It can be found fairly early on in Act 1 (simply by killing, subduing, sedating, or disarming PMC troops) up to Act 3, and can be upgraded with various optics, an AN/PEQ-5 laser sight, a flashlight and one of two vertical foregrips; it cannot, however, mount either of the NATO underbarrel accessory weapons or a suppressor. This weapon is available in multiplayer.
+The short-barrelled CQC variant of the [[FN SCAR#FN SCAR-H|FN SCAR-H]], referred to under its SOCOM "Mk. 17" designation, is the standard battle rifle used by the PMC troops ingame. It can be found fairly early on in Act 1 (simply by killing, subduing, sedating, or disarming PMC troops) up to Act 3, and can be upgraded with various optics, an AN/PEQ-5 laser sight, a flashlight and one of two vertical foregrips; it cannot, however, mount either of the NATO underbarrel accessory weapons or a suppressor. This weapon is available in multiplayer.
-[[Image:2fff2537c0.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Third Generation FN SCAR-H CQC - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
+[[Image:2fff2537c0.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Third Generation FN SCAR-H CQC - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Mk17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The FN SCAR-H on the item menu. Note the fire selector is always on semi-auto.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Mk17.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The FN SCAR-H on the item menu. Note the fire selector is always on semi-auto.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-SCAR-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake reloads his SCAR-H.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-SCAR-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Praying Mantis PMC soldiers retreat as "Gekko" unmanned vehicles are called in to take their place.]]
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 ==Heckler & Koch G3A3==
-The [[Heckler & Koch G3|Heckler & Koch G3A3]] is seen in the hands of the leftist insurgents in the South America section of the game (Act 2). It can also be purchased via Drebin like most other firearms in the game, but cannot be customized. This weapon is available in multiplayer.
+The [[Heckler & Koch G3|Heckler & Koch G3A3]] is seen in the hands of the leftist insurgents in the South America section of the game (Act 2). It can also be purchased via Drebin like most other firearms in the game, but cannot be customised. This weapon is available in multiplayer.
-[[Image:HKG3A3.jpg|thumb|450px|none|HK G3A3 - 7.62x51mm]]
+[[Image:HKG3A3.jpg|thumb|400px|none|HK G3A3 - 7.62x51mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Boatanchor.jpg|thumb|none|600px|G3A3 on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Boatanchor.jpg|thumb|none|601px|G3A3 on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-G3-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake uses the ACOG sight of his SCAR-H to admire the trigger discipline of a rebel soldier with a G3A3.]]
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 The [[Heckler & Koch XM8]] is used by the Rat Patrol and other US troops in game, curiously still called XM8 even though it has obviously been formally adopted by the US military in ''Metal Gear Solid 4's'' world. It can be found by the player in a secluded area in Act 2, but cannot be purchased from Drebin. The version seen in game has an early XM8 flash hider with the rest of the features of the later model. It comes with a built-in red dot sight and can be equipped with an XM320 grenade launcher, but no other accessories. Meryl's team each have different versions of the rifle, two of which are not available to the player; Johnny "Akiba" Sasaki uses the compact carbine configuration, Johnathan uses the standard one with a grenade launcher, and Ed has the designated marksman variant. The standard version of the XM8 is available in multiplayer.
-[[Image:XM8.JPG|thumb|450px|none|Heckler & Koch XM8 - 5.56x45mm NATO]]
+[[Image:XM8.JPG|thumb|400px|none|Heckler & Koch XM8 - 5.56x45mm NATO]]
-[[Image:Xm8 rightmed.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Early Heckler & Koch XM8 - 5.56x45mm NATO. Note "duckbill" flash hider and lack of four oval PCAP holes.]]
+[[Image:Xm8 rightmed.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Early Heckler & Koch XM8 - 5.56x45mm NATO. Note "duckbill" flash hider and lack of four oval PCAP holes.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-SpaceshipM320.jpg|thumb|none|600px|XM8 with an M320 grenade launcher fitted, on the item menu. Note it uses an early "duckbill" flash hider rather than the later model's "birdcage," but has the later version's PCAP accessory mounting holes in the handguard.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-SpaceshipM320.jpg|thumb|none|601px|XM8 with an M320 grenade launcher fitted, on the item menu. Note it uses an early "duckbill" flash hider rather than the later model's "birdcage," but has the later version's PCAP accessory mounting holes in the handguard.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-XM8-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The XM8, as in real life, features a red dot optic as standard; here Snake uses it to take out one of the PMC soldiers guarding the power station.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-XM8-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake operates the charging handle of his XM8 after a reload.]]
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 ==Heckler & Koch XM8 Compact Carbine==
-The [[Heckler_%26_Koch_XM8#Heckler_.26_Koch_XM8_Compact_Carbine|Heckler & Koch XM8 Compact Carbine]], the shortest configuration of the XM8, is used by Johnny "Akiba" Sasaki, a member of Meryl Silverburgh's "Rat Patrol" FOXHound unit. While Heckler & Koch marketed this version as the "PDW" configuration, it fires a full-sized assault rifle round, therefore is classified here as a rifle. It is unavailable in singleplayer, but the Johnny Sasaki unique character in multiplayer can use it, and is the only player character in that mode who can select it at the beginning of a match or when respawning. In this mode, it retains the standard variation's red dot sight, but cannot be customized.
+The [[Heckler_%26_Koch_XM8#Heckler_.26_Koch_XM8_Compact_Carbine|Heckler & Koch XM8 Compact Carbine]], the shortest configuration of the XM8, is used by Johnny "Akiba" Sasaki, a member of Meryl Silverburgh's "Rat Patrol" FOXHound unit. While Heckler & Koch marketed this version as the "PDW" configuration, it fires a full-sized assault rifle round, therefore is classified here as a rifle. It is unavailable in singleplayer, but the Johnny Sasaki unique character in multiplayer can use it, and is the only player character in that mode who can select it at the beginning of a match or when respawning. In this mode, it retains the standard variation's red dot sight, but cannot be customised.
-[[Image:XM8CC.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch XM8 Compact Carbine with full stock - 5.56x45mm]]
+[[Image:XM8CC.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch XM8 Compact Carbine with full stock - 5.56x45mm]]
 [[Image:MGS4-XM8PDW.jpg|thumb|none|600px|'''Old Snake:''' ''"You haven't even taken the safety off, rookie."'' <br> '''Johnny "Akiba" Sasaki:''' ''"Careful, I'm no rookie! I'm a 10-year vet!"'' <br> Johnny then bears out Snake's accusation by visually inspecting his weapon's safety rather than just flicking his thumb up and forward to ensure the safety is not still engaged or disengage it if it is.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-XM8PDW-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The result is fairly predictable, with Snake ambushing Johnny via CQC techniques before turning Johnny's weapon against him and his comrades. Note that since there's only one model for the weapon used in this cutscene, the safety is ''still'' on.]]
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 ==M4A1==
-A customized [[M16_rifle_series#M4.2FM4A1_Carbine|M4A1]] is Solid Snake's assault rifle of choice and is given to him early in Act 1 by Drebin. In the first trailers, he instead steals it off a PMC soldier, and it is equipped with an EOTech sight. In the actual game, you can attach an Aimpoint red dot sight, ACOG scope, Surefire tactical flashlight, visible laser module, two types of vertical grip, Remington 870 Masterkey underbarrel shotgun, and an H&K XM320 grenade launcher. The sheer number of attachments, combined with excellent accuracy, low recoil and the abundance of 5.56mm ammo, makes this one of the best rifles available for a good bit into Act 3. This weapon is available in multiplayer.
+A customised [[M16_rifle_series#M4.2FM4A1_Carbine|M4A1]] is Solid Snake's assault rifle of choice and is given to him early in Act 1 by Drebin. In the first trailers, he instead steals it off a PMC soldier, and it is equipped with an EOTech sight. In the actual game, you can attach an Aimpoint red dot sight, ACOG scope, Surefire tactical flashlight, visible laser module, two types of vertical grip, Remington 870 Masterkey underbarrel shotgun, and an H&K XM320 grenade launcher. The sheer number of attachments, combined with excellent accuracy, low recoil and the abundance of 5.56mm ammo, makes this one of the best rifles available for a good bit into Act 3. This weapon is available in multiplayer.
 Drebin makes a series of patently false claims about the M4A1 as shown; he tells Snake the barrel is free-floating ("of course") despite that the weapon's handguard is clearly not a free-float type, and claims the weapon is "popular with the big PMCs" despite none ever using it, and claiming it is "the official carbine model used by US army" even though in the fiction the US Army is shown to have adopted the XM8. In early preview shots PMC soldiers were shown carrying M4A1s, but in the finished game they use SCAR-H CQC rifles.
-[[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|450px|none|M4A1 Carbine - 5.56x45mm NATO]]
+[[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M4A1 Carbine - 5.56x45mm NATO]]
-[[Image:MGS4-M4CMasterkey.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M4A1 on the item menu, fitted with a Masterkey accessory shotgun. Unusually for a videogame, mounting an optic will show the weapon with the sights folded down rather than removed entirely.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-M4CMasterkey.jpg|thumb|none|601px|M4A1 on the item menu, fitted with a Masterkey accessory shotgun. Unusually for a videogame, mounting an optic will show the weapon with the sights folded down rather than removed entirely.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-M4-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake is presented with the M4 by Drebin when they first meet as a gift to welcome him to the services of the Gun Launderer. Always one to look a possibly exploding horse in the mouth, Snake proceeds to thoroughly examine it. Note that despite Drebin's claim here, none of the PMCs use the M4 Custom at any point in the game.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-M4-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake holds his M4 Custom, giving a good look at the rail handguard, flip-up sights and the high-detail magazine of the "hero" cutscene model.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-M4-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After a minor diversion involving Snake's old nanomachines preventing the weapon firing (via a component he apparently didn't notice while stripping the weapon), Snake fires the M4 Custom.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-M4-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reloading the non-cutscene M4 reveals a distinct lack of bullets in the magazine.]]
-[[File:MGS4M4Custom-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake prepares to squeeze off a shot a Vamp with his M4. Note that the M4 selector is properly set to Semi-Auto fire, but in gameplay the model selector is always set to Full-Auto, even if you select a different firing mode.]]
+[[File:MGS4M4Custom-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake prepares to squeeze off a shot a Vamp with his M4. Note that the fire selector is properly set to semi-auto, but in gameplay selector is always set to full-auto, even if the player selects a different firing mode.]]
-[[File:MGS4M4Custom-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake aiming his M4 at Vamp. Despite being right-handed, Snake does a pro-job of setting up left-handed to remain behind cover, and makes good use of the wall for stability. Shortly thereafter he resumes his normal right-handed stance while turning the gun sideways, ejection port up, to fire at the PMCs guarding Vamp and Naomi.]]
+[[File:MGS4M4Custom-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake aiming his M4 at Vamp. Despite being right-handed, Snake does a pro job of setting up left-handed to remain behind cover, and makes good use of the wall for stability. Shortly thereafter he resumes his normal right-handed stance while turning the gun sideways, ejection port up, to fire at the PMCs guarding Vamp and Naomi.]]
 [[Image:MGS4M4A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Old Snake wielding the M4A1 with an EOTech sight in early trailers; this accessory is not available in the final game.]]
 =="Patriot"==
-This custom full-auto-only AR-15-pattern carbine, seemingly based on an M231 Firing Port Weapon with the barrel significantly shortened so the whole weapon resembles a [[Rocky Mountain Arms Patriot Pistol]], is seen briefly at the end of the game. It can be unlocked by earning the Big Boss emblem after the end of the game or by a password. Its most notable trait is that it has unlimited ammo and never needs to be reloaded (the ingame reason is how its Beta-C magazine, misnamed in the previous game as the "feed mechanism," vaguely resembles the sideways-8 infinity symbol); it also plays part of the "Snake Eater" theme from ''Metal Gear Solid 3'' when aimed. It is classified as an SMG, despite firing an assault rifle round, which would in reality make it an ultracompact carbine. The Patriot cannot be customized ingame.
+This custom full-auto-only AR-15-pattern carbine, seemingly based on an M231 Firing Port Weapon with the barrel significantly shortened so the whole weapon resembles a [[Rocky Mountain Arms Patriot Pistol]], is seen briefly at the end of the game. It can be unlocked by earning the Big Boss emblem after the end of the game or by a password. Its most notable trait is that it has unlimited ammo and never needs to be reloaded (the ingame reason is how its Beta-C magazine, misnamed in the previous game as the "feed mechanism," vaguely resembles the sideways-8 infinity symbol); it also plays part of the "Snake Eater" theme from ''Metal Gear Solid 3'' when aimed. It is classified as an SMG, despite firing an assault rifle round, which would in reality make it an ultracompact carbine. The Patriot cannot be customised ingame.
 [[Image:Wm 1119951786543207.jpg|thumb|none|400px| The Rocky Mountain Arms M16-Style Pistol - 5.56x45mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Patriot.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Patriot" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Patriot.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"Patriot" on the item menu.]]
-[[File:MGS4Patriot-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Patriot" being fired on the roof of Advent Palace. This is the only weapon where the Bandanna is unnecessary to accomplish having infinite ammo, yet the player chose to equip it anyway.]]
+[[File:MGS4Patriot-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The "Patriot" being fired on the roof of Advent Palace.]]
 [[File:MGS4Patriot-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Big Boss drops his "Patriot" in front of Snake.]]
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 ==Barrett M82A2==
-The [[Barrett_M82#Barrett_M82A2|M82A2]] can be purchased from Drebin, is Hideo Kojima's personal favorite, and is used the US military forces in Act 3 and later by Johnny "Akiba" Sasaki during Act 5, a curious weapon choice when it is clear that a weapon capable of extended automatic fire would be much better suited to the particular environment he's literally being thrown into. It is also exclusively available to the Akiba special character in multiplayer.
+The [[Barrett_M82#Barrett_M82A2|M82A2]] can be purchased from Drebin, is Hideo Kojima's personal favourite, and is used the US military forces in Act 3 and later by Johnny "Akiba" Sasaki during Act 5, a curious weapon choice when it is clear that a weapon capable of extended automatic fire would be much better suited to the particular environment he's literally being thrown into. It is also exclusively available to the Akiba special character in multiplayer.
-[[Image:Barrettm82a2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Barrett M82A2 - .50 BMG]]
+[[Image:Barrettm82a2.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Barrett M82A2 - .50 BMG]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Barrett.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Barrett M82A2 on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Barrett.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Barrett M82A2 on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Barrett-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US soldier aims a Barrett M82A2 at Liquid's boat from the side door of a helicopter during Act 3.]]
-[[File:MGS4M82A2-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another U.S. soldier aims his Barrett M82A2 off the pier.]]
+[[File:MGS4M82A2-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another US soldier aims his Barrett M82A2 off the pier.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Barrett-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He is one of many, many, many soldiers and Marines aiming at said boat. Strangely, most of them aim straight forward even though the boat is ''below'' the bridge they're standing on.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Barrett-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the start of the final Act, Johnny Sasaki holds his M82A2 as he prepares to launch onto Outer Haven using the giant man-catapult which Drebin owns for some inexplicable reason.]]
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 ==DSR-1==
-The [[DSR-1]], a bolt-action sniper rifle in a bullpup layout, is used by FROG snipers and can be bought from Drebin; doing so is rather pointless, however, since Old Snake is automatically given an unlocked DSR-1 at the end of Act 2, after he uses it in a cutscene to free Raiden from Vamp's clutches. The weapon is loud and features a fairly slow bolt-action; this along with a lack of customization options places it distinctly behind the Mk 14 Mod 0 EBR and VSS in terms of versatility. The ingame caliber is specified to be 7.62x67mm, making it .300 Winchester Magnum. It is used by a few PMC and FROG snipers, the latter resulting in one of the game's more memorably unrealistic scenes in Act 3. This weapon is available in multiplayer.
+The [[DSR-1]], a bolt-action sniper rifle in a bullpup layout, is used by FROG snipers and can be bought from Drebin; doing so is rather pointless, however, since Old Snake is automatically given an unlocked DSR-1 at the end of Act 2, after he uses it in a cutscene to free Raiden from Vamp's clutches. The weapon is loud and features a fairly slow bolt-action; this along with a lack of customisation options places it distinctly behind the Mk 14 Mod 0 EBR and VSS in terms of versatility. The ingame calibre is specified to be 7.62x67mm, making it .300 Winchester Magnum. It is used by a few PMC and FROG snipers, the latter resulting in one of the game's more memorably unrealistic scenes in Act 3. This weapon is available in multiplayer.
-[[Image:Dsr1.jpg|thumb|500px|none|DSR-Precision GmbH DSR-1 - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
+[[Image:Dsr1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|DSR-Precision GmbH DSR-1 - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-[[Image:MGS4-DSR.jpg|thumb|none|600px|DSR-1 on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-DSR.jpg|thumb|none|601px|DSR-1 on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-DSR-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake operates the bolt of his DSR-1.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-DSR-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During the motorcycle escape sequence in the third Act, the game uses a "cinematic" camera any time Snake isn't aiming; at one point, a FROG sniper is seen firing her DSR-1 from a distant building. Note the FROGs place the scope against the side of their head rather than lining it up with their eyes; in addition, in this scene the DSR-1 ejects a spent casing immediately, without the bolt being operated.]]
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 A [[Heckler_%26_Koch_XM8#Heckler_.26_Koch_XM8_Sharpshooter_Rifle|Heckler & Koch XM8 Sharpshooter Rifle]] is used by the character "Ed," a member of Meryl Silverburgh's "Rat Patrol" FOXHound unit. It is never available to the player.
-[[Image:XM8sharp.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Heckler & Koch XM8 Sharpshooter Rifle - 5.56x45mm]]
+[[Image:XM8sharp.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Heckler & Koch XM8 Sharpshooter Rifle - 5.56x45mm]]
 [[Image:MGS4-XM8Sharp.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ed checks over his XM8 Sharpshooter. Note Ed's weapon is fitted with the same Insight ISM-V scope as the other members of his unit, rather than the x4 magnifying scope the Sharpshooter variant is supposed to use.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-XM8Sharp-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Meryl, Ed and Johnathan demonstrate the capabilities of the "System" by taking down three FROG soldiers in perfect unison, using their shared senses.]]
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 The [[M14_Rifle#Mk_14_Mod_0_Enhanced_Battle_Rifle|Mk 14 Mod 0 Enhanced Battle Rifle ]] (Referred to incorrectly as the "M14EBR") is a modern variant of the [[M14 Rifle]]. It is used by PMC marksmen in-game and can be purchased from Drebin. It has semiautomatic and fully automatic rates of fire and can be equipped with a suppressor, laser sight, and flashlight. Its fully automatic fire mode makes it very useful even in short range combat, and the fact that it's available early on, combined with its extensive list of modifications, makes it one of the best guns in the game. This weapon is available in multiplayer.
-[[Image:M14EBR.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mk 14 Mod 0 EBR with a Harris bipod and vertical RIS foregrip - 7.62x51 NATO]]
+[[Image:M14EBR.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mk 14 Mod 0 EBR with a Harris bipod and vertical RIS foregrip - 7.62x51 NATO]]
-[[Image:MGS4-M14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"M14 EBR" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-M14.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"M14 EBR" on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-M14-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During the first Act, rebel soldiers are shown trying to storm an urban area guarded by a PMC fireteam, including sniper / spotter teams; the snipers are armed with Mk 14 Mod 0 Enhanced Battle Rifles.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-M14-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A second sniper team, with the marksman also armed with a Mk 14 Mod 0 EBR.]]
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 A modified [[Mosin Nagant]] sniper rifle with a paratrooper stock and pistol grip can be purchased from Drebin in-game. It is the same rifle used by The End in MGS3 and is modified to only fire tranquilizer darts, though in this game this also includes fictional "Emotion" darts which cause targets to experience one of the game's four psychological states (Cry, Rage, Laugh or Scream). This weapon is available in multiplayer.
-[[Image:MosinNagantM9130Sniper.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle - 7.62x54mmR]]
+[[Image:MosinNagantM9130Sniper.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle - 7.62x54mmR]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Mosin.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Custom Mosin-Nagant on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Mosin.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Custom Mosin-Nagant on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Mosin-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake shows off The End's Mosin Nagant, which Drebin acquired somehow.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Mosin-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake operates the bolt of his Mosin Nagant, correctly shown as the turned-down bolt handle of a sniper version.]]
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 ==SVD Dragunov-S==
-The SVD Dragunov-S, a modernized, shortened version of the [[SVD Dragunov]] intended for paratroop use is seen in the hands of militiamen and rebel snipers in Acts 1 and 2. The weapon cannot be customized or mount any kind of suppressor, but the ammunition is relatively cheap and the weapon a semi-automatic rather than bolt-action, making it a middle-of-the-road weapon. The scope features an error: the number in the stadiametric rangefinder indicating the height of the reference target is "10" rather than the correct "1.7;" either that or in Snake's world shooting at 32-foot tall monsters is more important than shooting at infantry. This weapon is available in multiplayer.
+The SVD Dragunov-S, a modernised, shortened version of the [[SVD Dragunov]] intended for paratroop use is seen in the hands of militiamen and rebel snipers in Acts 1 and 2. The weapon cannot be customised or mount any kind of suppressor, but the ammunition is relatively cheap and the weapon a semi-automatic rather than bolt-action, making it a middle-of-the-road weapon. The scope features an error: the number in the stadiametric rangefinder indicating the height of the reference target is "10" rather than the correct "1.7;" either that or in Snake's world shooting at 32-foot tall monsters is more important than shooting at infantry. This weapon is available in multiplayer.
-[[Image:SVD-S-Rifle.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Dragunov-S shortened sniper rifle intended for paratroopers - 7.62x54mmR]]
+[[Image:SVD-S-Rifle.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Dragunov-S shortened sniper rifle intended for paratroopers - 7.62x54mmR]]
-[[Image:MGS4-SVD.jpg|thumb|none|600px|SVD on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-SVD.jpg|thumb|none|601px|SVD on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-SVD-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Nobody had expected Snake to disguise himself as Venom.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-SVD-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As ever, Snake can't stand the idea of having a round lazing around in the chamber of one of his long guns after going to all the effort of reloading it, so gives the charging handle a yank to send it on its way.]]
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 The [[VSS Vintorez]] appears in the game, and can only be found in a room in Act 2; it cannot be bought from Drebin at any point in the game. It has an integral (non-degradable) suppressor, and like the M14EBR is capable of fully-automatic fire, though its shallower 10-round magazine can become a liability in close-range firefights. Since it uses the same reticle model, it duplicates the Dragunov's error of showing the reference height for the target as 10 metres instead of 1.7 metres. This weapon is available in multiplayer, and is capable of firing tranquilizer rounds in multiplayer only.
-[[Image:Vss1.jpg|thumb|450px|none|VSS Vintorez with PSO-1 scope - 9x39mm]]
+[[Image:Vss1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|VSS Vintorez with PSO-1 scope - 9x39mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-VSS.jpg|thumb|none|600px|VSS on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-VSS.jpg|thumb|none|601px|VSS on the item menu.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-VSS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Out and about in Millenium Park, Snake aims his VSS Vintorez.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-VSS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Out and about in Millennium Park, Snake aims his VSS Vintorez.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-VSS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake uses the scope of his VSS to help out his friend. "Well, that's a load off my mind. Thanks, Snake!"]]
 [[Image:MGS4-VSS-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reloading the VSS.]]
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 The [[Heckler_%26_Koch_HK_series_machine_guns#Heckler_.26_Koch_HK21|Heckler & Koch HK21E]] is seen in the hands of a rebel militiaman in the early portion of the Middle East section of the game (Act 1). In a conversation that can be overheard if the player remains hidden or has earned the trust of the rebels, he claims that it is an enemy gun, yet strangely none of the PMC troopers in the level are seen using it. The rebel militiaman also refers to it as "the very latest model", when in actuality the weapon was designed in the 1980s, some 30 years before the events of the game take place. It can be stolen in this location, or can be purchased via Drebin like most other firearms.
-[[Image:HK21E.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch HK21E - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
+[[Image:HK21E.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch HK21E - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-[[Image:MGS4-HK21E.jpg|thumb|none|600px|HK21E on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-HK21E.jpg|thumb|none|601px|HK21E on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-HK21E-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel soldier brags about his "laundered" HK21E, ignoring several rules of firearm safety by waving it at his friend, even if his finger isn't on the trigger.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-HK21E-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake reloads an HK21E as a FROG trooper self-incinerates nearby. It's never particularly clear why they do this, so it's probably nanomachines. Note that the belt of the old drum vanishes just as Snake detaches it; this is the new drum being put in place.]]
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 ==Kalashnikov PKM==
-The [[PK Machine Gun]] is seen in the hands of militia and rebels in Act 2. at the time this is obtained, this gun is a good 40-50% more powerful at close range than any other automatic weapon. However, ammo is uncommon and expensive and it can't be customized.
+The [[PK Machine Gun]] is seen in the hands of militia and rebels in Act 2. at the time this is obtained, this gun is a good 40-50% more powerful at close range than any other automatic weapon. However, ammo is uncommon and expensive and it can't be customised.
-[[Image:PKM-mg.jpg|thumb|450px|none|PKM with classic (most seen) version of the flash hider - 7.62x54mmR]]
+[[Image:PKM-mg.jpg|thumb|400px|none|PKM with classic (most seen) version of the flash hider - 7.62x54mmR]]
-[[Image:MGS4-PKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|PKM on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-PKM.jpg|thumb|none|601px|PKM on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-PKM-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake opens up on Pieuvre Armement PMC soldiers with his PKM, angered at the PMC's name being so hard to spell.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-PKM-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|His fury abated, it's time to reload.]]
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 The [[M60 machine gun|M60E4]] is used by the PMC operatives in game. It can be equipped with optics, foregrips, laser sight, and flashlight. This weapon is available in multiplayer, and is the only weapon of its type in that mode.
-[[Image:M60E4-mk43.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M60E4 Mk.43 with picatinny rails, RIS foregrip, and ammo belt - 7.62x51mm]]
+[[Image:M60E4-mk43.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M60E4 Mk.43 with Picatinny rails, RIS foregrip, and ammo belt - 7.62x51mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-M60.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M60E4 on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-M60.jpg|thumb|none|601px|M60E4 on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-M60-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake sights up a Pieuvre Armement PMC soldier armed with an M60E4.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-M60-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake revisits Shadow Moses, bringing a touch more firepower this time.]]
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 ==Mk. 46 Mod. 0==
-The [[FN_Minimi#Mk_46_Mod_0|Mk. 46 Mod. 0]] can be purchased from Drebin; it is mislabeled as a Mod 1, but has the 12 o'clock rail on the handguard that is not present on the Mod 1. It features the same customization as the M60, but it's much lighter and fires the less powerful 5.56x45mm cartridge.
+The [[FN_Minimi#Mk_46_Mod_0|Mk. 46 Mod. 0]] can be purchased from Drebin; it is mislabelled as a Mod 1, but has the 12 o'clock rail on the handguard that is not present on the Mod 1. It features the same customisation as the M60, but it's much lighter and fires the less powerful 5.56x45mm cartridge.
-[[Image:Mk46.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mk. 46 Mod. 0 - 5.56x45mm]]
+[[Image:Mk46.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mk. 46 Mod. 0 - 5.56x45mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Mk46.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Mk. 46 Mod.1" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Mk46.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"Mk. 46 Mod.1" on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Mk46-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake starts to reload the Mk. 46 by pulling back the charging handle, giving a good view of the 12 o'clock rail on the handguard; this shows the weapon is actually a Mod 0. Despite its inclusion, there is no accessory that can be mounted on this rail.]]
 [[File:MGS4Mk46Mod0-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake unloads his Mk. 46 on PMCs while atop Drebin's Stryker.]]
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 The [[FGM-148 Javelin]] is found in Act 1 and can be purchased from Drebin. It is erroneously shown as a SACLOS device requiring full-course guidance by the operator, with Snake discarding the entire launcher including the CLU after every shot and pulling out a fresh Javelin from more or less nowhere; it also cannot be used in top-attack mode by the player. Most of the time it is used by NPCs it is seen being used in an incorrect direct-fire mode; in real life, even shots fired in this mode start their flight with a rapid climb, while in game the missile flies straight forwards. The only time it is shown firing correctly is during Act 1, when a group of hidden PMC soldiers will fire missiles in top-attack mode to destroy a rebel BMP-3 IFV if the player protects it for long enough.
-It is never at all clear ''why'' it operates the way it does; presumably, the lack of lock-on capability is to seperate the weapon functionally from the Stinger, and the SACLOS guidance intended to be reminiscent of ''MGS1'' and ''MGS2's'' fly-by-wire "Nikita" missile launcher, but this doesn't really explain why the resulting mechanics were given to a Javelin launcher rather than a fictional ATGM system.
+It is never at all clear ''why'' it operates the way it does; presumably, the lack of lock-on capability is to separate the weapon functionally from the Stinger, and the SACLOS guidance intended to be reminiscent of ''MGS1'' and ''MGS2's'' fly-by-wire "Nikita" missile launcher, but this doesn't really explain why the resulting mechanics were given to a Javelin launcher rather than a fictional ATGM system.
-[[Image:Javalin.jpg|thumb|450px|none|FGM-148 Javelin - 127mm]]
+[[Image:Javalin.jpg|thumb|400px|none|FGM-148 Javelin - 127mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Javelin.jpg|thumb|none|600px|FGM-148 Javelin on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Javelin.jpg|thumb|none|601px|FGM-148 Javelin on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Javelin-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake moves into position with a Javelin during the second Act, preparing to provide the rebels with a touch more firepower.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Javelin-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sighting up a PMC Stryker through the scope of the Javelin. In theory, it's possible to top-attack by guiding the round up and then down, but this offers no meaningful advantage over direct fire.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Javelin-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|With the Stryker destroyed, Snake reloads by throwing the entire launcher away and pulling another one out of thin air. Apparently it doesn't occur to him to re-use the $80,000 Command Launch Unit. Note that Snake can carry up to ''fifty'' complete launchers; this means his invisible backpack has a carrying capacity exceeding one ton.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Javelin-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake sights up a PMC Javelin operator during the first Act. With due dilligence, it's possible to escort the mildly suicidal BMP-3 past every launcher...]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Javelin-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake sights up a PMC Javelin operator during the first Act. With due diligence, it's possible to escort the mildly suicidal BMP-3 past every launcher...]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Javelin-5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...Whereupon a hidden Praying Mantis soldier suddenly remembers how the Javelin actually works.]]
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 The [[FIM-92A Stinger]] can be purchased from Drebin, and is also found in the back of the truck in the Nuclear Warhead Storage Building, Floor 1, in Act 4. Unlike previous games where it was reloaded in a completely unspecified manner, in ''MGS4'' Snake will discard the launcher after firing and pull another one from thin air. As per series norms, the Stinger is incorrectly shown as a strange all-purpose missile, able to lock on to aircraft, ground vehicles, and even infantry.
-[[Image:-0976t.jpg|thumb|none|450px|FIM-92A Stinger - 70mm]]
+[[Image:-0976t.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FIM-92A Stinger - 70mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Stinger.jpg|thumb|none|600px|FIM-92A Stinger on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Stinger.jpg|thumb|none|601px|FIM-92A Stinger on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Stinger-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|With a determined look on his face, Snake clutches a Stinger as he advances on the Confinement Facility. As with the Javelin, being old apparently doesn't stop him lugging two thousand pounds of Stingers around.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Stinger-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake readies a Stinger as his previous one fails to take down a PMC helicopter. Reloading before impact broke the previous round's lock-on, leaving it to fly off aimlessly.]]
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 The [[GP-series grenade launcher|GP-30 grenade launcher]] can be attached to the AK-102 and AN-94. It can be found in the Advent Palace Hotel in Act 1, in a secret room at the start of Act 2, or bought from Drebin. It can be used in multiplayer on the AK-102 if Drebin Points are enabled. The GP-30 correctly does not share ammunition with the other 40mm grenade launchers (as it uses caseless VOG-25 grenades, which are incompatible with 40mm NATO grenade launchers); in game, it can only use high explosive rounds.
-[[Image:Gp-30 ak-74.jpg|thumb|none|500px|GP-30 grenade launcher mounted on AK-74 - 40mm & 5.45x39mm]]
+[[Image:Gp-30 ak-74.jpg|thumb|none|400px|GP-30 grenade launcher mounted on AK-74 - 40mm & 5.45x39mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-AK102.jpg|thumb|none|600px|AK-102 on the item menu, fitted with a GP-30 grenade launcher.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-AK102.jpg|thumb|none|601px|AK-102 on the item menu, fitted with a GP-30 grenade launcher.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-GP30-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake reloads the GP-30 mounted under his AN-94 assault rifle.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-GP30.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake finds a GP-30 in the Advent Palace Hotel. As noted previously, this "Custom Parts" box item is used to represent any accessory weapon or weapon accessory.]]
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 [[Image:Xm25 3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch XM25 mock-up - 25 x 40mm. This is a non-firing demonstrator which looks substantially different to the final version.]]
 [[Image:ATKXM25.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Final XM25 for comparison - 25 x 40mm. The version in ''MGS4'' was clearly based on the former.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-XM25.jpg|thumb|none|600px|XM25 on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-XM25.jpg|thumb|none|601px|XM25 on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-XM25-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake fires his XM25 in over-shoulder mode; fired like this, the grenades are impact detonation only.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-XM25-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Using the scope, on the other hand, allows the HEAB rounds to be used properly. The two range figures to the right are the range to the object currently being aimed at (white) and the current detonation distance (red). It fires in impact mode until the D-pad is touched to fix and then alter the range. The launcher "forgets" the set range if Snake stops aiming down the sight.]]
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 [[Image:XM320.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch XM320 with optional telescoping stock - 40mm. Note the lack of a front grip.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-SpaceshipM320.jpg|thumb|none|600px|XM320 grenade launcher mounted to an XM8 rifle on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-SpaceshipM320.jpg|thumb|none|601px|XM320 grenade launcher mounted to an XM8 rifle on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-M320-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Assaulted by Pieuvre Armement PMC soldiers, Snake loads a white phosphorous round into the XM320 mounted to his XM8.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-M320-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|He stops being assaulted immediately afterward.]]
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 The [[M72 LAW]] is used by a small number of rebels in Act 2.
-[[Image:M72A2LAW.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M72A2 LAW - 66mm]]
+[[Image:M72A2LAW.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M72A2 LAW - 66mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-LAW.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M72A3 LAW on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-LAW.jpg|thumb|none|601px|M72A3 LAW on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-LAW-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake comes across a rebel soldier with his M72 at the ready during the game's second Act.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-LAW-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Taking aim down the sights of an M72A3 LAW. Or rather, the sight; the weapon is incorrectly shown with the player's point of view in front of Snake's right hand, using only the front sight with the rear one not visible. To actually do this, Snake would have to be reaching back over his own shoulder with his right hand.]]
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 The [[Milkor MGL]] appears as the "MGL-140," it is used by Raging Raven and is acquired by Solid Snake upon defeating her. It shares the ammunition reserve of the XM320, and can use the same four ammunition types: HE fragmentation, white phosphorous, "flashbang" stun rounds and smoke rounds.
-[[Image:MGL32.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M32 MGL in desert tan finish fitted with Armson OEG reflex sight - 40mm]]
+[[Image:MGL32.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M32 MGL in desert tan finish fitted with Armson OEG reflex sight - 40mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-MGL.jpg|thumb|none|600px|MGL-140 on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-MGL.jpg|thumb|none|601px|MGL-140 on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-MGL-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Raging Raven flies overhead during the introduction of the B&B Corps in the first Act, showing off her MGL-140 grenade launcher.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-MGL-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Later, in the third Act, the MGL gets a closeup as Raven fires a grenade at the van Snake and Big Mama are escorting.]]
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 The [[RPG-7]] is used by the rebels in the first Act, and a large number of unlocked RPG-7s are present throughout the first stage, seemingly primarily to give the player some quick Drebin Points due to their high trade-in value. This weapon is available in multiplayer, and is the only one of its type in that mode.
-[[Image:Rpg-7-1-.jpg|thumb|450px|none|RPG-7 - 40mm]]
+[[Image:Rpg-7-1-.jpg|thumb|400px|none|RPG-7 - 40mm]]
-[[Image:MGS4-RPG.jpg|thumb|600px|none|RPG-7 on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-RPG.jpg|thumb|601px|none|RPG-7 on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-RPG-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel aims his RPG-7 during ''MGS4's'' first Act.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-RPG-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake fires on a Stryker using the PGO-7 scope of his RPG-7; the illuminated red dot at the aim point is obscured here by the flare of the rocket's sustainer motor.]]
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 [[Image:DAM116A101.jpg|thumb|none|300px|EAIMING "M116A1 Distraction Device Grenade," an Airsoft gun gas charger built to resemble a hand grenade. "M116A1" is actually the US army's code for a simulation hand grenade with a paper body, used in training.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-StunG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Stun grenade" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-StunG.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"Stun grenade" on the item menu.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-ChaffG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Chaff grenade" on the item menu. M363 is actually an obsolete anti-infantry canister round developed for the 76mm guns of the M4 Sherman and M41 Walker Bulldog tanks.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-ChaffG.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"Chaff grenade" on the item menu. M363 is actually an obsolete anti-infantry canister round developed for the 76mm guns of the M4 Sherman and M41 Walker Bulldog tanks.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-StunG-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After FROG soldiers knock a hole into the Advent Palace Hotel's bathroom, they toss a stun grenade inside, visible next to Meryl's head. The explosion, if looked at, turns the screen completely white; this can be simulated by looking to the right of this image.]]
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 Remote-detonated C4 charges are available during the game, and can be placed on the ground or objects and then detonated in the order they were originally placed. Precisely what attaches them to surfaces is not clear; the charges can be fixed to non-magnetic surfaces, and lack any obvious adhesive.
-[[Image:M112.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M112 demolition charge]]
+[[Image:M112.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M112 demolition charge]]
-[[Image:MGS4-C4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"C4" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-C4.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"C4" on the item menu.]]
 ==M18 Smoke Grenade==
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 [[Image:M18red.jpg|thumb|none|250px|M18 smoke grenade]]
-[[Image:MGS4-M18.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M18 smoke grenade on the item menu. This grenade produces white smoke.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-M18.jpg|thumb|none|601px|M18 smoke grenade on the item menu. This grenade produces white smoke.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-M18-Emot.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the four coloured "emotion" smoke grenades available after completing the game once. This is the yellow "Laugh" grenade.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-M18-Emot.jpg|thumb|none|601px|One of the four coloured "emotion" smoke grenades available after completing the game once. This is the yellow "Laugh" grenade.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-M18-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Faced with the rebel BMP-3 in the first Act, the Praying Mantis PMC soldiers decide that discretion is the better part of valour, one throwing an M18 smoke grenade to cover their retreat.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-M18-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|During the Act 4 ''MGS1'' nightmare, Snake is surprised at finding a security camera in a top-secret base as he brandishes a "Chaff Grenade" based on an M18. Due to PS1-era graphical limitations, the grenade is bigger than his head.]]
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 [[Image:M18a1 07.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mine]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Claymore.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M18A1 Claymore on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Claymore.jpg|thumb|none|601px|M18A1 Claymore on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Claymore-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake spots a Claymore in the lobby of the Advent Palace Hotel, deciding that practical jokes by the staff must have really got out of hand.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Claymore-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Luckily ''MGS'' series standards still apply, and Claymores are apparently both extremely hot for no readily determined reason and can be stolen by crawling over them.]]
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 [[Image:M34 2-1-.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M34 White Phosphorous grenade]]
-[[Image:MGS4-WP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M34 White Phosphorous grenade on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-WP.jpg|thumb|none|601px|M34 White Phosphorous grenade on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-WP-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake looks down the iron sight of his MP5SD2 at a case of WP grenades; this is the generic pickup model used by every type of grenade in the game.]]
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 [[Image:Baseball.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M67 hand grenade]]
-[[Image:MGS4-M67.jpg|thumb|none|600px|M67 hand grenade on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-M67.jpg|thumb|none|601px|M67 hand grenade on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-M67-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Drebin shows off a magic trick he presumably uses at ''really'' dull parties.]]
 [[File:MGS4Grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A better shot of the M67.]]
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 A 30-round STANAG 5.56x45mm magazine can be thrown to distract enemies. One magazine is added to the stock every time a weapon's magazine is fully depleted; regardless of the weapon, it will always be shown as this type when thrown. Unlike ''Metal Gear Solid 2'', the reloading animation correctly shows Snake retaining the old mag during the reload rather than discarding it and then having it in his inventory anyway.
-[[Image:MGS4-Magazine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Magazine on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Magazine.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Magazine on the item menu.]]
 ==Mk 2 Hand Grenade==
-During the PMC commercials before the game proper begins, two live-action combatants are seen dueling in mid-air as the camera sweeps around them. As they move close, the one in white reaches down to produce a [[Mk 2 hand grenade]], with another attached to her belt. Mk 2 grenades are also used by Genome Soldiers in the ''MGS1'' nightmare sequence if Snake enters a vent during an alert.
+During the PMC commercials before the game proper begins, two live-action combatants are seen duelling in mid-air as the camera sweeps around them. As they move close, the one in white reaches down to produce a [[Mk 2 hand grenade]], with another attached to her belt. Mk 2 grenades are also used by Genome Soldiers in the ''MGS1'' nightmare sequence if Snake enters a vent during an alert.
 [[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk 2 "Pineapple" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade]]
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 Molotov cocktails, referred to as "Petro Bomb" in game, are used in place of grenades by rebel soldiers in the first two Acts, and can be picked up by Snake, functioning as less effective versions of the WP grenade which ignite on impact.
-[[Image:MGS4-Molotov.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Petro Bomb" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Molotov.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"Petro Bomb" on the item menu.]]
 ==Valmera 69==
@@ Line 689: / Line 689: @@
 [[Image:130705-004-42B40A6D.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Italian Valmera 69 land mine (centre).]]
-[[Image:MGS4-SmokeMine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"S.G. Mine" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-SmokeMine.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"S.G. Mine" on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-SmokeMine-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Apparently showing up as hot on thermal isn't enough for these mines, which are also concealed through clever application of a bright blue body and a big silly light on the top.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-SmokeMine-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the unlikely case that Snake manages to trigger one, the entire mine jumps into the air; this is incorrect, as the Valmera, like most bounding mines, has an outer body containing the bounding body and propelling charge; only the bounding body should jump into the air.]]
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 An unknown land mine is available as a remote-triggered sleeping gas bomb called the "S.G. Satchel."
-[[Image:MGS4-Satchel.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"S.G. Satchel" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Satchel.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"S.G. Satchel" on the item menu.]]
 =Mounted Weaponry=
@@ Line 780: / Line 780: @@
 == Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B ==
-Liquid Snake's crashed Hind-D can be found in the snowfield around the Comm Towers in Act 4, with the chin-mounted [[Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B]] gatling gun buried in the snow. Other Hinds can be seen in the PMC advertisments at the very beginning of the game; at least one of those seen, however, is a Hind-A which would have a different, single-barrel chin gun.
+Liquid Snake's crashed Hind-D can be found in the snowfield around the Comm Towers in Act 4, with the chin-mounted [[Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B]] gatling gun buried in the snow. Other Hinds can be seen in the PMC advertisements at the very beginning of the game; at least one of those seen, however, is a Hind-A which would have a different, single-barrel chin gun.
 [[Image:Yakb.JPG|thumb|none|500px|Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B machine gun - 12.7mm]]
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 The railgun itself seems to have been created using either the same wooden motion capture prop as the one used for ''Metal Gear Solid 2's'' MoCap work or a reproduction of it; the design incorporates elements of a number of experimental and prototype high-tech weapons, but the weapon as a whole is a work of fiction.
-[[Image:MGS4-Railgun.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Railgun" on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Railgun.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"Railgun" on the item menu.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Railgun-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake continues to make a mockery of the idea that he keeps his inventory in anything resembling a backpack.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Railgun-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reloading the railgun; note the magazine in Snake's left hand is proportioned like a pistol mag, since it only contains projectiles with no propellant.]]
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 A Japanese clone of a Portugese muzzleloading matchlock arquebus design, this is basically a joke weapon that can only be reloaded while standing, taking a lot of time to do so for only moderate damage and accuracy; costing one million Drebin Points, it's a very expensive joke at that. However, there is a one-third chance that when the Tanegashima is fired outdoors it will instead fire a gigantic whirlwind which knocks enemies down and scatters items everywhere. It is extremely silly.
-[[Image:TanegashimaGun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Japanese "Tanegashima" matchlock arquebus. Tanegashima was the site of the first contact Japan had with European traders, and these firearms were copies of traded Portugese guns.]]
+[[Image:TanegashimaGun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Japanese "Tanegashima" matchlock arquebus. Tanegashima was the site of the first contact Japan had with European traders, and these firearms were copies of traded Portugese guns.]]
-[[Image:MGS4-Musket.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"Tanegashima" arquebus on the item menu.]]
+[[Image:MGS4-Musket.jpg|thumb|none|601px|"Tanegashima" arquebus on the item menu. Note this weapon is rather ridiculously placed in the "assault rifle" class.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Musket-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Snake aims down the iron sight of his Tanegashima arquebus. Note that only one end of the match is lit; typically on a real matchlock, both ends would be lit in case one was extinguished accidentally.]]
 [[Image:MGS4-Musket-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reloading involves a suitable amount of fiddling around with the weapon's ramrod, followed by a series of hard-to-make-out actions which are presumably refilling the flash pan, resetting the serpentine and replacing the match.]]

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:42, 1 October 2011

Overview

Handguns

Custom M1911

EAA Tanfoglio Thor .45-70

FN Five-seveN

Glock 18C

Heckler & Koch Mark 23 Phase II Prototype

IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX

Luger P08 "Artillery Model"

Makarov PMM

Mk22 Mod 0 "Hush Puppy"

PSS

"Race Gun"

Ruger Mk. II

Shansi Type 17

SIG-Sauer GSR

Springfield Operator

Submachine Guns

FN P90

Heckler & Koch MP5SD2

Heckler & Koch MP7A1

Izhmash PP-19 Bizon

MAC-10

Skorpion Vz 82

Shotguns

Knight's Armament MasterKey

Remington 870 Custom

Saiga 12

"Twin Barrel"

Assault Rifles / Battle Rifles

AK-102

AN-94

AKS-74U

FAMAS

FN FAL

FN SCAR-H CQC

Heckler & Koch G3A3

Heckler & Koch XM8 Carbine

Heckler & Koch XM8 Compact Carbine

M4A1

"Patriot"

Sniper Rifles / Designated Marksman Rifles

Barrett M82A2

DSR-1

Heckler & Koch PSG-1

Heckler & Koch XM8 Sharpshooter

Mk 14 Mod 0 Enhanced Battle Rifle

Mosin Nagant Sniper

SVD Dragunov-S

VSS Vintorez

Machine Guns

Heckler & Koch HK21E

Kalashnikov PKM

M60E4

Mk. 46 Mod. 0

Launchers

FGM-148 Javelin

FIM-92 Stinger

GP-30

Heckler & Koch XM25 Mock-Up

Heckler & Koch XM320

M72A3 LAW

MGL-140

RPG-7

Thrown / Placed

Airsoft gas charger grenade

M112 C4 Demolition Charge

M18 Smoke Grenade

M18A1 Claymore

M34 White Phosphorous Grenade

M67 Hand Grenade

Magazine

Mk 2 Hand Grenade

Molotov cocktail

Valmera 69

Unknown land mine

Mounted Weaponry

BGM-71 TOW