Pistol (HL2)
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The Pistol is a semi-automatic handgun and the first firearm the player acquires in Half-Life 2. It resembles a H&K USP Match. The player acquires their first Pistol in the chapter "Route Kanal", when they kill a Civil Protection officer who is found in a maintenance tunnel near the trainyards, beating a civilian.
The pistol appears to be the Combine's standard sidearm, and is often carried by Civil Protection officers.
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[edit] Overview
Although the pistol lacks considerable stopping power, it has a high rate of fire (as fast as the trigger can be pulled) and a sizeable 18-round magazine. It is a useful all-rounder and is particularly effective against weak and/or slow enemies, such as headcrabs, barnacles, zombies and scanners. It is also one of the few firearms that can fire underwater.
It is relatively accurate out to medium range, but is not meant for precision shooting (such as performing a headshot at range). For long range shooting, the .357 Revolver is a much better bet.
[edit] Tactics
The pistol is not particularly effective against multiple targets, it is better when facing off against one or two targets at a time. When engaged in a firefight using the Pistol, aim for the target's head. Aiming for the body is not very effective, especially not if the target is wearing body armour, and it can take up to seven shots at medium range to score a kill. On the other hand, it normally takes only two shots to the head to kill.
The pistol is more accurate than the SMG1 and does a little more damage, so it makes for a good backup weapon if your other weapons are running low on ammo.
Ammunition is plentiful in the early chapters while battling Civil Protection officers in the Canals, but it becomes slightly harder to come by in later chapters, where it is usually only found in some supply crates and abandoned outposts.
Both Civil Protection officers and Overwatch Soldiers can be killed by a single shot to back of the head if they are unaware of the player's presence, even on hard difficulty.
Holding down both the alternate fire button and the primary fire button allows you to "charge up" the gun and fire a more powerful shot at the expense of several bullets.
[edit] Additional Information
- The Pistol strongly resembles a USP Match, however, it has several cosmetic differences and the match attachment is altered from the version in real life.
- When the Pistol is reloaded, the slide does not appear to need any manual operation.
- The actual name of the Pistol is never revealed in-game.
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 Comparison of the 9mm pistol from Half-Life and Half-Life 2 |
| Weapons of the Half-Life Series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Half-Life | Crowbar · 9mm Pistol · .357 Magnum · Shotgun · Submachine Gun · Hand Grenade · Satchel Charge · Laser Tripmine · RPG · Crossbow · Gluon Gun · Tau Cannon (Gauss Gun) · Hivehand · Snark | ||
| Opposing Force | Pipe Wrench · Combat Knife · Desert Eagle · M40A1 Sniper Rifle · M249 Squad Automatic Weapon · Displacer · Spore Launcher · Shock Roach | ||
| Half-Life 2 | Crowbar · Gravity Gun · 9mm Pistol · .357 Magnum · Submachine Gun · Shotgun · AR2 Pulse Rifle · RPG · Crossbow · Hand Grenade · Bugbait | ||
| Other | Overwatch Sniper Rifle · SLAM · Magnusson Device · Portal Gun | ||
