Resistance RPG
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| Resistance Rocket Propelled Grenade | |
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| Production information | |
| Affiliation | |
| Type |
Guided rocket launcher |
| Technical specifications | |
| Damage |
200 |
| Magazine/reload type |
1 |
| Maximum Ammunition |
3 |
| Ammunition Type |
Laser-guided rockets |
| Effective Range |
Varies on target |
| Range |
Medium to long |
| Usage | |
| Used by | |
| Counterpart(s) |
Other RPGs |
| Game information | |
| Entity |
weapon_rpg |
- "This steerable rocket launcher is our best bet for taking down a Gunship."
- ―Odessa Cubbage[src]
The Resistance Rocket Propelled Grenade, simply known as "RPG", is a powerful weapon sometimes used by Rebels against Combine forces.
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[edit] Overview
The RPG is mainly used by the Resistance to take out Combine Dropships and their troop containers, Gunships, Hunter Choppers, Striders, and sometimes even APCs. Gordon Freeman is given this weapon by Odessa Cubbage at the coastal base New Little Odessa, during the Half-Life 2 chapter Highway 17, to take down a Gunship.
A very powerful and useful weapon, the RPG has a laser guide which can precisely guide the rocket while it is in flight, making it ideal for making precision shots at various lengths of distances. The rocket can even be re-guided to turn completely around if it misses its target, or maneuvered to avoid enemy defenses. Rockets are also the most powerful explosives available to Gordon, being almost twice as strong as a grenade.
[edit] Tactics
- RPG ammo is very hard to find, so the RPG should be used sparingly. When facing a Gunship, the rocket should be steered evasively until it gets to the target, otherwise the Gunship will shoot the rocket down. Guiding the rocket in unpredictable loops and rolls is highly effective.
- Since only three rockets can be carried at any one time, resupply is an important consideration during extended battles with Gunships or Striders. In these situations an "infinite resupply" crate full of rockets is usually to be found somewhere in the area, either prior to or during the battle. Therefore, the presence of a crate of infinite rockets tends to be a precursor of a battle with a tough foe.
- The RPG is also a useful weapon for removing Overwatch Snipers. It can easily be guided to a sniper's window, and can even be turned into the window by a high-skilled player without ever having to even face the sniper's beam.
[edit] Trivia
- The RPG seems to be at least partially based off of the Swedish-made MBT LAW disposable rocket launcher, however the weapon design itself is similar to a Combine design, suggesting that the Resistance might have created the weapon out of Combine scrap.
- It should be noted that though being used in-game and among players, the terms "rocket launcher", "RPG" and "rocket" are incorrect since a rocket is an unguided explosive charge or a rocket propelled grenade. The Half-Life 2 RPG actually fires a laser-guided missile, thus making it more a missile launcher than a rocket launcher.
[edit] Gallery
 The "RPG Guy" used as Odessa Cubbage's placeholder in the playable Half-Life 2 Beta. |
 Odessa Cubbage wielding the RPG. |
 The RPG being held by the player. |
 Rocket model. |
 Rocket model, in flying mode. |
 Ammo crate model. |
 HUD icon. It uses the same HUD icon as the cut Missile Launcher. |
 RPG ammo crate and rockets near a dead Rebel under Bridge Point's bridge. |
 Gordon's weapons being taken away and destroyed in the Citadel, among them the RPG. |
[edit] List of appearances
- Half-Life 2 (First appearance)
- Half-Life 2: Deathmatch (Non-canonical appearance)
- Half-Life 2: Lost Coast (Non-canonical appearance)
- Half-Life 2: Episode One
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two
