Triple rocket launcher

Triple rocket launcher

A single-use rocket launcher that fires a cluster of three large-bore explosive rockets. Good against small groups of tough targets.
Because of its unwieldiness, single-use limitation, and the massive destruction it causes, it's said that one must be slightly crazy to use this weapon.

Base Stats

Type

Equipment – Weapons

"Modern Weapons" is not in the list (Neolithic Weapons, Medieval Weapons, Industrial Weapons, Spacer Weapons, Ultra Weapons, Mechanoid Weapons) of allowed values for the "Class" property.

Weapon Class

Modern

Market Value

1000 

Mass

7 kg

Ranged Combat

Mode

Single-Use

Damage

40 dmg (Bomb)

Warm-Up

270 ticks (4.5 secs)

Cooldown

270 ticks (4.5 secs)

Range

36 tile(s)

Avg. accuracy

100%

Velocity

50 (m/s)

Burst Count

3 (per burst)

Burst Ticks

20 ticks (0.33 secs)
(180 RPM)

Miss Radius

2.9 tile(s)

Blast Radius

3.9

DPS

12.41

Melee Combat

Melee Attack 1

Barrel
11.7 dmg (Blunt)
18% AP
2.6 seconds cooldown

Melee Average DPS

4.5

Melee Average AP

18%

Technical

weaponTags

Gun, GunSingleUse

thingSetMakerTags

SingleUseWeapon, RewardStandardLowFreq

tradeTags

ExoticMisc

The triple rocket launcher is single use rocket launcher that fires 3 rockets, one after the other in short succession and will not stop until all three rockets are fired, even if the target is dead.

Acquisition

Heavy mercenary raiders, typically encountered mid-late game, may be equipped with this weapon.

Analysis

Compared to the Doomsday, it has a smaller blast radius and worse accuracy but makes up for this by firing three shots. They are a major threat to your colony as they can handily kill multiple colonists if clustered, along with causing serious damage towards structures, and should be a priority target.

Although dangerous for raiders to use it against you , it is far less effective than a doomsday rocket in dynamic warfare . Because its small area of focused fire , it's best to use it against bunched up tough enemies (centipedes). But normally you won't find such enemies, and even if you do , one triple rocket would not be enough because of their high sharp armor.

The place where it shines is against stationary targets, especially against mech cluster. Although it will be out ranged by most mech weapon , it provide a way to somewhat reliable (of course you can use mortars , but I assume you would know just how inaccurate it is) blow up mech structures from a safe distance away, great against targets that are urgent to remove (auto-mortars , EMP dynamo).

Version History

• 0.8.657 - Added

• 

  Original sprite of the Doomsday and Triple rocket launchers

• 

  Triple rocket launcher used by chasing pirates, two rockets out of three being fired at a manhunter revenge Thrumbo.

---

Weapons

Melee | Neolithic

Breach axe • Club • Ikwa • Knife (Jade) • Spear

Medieval

Gladius • Longsword • Mace • Axe • Warhammer

Ultra

Eltex staff • Monosword (Persona) • Plasmasword (Persona) • Zeushammer (Persona)

Improvised

Beer • Elephant tusk • Thrumbo horn • Wood

Ranged | Neolithic

Greatbow • Pila • Recurve bow • Short bow • Flamebow

Industrial

Assault rifle • Autopistol • Bolt-action rifle • Chain shotgun • Heavy SMG • Launcher (EMP, Incendiary, Smoke, Toxbomb ) • LMG • Machine pistol • Minigun • Pump shotgun • Revolver • Sniper rifle

Spacer

Charge lance • Charge rifle

Consumables

Doomsday rocket launcher • Triple rocket launcher

Throwables

EMP grenades • Frag grenades • Molotov cocktails • Tox grenades

Mechanoid

Heavy charge blaster • Inferno cannon • Needle gun • Thump cannon • Beam graser • Charge blaster turret • Hellsphere cannon • Mini-flameblaster • Mini-shotgun • Slugthrower • Spiner • Toxic needle gun

Structures

Autocannon • Mini-turret gun • Mortar (Weapon) • Uranium slug cannon • Auto-mortar • Inferno cannon (Turret) • Light charge blaster • Mini-slugger • Tactical turret gun