List of Misc Weapons
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[edit] Claymore Mine
Explosive that detonates when someone walks over it. Because they can be difficult to detect, sensors have to be used to avoid them. Crawling over them allows Snake to pick them up safely. When laid on the ground, a 90º laser sight is placed in front of the mine, indicating the mine's detonation reach.
[edit] Flamethrower
A weapon that emits a stream of flaming liquid causing burn damage to targets. Effective in confined spaces as it fills the space with flame. It is the weapon of choice for The Fury as well as Pyro Bison and Fire Trooper. On the mountains before fighting The Fury, Snake also encounters Flamethrower Guards. These guards will explode a few seconds after being shot in their fuel tanks. Oddly enough, a makeshift flamethrower, cobbled together from a can of hairspray and a Zippo lighter, was the weapon that Solid Snake used to defeat Big Boss in Zanzibar Land.
[edit] Machine Gun
Weapon attached to Gun Cyphers and Gun Cameras to provide an offensive capability.
[edit] Shotgun
The shotgun is often touted as the king of close-quarters combat. Because they spray a cluster of pellets instead of single slugs, shotguns can do a lot of damage in a very short amount of time. Going up against a shotgun in close quarters is a mistake that no soldier makes twice; the lucky ones learn to keep their distance, while the others lie dead. Due to the spread of the pellets, the shotgun does not make an effective long-range weapon.
Appearances
- Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes - Biochemical Guards (stun ammo)
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - Attack Team (Franchi SPAS-12)
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Attack Team, Ocelot Unit & Snake (Ithaca M37)
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Users unknown (M870)
[edit] Thompson "Tommy Gun"
One of the weapons used by The Pain in his battle against Naked Snake. The Thompson is a .45 caliber submachine gun, used most famously by American soldiers during the first World War and American gangsters shortly afterwards. The Pain somehow forms his Tommy Gun from his hornets gathering around his arm in the shape of the gun itself.
[edit] M61 Vulcan
A 20mm High-Powered M61-Vulcan which is normally mounted on aircraft. However due to Vulcan Raven's supernatural strength, he is able to use it as his personal weapon and wield it with ease. It is surmounted that Raven acquired this particular weapon from one of the downed aircrafts that Roy Campbell mentions at the beginning of the Shadow Moses Incident.
- See Vulcan Raven for more information
[edit] Tanks
- An M1-Abrams was found on Shadow Moses Island during the Shadow Moses Incident, the tank was most likely used by Vulcan Raven when battling against Solid Snake.
- An Unknown tank was being used during the rise of Liquid Ocelot in the Middle East, it is also unknown if this tank was manufactured in the United States prior to being shipped to a PMC in the Middle East.
[edit] Laser Cannon
A fictional laser weapon mounted on some Metal Gear units. If Solid Snake gets too close to Metal Gear REX, Liquid Snake, piloting the REX, will shoot him with it. In Metal Gear Solid, the beam was seen as a quick sweep across REX's feet. In its remake, the laser is noticeably slower.
A laser cannon was also built into Metal Gear RAY's head. A powerful cutting weapon, it was used to cut through the hull of the sinking tanker.
[edit] TNT
TNT is a remote detonated explosive. It can be used as a way to attack guards from a safe distance. Ammunition and food storage areas can also be demolished using TNT, causing the guards in the surround screens to be low on ammo and very hungry, willing to eat even the most rotten food available.
[edit] Tactical Shield
A defensive armament used by attack squads to repel gunfire. Earlier versions were a human-sized heavy slab of indestructible metal with a small peek hole located at the top. Because of their size and weight, soldiers carrying them could only return fire while standing still.
Later versions were smaller and lighter, but would not provide coverage for the leg area. These new shields were made of a clear polycarbonate so the wielder could see through to his quarry, and some are armed with a little flashlight to better see into dark, narrow spaces. However, they are not shatter-proof and the shock of destroying one will leave a soldier's arm limp until he is able to recover.
[edit] Time Bomb
A device set to explode after a set amount of time. In Metal Gear Solid, Ocelot hid a small time bomb in with Snake's inventory that would explode after 1500 seconds had passed. Another time bomb can be found in REX's underground lair by using the Mine Detector. This one goes off 30 seconds have passed.
