Rocket Launcher

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UNSC Rocket Launcher
The Rocket Launcher
Affilation	UNSC
Clip Size	2 Rockets
Ammo Capacity	6 Rockets (Halo 3)

The Rocket Launcher fires explosive missile projectiles. Not only is the Rocket Launcher a effective weapon against vehicles, it's also very effective against ground forces. But be careful, due to its large blast radius, it can also be quite devastating against its user. On all Halo games if fired within a 2 meter radius of an opponent, it was an automatic kill.

Variants

The Rocket Launcher has changed quite a bit over the course of the Halo trilogy.

Halo: Combat Evolved

The Rocket Launcher in the first Halo game was the M19 SSM Rocket Launcher. This version had no lock-on capabilities, and was slightly less accurate than its successors. Its clip capacity was limited to 2 rockets, but it was possible to hold up to 10 rockets while using it.

Halo 2

This is possibly the most devastating Rocket Launcher. This version was still considered to be the M19 SSM Rocket Launcher, but with some major differences. Although the rockets traveled much slower in this variant than the other games, it came with a very useful lock-on targeting system. It was able to lock-on to any vehicle that was currently being used by an opponent. This variant was only able to hold up to 8 rockets.

Halo 3

Halo 3 introduced the M41 SSR MAV/AW. This Rocket Launcher variant has no lock-on ability, but the rockets travel faster and the explosion radius is increased slightly. This new variant can only hold 6 rockets, making it the worse in that category. An interesting disadvantage about this variant is that the rockets can actually be deflected by explosions and Gravity Hammer discharges. In several double exp weekend playlists, the rocket launcher is featured exclusively. It is also the only weapon the player has access to in the gametype, Rocket Race.