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*Most rifles and sub-machine guns eject shells to the left, despite otherwise being right-handed models. This is most likely an aesthetic choice; it being visually pleasing to watch shell casings fly past when emptying an AK-47. The developers of ''S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl'' commented regarding this after criticism of the same thing in their game, saying that ejecting brass across the screen looks more "dynamic." | *Most rifles and sub-machine guns eject shells to the left, despite otherwise being right-handed models. This is most likely an aesthetic choice; it being visually pleasing to watch shell casings fly past when emptying an AK-47. The developers of ''S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl'' commented regarding this after criticism of the same thing in their game, saying that ejecting brass across the screen looks more "dynamic." | ||
− | == "DC3 Elite" == | + | ==Handguns== |
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+ | === "DC3 Elite" === | ||
The game's only real Frankengun, the development team have stated the DC3 Elite is a cross between the [[Beretta 92FS]] and the IMI [[Desert Eagle]]. It's the starting weapon in a few levels, including the first where it can be replaced with an assault rifle and shotgun within thirty seconds of the level loading. The weapon is apparently designed in such a way that even though the slide locks open when the magazine is released, the user still has to pull it back further to actually chamber a round. The sound effect is described by the developers as being "[[24|Jack Bauer's]] pistol" firing, presumably meaning the [[Heckler_%26_Koch_USP#Heckler_.26_Koch_USP_Compact|USP Compact]]. | The game's only real Frankengun, the development team have stated the DC3 Elite is a cross between the [[Beretta 92FS]] and the IMI [[Desert Eagle]]. It's the starting weapon in a few levels, including the first where it can be replaced with an assault rifle and shotgun within thirty seconds of the level loading. The weapon is apparently designed in such a way that even though the slide locks open when the magazine is released, the user still has to pull it back further to actually chamber a round. The sound effect is described by the developers as being "[[24|Jack Bauer's]] pistol" firing, presumably meaning the [[Heckler_%26_Koch_USP#Heckler_.26_Koch_USP_Compact|USP Compact]]. | ||
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[[Image:Black-DC3-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kellar reloads the DC3, showing it has some kind of laser / light module under the barrel. The entire screen except the weapon goes out of focus during reloads, though pressing any of the face buttons except melee makes it return to normal.]] | [[Image:Black-DC3-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kellar reloads the DC3, showing it has some kind of laser / light module under the barrel. The entire screen except the weapon goes out of focus during reloads, though pressing any of the face buttons except melee makes it return to normal.]] | ||
− | == Glock 19 == | + | === Glock 19 === |
The [[Glock 19]] is featured in some levels as a starting sidearm, with an optional suppressor. Strangely, in a game full of overkill-inducing ammunition capacities, the 15-round Glock carries only 12 rounds.As with the DC3, when Kellar picks it up or switches to it he'll do a brass check. Unlike most shooter games of Black's time, the chamber will actually appear empty if the weapon needs reloading or if the player is carrying no pistol ammunition. | The [[Glock 19]] is featured in some levels as a starting sidearm, with an optional suppressor. Strangely, in a game full of overkill-inducing ammunition capacities, the 15-round Glock carries only 12 rounds.As with the DC3, when Kellar picks it up or switches to it he'll do a brass check. Unlike most shooter games of Black's time, the chamber will actually appear empty if the weapon needs reloading or if the player is carrying no pistol ammunition. | ||
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[[Image:Black-Glock-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kellar reloads his Glock.]] | [[Image:Black-Glock-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kellar reloads his Glock.]] | ||
− | == Smith & Wesson Model 629 == | + | === Smith & Wesson Model 629 === |
Called the "Magnum" in game, so [[Dirty Harry|there was only ever one kind of Magnum it was going to be]] - a [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]], or rather the stainless steel version, the [[Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_29#Smith_.26_Wesson_Model_629|Model 629]]. The game's version is heavily customised, resembling a Performance Center "Stealth Hunter," though with a RIS rail added to the top of the barrel and frame. The game's Magnum is seemingly single action only, with Kellar thumb-cocking the hammer after every shot. As is often the case with videogame revolvers, the range and accuracy of the weapon makes it more like a scopeless marksman's rifle than a handgun. | Called the "Magnum" in game, so [[Dirty Harry|there was only ever one kind of Magnum it was going to be]] - a [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]], or rather the stainless steel version, the [[Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_29#Smith_.26_Wesson_Model_629|Model 629]]. The game's version is heavily customised, resembling a Performance Center "Stealth Hunter," though with a RIS rail added to the top of the barrel and frame. The game's Magnum is seemingly single action only, with Kellar thumb-cocking the hammer after every shot. As is often the case with videogame revolvers, the range and accuracy of the weapon makes it more like a scopeless marksman's rifle than a handgun. | ||
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[[Image:Black-Magnum-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Regardless, that guy certainly doesn't feel lucky.]] | [[Image:Black-Magnum-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Regardless, that guy certainly doesn't feel lucky.]] | ||
− | == Unknown pistol == | + | === Unknown pistol === |
Shown very briefly during the briefing montages is this blurry image of a handgun. | Shown very briefly during the briefing montages is this blurry image of a handgun. | ||
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[[Image:Black-Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Unknown pistol.]] | [[Image:Black-Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Unknown pistol.]] | ||
− | == FN P90 == | + | ==Submachine guns== |
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+ | === FN P90 === | ||
''Black's'' [[FN P90]] is the Triple Rail version; rather than using the weapon's distinctive translucent polycarbonate magazine, the game's version has a metallic magazine which somehow holds 100 rounds instead of 50. It also has a ''lot'' of accessory rails. As with many games, the ammo system counts "SMG" as a whole class, so the 5.7mm P90 can use the same ammo as the other subguns. Unusually for a videogame, the weapon actually ejects spent casings off-screen rather than just hurling them out of some non-existant side ejection port. | ''Black's'' [[FN P90]] is the Triple Rail version; rather than using the weapon's distinctive translucent polycarbonate magazine, the game's version has a metallic magazine which somehow holds 100 rounds instead of 50. It also has a ''lot'' of accessory rails. As with many games, the ammo system counts "SMG" as a whole class, so the 5.7mm P90 can use the same ammo as the other subguns. Unusually for a videogame, the weapon actually ejects spent casings off-screen rather than just hurling them out of some non-existant side ejection port. | ||
[[Image:FN P90 Triple Rail (TR).jpg|thumb|500px|none|FN P90TR - 5.7x28mm]] | [[Image:FN P90 Triple Rail (TR).jpg|thumb|500px|none|FN P90TR - 5.7x28mm]] | ||
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[[Image:Black-P90-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Idle animation: Kellar checks if the magazine is seated properly.]] | [[Image:Black-P90-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Idle animation: Kellar checks if the magazine is seated properly.]] | ||
− | == MAC-10 == | + | === Ingram MAC-10 === |
A heavily customised Ingram [[MAC-10]] appears in the game, with rails on top; on these is mounted what is probably supposed to be a C-More sight but is actually a H&K-style front sight mounted on a riser. The weapon has a silencer that differs from the normal silencer model used on all the other guns. Also unlike the rest of the guns, the silencer is equipped by default when you pick it up or have it in your starting loadout. Its magazines are the model for submachine gun ammunition, which means that all subguns in the game are chambered for ".380 SMG", if the gun's markings mean anything. | A heavily customised Ingram [[MAC-10]] appears in the game, with rails on top; on these is mounted what is probably supposed to be a C-More sight but is actually a H&K-style front sight mounted on a riser. The weapon has a silencer that differs from the normal silencer model used on all the other guns. Also unlike the rest of the guns, the silencer is equipped by default when you pick it up or have it in your starting loadout. Its magazines are the model for submachine gun ammunition, which means that all subguns in the game are chambered for ".380 SMG", if the gun's markings mean anything. | ||
[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|none|300px|MAC-10 - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|none|300px|MAC-10 - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:Mac10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAC-10 in game. The best you can really say is it's in there somewhere.]] | [[Image:Mac10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MAC-10 in game. The best you can really say is it's in there somewhere.]] | ||
− | == Uzi == | + | === IMI Uzi === |
The [[Uzi]] is a full-size model, and is used later in the game by Seventh Wave, as well as being found as an "armament" objective in the first level. It is given a charging handle on the left side. The original charging handle is still present on the top of the gun, but it is not used for anything, and indeed would be useless given the addition of an RIS rail surrounding the charging handle. It also features a fire selector with a burst mode, and a ridiculously gigantic 90-round magazine. The sound effect is, according to the developers, the sound of "[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] firing his Uzi in ''[[True Lies]]''." This presumably means it was sampled from the sound of the [[MAC-10]]s firing on the basis that every subgun Arnie fires is an Uzi. | The [[Uzi]] is a full-size model, and is used later in the game by Seventh Wave, as well as being found as an "armament" objective in the first level. It is given a charging handle on the left side. The original charging handle is still present on the top of the gun, but it is not used for anything, and indeed would be useless given the addition of an RIS rail surrounding the charging handle. It also features a fire selector with a burst mode, and a ridiculously gigantic 90-round magazine. The sound effect is, according to the developers, the sound of "[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] firing his Uzi in ''[[True Lies]]''." This presumably means it was sampled from the sound of the [[MAC-10]]s firing on the basis that every subgun Arnie fires is an Uzi. | ||
[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|500px|IMI Uzi - 9mm.]] | [[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|500px|IMI Uzi - 9mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Uziblack.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Uzi in game.]] | [[Image:Uziblack.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Uzi in game.]] | ||
− | == MP5A5 == | + | === HK MP5A5 === |
Surprisingly effective but, just to piss you off, they give it to you in the game's most difficult mission where the assault rifle you just had in the level just previous would be highly welcome. The weapon's firing sound effect is sampled from [[Bruce Willis]] firing his converted HK94 during the movie ''[[Die Hard]]''. | Surprisingly effective but, just to piss you off, they give it to you in the game's most difficult mission where the assault rifle you just had in the level just previous would be highly welcome. The weapon's firing sound effect is sampled from [[Bruce Willis]] firing his converted HK94 during the movie ''[[Die Hard]]''. | ||
[[Image:H&KMP5A5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Heckler and Koch MP5A5 - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:H&KMP5A5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Heckler and Koch MP5A5 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:Mp5a5black.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MP5A5 in game.]] | [[Image:Mp5a5black.jpg|thumb|none|500px|MP5A5 in game.]] | ||
− | == AK-47 == | + | == Assault rifles == |
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+ | === AK-47 === | ||
+ | The [[AK-47]] is the primary weapon used by Seventh Wave soldiers throughout the game, and comes with a doubled capacity of 60 rounds. Stock footage shown between levels also shows militia groups, presumably re-cast as Seventh Wave terrorists, holding AK-pattern weapons, though the shots are blurry enough to make identification of the specific type impossible. In game, shells eject from the left and the charging handle is on the same side. Along with this the bolt stays open when the last shot is fired but when Kellar slides in the magazine it closes. Then to add in a bit of reality (of a real AK-47) he slides back the charging handle to load the next round. This is useless due to the fact that the first round would have been loaded when the bolt closed after the magazine was loaded. The top of the receiver cover features some kind of mounting rail, and the rear sight is wider and shorter than it should be. The lever for detaching the gas tube and top of the handguard seems to be completely missing, replaced with tiny, useless rail mounts. | ||
[[Image:TypeIII_AK47.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AK47, 7.62x39mm.]] | [[Image:TypeIII_AK47.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AK47, 7.62x39mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Ak47black.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kellar uses his AK to attack the second level's Explosion Storage Depot.]] | [[Image:Ak47black.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kellar uses his AK to attack the second level's Explosion Storage Depot.]] | ||
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[[Image:Black-AK-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pile of non-ridiculous AK-pattern rifles seen in one of ''Black's'' briefings.]] | [[Image:Black-AK-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pile of non-ridiculous AK-pattern rifles seen in one of ''Black's'' briefings.]] | ||
− | == AKS-74U == | + | === AKS-74U === |
One of the images used in the mission briefings shows a man in a room full of weapons and equipment, with a hard-to-discern rifle mounted on his wall and an [[AK-74#AKS-74U|AKS-74U]] in his hands. | One of the images used in the mission briefings shows a man in a room full of weapons and equipment, with a hard-to-discern rifle mounted on his wall and an [[AK-74#AKS-74U|AKS-74U]] in his hands. | ||
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[[Image:Black-AKS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A man with a truly impressive moustache brandishes an AKS-74U in a stock photo.]] | [[Image:Black-AKS.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A man with a truly impressive moustache brandishes an AKS-74U in a stock photo.]] | ||
− | == HK G36C == | + | === HK G36C === |
The [[Heckler & Koch G36C]] is the standard-issue weapon used by all friendly NPCs, though it is only available to the player in later missions. The weapon is shown with the Choate Machine and Tool folding stock of an [[MP5#Heckler_.26_Koch_MP5K-PDW|MP5K-PDW]], and has the gas tube and barrel reversed. In addition, rather than the charging handle being mounted on the top of the frame, it is shifted to being an AK-style charger. The magazine is more than doubled, to seventy rounds. A strange graphical glitch exists with this gun; when set to single shot, the animation will not spawn brass. | The [[Heckler & Koch G36C]] is the standard-issue weapon used by all friendly NPCs, though it is only available to the player in later missions. The weapon is shown with the Choate Machine and Tool folding stock of an [[MP5#Heckler_.26_Koch_MP5K-PDW|MP5K-PDW]], and has the gas tube and barrel reversed. In addition, rather than the charging handle being mounted on the top of the frame, it is shifted to being an AK-style charger. The magazine is more than doubled, to seventy rounds. A strange graphical glitch exists with this gun; when set to single shot, the animation will not spawn brass. | ||
[[Image:Hkg36c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Heckler & Koch G36C - 5.56mm.]] | [[Image:Hkg36c.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Heckler & Koch G36C - 5.56mm.]] | ||
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[[Image:Black-G36-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Yeah, so I just decided I was going to try out being the gas tube today, boss."<br>"The suppressor's still going on you."<br>"Mmmmrrrphh."]] | [[Image:Black-G36-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Yeah, so I just decided I was going to try out being the gas tube today, boss."<br>"The suppressor's still going on you."<br>"Mmmmrrrphh."]] | ||
− | == "M16" == | + | === "M16" === |
Although the reload animation clearly shows a 20-round Colt magazine, the weapon carries an astounding 95 rounds. It is also modeled with two forward assists. It's called the M16 in-game until the M203 is attached to it, when it suddenly becomes referred to as the M16A2. | Although the reload animation clearly shows a 20-round Colt magazine, the weapon carries an astounding 95 rounds. It is also modeled with two forward assists. It's called the M16 in-game until the M203 is attached to it, when it suddenly becomes referred to as the M16A2. | ||
[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Colt M16A2 Rifle - 5.56x45mm]] | [[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Colt M16A2 Rifle - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:M16black.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16 in game.]] | [[Image:M16black.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16 in game.]] | ||
− | == Enfield L85A1 == | + | === Enfield L85A1 === |
The briefing for the mission "Nazran Foundry" includes a shot supposedly of defector William Lennox and some of his associates; this shows soldiers who appear to be British Special Forces of some kind, carrying hard-to-identify AR-15 platform rifles. However, in the foreground and very distinct is an [[Enfield_L85_rifle_series#L85A1|Enfield L85A1]]. | The briefing for the mission "Nazran Foundry" includes a shot supposedly of defector William Lennox and some of his associates; this shows soldiers who appear to be British Special Forces of some kind, carrying hard-to-identify AR-15 platform rifles. However, in the foreground and very distinct is an [[Enfield_L85_rifle_series#L85A1|Enfield L85A1]]. | ||
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[[Image:Black-L85.jpg|thumb|500px|none|William Lennox, using the dastardly tactic of disguising himself as stock footage of five people none of whom are him.]] | [[Image:Black-L85.jpg|thumb|500px|none|William Lennox, using the dastardly tactic of disguising himself as stock footage of five people none of whom are him.]] | ||
− | == Walther WA2000 == | + | == Sniper rifle == |
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+ | === Walther WA2000 === | ||
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The [[Walther WA 2000]] is the game's only sniper rifle, and is portrayed extremely inaccurately; the weapon is shown as a conventional rather than bullpup layout, with the 5-round magazine inserted randomly into the rear part of the front grip, and the weapon is a straight-pull bolt-action with a lefty bolt rather than a semi-automatic. The ejection port, fitted with an M16-style dust cover, is slightly to the rear of the new magazine location, with the original ejection port now part of a large hole right through the stock; the result resembles the stock of the [[Accuracy International AS50]]. The bipod is also missing. The crosshair is a precise replica of the Soviet PSO-1 scope reticle, though with all the numbers missing, and the scope is tinted green; it features x2 and x5 zoom settings. | The [[Walther WA 2000]] is the game's only sniper rifle, and is portrayed extremely inaccurately; the weapon is shown as a conventional rather than bullpup layout, with the 5-round magazine inserted randomly into the rear part of the front grip, and the weapon is a straight-pull bolt-action with a lefty bolt rather than a semi-automatic. The ejection port, fitted with an M16-style dust cover, is slightly to the rear of the new magazine location, with the original ejection port now part of a large hole right through the stock; the result resembles the stock of the [[Accuracy International AS50]]. The bipod is also missing. The crosshair is a precise replica of the Soviet PSO-1 scope reticle, though with all the numbers missing, and the scope is tinted green; it features x2 and x5 zoom settings. | ||
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[[Image:Black-WA2000-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In-world model of the WA2000, showing the AS50-like stock.]] | [[Image:Black-WA2000-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In-world model of the WA2000, showing the AS50-like stock.]] | ||
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− | == M249 SAW == | + | === M249 SAW === |
Often referred to as the "BFG". Most powerful weapon in the game that's not an explosive. | Often referred to as the "BFG". Most powerful weapon in the game that's not an explosive. | ||
[[Image:Fn_m249saw_mk2_10-1-.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, 5.56mm NATO.]] | [[Image:Fn_m249saw_mk2_10-1-.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, 5.56mm NATO.]] | ||
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[[Image:G36cblack.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kellar holds a SAW as two allied soldiers hold G36Cs, one opening fire on a dangerous-looking wall.]] | [[Image:G36cblack.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kellar holds a SAW as two allied soldiers hold G36Cs, one opening fire on a dangerous-looking wall.]] | ||
− | == | + | === FN M240 === |
− | Another briefing image shows a group of soldiers advancing through a street, mostly carrying impossible to discern assault rifles; one however is clearly carrying a support weapon with an unfolded bipod. | + | Another briefing image shows a group of soldiers advancing through a street, mostly carrying impossible to discern assault rifles; one however is clearly carrying a support weapon with an unfolded bipod. This appears to be an [[FN_MAG#M240_Machine_Gun|M240]]. |
− | [[Image:Black-Soldiers.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A group of soldiers advance, one carrying an | + | [[Image:M240-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M240B - 7.62x51mm NATO]] |
+ | [[Image:Black-Soldiers.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A group of soldiers advance, one carrying what appears to be an M240 machine gun.]] | ||
− | == | + | ==Shotguns== |
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− | == SPAS-12 == | + | === Franchi SPAS-12 === |
The [[Franchi SPAS-12]] is the more common of the game's two shotguns, predictably shown as pump-action only and rather less predictably with the magazine size decreased to just six rounds. Kellar operates the pump whenever the weapon is switched to; this doesn't eject anything, or cost ammunition. The SPAS is the principle means of opening doors in the game; rather than shooting the hinges or lock, this is simply done by blasting the middle of the door with buckshot, which will rip the entire door out of its frame. This presumably means that in ''Black's'' world a deer buck is roughly the size of a tyrannosaurus and made of cement. | The [[Franchi SPAS-12]] is the more common of the game's two shotguns, predictably shown as pump-action only and rather less predictably with the magazine size decreased to just six rounds. Kellar operates the pump whenever the weapon is switched to; this doesn't eject anything, or cost ammunition. The SPAS is the principle means of opening doors in the game; rather than shooting the hinges or lock, this is simply done by blasting the middle of the door with buckshot, which will rip the entire door out of its frame. This presumably means that in ''Black's'' world a deer buck is roughly the size of a tyrannosaurus and made of cement. | ||
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[[Image:Black-SPAS-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Reloading the SPAS.]] | [[Image:Black-SPAS-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Reloading the SPAS.]] | ||
− | == | + | === Remington 870 === |
− | + | Pump-Action shotgun. Can carry 8 rounds and seems to be better than the SPAS 12. Works better in close range. | |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Remington870NewModel.jpg |thumb|none|500px|Remington 870 Police Magnum with Black Synthetic Furniture - 12 Gauge]] |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Remington870black.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Remington 870 in game.]] |
− | == | + | == Launchers == |
− | + | === RPG-7 === | |
+ | The [[RPG-7]] is ''Black's'' only rocket launcher. It fires a relatively slow-moving rocket with a thick smoke trail. In third person, the rocket is so exaggerately large and pointed that the launcher could probably be used as a lance. The RPG-7 can only be picked up from pre-determined locations; enemies with RPGs will collapse and blow themselves up with their final shot, apparently destroying the launcher in the process. | ||
− | [[Image: | + | The weapon's iron sight is shifted to the side of the tube rather than being mounted on top of it, though the empty bracket for mounting the top sight is still present. This is replicated in several other first-person shooters, and appears to be a perspective issue; offsetting the tube to the right emphasises that the weapon is above the player's right shoulder rather than stuck through their torso as it might appear if the weapon were bought to the middle of the screen. |
− | [[Image:Black- | + | [[Image:Rpg-7-1-.jpg|thumb|none|500px|RPG-7, 40mm.]] |
+ | [[Image:Black-RPG-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|That guy should have known better than to hide on an enormous gas tank, really.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Black-RPG-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kellar draws the RPG-7 in Nazran Town's "Sniper Alley," flipping up the rear sight. Being called Sniper Alley, it makes perfect sense that this area is full of men with rocket launchers.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Black-RPG-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Kellar sights up an antique cannon (or possibly a statue of one). The RPG-7 is one of the few weapons to actually use its sight when zoomed, showing the front and rear sights are identical.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Black-RPG-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Firing has the consequences one would expect. The reload has Kellar insert the new rocket and then twist it slightly.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Black-RPG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In the crazy world of ''Black'', an RPG-7 warhead is roughly five feet long.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Black-RPG-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|In one of ''Black's'' briefing screens, "militants" are seen brandishing AK-pattern rifles and what are either RPG-7s or a deriviative thereof.]] | ||
− | == | + | === M203 Grenade Launcher === |
− | + | Appears in the game as a stand alone weapon with its own pistol grip, or attached to the M16 after finishing the game. | |
− | + | [[Image:KAC-M203SAL.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Knights Armament Co. Stand Alone M203 - 40mm. Note this is not the exact model used in-game]] | |
− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:M203black.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M203 in game.]] |
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==Hand grenades== | ==Hand grenades== | ||
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[[Image:Black-Mine-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Make sure to plant them so close together they set each other off.]] | [[Image:Black-Mine-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Make sure to plant them so close together they set each other off.]] | ||
+ | == Mounted == | ||
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+ | === FN M240D === | ||
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+ | During the introductory animation, a pair of US armoured vehicles are seen with a massive explosion in front of them, possibly composited into the shot. The vehicle on the right is an M1 Abrams with the [[FN_MAG#M240_Machine_Gun|FN M240D machine gun]] on the loader's hatch distinctly visible. It is difficult to discern if the other is an Abrams or a Bradley; regardless, the left-hand vehicle's weapons are not easily made out. | ||
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+ | [[Image:M240d.jpg|thumb|none|500px|FN M240D - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Black-Tank.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The vehicle on the right has its turret pointed side-on with the gun facing right; note the M240D receiver visible above the vehicle's slatted Combat Identification Panel.]] | ||
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+ | === M197 Vulcan === | ||
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+ | A repeated image during the briefings is stock film of an AH-1 Supercobra attack helicopter, equipped with an [[M61_Vulcan#General_Dynamics_M197_Vulcan|M197 Vulcan]]. | ||
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+ | [[Image:M197VulcanAH-1Z_“Viper”.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M197 Vulcan 20mm chin-mounted on an AH-1Z "Viper", a newer version of the AH-1 Cobra.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Black-Cobra.jpg|thumb|none|500px|It's going to take more than a can of RAID to see that one off.]] | ||
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Revision as of 04:07, 14 April 2011
Black is a 2006 first person shooter for PS2 and XBox by Criterion Games, better known as the creators of the Burnout racing series. The story is told in flashback by a former CIA black operative named Jack Kellar, recounting to an interrogator his recent actions against a shadowy terrorist group named Seventh Wave.
The following weapons appear in the video game Black:
Overview
Black is gun porn. The developers took an extremely methodical approach to this; the guns have been "Hollywoodized" during the transition to the game, and look and act as much like real guns as the average porn actress looks or acts like a real woman.
- Almost all guns have abnormally high magazine capacities. This is because Black is a game about the act of firing a gun, and you can't do that when you're reloading it.
- Some guns are shown with misplaced parts like charging handles, foward assists, fire selectors, magazine locations, and RIS rails. This is deliberate: the creators of the game commented that real guns aren't designed to look interesting to their user.
- All guns deal extremely exaggerated movie-style damage to scenery, breaking and shattering concrete and metal objects extremely easily, and frequently causing anything remotely flammable to explode in a gigantic fireball.
- Most guns are said to deal the same damage. Guns are generally distinguished more by rate of fire and accuracy.
- The game's weapon reloading system is similar to Battlefield: Bad Company, where the reload animation includes unnecessary flourishes, like slapping the magazine above the mag well before inserting the magazine into the MP5, or taking the time to check for bullets inside the magazine before loading it into the M16. These animations are sometimes skipped if the player character is in the thick of combat and doesn't have time for
foreplayadditional actions. - Gun sounds are designed from a sound rather than a realism perspective; the game is designed to alter the volume and pitch of gunshots so they sound distinct from each other. In addition, some use stock movie sound effects rather than realistic ones.
- Most rifles and sub-machine guns eject shells to the left, despite otherwise being right-handed models. This is most likely an aesthetic choice; it being visually pleasing to watch shell casings fly past when emptying an AK-47. The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl commented regarding this after criticism of the same thing in their game, saying that ejecting brass across the screen looks more "dynamic."
Handguns
"DC3 Elite"
The game's only real Frankengun, the development team have stated the DC3 Elite is a cross between the Beretta 92FS and the IMI Desert Eagle. It's the starting weapon in a few levels, including the first where it can be replaced with an assault rifle and shotgun within thirty seconds of the level loading. The weapon is apparently designed in such a way that even though the slide locks open when the magazine is released, the user still has to pull it back further to actually chamber a round. The sound effect is described by the developers as being "Jack Bauer's pistol" firing, presumably meaning the USP Compact.
Glock 19
The Glock 19 is featured in some levels as a starting sidearm, with an optional suppressor. Strangely, in a game full of overkill-inducing ammunition capacities, the 15-round Glock carries only 12 rounds.As with the DC3, when Kellar picks it up or switches to it he'll do a brass check. Unlike most shooter games of Black's time, the chamber will actually appear empty if the weapon needs reloading or if the player is carrying no pistol ammunition.
Smith & Wesson Model 629
Called the "Magnum" in game, so there was only ever one kind of Magnum it was going to be - a Smith & Wesson Model 29, or rather the stainless steel version, the Model 629. The game's version is heavily customised, resembling a Performance Center "Stealth Hunter," though with a RIS rail added to the top of the barrel and frame. The game's Magnum is seemingly single action only, with Kellar thumb-cocking the hammer after every shot. As is often the case with videogame revolvers, the range and accuracy of the weapon makes it more like a scopeless marksman's rifle than a handgun.
The weapon's reload uses a speedloader, which the developers seem to have confused with a moon clip; Kellar inserts the speedloader into the cylinder, but pushes it down rather than actually detaching it.
Unknown pistol
Shown very briefly during the briefing montages is this blurry image of a handgun.
Submachine guns
FN P90
Black's FN P90 is the Triple Rail version; rather than using the weapon's distinctive translucent polycarbonate magazine, the game's version has a metallic magazine which somehow holds 100 rounds instead of 50. It also has a lot of accessory rails. As with many games, the ammo system counts "SMG" as a whole class, so the 5.7mm P90 can use the same ammo as the other subguns. Unusually for a videogame, the weapon actually ejects spent casings off-screen rather than just hurling them out of some non-existant side ejection port.
Ingram MAC-10
A heavily customised Ingram MAC-10 appears in the game, with rails on top; on these is mounted what is probably supposed to be a C-More sight but is actually a H&K-style front sight mounted on a riser. The weapon has a silencer that differs from the normal silencer model used on all the other guns. Also unlike the rest of the guns, the silencer is equipped by default when you pick it up or have it in your starting loadout. Its magazines are the model for submachine gun ammunition, which means that all subguns in the game are chambered for ".380 SMG", if the gun's markings mean anything.
IMI Uzi
The Uzi is a full-size model, and is used later in the game by Seventh Wave, as well as being found as an "armament" objective in the first level. It is given a charging handle on the left side. The original charging handle is still present on the top of the gun, but it is not used for anything, and indeed would be useless given the addition of an RIS rail surrounding the charging handle. It also features a fire selector with a burst mode, and a ridiculously gigantic 90-round magazine. The sound effect is, according to the developers, the sound of "Arnold Schwarzenegger firing his Uzi in True Lies." This presumably means it was sampled from the sound of the MAC-10s firing on the basis that every subgun Arnie fires is an Uzi.
HK MP5A5
Surprisingly effective but, just to piss you off, they give it to you in the game's most difficult mission where the assault rifle you just had in the level just previous would be highly welcome. The weapon's firing sound effect is sampled from Bruce Willis firing his converted HK94 during the movie Die Hard.
Assault rifles
AK-47
The AK-47 is the primary weapon used by Seventh Wave soldiers throughout the game, and comes with a doubled capacity of 60 rounds. Stock footage shown between levels also shows militia groups, presumably re-cast as Seventh Wave terrorists, holding AK-pattern weapons, though the shots are blurry enough to make identification of the specific type impossible. In game, shells eject from the left and the charging handle is on the same side. Along with this the bolt stays open when the last shot is fired but when Kellar slides in the magazine it closes. Then to add in a bit of reality (of a real AK-47) he slides back the charging handle to load the next round. This is useless due to the fact that the first round would have been loaded when the bolt closed after the magazine was loaded. The top of the receiver cover features some kind of mounting rail, and the rear sight is wider and shorter than it should be. The lever for detaching the gas tube and top of the handguard seems to be completely missing, replaced with tiny, useless rail mounts.
AKS-74U
One of the images used in the mission briefings shows a man in a room full of weapons and equipment, with a hard-to-discern rifle mounted on his wall and an AKS-74U in his hands.
HK G36C
The Heckler & Koch G36C is the standard-issue weapon used by all friendly NPCs, though it is only available to the player in later missions. The weapon is shown with the Choate Machine and Tool folding stock of an MP5K-PDW, and has the gas tube and barrel reversed. In addition, rather than the charging handle being mounted on the top of the frame, it is shifted to being an AK-style charger. The magazine is more than doubled, to seventy rounds. A strange graphical glitch exists with this gun; when set to single shot, the animation will not spawn brass.
"M16"
Although the reload animation clearly shows a 20-round Colt magazine, the weapon carries an astounding 95 rounds. It is also modeled with two forward assists. It's called the M16 in-game until the M203 is attached to it, when it suddenly becomes referred to as the M16A2.
Enfield L85A1
The briefing for the mission "Nazran Foundry" includes a shot supposedly of defector William Lennox and some of his associates; this shows soldiers who appear to be British Special Forces of some kind, carrying hard-to-identify AR-15 platform rifles. However, in the foreground and very distinct is an Enfield L85A1.
Sniper rifle
Walther WA2000
The Walther WA 2000 is the game's only sniper rifle, and is portrayed extremely inaccurately; the weapon is shown as a conventional rather than bullpup layout, with the 5-round magazine inserted randomly into the rear part of the front grip, and the weapon is a straight-pull bolt-action with a lefty bolt rather than a semi-automatic. The ejection port, fitted with an M16-style dust cover, is slightly to the rear of the new magazine location, with the original ejection port now part of a large hole right through the stock; the result resembles the stock of the Accuracy International AS50. The bipod is also missing. The crosshair is a precise replica of the Soviet PSO-1 scope reticle, though with all the numbers missing, and the scope is tinted green; it features x2 and x5 zoom settings.
Kellar holds the WA2000 across his body when he isn't firing it; at least, this is probably the idea. Due to the inherent false perspective of a first-person shooter, he either has eyes just below his collarbone or is holding the rifle at arm's length and level with his nose. The idle animation has him spin the elevation turret of the scope as per FPS tradition; slightly more curiously, he then does the same with the reticle illumination control, despite the reticle never actually being illuminated.
Machine guns
M249 SAW
Often referred to as the "BFG". Most powerful weapon in the game that's not an explosive.
FN M240
Another briefing image shows a group of soldiers advancing through a street, mostly carrying impossible to discern assault rifles; one however is clearly carrying a support weapon with an unfolded bipod. This appears to be an M240.
Shotguns
Franchi SPAS-12
The Franchi SPAS-12 is the more common of the game's two shotguns, predictably shown as pump-action only and rather less predictably with the magazine size decreased to just six rounds. Kellar operates the pump whenever the weapon is switched to; this doesn't eject anything, or cost ammunition. The SPAS is the principle means of opening doors in the game; rather than shooting the hinges or lock, this is simply done by blasting the middle of the door with buckshot, which will rip the entire door out of its frame. This presumably means that in Black's world a deer buck is roughly the size of a tyrannosaurus and made of cement.
Remington 870
Pump-Action shotgun. Can carry 8 rounds and seems to be better than the SPAS 12. Works better in close range.
Launchers
RPG-7
The RPG-7 is Black's only rocket launcher. It fires a relatively slow-moving rocket with a thick smoke trail. In third person, the rocket is so exaggerately large and pointed that the launcher could probably be used as a lance. The RPG-7 can only be picked up from pre-determined locations; enemies with RPGs will collapse and blow themselves up with their final shot, apparently destroying the launcher in the process.
The weapon's iron sight is shifted to the side of the tube rather than being mounted on top of it, though the empty bracket for mounting the top sight is still present. This is replicated in several other first-person shooters, and appears to be a perspective issue; offsetting the tube to the right emphasises that the weapon is above the player's right shoulder rather than stuck through their torso as it might appear if the weapon were bought to the middle of the screen.
M203 Grenade Launcher
Appears in the game as a stand alone weapon with its own pistol grip, or attached to the M16 after finishing the game.
Hand grenades
Black's hand grenades seem to have a severe identity crisis; the grenade box pickup shows them as Mk 2 hand grenades, the HUD icon shows them as M67 hand grenades, and the actual model of a thrown grenade appears to be an M26 hand grenade.
Mines
Landmines are encountered during two sections of the game; a wide passage between factories in Nazran Foundry, and later hidden under and around vehicles on the Graznei Bridge. They appear to be a hybrid with the body of an anti-tank mine and the fuze assembly of a Yugoslavian PROM-1 anti-personnel mine, though with only three prongs on the sensor. The first area they are encountered, a narrow passage between industrial structures, seems to be a reference to Owen Wilson's encounter with mines in Behind Enemy Lines; the player is even told to watch out for tripwires, although the mines are only actually triggered by contact. They are also frequently triggered by each other if one detonates.
Mounted
FN M240D
During the introductory animation, a pair of US armoured vehicles are seen with a massive explosion in front of them, possibly composited into the shot. The vehicle on the right is an M1 Abrams with the FN M240D machine gun on the loader's hatch distinctly visible. It is difficult to discern if the other is an Abrams or a Bradley; regardless, the left-hand vehicle's weapons are not easily made out.
M197 Vulcan
A repeated image during the briefings is stock film of an AH-1 Supercobra attack helicopter, equipped with an M197 Vulcan.