R.P.G.

R.P.G.
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Basic Information
Used by	Soldier
Slot	Primary
Ammo
Ammo loaded	1
Ammo carried	20
Loadout Stats
The R.P.G. Rocket Launcher Rockets travel in an arc +30% damage bonus +15% self damage force +30% damage to self -25% projectile speed -75% clip size "It's a wonderful sight to behold when they're all soaring through the skies... and not towards your general direction."

The R.P.G. is an alternative primary weapon for the Soldier. Visually, it is a greener version of the Rocket Launcher, with a checkerboard pattern on its side and an oversized rocket sticking out of it. Compared to the Rocket Launcher, it can only shoot one rocket per reload, traveling slower yet dealing more damage. The rockets are also affected by gravity, and slowly fall to the ground in an arc while emitting a whistling sound. In addition, the rocket increases explosive push force against the user, allowing for faster and higher rocket jumps than usual. Unlike the Rocket Launcher, the R.P.G. does not have any damage falloff, and will deal full damage on a direct hit at any range.

The arcing properties of the R.P.G.'s rockets allows the user to bombard enemy positions that are otherwise unreachable, including encampments behind walls and fortifications. In addition, the increased damage and lack of damage falloff makes it viable to safely bombard a single position that enemies are grouped up in, including Engineer nests, capture points, and narrow hallways.

Properties

Properties
Shot type		Projectile
Damage type		Explosive
Ranged or Melee?		Ranged
Taunt		Chest thump
Damage
Maximum ramp-up	125%	146
Base damage	100%	117
Maximum fall-off	100%	117
Critical		351
Mini-crit		158
Mini-crit (ramp-up)		197
Bullet count		1
Splash
Minimum splash	50%	2.8m
Damage reduction		1% / 2.88 HU
Self-damage		58-111
Self-damage (rocket jump)		35-64
Ammo
Loaded		1
Carried		20
Reload type		Single
Function Times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Reload		0.8 s
Activation time		0.025 s
All values are approximate.

Related achievements

Achievement		Description
	A Calculated Accident	Kill an enemy player from a great distance with an arcing rocket.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Bulgarian	Р.П.Г.	R.P.G.
Spanish	R.P.G.	-
English	R.P.G.	-
French	R.P.G.	-
German	R.P.G.	-
Italian	R.P.G.	-
Brazilian Portuguese	G.L.F.	R.P.G.
Romanian	R.P.G.	-
Russian	РПГ	RPG

Trivia

• The appearance of the R.P.G. is based on Team Fortress 2's beta Rocket Launcher appearance. However, the beta Rocket Launcher was not limited to shooting only one rocket at a time.