The "Viper" rocket rack is an alternate turret option for the Hunter scout car, substantially increasing the vehicle's firepower by replacing the dual .30cal machineguns with eight high-explosive rockets.
It is a powerful explosive weapon that can kill most lower level aliens in a single hit and destroy any cover present. However, it carries limited ammo and, being explosive, destroys alien corpses and equipment, so care should be exercised when expecting to be up against a lot of Alien's to prevent all that ammo to be exhausted or when wishing to preserve Alien equipment.
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These rockets are repurposed air-to-air missiles that lack much of a fragmentation effect, but will still inflict heavy incendiary damage across a large area. Though best suited to demolishing structures, they should still make short work of our weaker alien foes. However, there are two major disadvantages to this - firstly, the rockets are so large that the Hunter can only carry eight of them into battle. Secondly, explosives are a poor way to obtain recoverable alien technology. It is unlikely that we will be able to recover anything of value from the corpses of any enemies killed by these rockets.
Nevertheless, there are many occasions where the loss of a few artefacts would be preferable to the loss of one or more of our soldiers. If you wish to equip a Hunter with the Viper, the upgraded turrets have already been made available in the Garage.
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Weapon Details[]
| Base Damage (Radius) | Mitigation | Range | Mag Size | Weight | Reaction Modifier | Reload AP Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 (3.0) | 0 | 20 | 8 | n/a | disabled | n/a |
| Fire modes | ||||||
| Fire Mode | AP Cost (% of TU) | Base Accuracy | Smoke Chance / Fire Chance | Suppression (Radius) | ||
| Snap | 40 | 40 | 30 / 10 | 60 (5) | ||
| Aimed | 80 | 90 | 30 / 10 | 60 (5) | ||
Trivia[]
- In Development, the Viper Rocket Turret required 80 mandays of research first similar to how the Hunter vehicle isn't immediately available. Now once the Hunter has been researched, both the 30 Cal and Rocket become unlocked immediately.