GR-8 Recoilless Rifle
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“A recoilless rifle effective against vehicle armor. Includes support backpack required for reloading.
— Ship Management Terminal
The GR-8 Recoilless Rifle is a powerful explosive weapon that is well-suited for killing heavily armored enemies quickly and efficiently.
Stratagem Statistics
- Call-in Time: 3 sec (7 sec in-game)
- Uses: Unlimited
- Cooldown Time: 480 Seconds (8 Minutes)
Detailed Weapon Statistics
| GR-8 Recoilless Rifle | |
|---|---|
| Cooldown | 480 sec |
| Call-in Time | 3 s |
| Capacity | 1 |
| Reload Time | 6 s |
| Spare Rounds | 5 |
| Starting Rounds | 5 |
| Rounds from Supply | 3 |
| Rounds from Ammo Box | 1 |
| Attacks | |
| Grenade 85mm HEAT | Projectile |
| Grenade 85mm HEAT | Explosion |
| Grenade 85mm HEAT | |
|---|---|
| Projectile | |
| Caliber | 85 mm |
| Mass | 3.3 kg |
| Initial Velocity | 250 m/s |
| Drag Factor | 30% |
| Gravity Factor | 100% |
| Penetration Slowdown | 25% |
| Damage | |
| Standard | 650 |
| vs. Durable | 650 |
| Penetration | |
| Direct |  Heavy II
|
| Slight Angle | Heavy II
|
| Large Angle | Heavy II
|
| Extreme Angle |  Medium I
|
| Special Effects | |
| Demolition Force | 30 |
| Stagger Force | 50 |
| Push Force | 25 |
| Grenade 85mm HEAT | |
|---|---|
| Area of Effect | |
| Inner Radius | 1.5 m |
| Outer Radius | 3 m |
| Shockwave Radius | 6 m |
| Damage | |
| Inner Radius | 150 |
| Outer Radius | 149 - 0 |
| Penetration | |
| Inner Radius | Medium I
|
| Outer Radius |  Light II
|
| Shockwave | Medium I
|
| AoE Effect | |
| Demolition Force | 30 |
| Stagger Force | 50 |
| Push Force | 40 |
Tactical Information
- The Recoilless Rifle has a capacity of 1, and takes 5 seconds to reload, during which the Helldiver will kneel and be unable to move.
- Unless the shooter has a squadmate carry the backpack for them, allowing reloads in just 2 seconds.
- The backpack that accompanies this weapon holds 5 rockets, giving the Helldiver who carries it a total of 6 shots before needing to find more ammo.
- An Ammo box restores 1 rocket to the backpack, while a Resupply box restores 3.
- Two hits from the Recoilless Rifle will destroy a single Shrieker Nest structure, which means you'll need either 4 or 6 shots to finish off the entire nest. This can be done from outside the spawn range of the Shriekers if line of sight can be established, making it much easier to deal with these objectives.
- The Recoilless Rifle's bullet drop is pretty significant over ranges that long, though, so be sure to aim slightly above the nest.
- Most enemies will die to one shot from this weapon, but its limited ammo and lengthy reload time means a Helldiver should save them for only the toughest targets.
- Brood Commanders will die to a single headshot, but a body shot is almost as good, because the explosion will severely damage their head, after which just a few headshots from any other weapon will finish them off.
- Chargers will die in one headshot from the Recoilless Rifle. A single shot to a leg will strip the armor, making the Charger extremely vulnerable to small arms fire. Shooting at their abdomen is not advised, as it takes two shots before it will rupture and cause the Charger to bleed out. Hitting them in the side will blow off a large chunk of their plating and make it vulnerable as well, but isn't as effective as breaking their legs.
- Bile Titans will die to 2 headshots, and their side armor can be blown off to make them vulnerable to small arms fire.
- Hulks will die in two body shots, or a single headshot (though their eye is tiny). Hitting their rear weak spot will not one-shot them.
- Tanks will die in 2 shots to the turret. Hitting the weak spot will not one-shot it. The same goes for Cannon Turrets atop pillars at some Automaton bases.
- The Recoilless Rifle generates a significant backblast when fired. Operators should be mindful of their teammates (and vice versa) to avoid any mishaps that could result in injury.
Trivia
- The design and operation of this weapon was inspired from the real life Carl Gustaf 84mm Recoilless Rifle.
Affected by:
The following Ship Modules affect the GR-8 Recoilless Rifle:
| Department | Ship Module | Affect |
|---|---|---|
| Patriotic Administration Center | Streamlined Request Process | Stratagem cooldown is reduced from 8:00 to 7:10. |
Media
Tutorial Video Demonstrating Use of the GR-8 Recoilless Rifle
Weapon Wheel for the GR-8 Recoilless Rifle.
First-Person. It is the only available option.
Third-Person on the GR-8 Recoilless Rifle.
Change History
Patch
Description
1.000.402
2024-06-18
Fixes
- Fixed the Recoilless reload speed.
1.000.400
2024-06-13
Undocumented Changes
- Reload time increased from 6 seconds to 8 seconds. (Unintended)
1.000.300
2024-04-29
Fixes
- Fixed bug where Recoilless Rifle would consume an extra shell from the backpack if the reload was canceled just after a shell was inserted, but before the reload was completed.
- As a result, the third phase of the reload can now be cancelled early for a faster reload.
- Explosive weapons no longer pull players inward from the blast.
1.000.200
2024-04-02
Changes
- Increased the number of rockets you restore from supply boxes from 2 to 3.
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