Rocket Launcher (UT3)

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Rocket Launcher
Lore info
Ammunition	Rocket Pack
Game info
Type	Projectile
Appears in	Unreal Tournament 3
Properties
Primary Fire	Fires one rocket (100; 80 on vehicles; 110 on nodes)
Primary Fire	Fires one rocket (100; 80 on vehicles; 110 on nodes)
Secondary Fire	Fires up to three rockets or grenades (100-300; 80-240 on vehicles; 110-330 on nodes)
Secondary Fire	Fires up to three rockets or grenades (100-300; 80-240 on vehicles; 110-330 on nodes)
Ammo
Weapon Ammo	9 (pickup) 18 (in lockers)
Weapon Ammo	9 (pickup) 18 (in lockers)
Pickup Ammo	9 (Version 1.0-1.3) 6 (As of Version 2.0)
Pickup Ammo	9 (Version 1.0-1.3) 6 (As of Version 2.0)
Maximum Ammo	30
Maximum Ammo	30

"Each year, more accidental deaths are caused by the Trident Tri-barrel Rocket Launcher than in vehicular accidents and extreme sports combined. The kill radius for its standard dumbfire rocket is surprisingly high by design -- so accidentally firing upon a nearby wall, or a nearby enemy soldier, can be quite fatal for the operator. The alternate fire adds to this suicidal lethality by loading and firing up to three rockets at once, in a spread, tight spiral, or lobbed like grenades. Regardless of the grim statistics, veteran soldiers still consider the 'old 8 ball' the most expedient way to put explosive ordnance on target."

– Weapon description

The Rocket Launcher in Unreal Tournament 3 is a redesigned iteration that blends mechanics from earlier Unreal Tournament titles.

Overview

Primary Fire

Fires a single, non-seeking rocket.

Secondary Fire

By default, this fires rockets in a spread formation. Tapping the primary fire button once while loading switches to a spiral pattern, while tapping it twice switches to grenade mode. Tapping it a third time returns to the default spread pattern.

This Rocket Launcher combines the instant-fire rockets from UT2004 with the grenades from UT. As in UT2004, the primary fire shoots instant rockets, while the secondary fire loads rockets. Pressing the primary fire button while holding secondary fire cycles through firing modes: once selects spiral fire, twice selects grenades, and three times returns to spread fire. As in UT2004, rockets can also lock onto vehicles, a feature that has been noticeably improved to better combat vehicles, with significantly enhanced tracking and turning ability.

Related Achievements

	Have a Nice Day  20
	Get the "Rocket Scientist" award in 10 matches and "Flak Master" award in 10 matches.

Trivia

• The Rocket Launcher in Unreal Tournament 4 acts similarly to the Rocket Launcher in UT2004; however, prior to the introduction of the Grenade Launcher, it behaved in a manner closer to the UT3 iteration.

Gallery

Unreal Tournament Rocket Launcher guide

UT4 old Rocket Launcher guide, before the weapon was turned into its UT200X counterpart.

See also

• Rocket Launcher (UT)
• UMS Rocket Launcher
• Rocket Launcher (U2)
• Rocket Launcher (UT200X)