Bavarium Splitter

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Bavarium Splitter
Weapon in Just Cause 3
Type	Assault rifle
Usage	Two handed
Maximum ammunition carried	360
Maximum ammunition in the weapon	60
List of owners	eDEN Corporation Black Hand Rico (if he picks one up)

The Bavarium Splitter is a weapon in Just Cause 3.

Description

The Bavarium Splitter maintains a "sci-fi" appearance as one of the more futuristic-looking weapons in the game. It's a bullpup weapon, as the mag fits in behind the trigger, near the stock. Its primary colors are white and blue (eDEN Corporation colors) with a glowing blue barrel. The weapon also has unique visual and audio FX, with a unique firing noise and glowing blue projectiles that continue to radiate on impact with hard surfaces. The carry handle resembles those of the G36C carbine and Norinco's QBZ rifle series, while the magazine and stock are similar to the FAMAS line of rifles.

According to the in-game rebel drop description: "This weapon exposes regular ammo to reactive Bavarium in its splitting chamber, causing a violent explosion of molten metal. An extremely lethal close to mid-range weapon, it lacks accuracy at longer ranges."

Performance

This weapon mows down infantry at close range, with decent damage and an extremely high rate of fire second only to the CS Wraith 225R. This gives it the highest sustained damage output out of all handheld small-arms in the game, making it a fantastic weapon for tearing through enemy infantry and destroying most Sabotage destructible objects or lightly armored vehicles. Although classified as and visually similar to an assault rifle, it arguably functions more as a squad automatic weapon/light support weapon (basically an LMG, but these terms are used in military contexts), given the magazine capacity and poor accuracy. A single clip carries 60 rounds, which may seem like a lot, but is quickly depleted due to the weapon's high fire rate. However, this gun has terrible stability and accuracy, being even less accurate than the Urga Vdova 89. Bullet spread is very noticeable at even close distances. Tap firing rather than spraying can improve stability and reduce muzzle climb, but it fails to effectively remedy the weapon's poor accuracy. Some of the rounds miss at relatively close distances, so it is not advisable to use at long range. Precision aim is recommended for mid-range combat to compensate for the weapon's wide spread.

Locations

• Carried by Black Hand mercenaries aboard the Eden Airship, working for eDEN Corporation.
• Found in weapon lockers on the EDEN Airship.
• Unlocked for Rebel drop after completing the "stern section" of the airship.
• If the player has both Sky Fortress and Mech Land Assault installed, it can be obtained from Black Hand Wardens.

Trivia

• The Bavarium Splitter is one of two handheld Bavarium-based weapons. The other is M488.
• Some Mechs from the Mech Land Assault DLC are armed with a large weapon that uses the same technology. Those mechs are called "Bavarium Splitter Mech".
• Suppression drones have 2 miniguns that use the same technology. This is indicated by their projectiles having the same blue glow.
• In terms of combat effectiveness, the Bavarium Splitter is actually a lot like the Vdova. Perhaps the Splitter was supposed to be an LMG before being changed into an assault rifle?
• While the rebel drop screen shows the weapon as having a higher damage as the Urga Vdova 89, in-game the Bavarium Splitter actually shares the same damage as the CS Predator. The developers may have reduced the damage for balancing purposes, but forgot to update the displayed weapon statistics.
• There is a glitch where the Bavarium Splitter will be completely silent while firing. What causes this is currently unknown, but this can be seen in Mech Land Assault if both DLCs are installed.
• It resembles the M41A Pulse Rifle from Alien.
• Even though this weapon is classified as a assault rifle, in terms of functionality, it seems to be more of a SAW/LSW (LMG-ish weapons such as the RSAF Enfield / Royal Ordnance L86 LSW and the Norinco QJB-95).

Gallery

Held by Rico to shoot at a drone.

Promotional picture from developers.

In Rico's hand.

Aiming with the weapon.

The weapon's HUD icon.

In the rebel drop menu.