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Fire Leech
Jc3 Fire Leech
Weapon in Just Cause 3
Type Rocket launcher
Usage Special
Maximum ammunition carried 5 (10 with 2x Special Weapon Ammo mod)
Maximum ammunition in the weapon 1
List of owners Medici Military (never seen used)
The Rebellion (never seen used)
Rico (if he wants to)


The Fire Leech is a weapon in Just Cause 3.

Description[]

It's a black rocket launcher with a rocket at the front and several small fins at the back.

The Rebel drop description says "After lock-on (up to eight targets), this RPG launches one BIG rocket that splits into a bunch of SMALL rockets. And those smaller rockets? They're out for blood."

It does not appear to be based on any particular real rocket launcher.

Performance[]

This weapon behaves differently from other rocket launchers, as when Rico fires this weapon, a single, large rocket explodes after a short distance and breaks into 8 smaller rockets. Although the rockets act differently in different promotional materials, in game, the rocket is fired after the fire button is held and then released. This allows the player time to lock on to their desired targets. For maximum efficiency, press the fire button and sweep the camera around the battlefield. This allows the player to lock on to as many as eight targets. Then, aim straight up in the air and release the fire button. This will allow the main rocket time to release the smaller missiles, which will then strike the targets in a similar, "top-down" fashion to real life missile systems. Note that a target lock will be maintained even if an enemy is off-screen.

If fewer than 8 targets are selected, the rockets will be divided as evenly as possible among the targets (so if 2 targets are selected, those will each get 4 rockets, if 3 are selected, 2 will get 3 rockets and 1 will get 2, etc.). If no targets have been locked onto, the rockets will fly off in whatever direction the camera is facing as they split (rather than the direction the weapon was fired). This makes it possible to hit yourself with the smaller rockets through firing straight up and looking down before the rockets split.

Due to the fact that the Fire Leech fires eight missiles at a time, targeting one object will normally destroy it, save for some armored vehicles.

This is a great weapon to use against a group of enemies, especially if they are behind cover.

It will lock on to sabotage destructible objects, individual enemies (including drones), guard towers, Medici Military and Black Hand vehicles, and Red Barrels, as well as a few other random destructibles.

It is very useful if trying to hit a mobile enemy. Few vehicles can avoid the speed of the individual rockets. Given this rocket launcher has a homing ability, this weapon can hit any designated target without fail (unless the target is obstructed). Note that heavily armored vehicles (such as the CS Odjur and Imperator Bavarium Tank) will need at least 6 missile hits to destroy. On the other hand, CS7 Thunderhawks as well as U-7 Dravecs (while airborne anyway) are harder to catch. During the reinforcements phase of Porto Tridente, they make their only appearance during normal gameplay, carpet bombing the base. The Fire Leech is very useful to destroy them, but doing so requires careful timing.

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Trivia[]

  • In some earlier promotional materials and in a leaked screenshot, the name is spelled as Fireleach.
  • The predecessor to this weapon is the Multi-Lock Missile Launcher from Just Cause 2 (unobtainable in the base game unless the DLC was bought).
  • While this weapon has no direct successor in Just Cause 4, there are a few weapons in Just Cause 4 with homing missiles as a means of Secondary Fire:
    • LRD-3 Sniper Rifle.
    • AT3-X RPG. The AT3-X RPG is very similar to the Fire Leech, except the AT3-X fires four rockets rather than one that splits into eight.
  • This is one of the very few (if not the only) weapon(s) in Just Cause 3 that does not appear to be based on any particular weapon.

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