Rocket Launcher (JC2)

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Rocket Launcher (JC2)
As seen in the Black Market.
Weapon in Just Cause 2
Type	Rocket launcher
Usage	Two handed
Maximum ammunition carried	Up to 24
Maximum ammunition in the weapon	Up to 8
To unlock	415000 Chaos points
Cost	$ 80000
List of owners	Panau Military Roaches The Agency Ular Boys An unknown gang

The Rocket Launcher is a weapon in Just Cause 2.

For any other type of rocket launcher, see Rocket Launcher (disambiguation).

Appearance

This weapon is shaped like a pipe with handles connected to it. The ends of the pipe are angular to prevent rolling. The rocket launcher resembles the AT4 and B-300, but this weapon is shorter and has only one handle.

Performance

This weapon is very powerful, being effective against pretty much anything, be it personnel, vehicles, other objects, and more. However, it is relatively rare so finding ammunition can be a problem. It also has a slow reload rate, leaving Rico vulnerable while reloading, but it can hold a few rockets in the launcher itself (meaning that it is possible to fire multiple rockets without reloading). It can destroy all four Gas pumps in a large Gas Station with one shot, due to its large area damage. Unlike the Panau Military, Rico doesn't have the ability to use the homing system, which could be problematic against relatively mobile enemies. The rockets are quite accurate, traveling in a straight line at where they are aimed with little to no deviation. This allows tactics such as sniping the SAM sites of a base from a distant height in preparation for a helicopter attack.

However, many players have become disappointed with this weapon, as it is relatively difficult at hitting helicopters (which can be encountered frequently during a high heat level). This is because the rockets travel extremely slowly and usually miss, so it may take time to get accustomed to the speed of the rockets while shooting at a moving target. For this reason, it faces competition against the Multi-Lock Missile Launcher's homing ability and Quad Rocket Launcher's powerful bursts for the same rocket, though it still isn't entirely obsolete due to general accessibility.

At higher upgrade levels, this weapon can demolish objects like gas holders far quicker. It can even be effective against a couple of UH-10 Chippewas. The power of one rocket at 6 stars is almost enough to down any enemy aircraft. Learn to compensate for target movement and time for the rocket to reach its target and this weapon effectively becomes a mobile SAM. Although the magazine size is only increased by one rocket per upgrade, the power becomes more noticeable than any other weapon in game which can be upgraded. Small vehicles like the military's Hamaya GSY650s will be obliterated within one shot. Even if the shot isn't a direct hit, being right next to it when it explodes will either severely damage the vehicle to the point where it is almost on fire or usually it will explode instantly after a 5 star upgrade.

All things considered, this weapon is a very powerful weapon, but slow.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6
Magazine size	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ammunition, not including rockets in magazine	6	12	15	18	21	24
Minimum number of shots to kill a grunt	1	1	1	1	1	1
Minimum number of shots to kill an elite	1	1	1	1	1	1

Locations

This weapon can be found around Panau either in containers or on soldiers. However Panau Military soldiers rarely carry rocket launchers outside of missions, strongholds, and military bases.

Spawn points

• One is at the Unnamed island at X:20400; Y:31100. Although, it is unusually not in a box.
• East of the Reapers' Pemainan Racun stronghold at an unmarked village, next to a small temple-like building on a large hill to the right of the village. X:13660; Y:25225.
• Provided for a few missions, like Above the Law and Head of State.

Panau Military

• In some Military bases in Panau, they are used indiscriminately by grunts or elites, but they are always at the Radars at the corners of some mountain bases. It is worth noting that they can lock onto you if parachuting or your vehicle and have a limited tracking capacity. Caution is advised.
• Loji Bahan Bakar Fossil. This weapon in an ammunition box can be found between the Oil Cisterns at about X:25900; Y:6200.
• Kastelo Singa military base. Ammunition crates are found at the top of a SAM-equipped tower and at the cable car station at the higher elevation. One is also equipped by a soldier near the Bio Fuel Shaft. Sheldon warns Rico about this particular soldier during the mission that takes place at this base.
• There is a wooden crate at Pasir Hitam that hides this weapon. Look for this wooden crate on the top of a building. Destroy this wooden crate, and this weapon might drop out. If it does not, just leave the base vicinity and come back. The wooden crate should respawn.
• Pulau Berapi:
  • Carried by several soldiers atop of the higher Fuel Silos. They can be especially troublesome if you are attacking by helicopter or with the SV-1007 Stonewall found at the southern part of the island.
  • At about X:15100; Y:17100. It is not in a box and even stranger, it is floating in the air. It is next to a lamp, that keeps shooting out sparks and sounding broken, but doesn't actually look broken. It's on the north-west corner of a concrete platform. Looking directly north from the spot, it is possible to see a parked MV V880 further away.
  • Go directly forward (or backward) and you will find another one.
• General "Boom Boom" Bohulano uses one.
• Cape Carnival.
• An unnamed colonel in the mission An Officer and a Hitman carries one.
• A few stronghold takeovers have a soldier (grunt or elite) carrying one.
  • Power Surge.
  • A Second Amendment. This one for some reason is not needed to be killed, but do it anyway, since he poses a very big threat.
  • Boys with Toys. Be careful here as there are two.
  • Paradise Valley. This particular one is the only one that is featured at the top of the stronghold, whereas most strongholds have a manned minigun.
  • Kem Hutan Supply Depot. It can be found near a Mancini Cavallo 1001 at the far left side of the stronghold (facing the entrance). It may take a few minutes to find the area where it is at. This might only spawn after Boys with Toys is completed.

Other

• The fastest way to acquire one is to order it from the Black Market for $80,000.
  • However, if the Quad Rocket Launcher is owned, it could be purchased for a cheaper resupply due to their shared ammo.
• If you follow one of the smuggling boats in Smugglers do Run, it will eventually stop at a dock guarded by 3 unique black Winstons Amen 69s and some smugglers with Rocket Launchers. These are the only enemies Rico will encounter wielding this weapon other than the Panau Military.

Rocket pods/rocket launchers in vehicles

Main article: Vehicle mounted weapons.

Baby Panay's Rocket Launcher

The special rocket launcher. It shares the same design as the normal one.

 360  The following is an unconfirmed report, which has been reported to be impossible. It may be a rare glitch. In the Xbox 360 version of the game, after you complete the portion of the story mission A Just Cause in which you fight Pandak "Baby" Panay, it is possible to get his special rapid-fire rocket launcher with gargantuan amounts of ammunition. The name of this weapon on the tag is "Rocketlauncher_LoD_ComtrollerDiffs_Panay". You have to be right next to him when you take him out and as soon as you do, walk up to his body and press your equip weapon button so you can obtain it. This must be done between the time at which you kill Panay and the time the screen fades to black to begin the next cut-scene. You can use it during the last part of the mission in which you must shoot Panay off of the Nuclear missiles. It's unknown if it's possible to keep the weapon after the mission.

 PC  It can be obtained on the PC version through the use of a Modification. While equipped, the special launcher doesn't have a HUD icon/name, but does have a whopping 116 rockets in a single magazine which explains how Baby Panay is able to fire that many rockets in seconds.

Trivia

• It resembles the Resistance RPG from Half-Life 2.
• Even at level 1, it is one of the deadliest weapons in the Panau Military arsenal.
• Besides the White Tiger gang, the Reapers is the only friendly faction in the game that does not own one of these.