| GL06 | |
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Information
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| Slot | Primary |
| Type | Explosive |
| Class | Mercenary |
| Blueprint No. | 44 |
| Custom Version | Thumper |
GL06 is an Explosive weapon grenade launcher.
Appearance[]
GL06 consists of a long shiny grey barrel tube equipped with traditional iron sights. It has a white grip, white skeleton stock, white handguard, a black receiver with pins of various size holding the components together.
Description[]
GL06 is a single grenade launcher. It has a low rate of fire, but once the grenade hits enemy, it sticks to their body and explodes after a few seconds. There is no way to remove stuck grenades. Grenades stick to walls, floors, corpses and all other objects as well.
It is accurate, but only on short ranges. Like the other grenade launchers, this weapon fires projectiles in an arc affected by gravity, so keep that in mind.
Overview[]
GL06 is an underwhelming weapon which is only good for killing single targets. The easiest way to use it is to climb to high positions on any map and shoot your enemies from above; the grenades are affected by gravity and this way you get more accuracy. Their speed is also extremely slow. You can buff it with Burst Module as it fires both grenades in a burst.
However, the GL06 has a slew of problems. It has low ammo and does not deal damage immediately on contact, meaning that it can't get you out of a troublesome situation right away. In addition, the stickiness of the grenades may be inconvenient at times where they accidentally get stuck on objects in the line of fire, such as a corpse. As with all Explosives, using this weapon comes with a risk of suicide, although the weapon's delayed explosions make this less of an issue. If you are looking for a good, versatile grenade launcher, try the MK32 or DSR1 instead. It is notorious for accidental kills, such as when an unit stuck with one or more grenades returns to their team and blew up one or more personnel.
Trivia[]
- GL06 is the replacement of Thumper from Strike Force Heroes 1 and 2. This time, Thumper is the name of GL06's custom version.
- Its real life counterpart is a grenade launcher of the same name, made by B&T.