HECU RPG

The Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) is a weapon in Half-Life. It fires a powerful rocket that can either be guided with a laser or fired without the laser (dumb-firing).

Overview
Despite being found in HECU-controlled areas, this weapon is never used by HECU soldiers. However, rockets for it can be found scattered throughout HECU-controlled areas.

This weapon is first acquired in the middle of Surface Tension. It is used to destroy an Apache that has been pursuing the player throughout the chapter. the RPG can also be found near the end of Surface Tension and in the supply depot right before the final teleporter room in Lambda Complex.

Tactics

 * During the Black Mesa sections of the game, the RPG is primarily used to destroy heavy armor such as the M1A1 Abrams tank and the M2A3 Bradley armored fighting vehicle. It usually takes about three rockets to to the turret to destroy both vehicles.


 * It can also be used to destroy a large group of enemies with ease, as it has a large damage radius from the point of impact. Intelligent enemies will try to run away from it, but the rocket is too fast for them to run away from in time.


 * This weapon should not be used to destroy one or two enemies. This is a waste of ammo.


 * The RPG is one of the few weapons that can damage a Gargantua, so the player should try to reserve as many rockets as he/she can if he/she wants to manually kill a Gargantua.


 * The RPG's laser can be used to guide rockets fired from enemy vehicles. This can be a great way to preserve RPG ammo in case the player wants to conserve RPG ammo so he/she can kill something else later on.


 * In Xen, this weapon works great against the Gonarch. It take a few rockets for the Gonarch to try to escape to another part of its arena.

Behind the scenes

 * This RPG is not as advanced as the one given to Freeman in Half-Life 2 by Odessa Cubbage, as the rockets only travel where the laser points instead of turning to the target when they are deployed. The former ability has frustrated players, as RPGs can easily miss targets by flying into walls or sky.


 * The Rocket Launcher and Incendiary Cannon in Team Fortress Classic use the HL1 RPG model.


 * The RPG resembles the German-made Armbrust Rocket Launcher.

List of appearances

 * Half-Life
 * Half-Life: Opposing Force
 * Half-Life: Blue Shift
 * Half-Life: Decay