The Emplacement Gun[1] is a mounted pulse gun manufactured by the Combine. It is similar to the Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle, except that it cannot be removed from its mount and does not fire Energy Orbs.
Overview
Alyx firing with an Emplacement Gun in the Technical Trainstation.
- The Emplacement Gun is used by the Overwatch forces to lay down suppressing fire on groups of rebellious Citizens[1] in bunkers, on barricades, and other fortified positions suitable for placing a mounted machine gun. Rebels also use captured Emplacement Guns to protect Resistance bases such as Shorepoint Base or the Vortigaunt Camp from Antlions.
- It held with two handles, one of them apparently housing the trigger. Using it to shoot rapid fire pulses directly into the enemy is a simple but effective method of destroying groups of enemies. However, the lack of rotation and peripheral vision exposes the user to attacks from the sides or behind.[1] A usable Emplacement Gun always hints a huge amount of enemies coming.
- When used by a friendly NPC, it cannot be used by the player until the NPC walks away.
- The Emplacement Gun includes an inbuilt flashlight, automatically switched on (during nighttime) when the post is manned.
- When idle, the NPC manning the weapon randomly positions itself in left, right, up and down position.
- It is the Source equivalent of the GoldSrc M2 Browning Machine Gun, as well as the heavier M198 Howitzer.
- It appears during the games in the following order:
- It is first seen at Station 12 in the Canals. There a Metrocop uses it to kill Rebels. Gordon Freeman uses it afterward against Metrocops, City Scanners, and if the player does not proceed, an APC.
- Another Emplacement Gun is used near the APC garage in the Canals, also by a Metrocop.
- At Shorepoint Base, Rebels use two Emplacement Guns to protect the pier from Antlions. Another is placed above the Vortigaunt Camp entrance, for the same purpose.
- Most bunkers on the beaches before Nova Prospekt are equipped with Emplacement Guns, manned by Overwatch Soldiers.
- In the courtyard inside Nova Prospekt, several Emplacement Guns mounted on watchtowers are manned by Nova Prospekt Prison Guards.
- Another, unmanned Emplacement Gun is placed in the Technical Trainstation. It is mostly used by Alyx while Gordon escorts Citizens to the platforms.
- During their assault of White Forest, the Combine forces installed an Emplacement Gun in the secondary silo. Freeman quickly uses it to dispatch the remaining forces after closing the silo.
Gallery
Metrocop firing an Emplacement Gun on Rebels at Station 12.
Metrocop firing an Emplacement Gun at Freeman near the APC garage in the Canals.
Rebel defending Shorepoint's pier with an Emplacement Gun.
Ditto.
Rebel firing at Antlions with an Emplacement Gun above the Vortigaunt Camp entrance.
Emplacement Gun lights on the beaches before Nova Prospekt.
Ditto.
Firing at Prison Guards with an Emplacement Gun from a bunker.
Being fired at from a bunker.
Unattended Emplacement Guns in a bunker, after the Prison Guard have left their post to fight the incoming Antlions.
Ditto.
Emplacement Guns in Nova Prospekt.
Ditto, from above.
Prison Guard manning an Emplacement Gun in Nova Prospekt, idle.
Ditto.
Ditto.
Ditto, firing.
Alyx manning an Emplacement Gun in the Technical Trainstation, idle.
Being fired at by the Emplacement Gun in White Forest's silo 2.
Firing at Overwatch forces with the Emplacement Gun while the hatch of White Forest's silo 2 is closing.
List of appearances
- Half-Life 2 (First appearance)
- Half-Life 2: Episode One
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Half-Life 2 Prima Guide
