M79

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The **M79** is a Launcher that is added in the v0.9.1 "Keep Your Enemies Closer" update. It uses 40mm ammo.

## History

The M79 was a grenade launcher developed to be a standalone weapon which was to replace rifle grenades. It was used by American forces in Vietnam but was mostly replaced by the M203, however some troops who were already equipped with them kept them. After the war. It has seen limited use in the Gulf War and other conflicts in West Asia because soldiers liked the sights and the M79's quiet firing sound (not the impact explosion).

## Technical

It fires a projectile with grenade-like qualities (travels over certain objects, explosive, shrapnel, etc.), but it blows up on impact with anything (walls, trees, players, etc). You cannot slow down or speed up the projectile.

## Strategies

### Using

* The M79 is effective in tight spaces with cover against the explosions.
* Grenade spamming can be used alongside this gun to increase the effectiveness of killing.
* You can also use this as a substitute for a grenade in terms of pushing enemies away from cover (behind rocks and trees, usually). Push them out of cover and shotgun them, unlike regular grenades, this doesn’t need to be cooked and is more likely to hit the enemy, making it an easier kill.
* The blast radius is large so you don't have to hit them directly, although doing the latter is certainly better.
* Try to shoot ahead of the target's direction they're running in, so that way they run into the explosion.
* Find two (or more) players fighting together. When they are close together, shoot a grenade on both players. Hopefully, it will kill both players.
* Quickswitching can make the user more flexible and negates the speed reduction from firing this gun. It also helps to deal with incoming enemies, as you can switch to a Shotgun and eliminate them.
* Hide in a bush and when someone walks by, shoot them, the bullet would kill them or damage them severely, allowing you to finish them off with your secondary weapon.
* When someone has a respectable weapon such as the M134 and is coming for you, quickly shoot them with this and hide behind an indestructible/hard obstacle. They won't be able to hit back, and you can kill them with pretty much anything afterwards.
* Never use in this in close ranges as the explosion and shrapnel might severely lower your health or in worst case scenario, kill you.
* Don't randomly shoot at opponents that are too far away. Wasting 40mm would be bad, since you can only find it with the M79 or in Ammo crates.

### Countering

* The M79's slow projectile speed and very short range means using any long-range weapons are useful. Distance yourself from the user, and attack with a Sniper Rifle or a DMR.
* Shooting the user from long range can give you another advantage as holding the M79 slows down the user enough to easily land shots.
* Remember, it has a blast radius and lots of shrapnel so stay moving. Don't go behind cover even for healing and keep running until the enemy runs out of ammo.
* If a user tries to shoot a grenade ahead of you try to run the opposite way if you can or go to the left or the right.
* Try to dodge the single projectile from the M79. Since it can only shoot one bullet before having to reload again, you can finish them off while they are reloading with a sniper rifle or shotgun.
* High Adrenaline can help you run away from the grenade when it is coming your way as well as recover from your wounds.
* Attack the user with a weapon with a high fire-rate (Vector, Dual G18C, MAC-10) or a shotgun (MP220, Saiga-12 or M870) and approach them in a zig-zag like fashion. This strategy works best when you have high adrenaline.
	+ Staying close will also force them to use a non-explosive weapon, because if they use the M79, it will explode near both of you, potentially damaging you and the attacker if not killing.

## Trivia

* This is the first gun to use 40mm ammunition.
	+ Interestingly, the M79's throwable ID, name and explosion ID are "40mm\_granade", "40mm granade" and "explosion\_40mm\_granade" respectively. This is likely just a typo caused by Kongregate.
* This is the first actual grenade launcher in the game; the Potato Cannon and the Heart Cannon are not technically grenade launchers.
* This is the second weapon that has a clip size of 1 bullet permanently (The AWM-S only had it briefly and the Flare Gun being the first).
* Unlike the USAS-12, it only explodes upon impact or upon reaching maximum range and does not bounce off reflective obstacles and walls.
* This is the 4th gun, along with Potato Cannon, Spud Gun, and Heart Cannon, that has a visible projectile, rather than the translucent bullet trails commonly found in the game.
* Soldiers nicknamed this weapon the "blooper" or the "thumper" due to its firing sound.
* In real life, the velocity of the grenade is actually much faster than in-game, and the front sight makes this gun incredibly accurate and deadly.
* When fired, the 40mm grenade from the M79 spins. This is viewed by some as ridiculous, as the 40mm grenade is basically a giant bullet and flies straight like a bullet. This error was probably caused by Kongregate reusing the potato cannon mechanics on the M79.

## History (in-game)

* v0.9.1
	+ Added
	+ Added to the Normal Map

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