Rocket

The seventh weapon in the Payback 2 game is the **Rocket** (plural **Rockets**), also known as **Rocket Launcher** (plural **Rocket Launchers**), famed for it's destructive power, and how easily can it be obtained.

## **Description**

The Rockets are an very powerful weapon, with a long-range and acts as an instant kill for its targets. If a vehicle is hit, it catches fire and blows up, just that simple. Even the medium-vehicles, can't stand the might of one direct hit from the Rocket. Unless, the player escapes fast enough. They struggle to destroy large-vehicles, like the **Tanks** and the **Buses**. However, they are much more effective than others. Rockets are much like Grenades or Remote Bombs, in some ways. Because, if you are at point blank range with another player and fires the Rocket, the resulting explosion will be instant death for both players. Because of the deadly splash damage. However, it doesn't possesses an automatic/manual detonation delay, but explodes on impact instead. Their fire rate is very slow, enough to be dodged easily. However, similar to the tank cannon. If the player holds the fire button, they can aim the Rocket and, it launches when released.

## **Tips**

* You can cheat your way into victory by destroying opponents in a Race, Sprint and Knockout, as re-spawning always delays them. This is even better, in story mode races, whereas destroyed cars do not re-spawn.
* Don't use them against moving Helicopters, as that's a waste of Rockets, you can't even land a hit on them. The only practical way to hit them is to either hit a stationary one, or use a Lasers at mid-range.
* Vehicles like Buses and Trucks, can take multiple Rockets, before bursting into flames and exploding, Tanks can take even more! Keep this in mind when facing them.
* There's still a chance that a vehicle can still function instead of wheels falling off, even if it is at the verge of destruction. So, Rocket users should immediately run away, once scoring a hit.
* For weak cars, the Rocket can take them out with one hit, force out the driver, and will likely take them out with a second hit against them.
* A Bus will survive a single shot, a Truck will survive 2 shots, and the Tank, survives a whopping amount of 9 shots. Any more they will burn, and any two more, they will explode.
* Try to make a blockade (e.g. a bus parked up against a wall) so you can rack up kills easily in Brawl or Gang Warfare with rocket-spamming.

## Gallery

Psychopath with Rocket Clucher in publicRocket SraczerRocket Launcher (front view) - [See the loaded **Rocket**]
## *Trivia*

* Rockets aren't used much by AI Players, compared to other weapons.
* Rockets have unlimited range of fire. So, if you fire a Rocket, it will continue going in the direction you fired it. Until, it hits something, If it hits no obstacles, it will eventually hit the edge of the map. Same for Minigun.
* Rockets are commonly used in Brawls and Gang Warfares matches, due to their great power. And in Races too, to exterminate your opponents and, then surpassing them during the re-spawn delay, as said in the Tips section.
* Rockets are picked up in amounts of 4.
* Rockets have the splash damage effect, like the Grenades, tank cannon, and the Remote Bomb, and have the same destructive effect, as the latter two however its splash range is same as the former two.
* The maximum amount of Rocket you can start with is, 100 (in Custom mode).
* A Rocket, if hit accurately, can destroy a tree that's, usually immune to crashes and burn it down, same applies to other explosives.
* This is the only usable weapon, that can pick-up icon is represented by ammunition. Instead of the whole weapon itself, since the player needs a Rocket Launcher to fire those Rockets, not tossing them like Grenades or Remote Bombs. It's HUD icon is a whole rocket launcher, however.
* The Rocket here is based on the M1 Bazooka, designed to be thicker.
* If you look very closely at the Rocket as a weapon pick-up, the acronym “H.E.A.T” can be seen written on it, which stands for “High-Explosive Anti-Tank”. This probably indicates why the Rocket is capable of blasting any vehicle in one hit or two as it is already an anti-tank weapon.