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|name=rocket launcher<br />
|tile=&nbsp;<br />
|appearance=metal tube<br />
|smalldmg=1d2 <br />
|largedmg=1d2<br />
|skill=firearm<br />
|tohit=<nowiki>+0</nowiki><br />
|weight=100<br />
|cost=3500<br />
|material=iron<br />
|color=metal color<br />
}}<br />
{{for|the weapon in SLASH'EM and its derivatives|rocket launcher (SLASH'EM)}}<br />
A '''rocket launcher''', also known as a '''bazooka''', is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The rocket launcher is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|huge]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]], making it [[two-handed]] for medium-sized [[hero]]es, and uses the [[firearms]] skill. It is designed for use with [[Rocket (dNetHack)|rockets]].<br />
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The rocket launcher has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a '''metal tube''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].<br />
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==Generation==<br />
Anachrononauts (including Androids) start each game with knowledge of the rocket launcher's unidentified appearance.<br />
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Rocket launchers are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]] and can only be [[wish]]ed for by [[Tourist/dNetHack|Tourists]]. They cannot be created by manual [[Smith (dNetHack)|smithing]] unless the hero is an Undead Hunter that knows their appearance.<br />
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A rocket launcher is randomly placed on the locate level of the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]] at level creation, and another rocket launcher is randomly placed on the goal level for each quest.<br />
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[[Deep one (dNetHack)|Deep ones]] and [[Deeper one (dNetHack)|deeper ones]] generated in the future (i.e. the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest) have an effective {{frac|36}} chance of bring [[generated with]] a rocket launcher and a stack of rockets as ammo.<br />
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==Description==<br />
A rocket launcher has a range of 20 squares with a base rate of fire of -5, and a -4 [[to-hit]] penalty is applied to rockets fired from it&mdash;this rate of fire renders [[multishot]] nearly impossible for the launcher without an incredibly high [[enchantment]].<br />
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Rockets "[[thrown]]" or [[fired]] from a rocket launcher deal 2d12+4 blunt damage against small monsters and 2d20+4 blunt damage against large ones, and will additionally explode on their target's square (regardless of whether they hit or not) and deal 3d8 base [[Fire (element)|fire]] damage to any monsters caught in the explosion, with larger monsters taking increased explosive damage.<br />
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==Origin==<br />
{{wikipedia|Rocket launcher}}<br />
{{wikipedia|Bazooka}}<br />
A rocket launcher is a weapon that launches an unguided, rocket-propelled projectile. The earliest documented rocket launchers originated in imperial China as propulsion systems for arrows, and may have existed as early as the 10th century in the [[Wikipedia:Song dynasty|Song dynasty]] China, with solid documentary evidence occurring as early as the 13th century. Early Chinese rocket launchers consisted of arrows modified by the attachment of a rocket motor to the shaft a few inches behind the arrowhead&mdash;the launchers themselves were constructed of wood, basketry, and bamboo tubes that separated the rockets using frames, and propelled them by burning the black powder in the motor, allowing multiple rockets to be fired at once. This is distinct from early Chinese fire arrows, which carried small tubes of black powder that ignited once the arrow hit its target.<br />
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Rockets were introduced to the West during the [[wikipedia:Napoleonic Wars|Napoleonic Wars]], with one of the first rockets being the Congreve: a British weapon devised by [[wikipedia:William Congreve (inventor)|Sir William Congreve]] in 1804 after he experienced Indian rockets at the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799. Congreve rockets were launched from an iron trough, or chamber, that was about 18 inches (45 centimetres) in length, and could be fixed to the ground for horizontal launching, secured to a folding copper tripod for high angle fire, or mounted on frames on carts or the decks of warships.<br />
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The rocket launcher in SLASH'EM appears to be a [[wikipedia:Multiple rocket launcher|multiple rocket launcher system]] based on its tile, which may explain its weight: such devices are usually vehicle-mounted, and are not made to be man-portable. A typical shoulder-mounted rocket launcher such as the iconic [[wikipedia:Bazooka|bazooka]] weighs around 13lb/6kg, which is roughly twice the weight of an assault rifle.<br />
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