.303 Storm Rifle
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| .303 Storm Rifle | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer |
Maquis (possibly germany) |
| Type |
Assault Rifle |
| Technical specifications | |
| Size |
Two-Handed |
| Magazine Size |
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| Maximum Ammunition |
350 rounds or 7 cartridges |
| Fire Mode |
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| Ammunition Type |
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| Operation |
Gas-operating, rotating bolt |
| Accuracy |
Varies from user to user |
| Range |
Short to Medium |
| Usage | |
| Counterpart | |
| Affiliation |
Human |
| [Source] | |
The .303 Storm Rifle, or Storm Rifle, is a standard assault rifle seen in Resistance: Retribution.
This is the first weapon the player receives in Resistance: Retribution. Its pretty similar to the Folsom Carbine, both using a fifty round magazine and three round grenade launcher. Both possess similar calibers (.303), and have similar 40mm grenades, which means that they are pretty much the same weapon. Also, both weapons in appearances look incredibly similar to one another. James Grayson almost always carries the rifle in the cutscenes of the game (with the exception being in the Bonn conversion center), and remarks in one diary entry that the rifle has saved his life many times, showing his reliance on the weapon.
The weapon's rounds have a noticeably higher velocity than a Bullseye/Razor, but has the disadvantage of reduced accuracy due to an increase in the weapon's spread in comparison. The Razor and Bullseye are also more powerful, which is particularly noticeable when firing at the four power cores on the massive cannon in the "Guns of Rotterdam" mission. To make up for these shortcomings, the weapon has a massive fifty round magazine and a three round grenade launcher.
[edit] Tactics
The Storm Rifle may have a fifty round magazine, but it's an almost useless weapon in its own right. It still takes an incredible amount of time to kill a group of Hybrids, and amount of damage you take when you could have finished them off with a fully charged Razor blade or grenade in mere seconds. The grenades, however, are extremely useful at weakening enemies like Titans, or killing clusters of Hybrids. The Storm Rifle is very effacious against enemies like drones or at scoring headshots against Boilers. Never try to kill assault drones with this weapon however, as the former has a deadly turret which can run through your health in seconds. Ammuntion for the Storm Rifle is usually plentiful, so this weapon is especially reliable if you can't find any ammunition pickups for other weapons.
[edit] Trivia
- Although the weapon is called a Storm Rifle in the inventory, but when ammunition for the weapon is picked up, the weapon is actually called a Sturmgewehr, which is the German name of the rifle and used most commonly in the game. Sturmgewehr is also a nod to the actual German Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle.
- It is revealed in one Secrets of The Maquis intel document, that these rifles were recovered from a sunken German supply ship by divers who were looking to replace the weapons shortage during the war against the Chimera. The Storm Rifle used to be an excellent ranged weapon, but water damage had reduced its accuracy and range.
James Grayson noted that, "Back in our glory days, any commander would have had these weapons obliterated as shite".
| Weapons | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chimeran | Arc Charger | Auger Mark II | Auger Rifle | Brute Minigun | Bullseye | Bullseye Mark II | Reaper Carbine | Splitter | |
| Human | .303 Storm Rifle | Advanced Auger-FS | Auger WS | Fareye FR-1 | HE .44 Magnum | HVAP Wraith | IWAO-R Chaingun | L11-2 Dragon | L206 LAARK | L209 LAARK | L210 LAARK | L23 Fareye | Longbow 1S-1K | M5A2 Folsom Carbine | MP-47 Pulse Cannon | Marksman | Mk.6 Carbine | Razor BM001 | RM-3 Knuckle-Duster | Rossmore 236 Combat Shotgun | Rossmore 238 Combat Shotgun | Schrotflinte .12 Gauge | V7 Splicer | XR-13 Bellock | XR-42 Phoenix | XR-87 Proximity Mine | XR-003 Sapper | XR-005 Hailstorm | |
| Grenades | Air Fuel Grenade | Backlash Grenade | Fragmentation Grenade | Hedgehog Grenade | Plasma Grenade | Spider Grenade | |
