Thumper
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| Thumper | |
| Magazine Size |
1 |
| Unlocked at |
Level 14 |
| Starting Ammunition |
2 (Multiplayer) 20 (Single Player/Spec ops) |
| Maximum Ammunition |
2 (Multiplayer) 20 (Single Player/Spec Ops) |
| Reload Time |
Average |
| Rate of Fire |
Slow |
| Fire Mode |
Single-shot |
| Ammunition | |
| Used by |
Ultranationalists, Brazilian Militia, Task Force 141 (Ghost) |
| Clear | |
The Thumper (M79 by official designation) is a shoulder-fired single-shot grenade launcher featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
The Thumper is a decent alternative to the M203 launcher for people who do not wish to take up their gun's attachment slot with the M203. When hip firing the iron sights are brought up for the shot, much like the RPG-7 in Call of Duty 4. Even while aiming down the sights there is a noticeable delay between pressing the fire button and when the shell is actually launched. This delay makes firing accurately on the move nearly impossible. Unlike the M203, this weapon is supplied with its own iron sights which can help accuracy at longer ranges but obstruct view in medium range shots. Like usual, grenades that impact a solid object before they reach a certain distance from the user will not explode however they will still inflict blunt force trauma, potentially killing an already wounded enemy.
[edit] History
The M79 got the nickname "Thumper" from the distinct noise it made after firing. It was used in Vietnam as a Grenadier's weapon until it was replaced by the M203, giving grenadiers all of the abilities of a grenade launcher and a rifle combined into one weapon. It remains in service worldwide in various niche uses, such as riot control using less-lethal gas grenades. For close-range use, a shotgun-like round was used loaded with buckshot. A pump-action version of the M79, the China Lake NATIC, was invented for the Navy SEALs as a multi-shot weapon, though wasn't very successful. A modern weapon that uses the M79's design is the M32 MGL, a six-shot double-action revolving grenade launcher used mostly by special forces and some police units for riot control.
[edit] Trivia
- Like the Model 1887, the Thumper was used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. He uses its last grenade to kill the T-1000.
- During the Vietnam War era, the M79 was also known as the "Blooper", "Thump-Gun", "Bloop Tube", and "Blooper Gun". Australians often called it the "Wombat Gun".
- You can find the Thumper in the mission, The Hornet's Nest in a shop named Sorbetes. It's below the counter, and comes with more ammunition on higher difficulties.
- In 3rd Person or Spectating you can see that the Thumper's iron sights are pulled down, even when equipped.
- The Thumper can be seen being used by Makarov in the airport in No Russian, and by Ghost in The Hornet's Nest.
- The method of use of the Thumper differs from single-player to multiplayer because in multiplayer, if the player is not aiming down the sights the player will automatically do so before shooting, something that does not occur in campaign or Special Ops.
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