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An airplane is a heavier-than-air craft whose lift is generated by airflow over the wings creating a strong pressure difference. In video games, airplanes are used for travel and as a type of weaponry.
An emplacement gun used to shoot down enemy aircraft.
The APC lends protection from small-arms fire to infantry units in transit. An element of 20th and 21st century warfare, it is often depicted in futuristic settings.
Battleships are large, heavily armed and armored naval warships, designed both give and take large amounts of damage.
A Bazooka is a standard rocket launcher, it is commonly used in many games.
A watercraft designed to travel on top of bodies of water. A favored tool of pirates and criminals.
This term can refer to both a visible shot onscreen in a shooter, or a round that has been fired from or currently loaded into a weapon.
The Original artillery, and first naval weapon. Cannon's fire massive Iron cannon balls using gun powder and a match to set off the charge in the barrel send the ball at the enemy.
Coins have long been used in video games as both a form of currency and as a means of accruing points.
Cruisers are larger ships that carry many weapons, typically either high caliber guns or missiles. They are versatile and come in many varieties, such as light cruisers or heavy cruisers.
Destroyers are quick and agile warships that are effective at hunting other ships down, most famously submarines. They are extremely versatile and can be used for a variety of combat roles.
A dropship usually refers to a ship that ferries troops, heavy armor, and supplies from carriers in orbit to a planet's surface. Sometimes it refers to any futuristic in-atmosphere transport that is not a helicopter or airplane.
An aircraft made for combat.
Used to burn people in Postal, and also used as explosives.
A Gatling gun is a machine gun that uses multiple rotating barrels to rapidly fire bullets. Commonly mounted on vehicles or gunships, some larger characters may carry a hand held version.
Considered one of the most frequent and controversial implements of destruction in video games and real life, guns are devices that fire projectiles with explosive force.
Helicopters are flying vehicles, typically with a single large main rotor to maintain lift with a tail rotor to counter rotation induced by this main rotor. They are useful in air to ground combat as well as for quickly inserting and recovering infantry close to the front line.
Machine guns, generally, are heavier weapons with a rapid rate of fire. To quote the Quake manual, they "eat ammo like popcorn."
An explosive ordinance propelled by a rocket engine designed to blow an object to smithereens. A missile is often guided, in some way, to its target. For example; by laser, remote control, or computer/GPS.
An indirect fire weapon which lobs shells (generally explosive) on an arcing trajectory. It is muzzle-loaded, capable of attacking targets at close range unlike traditional artillery.
An explosive ordinance propelled by a chemical reaction that causes a controlled explosion resulting in thrust. Rockets are usually "dumb" weapons, meaning that they are not guided. Rockets are the most powerful projectile in many games.
A weapon that launches rockets.
Underwater Vessel that first appeared in the late 1800's.
A tank is generally a heavily armoured and armed, tracked vehicle designed to be at the front of a combined forces attack.
A handy melee weapon that doubles as a tool for repairing things. This weapon has played a key role when it comes to smashing things for many protagonists.
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