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{{Infobox Video Game|{{PAGENAME}}
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|name=Half-Life 2
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|picture=Halflife2cover.jpg
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|caption=
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|series=Half-Life
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|date=2004
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|developer=Valve
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|platforms=PC / Mac<br>Playstation 3<br>Xbox / Xbox 360
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|publisher=Valve / Sierra
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|genre=First-Person Shooter
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}}
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For information on [[Talk:Half-Life_2#Other_Weapons|other weapons]], see the [[Talk:Half-Life_2|discussion page]]. This page includes both Episode 1 and Episode 2.
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'''The following weapons are used in the video game ''Half-Life 2'' and its episodic sequels:'''
 
'''The following weapons are used in the video game ''Half-Life 2'' and its episodic sequels:'''
 
For information on [[Talk:Half-Life_2#Other_weapons|other weapons]], see the [[Talk:Half-Life_2|discussion page]].
 
[[Image:Halflife2cover.jpg|thumb|right|300px| ''Half-Life 2'' (2004)]]
 
 
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=Handguns=
  
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==Heckler & Koch USP Match==
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The [[Heckler & Koch USP Match]] in 9x19mm is the standard issue sidearm of the Combine's 'Civil Protection' police force. It is first seen wielded by a guard in the train station and is soon after used against the player as they flee across the rooftops in the chapter "Point Insertion". Later, one can be taken from a slain CP and then used throughout the game. Its stopping power is lax, but its decent accuracy, rate of fire, and high capacity make it suitable for a variety of applications, such as attacking weak but difficult to hit enemies like headcrabs and manhacks and setting explosive barrels on fire from a distance. Oddly enough, while it can be found in many supply caches and beside civilian corpses, Resistance members are never actually seen using it.
  
= Handguns =
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Despite it using standard 15-round magazines (with finger-rest floorplates like the picture below), it holds 18 rounds like the extended magazines that are meant to be used in conjunction with H&K's "Jet-funnel" extended mag-wells.
 
 
==Heckler & Koch USP Match==
 
The 9x19mm [[Heckler & Koch USP#Heckler & Koch USP Match|Heckler & Koch USP Match]] is the standard issue sidearm of the Combine's 'Civil Protection' police force. It is first seen wielded by a guard in the train station and is soon after used against the player as they flee across the rooftops in the chapter "Point Insertion". Later, one can be taken from a slain CP and then used throughout the game. Its stopping power is lax, but its decent accuracy, rate of fire and high capacity make it suitable for a variety of applications, such as attacking weak but difficult to hit enemies like headcrabs and manhacks and setting explosive barrels on fire from a distance. Oddly enough, while it can be found in many supply caches and beside civilian corpses, Resistance members are never actually seen using it.
 
  
One detail worth noting: the weapon doesn't eject empty casings when fired, while the (otherwise identical) pistol in the pre-release beta demonstrations did, this is most likely a bug. A [http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/22610 fixed model] that does eject casings can be found on FPSBanana. It must be also noted that the slide always locks back when a reload is started, even if there were unfired rounds in the chamber and magazine. The weapon's slide also is released automatically when a fresh magazine is inserted, instead of using the slide release.
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One detail worth noting: the weapon doesn't eject empty casings when fired, while the (otherwise identical) pistol in the pre-release beta demonstrations did, this is a bug. A [http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/22610 fixed model] that does eject casings can be found on GameBanana. It must be also noted that the slide always locks back when a reload is started, even if there were unfired rounds in the chamber and magazine. The weapon's slide also is released automatically when a fresh magazine is inserted, instead of using the slide release.
  
[[Image:H&K-USP-Compensator.jpg|thumb|none|380px|Heckler & Koch USP Match - 9x19mm]]
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[[File:H&K-USP-Compensator.jpg|thumb|none|380px|Heckler & Koch USP Match - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:HL2 HK USP Match.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The H&K USP Match in Half-Life 2.]]
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[[File:HL2 HK USP Match.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The H&K USP Match in Half-Life 2.]]
  
 
==Colt Python==
 
==Colt Python==
The .357 Magnum [[Colt Python]] is first acquired by the player in a Civil Protection outpost in the chapter "Water Hazard". It's powerful, accurate, can kill many lower end enemies in one shot and most of the higher end ones with a well placed shot to the head. Its accuracy makes it effective at long range if its user utilizes the suit zoom. Simply zoom in on an enemies head, quickly zoom out, and fire.
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The .357 Magnum [[Colt Python]] is first acquired by the player in a Civil Protection outpost in the chapter "Water Hazard". It's powerful, accurate, and can kill many lower end enemies in one shot and most of the higher end ones with a well placed shot to the head. Its accuracy makes it effective at long range if its user utilizes the suit zoom. Simply zoom in on an enemies head, quickly zoom out, and fire. The side of the V_model barrel reads "COLT PYTHON ELITE".
  
 
Ammunition for this weapon is rare when you first get it. Later on it becomes a little more common, but resupply remains relatively infrequent, which means it has to be used sparingly.
 
Ammunition for this weapon is rare when you first get it. Later on it becomes a little more common, but resupply remains relatively infrequent, which means it has to be used sparingly.
  
Also There's actually quite a few major problems with the .357's model that would prevent it from even being usable in real life:
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There happen to be several major problems with the .357's model that would prevent it from even being usable in real life: For one thing, the ammunition that Freeman loads into his gun has spent primers. Secondly, the ejector rod (which is connected directly to the cylinder itself) and the crane that connects the cylinder to the gun stay stuck in the gun's frame during its reload animation, which means that there's nothing connecting the cylinder to the gun in the first place, it's just miraculously floating there in mid air. Finally, there's no speed-loader or moon clip used during its reload animation, so the shells are just magically held together when Freeman loads them into the cylinder. He also has a habit of spinning the cylinder after swinging it back into battery.
  
For one thing, the ammunition that Freeman loads into his gun has spent primers. Secondly, the ejector rod (which is connected directly to the cylinder itself) and the crane that connects the cylinder to the gun stay stuck in the gun's frame during its reload animation, which means that there's nothing connecting the cylinder to the gun in the first place, it's just miraculously floating there in mid air. Finally, there's no speed-loader or moon clip used during its reload animation, so the shells are just magically held together when Freeman loads them into the cylinder.
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In addition the w_model says "Colt Anaconda" on the side of the barrel, even though the weapon is supposed to be (and modeled after) a .357 Python.
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[[File:Pythstainless6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Python - .357 Magnum]]
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[[File:HL2 Colt Python.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|The Colt Python in Half-Life 2.]]
  
In addition the V model says ".44 Anaconda" on the left side of the barrel, even though the weapon is suppose to be (and modeled after) a .357 Python.
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=Submachine Guns=
 
 
 
 
[[Image:Pythstainless6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Python - .357 Magnum]]
 
[[Image:HL2 Colt Python.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|The Colt Python in Half-Life 2.]]
 
 
 
= Submachine Guns =
 
  
 
==Heckler & Koch MP7 Prototype==
 
==Heckler & Koch MP7 Prototype==
 
The original [[Heckler & Koch MP7|Heckler & Koch MP7 Prototype]] is the main weapon for most Resistance members and Combine Soldiers, and is also issued to Civil Protection teams in volatile situations. The game's model of the gun is different to the real thing in several ways:
 
The original [[Heckler & Koch MP7|Heckler & Koch MP7 Prototype]] is the main weapon for most Resistance members and Combine Soldiers, and is also issued to Civil Protection teams in volatile situations. The game's model of the gun is different to the real thing in several ways:
* Although the 1st person model is fairly true to the real MP7 prototype, the 3rd person model has significant differences in its proportion and shape.
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*Although the 1st person model is fairly true to the real 2nd MP7 prototype, the 3rd person model has significant differences in its proportion and shape.
* It is fitted with a very small holographic sight that cannot be used by the player and has no iron sights at all.
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*It is fitted with a very small holographic sight that cannot be used by the player and has no iron sights at all.
* The correct caliber (4.6x30mm) is written on the ammunition boxes, but cartridge casings that are ejected when the weapon is fired say ".45 Colt" on the bottom.
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*The correct caliber (4.6x30mm) is written on the ammunition boxes, but cartridge casings that are ejected when the weapon is fired say ".45 Colt" on the bottom.
* The weapon's magazine capacity is 45 rounds, but no extended magazine is visible protruding from the grip. The real world MP7 comes with 20 and 40 round magazines. The 40 round magazine protrudes from the grip and is curved.
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*The weapon's magazine capacity is 45 rounds, but no extended magazine is visible protruding from the grip. The real world MP7 comes with 20, 30 and 40 round magazines. The 40 round magazine protrudes from the grip and is curved.
* Its secondary fire capability fires up to 3 grenades semi-automatically, but there is no mounted grenade launcher on the weapon. Instead, the grenades seem to be fired out of a second barrel (which is smaller in diameter than the grenades it fires). The weapon itself is also too small to plausibly contain a launcher, let alone storage for three grenades and a semi-automatic feed system for them. These abilities are uncharacteristic of the weapon's design, but ''are'' characteristic of the OICW assault rifle (which was originally the Combine's standard issue automatic weapon, the role the MP7 now fills). Given the correlation it can be surmised that when the developers opted to use the MP7 as the generic automatic weapon, they grafted the OICW's grenade launcher capability onto it to make it more useful.
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*Its secondary fire capability fires up to 3 grenades semi-automatically, but there is no mounted grenade launcher on the weapon. Instead, the grenades seem to be fired out of a second barrel (which is smaller in diameter than the grenades it fires). The weapon itself is also too small to plausibly contain a launcher, let alone storage for three grenades and a semi-automatic feed system for them. These abilities are uncharacteristic of the weapon's design, but ''are'' characteristic of the OICW assault rifle (which was originally the Combine's standard issue automatic weapon, the role the MP7 now fills). Given the correlation it can be surmised that when the developers opted to use the MP7 as the generic automatic weapon, they grafted the OICW's grenade launcher capability onto it to make it more useful.
  
 
Given the opportunity, Resistance members using this weapon usually discard it in favor of a more powerful AR2 Pulse Rifle or SPAS-12 shotgun.
 
Given the opportunity, Resistance members using this weapon usually discard it in favor of a more powerful AR2 Pulse Rifle or SPAS-12 shotgun.
  
[[Image:H&K PDW.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch PDW/MP7 prototype - 4.6x30mm]]
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[[File:H&K PDW.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Heckler & Koch PDW (2nd prototype) - 4.6x30mm]]
[[Image:HL2 HK MP7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|H&K MP7 in Half-Life 2, with no mechanism behind the pistol grip. Also note the protruding barrel(s) and full-length rail on top introduced only on the final MP7.]]
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[[File:HL2 HK MP7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The H&K MP7 in Half-Life 2, note the lack of a fire-selector mechanism, along with the protruding barrel(s) and full-length rail on top introduced only on the final MP7.]]
  
= Shotguns =
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=Shotguns=
  
 
==Franchi SPAS-12==
 
==Franchi SPAS-12==
The [[Franchi SPAS-12]] is used by the Combine Overwatch and some Resistance members. It is first given to the player by the crazed Ravenholm preacher Father Grigori in the chapter "We Don't Go To Ravenholm...". It is very useful in close quarters combat, particularly against Headcrab Zombies and Antlions. One soldier in each Combine squad is equipped with the SPAS-12. It is also used by some major characters on occasion:
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The [[Franchi SPAS-12]] without a stock is used by the Combine Overwatch and some Resistance members. It is first given to the player by the crazed Ravenholm preacher Father Grigori in the chapter "We Don't Go To Ravenholm...". It is very useful in close quarters combat, particularly against Headcrab Zombies and Antlions. One soldier in each Combine squad is equipped with the SPAS-12. It is also used by some major characters on occasion:
  
 
*At the end of the "Entanglement" chapter, Dr. Isaac Kleiner is briefly seen wielding one.
 
*At the end of the "Entanglement" chapter, Dr. Isaac Kleiner is briefly seen wielding one.
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*In ''Episode One'', Alyx Vance acquires one from a Combine supply cache and wields it throughout the following chapter.
 
*In ''Episode One'', Alyx Vance acquires one from a Combine supply cache and wields it throughout the following chapter.
  
In ''Half-Life 2'', like many other games, the player can only use the SPAS-12 in pump-action mode, while the real one can be switched between semi-auto and pump-action based on the power of loads it's using. It only holds six shells, rather than the real weapon's eight. NPCs appear to use the weapon in semi-auto mode, however.  
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In ''Half-Life 2'', like many other games, the player can only use the SPAS-12 in pump-action mode, while the real one can be switched between semi-auto and pump-action based on the power of loads it's using. NPCs appear to use the weapon in semi-auto mode, however. It only holds six shells like the short barreled variant, although the in-game model shows the full-size version which should hold eight instead.
  
Just like in the original ''Half-Life'', it has the unrealistic ability to fire two shells at the same time (yet only ejects one shell). The magazine tube is mistaken for a second barrel, and both "barrels" can be fired at once for the secondary fire mode; the game even gives an on-screen hint calling this ability "fire both barrels."
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Just like in the original ''Half-Life'', it has the unrealistic ability to fire two shells at the same time (yet only ejects one shell). The magazine tube is mistaken for a second barrel, and both "barrels" can be fired at once for the secondary fire mode; the game even gives an on-screen hint calling this ability "fire both barrels". Additionally, Gordon still reloads the SPAS-12 incorrectly in the sequel by cramming new shells into its heatshield instead of the actual loading port.
  
[[Image:Franchi-SPAS12.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Franchi SPAS-12 - 12 Gauge]]
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[[File:FSpas12orign.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Franchi SPAS-12 without stock - 12 gauge]]
[[Image:HL2 Franchi SPAS-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Franchi SPAS-12 in Half-Life 2.]]
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[[File:HL2 Franchi SPAS-12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Franchi SPAS-12 in Half-Life 2.]]
  
= Rifles =
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=Rifles=
  
==Winchester Model 1894==
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==Winchester Model 1886==
The [[Winchester 1894]] is used by Father Grigori in the chapter "We don't go to Ravenholm...". Grigori seems to have named it 'Annabelle'. It is possible for Father Grigori to be killed and the player can pick up Annabelle, but can only use it briefly as the screen fades to black when the game ends. It seems to be very powerful, and it can take down a Fast Zombie with one or two hits, but the weapon is not intended to be used by the player. Despite the real gun's using .30-30 Winchester cartridges, the Annabelle seems to use .357 Magnum bullets and has a capacity of two rounds. Judging by its conspicuous lack of cocking sounds and noticeable lever animations, it seems that the gun is intended to be a double-barrel rifle.
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The [[Winchester 1886]] is used by Father Grigori in the chapter "We don't go to Ravenholm...". Grigori has nicknamed his rifle 'Annabelle'. The weapon is identified in earlier versions of the game by the loading gate. In the game, it functions as a double-barrel rifle with one shot per barrel and .357 Magnum chambering, despite its real life counterpart holding 9 rounds in the tubular magazine and not being available in .357 Magnum. It contains high-damage values when dealing with enemies and can be given to the player despite never being intended to if the game story is followed.
  
Like the "Alyxgun", Annabelle can be spawned through the developer's console using the code "give weapon_annabelle". Because it wasn't intended to be usable, the view model is identical to the SPAS-12's and the animations are riddled with glitches. However, a fixed V_Model can be found [http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/78680 here].
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Like the "Alyxgun", Annabelle can be spawned through the developer's console using the code "give weapon_annabelle", or by using [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCe7nW4YXwQ some] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFUQ0JbeJzk glitches]. Because it wasn't intended to be usable, the view model is identical to the SPAS-12's and the animations are riddled with glitches. However, a fixed V_Model can be found [http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/78680 here].
  
[[Image:WinchesterModel1894.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1894 - .30-30 Winchester]]
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[[File:Winchester 1886.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Winchester Model 1886]]
[[Image:1892.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Model]]
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[[File:1892.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Model]]
[[Image:HL2 Father Grigori.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Father Grigori in Ravenholm with an Winchester Model 1894.]]
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[[File:HL2 Father Grigori.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Father Grigori in Ravenholm with a Winchester Model 1886.]]
  
= Other =
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=Other=
  
 
==MK3A2 Offensive Hand Grenade==
 
==MK3A2 Offensive Hand Grenade==
While "M82 FRAG" is written on them in-game, the hand grenades in ''Half-Life 2'' are closely based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MK3A2 MK3A2] concussion grenade, but emit a red LED light and a beeping sound when armed as they are made by the Combine Overwatch for its soldiers.
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While "M82 FRAG" is written on them in-game, the hand grenades in ''Half-Life 2'' are closely based on the [[MK3 offensive hand grenade|MK3A2]] concussion grenade, but emit a red LED light and a beeping sound when armed as they are made by the Combine Overwatch for its soldiers.
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[[File:MK3A2.jpg|thumb|none|200px|MK3A2 offensive hand grenade]]
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[[File:Half Life 2 - MK2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|MK3A2]]
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[[File:HL2 Grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|MK3A2 in Half-Life 2.]]
  
[[Image:Half Life 2 - MK2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|MK3A2]]
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==AT4 Rocket Launcher==
[[Image:HL2_Grenade.jpg|thumb|none|600px|MK3A2 in Half-Life 2.]]
 
  
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The rocket launcher in Half-Life 2 is based on the [[Saab Bofors Dynamics AT4]], albeit backwards (the launcher's barrel is actually the AT4's rear in real life) and with a Stinger-like grip assembly. Having replaced the GAM14B (A futuristic version of the [[Armbrust ATW]]) from HL1, it is quite frequently used by the Resistance members to take down Striders and Gunships. It is still laser-guided. The weapon's rockets are extremely sophisticated; they are able to be corrected mid flight instantaneously simply by aiming the launcher at a different location, are extremely maneuverable, and never run out of fuel.
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[[File:AT-4Launcher.jpg‎ |none|thumb|600px|M136 AT4 Anti-Tank recoilless launcher - 84mm]]
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[[File:Half Life 2 - AT4.jpg|none|thumb|600px|The "Rocket Launcher". Note how the real weapon fires from the other end of the tube.]]
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[[File:RPG.jpg|none|thumb|600px|Dr. Freeman holding the "RPG" as it is called in the game.]]
  
==Rocket Launcher==
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==SLAM==
 
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The [[SLAM]] was cut from ''Half-Life 2'', but was later re-used in ''Half-Life 2: Deathmatch'' where it has two modes of operation; can be used as a laser tripmine to set up ambushes or can be used as remotely detonated explosives, similar to the Satchel Charge of the original ''[[Half-Life]]''. While the tripmine version in the game emits a visible red laser, the real SLAM uses a passive infrared sensor. The player can carry a total of 5 SLAMs.
The rocket launcher in Half-Life 2 is based on the [[AT4]], albeit backwards (the launchers barrel is actually the AT4's rear in real life). Having replaced the GAM14B (A futuristic version of the Armbrust) from HL1, it is quite frequently used by the Resistance members to take down Striders and Gunships. It is still laser-guided. The weapon's rockets are extremely sophisticated; they are able to be corrected mid flight instantaneously simply by aiming the launcher at a different location, are extremely maneuverable and never run out of fuel.  
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[[File:SLAM.jpg|none|thumb|219px|SLAM]]
[[Image:AT-4Launcher.jpg‎ |none|thumb|600px|M136 AT4 Anti-Tank recoilless launcher - 84mm]]
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[[File:HL2-SLAM.jpg|none|thumb|600px|A deployed SLAM in the game.]]
[[Image:Half Life 2 - AT4.jpg|none|thumb|600px|The "Rocket Launcher". Note how the real weapon fires from the other end of the tube.]]
 
[[Image:RPG.jpg|none|thumb|600px|Dr. Freeman holding the "RPG" as it is called in the game.]]
 
  
 
=Cut Weapons=
 
=Cut Weapons=
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===AKM===
 
===AKM===
The [[AKM]] , known in the game as "AR1" was to be given to many of the Rebels.
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The [[AKM]] , known in the game as "AR1" was to be given to many of the Rebels. The in-game AKM holds 30 rounds and has 5 different firing modes, ranging from fastest to slowest, the faster modes being weaker, and the slower firing modes dealing more damage per shot.
[[Image:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]]
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[[File:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:HL2BAK.png|thumb|none|400px|The AKM that was cut from Half-Life 2. Note ejection port on the opposite side.]]
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[[File:HL2BAK.png|thumb|none|400px|The AKM that was cut from Half-Life 2. Note ejection port on the opposite side.]]
  
 
===Heckler & Koch XM29 OICW===
 
===Heckler & Koch XM29 OICW===
The [[OICW|XM29 OICW]] was to be the standard weapon of the Combine forces. It was most likely cut because during the game's development, the U.S. military terminated the XM29 program (and eventually the entire OICW project as well).
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The [[OICW|XM29 OICW]] was to be the standard weapon of the Combine forces. It was removed from the game following a brush-up on consistency with weapon standards and themes relevant to the game. The game OICW featured a functional scope with a green tint, and early alphas allowed for the grenade launcher to be fired. The gun was made redundant with the addition of an SMG that could launch grenades.
[[Image:Oicw.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Late-model over / under Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW) - 5.56x45mm & 20mm]]
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[[File:Oicw.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Late-model over / under Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW) - 5.56x45mm & 20x28mm]]
[[Image:HL2BOICW.png|thumb|none|500px|The OICW that was cut from Half-Life 2.]]
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[[File:HL2BOICW.png|thumb|none|500px|The OICW that was cut from Half-Life 2.]]
[[image:HL2PIC.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Combine guard holding the OICW.]]
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[[File:HL2PIC.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Combine guard holding the OICW.]]
  
 
===Heckler & Koch GR9===
 
===Heckler & Koch GR9===
The [[Heckler & Koch GR9]] known as the "HMG-1" was supposed to be a portable machine gun in the game and was to be carried by Overwatch soldiers.
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The [[Heckler & Koch GR9]] known as the "HMG-1" was supposed to be a portable machine gun in the game and was to be carried by Overwatch soldiers. It features two firing modes: fully automatic, and 3-round-burst, and the scope was not a usable feature. The rounds fired also dealt incredible damage.
[[Image:HKGR9S.JPG|thumb|none|400px|The GR9S Belt Fed Machine Gun - 5.56x45mm NATO]]
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[[File:HKGR9S.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch GR9S (the "S" stands for sand finish) - 5.56x45mm NATO]]
[[Image:HMG.JPG|thumb|none|400px|V_model]]
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[[File:HMG.JPG|thumb|none|400px|V_model]]
[[image:hmgw.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Terribly low-res W_model]]
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[[File:hmgw.JPG|thumb|none|400px|The only W_Model, custom made by a fan]]
  
===Heckler & Koch MP5KN===
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===LAR Grizzly Big Boar .50 BMG Rifle===
The [[Heckler & Koch MP5K]], aka "SMG-1", is a weapon cut from Half-Life 2. It can be found in the playable Half-Life 2 Beta files.  
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Early versions of the game included a .50 caliber [[LAR Grizzly Big Boar]] sniper rifle with a modified grip that encircled the shooters trigger hand and a special red scope. The rifle was incredibly powerful and had two zoom levels, a non-working muzzleflash effect which took up the entire screen, and a long reload time as it was single shot only. It is used by the Combine Snipers in early versions and was replaced in the final released game with a crossbow that fired super-heated pieces of rebar.
[[Image:MP5KA3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5KN - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:LAR Grizzly.jpg|thumb|none|400px|LAR Grizzly Big Boar - .50 BMG]]
[[image:mp5khl2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|V_model]]
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===Heckler & Koch MP5K===
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The [[Heckler & Koch MP5K]], aka "SMG-1", is a removed weapon in Half-Life 2. It can be seen and is the primary submachine gun in the Half-Life 2 leaked alpha. The MP5K featured two firing modes: fully automatic and burst fire.
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[[File:MP5KA3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5K with Navy lower - 9x19mm]]
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[[File:Texture1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|W_Model]]
  
 
===Orion Flare Gun===
 
===Orion Flare Gun===
The [[Orion flare gun]] is another cut weapon that was supposed to be used by Combine soldiers and guards at Nova Prospekt.
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The 25mm [[Orion flare gun]] is another cut weapon that was supposed to be used by Combine soldiers and guards at Nova Prospekt. It is an older pre-1995 model of the Orion 25mm signal launcher made from metal and standard plastic blue grips. It can fire flares normally or has an alternate fire that allows it to launch flares underwater (although they do not travel very far). Unlike the real Orion signal gun, the in-game Orion is Double Action.
[[Image:Orion Flare gun.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Orion flare gun - 12 gauge]]
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[[File:Orion25mm.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Orion flare gun - 25mm]]
[[Image:HL2Flare.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Model of the flare gun. Note Orion logo.]]
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[[File:HL2Flare.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Model of the flare gun. Note the Orion logo.]]
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[[Category:Thriller]]
 
[[Category:Thriller]]
 
[[Category:Drama]]
 
[[Category:Drama]]
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Revision as of 09:16, 4 April 2019


Half-Life 2
Halflife2cover.jpg
Release Date: 2004
Developer: Valve
Publisher: Valve / Sierra
Series: Half-Life
Platforms: PC / Mac
Playstation 3
Xbox / Xbox 360
Genre: First-Person Shooter


For information on other weapons, see the discussion page. This page includes both Episode 1 and Episode 2.

The following weapons are used in the video game Half-Life 2 and its episodic sequels:


Handguns

Heckler & Koch USP Match

The Heckler & Koch USP Match in 9x19mm is the standard issue sidearm of the Combine's 'Civil Protection' police force. It is first seen wielded by a guard in the train station and is soon after used against the player as they flee across the rooftops in the chapter "Point Insertion". Later, one can be taken from a slain CP and then used throughout the game. Its stopping power is lax, but its decent accuracy, rate of fire, and high capacity make it suitable for a variety of applications, such as attacking weak but difficult to hit enemies like headcrabs and manhacks and setting explosive barrels on fire from a distance. Oddly enough, while it can be found in many supply caches and beside civilian corpses, Resistance members are never actually seen using it.

Despite it using standard 15-round magazines (with finger-rest floorplates like the picture below), it holds 18 rounds like the extended magazines that are meant to be used in conjunction with H&K's "Jet-funnel" extended mag-wells.

One detail worth noting: the weapon doesn't eject empty casings when fired, while the (otherwise identical) pistol in the pre-release beta demonstrations did, this is a bug. A fixed model that does eject casings can be found on GameBanana. It must be also noted that the slide always locks back when a reload is started, even if there were unfired rounds in the chamber and magazine. The weapon's slide also is released automatically when a fresh magazine is inserted, instead of using the slide release.

Heckler & Koch USP Match - 9x19mm
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The H&K USP Match in Half-Life 2.

Colt Python

The .357 Magnum Colt Python is first acquired by the player in a Civil Protection outpost in the chapter "Water Hazard". It's powerful, accurate, and can kill many lower end enemies in one shot and most of the higher end ones with a well placed shot to the head. Its accuracy makes it effective at long range if its user utilizes the suit zoom. Simply zoom in on an enemies head, quickly zoom out, and fire. The side of the V_model barrel reads "COLT PYTHON ELITE".

Ammunition for this weapon is rare when you first get it. Later on it becomes a little more common, but resupply remains relatively infrequent, which means it has to be used sparingly.

There happen to be several major problems with the .357's model that would prevent it from even being usable in real life: For one thing, the ammunition that Freeman loads into his gun has spent primers. Secondly, the ejector rod (which is connected directly to the cylinder itself) and the crane that connects the cylinder to the gun stay stuck in the gun's frame during its reload animation, which means that there's nothing connecting the cylinder to the gun in the first place, it's just miraculously floating there in mid air. Finally, there's no speed-loader or moon clip used during its reload animation, so the shells are just magically held together when Freeman loads them into the cylinder. He also has a habit of spinning the cylinder after swinging it back into battery.

In addition the w_model says "Colt Anaconda" on the side of the barrel, even though the weapon is supposed to be (and modeled after) a .357 Python.

Colt Python - .357 Magnum
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The Colt Python in Half-Life 2.

Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP7 Prototype

The original Heckler & Koch MP7 Prototype is the main weapon for most Resistance members and Combine Soldiers, and is also issued to Civil Protection teams in volatile situations. The game's model of the gun is different to the real thing in several ways:

  • Although the 1st person model is fairly true to the real 2nd MP7 prototype, the 3rd person model has significant differences in its proportion and shape.
  • It is fitted with a very small holographic sight that cannot be used by the player and has no iron sights at all.
  • The correct caliber (4.6x30mm) is written on the ammunition boxes, but cartridge casings that are ejected when the weapon is fired say ".45 Colt" on the bottom.
  • The weapon's magazine capacity is 45 rounds, but no extended magazine is visible protruding from the grip. The real world MP7 comes with 20, 30 and 40 round magazines. The 40 round magazine protrudes from the grip and is curved.
  • Its secondary fire capability fires up to 3 grenades semi-automatically, but there is no mounted grenade launcher on the weapon. Instead, the grenades seem to be fired out of a second barrel (which is smaller in diameter than the grenades it fires). The weapon itself is also too small to plausibly contain a launcher, let alone storage for three grenades and a semi-automatic feed system for them. These abilities are uncharacteristic of the weapon's design, but are characteristic of the OICW assault rifle (which was originally the Combine's standard issue automatic weapon, the role the MP7 now fills). Given the correlation it can be surmised that when the developers opted to use the MP7 as the generic automatic weapon, they grafted the OICW's grenade launcher capability onto it to make it more useful.

Given the opportunity, Resistance members using this weapon usually discard it in favor of a more powerful AR2 Pulse Rifle or SPAS-12 shotgun.

Heckler & Koch PDW (2nd prototype) - 4.6x30mm
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The H&K MP7 in Half-Life 2, note the lack of a fire-selector mechanism, along with the protruding barrel(s) and full-length rail on top introduced only on the final MP7.

Shotguns

Franchi SPAS-12

The Franchi SPAS-12 without a stock is used by the Combine Overwatch and some Resistance members. It is first given to the player by the crazed Ravenholm preacher Father Grigori in the chapter "We Don't Go To Ravenholm...". It is very useful in close quarters combat, particularly against Headcrab Zombies and Antlions. One soldier in each Combine squad is equipped with the SPAS-12. It is also used by some major characters on occasion:

  • At the end of the "Entanglement" chapter, Dr. Isaac Kleiner is briefly seen wielding one.
  • In Episode One, Alyx Vance acquires one from a Combine supply cache and wields it throughout the following chapter.

In Half-Life 2, like many other games, the player can only use the SPAS-12 in pump-action mode, while the real one can be switched between semi-auto and pump-action based on the power of loads it's using. NPCs appear to use the weapon in semi-auto mode, however. It only holds six shells like the short barreled variant, although the in-game model shows the full-size version which should hold eight instead.

Just like in the original Half-Life, it has the unrealistic ability to fire two shells at the same time (yet only ejects one shell). The magazine tube is mistaken for a second barrel, and both "barrels" can be fired at once for the secondary fire mode; the game even gives an on-screen hint calling this ability "fire both barrels". Additionally, Gordon still reloads the SPAS-12 incorrectly in the sequel by cramming new shells into its heatshield instead of the actual loading port.

Franchi SPAS-12 without stock - 12 gauge
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The Franchi SPAS-12 in Half-Life 2.

Rifles

Winchester Model 1886

The Winchester 1886 is used by Father Grigori in the chapter "We don't go to Ravenholm...". Grigori has nicknamed his rifle 'Annabelle'. The weapon is identified in earlier versions of the game by the loading gate. In the game, it functions as a double-barrel rifle with one shot per barrel and .357 Magnum chambering, despite its real life counterpart holding 9 rounds in the tubular magazine and not being available in .357 Magnum. It contains high-damage values when dealing with enemies and can be given to the player despite never being intended to if the game story is followed.

Like the "Alyxgun", Annabelle can be spawned through the developer's console using the code "give weapon_annabelle", or by using some glitches. Because it wasn't intended to be usable, the view model is identical to the SPAS-12's and the animations are riddled with glitches. However, a fixed V_Model can be found here.

Winchester Model 1886
Model
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Father Grigori in Ravenholm with a Winchester Model 1886.

Other

MK3A2 Offensive Hand Grenade

While "M82 FRAG" is written on them in-game, the hand grenades in Half-Life 2 are closely based on the MK3A2 concussion grenade, but emit a red LED light and a beeping sound when armed as they are made by the Combine Overwatch for its soldiers.

MK3A2 offensive hand grenade
MK3A2
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MK3A2 in Half-Life 2.

AT4 Rocket Launcher

The rocket launcher in Half-Life 2 is based on the Saab Bofors Dynamics AT4, albeit backwards (the launcher's barrel is actually the AT4's rear in real life) and with a Stinger-like grip assembly. Having replaced the GAM14B (A futuristic version of the Armbrust ATW) from HL1, it is quite frequently used by the Resistance members to take down Striders and Gunships. It is still laser-guided. The weapon's rockets are extremely sophisticated; they are able to be corrected mid flight instantaneously simply by aiming the launcher at a different location, are extremely maneuverable, and never run out of fuel.

M136 AT4 Anti-Tank recoilless launcher - 84mm
The "Rocket Launcher". Note how the real weapon fires from the other end of the tube.
Dr. Freeman holding the "RPG" as it is called in the game.

SLAM

The SLAM was cut from Half-Life 2, but was later re-used in Half-Life 2: Deathmatch where it has two modes of operation; can be used as a laser tripmine to set up ambushes or can be used as remotely detonated explosives, similar to the Satchel Charge of the original Half-Life. While the tripmine version in the game emits a visible red laser, the real SLAM uses a passive infrared sensor. The player can carry a total of 5 SLAMs.

SLAM
A deployed SLAM in the game.

Cut Weapons

These are weapons that were included in the leaked beta of Half-Life 2:

AKM

The AKM , known in the game as "AR1" was to be given to many of the Rebels. The in-game AKM holds 30 rounds and has 5 different firing modes, ranging from fastest to slowest, the faster modes being weaker, and the slower firing modes dealing more damage per shot.

AKM - 7.62x39mm
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The AKM that was cut from Half-Life 2. Note ejection port on the opposite side.

Heckler & Koch XM29 OICW

The XM29 OICW was to be the standard weapon of the Combine forces. It was removed from the game following a brush-up on consistency with weapon standards and themes relevant to the game. The game OICW featured a functional scope with a green tint, and early alphas allowed for the grenade launcher to be fired. The gun was made redundant with the addition of an SMG that could launch grenades.

Late-model over / under Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW) - 5.56x45mm & 20x28mm
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The OICW that was cut from Half-Life 2.
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Combine guard holding the OICW.

Heckler & Koch GR9

The Heckler & Koch GR9 known as the "HMG-1" was supposed to be a portable machine gun in the game and was to be carried by Overwatch soldiers. It features two firing modes: fully automatic, and 3-round-burst, and the scope was not a usable feature. The rounds fired also dealt incredible damage.

Heckler & Koch GR9S (the "S" stands for sand finish) - 5.56x45mm NATO
V_model
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The only W_Model, custom made by a fan

LAR Grizzly Big Boar .50 BMG Rifle

Early versions of the game included a .50 caliber LAR Grizzly Big Boar sniper rifle with a modified grip that encircled the shooters trigger hand and a special red scope. The rifle was incredibly powerful and had two zoom levels, a non-working muzzleflash effect which took up the entire screen, and a long reload time as it was single shot only. It is used by the Combine Snipers in early versions and was replaced in the final released game with a crossbow that fired super-heated pieces of rebar.

LAR Grizzly Big Boar - .50 BMG

Heckler & Koch MP5K

The Heckler & Koch MP5K, aka "SMG-1", is a removed weapon in Half-Life 2. It can be seen and is the primary submachine gun in the Half-Life 2 leaked alpha. The MP5K featured two firing modes: fully automatic and burst fire.

Heckler & Koch MP5K with Navy lower - 9x19mm
W_Model

Orion Flare Gun

The 25mm Orion flare gun is another cut weapon that was supposed to be used by Combine soldiers and guards at Nova Prospekt. It is an older pre-1995 model of the Orion 25mm signal launcher made from metal and standard plastic blue grips. It can fire flares normally or has an alternate fire that allows it to launch flares underwater (although they do not travel very far). Unlike the real Orion signal gun, the in-game Orion is Double Action.

Orion flare gun - 25mm
Model of the flare gun. Note the Orion logo.

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