Triple rocket launcher

The triple rocket launcher is single use rocket launcher that fires 3 rockets, one after the other in short succession and will not stop until all three rockets are fired, even if the target is dead.

Acquisition

Heavy mercenary raiders, typically encountered mid-late game, may be equipped with this weapon.

Analysis

Compared to the Doomsday, it has a smaller blast radius and worse accuracy but makes up for this by firing three shots. They are a major threat to your colony as they can handily kill multiple colonists if clustered, along with causing serious damage towards structures, and should be a priority target.

Although dangerous for raiders to use it against you , it is far less effective than a doomsday rocket in dynamic warfare . Because its small area of focused fire , it's best to use it against bunched up tough enemies (centipedes). But normally you won't find such enemies, and even if you do , one triple rocket would not be enough because of their high sharp armor.

The place where it shines is against stationary targets (against impassible target it would have a damage modifier of *4 , dealing 160 damage per hit), especially against mech cluster. Although it will be out ranged by most mech weapon , it provide a way to somewhat reliable (of course you can use mortars , but I assume you would know just how inaccurate it is) blow up mech structures from a safe distance away, great against targets that are urgent to destroy (auto-mortars , EMP dynamo).

Version History

0.8.657 - Added

Original sprite of the Doomsday and Triple rocket launchers
Triple rocket launcher used by chasing pirates, two rockets out of three being fired at a manhunter revenge Thrumbo.