The
weapons covered in this section fall under the Exotic
Firearms Proficiency feat. Someone who wields a heavy weapon without the appropriate proficiency takes a -4 penalty on all
attack rolls with the weapon.
This heavy-duty .50-caliber machine gun has been in
service since World War II, and remains a very common
vehicle-mounted military
weapon around the world. The Exotic
Firearms Proficiency (heavy machine guns) feat applies to this
weapon.
The LAW (light antitank
weapon) is a disposable, one-shot rocket launcher. It comes as a short, telescoped fiberglass and aluminum tube. Before using the
weapon, the firer must first arm and extend the tube, which is a
move action.
When the LAW hits its target, it explodes like a grenade or other explosive, dealing its 10d6 points of
damage to all creatures within a 10-foot radius (Reflex save DC 18 for half
damage). Because its explosive features a shaped charge designed to penetrate the
armor of
military vehicles, the LAW ignores up to 10 points of hardness if it strikes a vehicle, building, or object. However, this only applies to the target struck, not to other objects within the burst radius.
The M72 has a minimum range of 30 feet. If fired against a target closer than 30 feet away, it does not arm and will not explode.
The Exotic
Firearms Proficiency (rocket launchers) feat applies to this
weapon.
This simple
weapon is a single-shot grenade launcher. It fires 40mm grenades (see under
Grenades and Explosives, below). These grenades look like huge bullets an inch and a half across; they can't be used as hand grenades, and the
M79 can't shoot hand grenades.
Attacking with an
M79 is identical to throwing an explosive: you make a ranged attack against a specific 5-foot square (instead of targeting a person or creature). The differences between using the
M79 and throwing an explosive lie in the range of the
weapon (which far exceeds the distance a hand grenade can be thrown) and the fact that the
M79 requires a
weapon proficiency to operate without penalty.
The Exotic
Firearms Proficiency (grenade launchers) feat applies to this
weapon.
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