GTA IV Weapons Database

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Introduction to Weapons in GTA IV

 

Weapons played a major role in every GTA game. Likewise, in Grand Theft Auto IV weapons play a major role in the game. There are a total of 15 weapons ranging from bare fists and RPGs. Some changes in shooting and weapons have been made in the game to make it more exciting and adventurous. Weapons are harder to find in GTA IV rather than in it's predecessors and the locations have been moved to awkward places. The weapons have much more realistic shootings and many more new things are introduced in the game. But however the numbers of weapons have been decreased to 15. While additional weapons are available in the downloadable episodes of Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.

 

The New Features.

 

[+] Weapon pickups have changed. Rather than floating in the air like in the previous games the weapon pickups in GTA IV lie on the ground with an orange color glow surrounding it to get the attention of the player.

 

 

[+]The protagonists shoot as shoulder perspective. Rather then the third person view in the previous installments.

 

[+] In the previous III era games the player had to take cover while shooting behind boxes, vehicles and other solid objects by crouching.

GTA IV introduces a feature which allows the player to take cover by finding a near-by object by just a press of the cover button.

When pressed the cover button the running into cover, rolling into cover, sliding into cover, and going from cover to cover.

 

[+] Another amazing feature is "blind firing". The player can fire while being full covered without exposing major parts of the body. That way the player can reduce the damage but this also reduces the accuracy. The player can also throw explosives without damaging the player.

 

 

[+] The Ammu-Nation shops are now no longer available and they are replaced with underground gun shops which are located in basements and alleys. If the player have gained enough respect with any of the contacts such as Little Jacob(GTA IV), Terry Thorpe(The Lost and Damned), Armando Torres(The Ballad of Gay Tony) they can call them to deliver weapons at a low price.

 

[+] And instead of buying the same weapon a lot of time to increase the ammo, the player can buy one gun and buy additional magazines for a smaller amount.

 

[+] The weapons available in GTA IV are available in both of the downloadable episode games including the additional weapons. The additional weapons in The Lost and Damned are not available in The Ballad of gay Tony and vice-versa.

 

Weapons in GTA IV.

 

 

Weapons in The Lost and Damned

 

 

Weapons in The Ballad of Gay Tony

 

Edited March 21, 2013 by H.I.M.

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Melee Weapons

 

Melee weapons are the weapons that are not firearms and used when the player doesn't have firearms or when one is not needed by the player.. In this state the player can counter/disarm and the fact that pressing Circle/B are 'Light' attacks were as pressing Triangle/Y are 'Heavy' attacks, this heavy/light also applies for knives and bats.

 

Fist

 

The fist represents the unarmed state of the player. With the fighting stance or unarmed the player can punch, kick, dodge attacks and do combo attacks. Fighting unarmed with the fist is one of the best ways to injure a person without killing them. With the fist selected as the current weapon the player can pick up various objects such as bricks, bottles, mugs, sex toys and candle stands etc. Once picked an above mentioned item the player cannot switch to other weapons unless it is thrown away. Below is a video showing various fist fights in the game.

 

 

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Knife

 

 

The Sylvester Stallone's knife is back in IV. They are very efficient and a armored NPC can be taken in about 3-5 slashes. Knives are very important if you need to kill without gaining a lot of police attractions and if you need to kill someone in a jiffy. Due to the speed of attack the enemy won't have any time to recover again.

 

HUD icon:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
-	$100	-	1	-

 

Locations

 

South Slopes, Broker - Can be found in an alley to the south of Hickock St.

 

Rotterdam Hill, Broker - A Knife is at the far end of an alley south of Brucie's apartment off Asparagus Ave,

and another Knife is in the alley behind Jermaine Andrews' apartment building on Mohawk Ave.

 

Schottler, Broker - Can be found in an alley north of Cayuga Ave.

 

Charge Island - Can be found on the Bohan/Algonquin to Charge Island off-ramp of the east Borough Bridge,

past the toll booths.

 

South Bohan, Bohan - Can be found in a gated section of land off Attica Ave, stuck in a tree.

 

Bohan Industrial, Bohan - Can be found in the southernmost garage near the pier, resting on a car body.

This Knife is near a Unique Stunt Jump.

 

Algonquin and Bohan - Can be found in the center on the north pedestrian walkway of the Northwood Heights Bridge.

 

Middle Park West, Algonquin - Can be found next to the parking lot where Niko acquires Bryce Dawkins’ Infernus after completing all of Bernie Crane's missions.

 

Middle Park, Algonquin - Can be found at the far end of the subterranean rest area, near the restrooms where

Luca Silvestri is shot in the mission Meltdown.

 

Tudor, Alderney - Can be found just off the northbound on-ramp to the Plumbers Skyway, near a decrepit building and some unused railroad tracks.

Alternatively, a parking lot is also next to the location, with some scaffolding which the player can easily climb.

 

 

Baseball Bat

 

 

Your favorite playing equipment is back to be swung left and right to beat the sh*t out of your enemies. The baseball bat can also be used to block attacks and also by swinging a bat the player will be able to disarm an opponent and it can kill opponents with a hit to the head, unless by using heavy attacks you can kill most opponents in a two hit combo. In the Lost and Damned the player can use it to attack opponents in a bike race.

 

HUD icon:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
-	$5	-	1	-

 

Locations

 

Hove Beach, Broker - Can be found across the street from the Broker Safehouse on Mohawk Ave, behind the wooden fence near the hot dog vendor and resting in an alcove against a building.

 

Hove Beach, Broker - Can be found in the parking lot under the Hove Beach LTA station across from Firefly Island.

 

Meadows Park, Dukes - Can be found on the east side of the RON gas station on Cleves Ave, atop an oil storage tank. Ascend the stairs on the tank to reach the Bat.

 

Little Bay, Bohan - Can be found behind the apartment complex located on the southeastern corner of the intersection of Bronco St and Coxsack Ave.

 

South Bohan, Bohan - Can be found atop the construction project off Rocket St, on the south corner of the roof of the unfinished structure.

 

Boulevard, Bohan - Can be found leaning against the batting cage on the baseball field in the northeast corner of Welham Parkway.

 

Colony Island - Can be found behind the Colony Island Lighthouse on the north side of the island.

 

Can be found on the Bohan Line subway bridge that parallels the Northwood Heights Bridge.

 

Lancaster, Algonquin - Can be found in an alley off of Union Drive East, in front of an unused garage door.

 

Algonquin Bridge, Algonquin - Can be found on the northern pedestrian walkway, resting against the eastern suspension tower.

Berchem, Alderney - Can be found in a large alley south of Aspdin Dr, resting in the alcove of a building.

 

 

Pool Cue

 

 

The Pool Cue is found only in the downloadable episodic content The Lost and Damned. This is very similar to the baseball bat. It too can be swung from left to right and use to block attacks and can also be used to play pool. This pool cue can be obtained by starting a game of pool but however once a race is started it is replaced with a baseball bat. Despite it's shorter length in appearance, the pool is identical to the bat.

 

HUD icon:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
-	-	-	1	-

 

Location

 

In the Homebrew Cafe.

 

The Lost MC Clubhouse.

 

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Thrown Weapons

 

Thrown weapons are usually explosives that are thrown either underarm or over arm by the protagonists. These weapons are useful when taking down groups of enemies. Thrown weapons have developed over time since the GTA III era. Now the player can throw forwards with precision aim and can be thrown from vehicles. But the player must be careful when throwing these such as overcooking grenades, being within the blast radius of a grenade and walking into the flames of a Molotov can result in injuries or even death of the player.

 

Molotov Cocktail

 

 

The Molotov Cocktail is a effective weapon that creates a large burst of fire upon the target. The player can also toss a Molotov backwards to cut off any pursuers. The player must make sure that he is in a safe distance so that he doesn't get caught in the flames of the blast which will result either in death or serious injuries. The Molotov can be used to destroy a vehicle or even take down personal targets since the flames will keep the enemy helpless.

 

HUD icon:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
$500 per unit	$350 per unit	-	Continous Burning	25 units

 

Locations

 

Firefly Island, Broker - Can be found in the rest area near the Memory Lanes bowling alley.

Firefly Projects, Broker - Can be found on the west side of the projects off Cokanuk Ave.

 

BOABO, Broker - Can be found in an underground dock on the water's edge off Chicory St. This pickup is relatively difficult to obtain due to its location.

 

Little Bay, Bohan - Can be found on a boat launch to the right of the Dukes Bay Bridge.

 

East Borough Bridge, Charge Island - Can be found on top of the steel superstructure before the Bohan off-ramp.

 

Northwood, Algonquin - Can be found in a loading dock near the water's edge off Ivy Drive North.

 

Westminster, Algonquin - Can be found on the catwalk overlooking the helipad on the water. This helipad is where Niko Bellic steals the helicopter during the mission Dust Off.

 

Acter, Alderney - Can be found in a grassy area next to a tree behind some houses north of Moog St.

 

 

Grenades

 

 

Grenades can be said as the most lethal thrown weapon in the game- both to the player and enemies. It have a higher damage capacity and a larger blast radius than a Molotov. Like the Molotov the grenade too can be thrown over handed, tossed underhanded or dropped while running or tossed while driving. Grenades are more effective than Molotovs for in-car use because grenades have a higher blast radius and can easily wipe out any pursuers. However he player must be careful when doing this because the player's own car might get caught in the explosion.

 

HUD icon:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
$1000 per unit	$7000	-	40	25 units

 

Locations

 

Steinway, Dukes - Can be found in the fourth gated yard in an alley between Tinconderoga Ave and Trenton Ave.

 

Meadows Park, Dukes - Can be found underneath the large steel globe in the larger fountain.

 

Francis International Airport, Dukes - Can be found on the west end of the boat dock south of the aviation fuel storage facility to the southwest of the airport.

 

Fortside, Bohan - Can be found in an alley between Folsom Way and Rykers Ave.

 

Charge Island - Can be found on the catwalk above the oil refinery on the east end of the island.This is the same catwalk Niko and Packie use in the mission Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend.

 

Star Junction, Algonquin - Can be found in an alley off Kunzite St, between the Magic Curtain Theatre and the Celtica Hotel.

 

The Triangle, Algonquin - Can be found next to a large spool of electrical cable in the north side of the Columbus Ave construction site.

The Triangle, Algonquin - Can be found next to a manhole on the north side of the Frankfort Ave construction site.

 

The Meat Quarter, Algonquin - Can be found in the alley between Iron St and Union Drive West.

 

Suffolk, Algonquin - Can be found atop the roof of the Globe Oil gas station on Feldspar St and Union Drive West.

 

Chinatown, Algonquin - Can be found on the second floor of the construction project on Bismarck Ave, south of Diamond St.

 

Happiness Island - Can be found in the entrance hall to the statue, on the right.

 

Alderney City, Alderney - Can be found on the ledge of a building behind the Mr. Fuk's Rice Box restaurant.

 

Port Tudor, Alderney - Can be found on a second-floor catwalk in a large boat repair warehouse on the docks.

 

 

Pipe Bomb

 

 

Pipe bomb is a thrown weapon shaped like a pipe that is featured only in the DLC The Lost and Damned. It creates a he explosion and has a high blast radius. The Pipe Bomb can also be cooked to shorten it’s detonation period just like the grenade. The Pipe Bombs have a significantly greater blast radius and deal more damage as a result; additionally the less circular shape prevents the explosives from rolling straight under cars or past the target.

HUD icon:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
-	$700 per unit	-	explosive	25 units

 

Locations

 

The new weapons are not spawned in specific locations they can only be ought by Terry's Gun Van (The Lost and Damned) or bought from Armando Torres' Cavalcade (The Ballad of Gay Tony) or spawned at safehouses after certain gang wars (The Lost and Damned) or drug wars (The Ballad of Gay Tony).

 

 

Sticky Bombs

 

 

Sticky Bombs a.k.a. Satchel Charges are explosives in the DLC The Ballad of Gay Tony which stick to vehicles or objects for remote detonation. Unlike GTA San Andreas these bombs do not stick to people. Once a bomb has got stuck the player must press the D-Pad or alternatively shooting the charge itself. The player can only have ten placed at any time, with an eleventh charge causes the first to disappear without detonation, in Multiplayer the maximum amount is two with a third having the same effect. When this charge is cooked inside a car it will cause beeping but it will never detonate and once thrown from the car the timer resets to 90 seconds. Once the player have completed 40 drug wars Sticky Bombs are sent to Luis's apartment.

 

HUD icons:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
-	$800 per unit	-	Explosive	25 units

 

Locations

 

The new weapons are not spawned in specific locations they can only be ought by Terry's Gun Van (The Lost and Damned) or bought from Armando Torres' Cavalcade (The Ballad of Gay Tony) or spawned at safehouses after certain gang wars (The Lost and Damned) or drug wars (The Ballad of Gay Tony).

 

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Handguns

 

Handguns are the most popular and widespread types of firearms in the game.They are not very powerful but if used properly it can be very effective especially to headshots. Handguns have a decent range and very good for medium range targets while long range target won't be very accurate. They can be used while driving but using a submachine gun is far better than using a handgun.

 

Pistol

 

 

The Pistol which can be said as the most common handgun throughout the game is an effective weapon due to its high rate of fire and decent range. Unless a submachine gun is not available the Pistol is a good choice for doing drive-bys because it has a high rate of fire, ammo capacity than the Combat Pistol. The pistol can be used effectively if the player patiently aims at the head which will result in one-shot-kill. The pistol take about 3-5 shots to bring death unless a headshot.

 

HUD icon:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
$600 + $35 for extra magazines	$420 + $25 for extra magazines	17 rounds	25	1500 rounds

 

Locations

 

Firefly Island, Broker - Can be found to the right of the "Liberty Go-Karts" wall mural to the right of Wappinger Ave.

Hove Beach, Broker - Can be found atop the Perestroika club, on a walkway on the roof.

 

Rotterdam Hill, Broker - Can be found across the street from Michelle's house in a gated lot, behind some dumpsters.

 

East Hook, Broker - Can be found on the first-floor ledge of a cylindrical silo-type structure off Mohanet Ave. The player can easily reach it with an SUV/MPV or other tall vehicle like a Cavalcade or Ambulance.

 

Willis, Dukes - Can be found behind and to the left of the parking lot off Freetown Ave. This parking lot is also located to the left of the small parking space where you obtain Stevie's Comet during the mission No. 1.

 

Broker Bridge - Can be found midway across the bridge, on the pedestrian walkway.

 

Liberty - Can be found on a giant rock in the West River just east of Westdyke, Alderney. You can see the rock from the Hickey Bridge as well.

 

Northern Gardens, Bohan - Can be found in the ladies' powder room of the Triangle Club. Have a weapon when reaching here because you will get a one-star wanted level and the gurads will start shooting

 

South Bohan, Bohan - Can be found on the sixth floor of the apartment complex across the street from the South Bohan Safehouse.

 

Northwood, Algonquin - Can be found on the edge of the roof of a gutted-out warehouse off of Vespucci Circus.

 

Middle Park, Algonquin - Can be found on the lone island in the lake, next to the tree growing there.

 

The Meat Quarter, Algonquin - Can be found on the West River side of the driving range of the Golden Pier Golf Club, next to a sand trap.

 

Westdyke, Alderney - Can be found on the roof of the ancient casino featured in the mission Out of Commission.

 

Westdyke, Alderney - Can be found on the roof of the garden shed of a mansion on Owl Creek Ave. The mansion is the same one where the Turismo is parked out front for Stevie's car thefts.

 

Berchem, Alderney - Can be found in the alley behind the [email protected] Internet Café, atop a small garage roof.

 

 

Combat Pistol

 

 

The Combat Pistol is a more powerful handgun than any other in the game. It have a 9 round magazine so the player sacrifices a lot of ammunition for this. However, the Combat Pistol can kill almost any enemy with just a single shot and headshots with a Combat Pistol emit a large cloud of blood. The Combat Pistol too can be shot while driving in a car but due to its low amount magazine and semi-automatic power make it useless while doing a drive-by. But if the player is skilled he can use it to kill a rival driver with just a well aimed bullet.

 

HUD icon:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
$1500 + $100 for extra magazines	-	9 rounds	40	1500 rounds

 

Locations

 

Francis International Airport, Dukes - Can be found at the oil refinery on Tudor St on a platform between two rows of oil refining towers. There is a ladder on the north side of these towers to reach the platform.

 

Charge Island - Can be found underneath a walkway ramp on top of an oil storage tank in the oil refinery under the East Borough Bridge. It can be easily reached by jumping onto the tank from the Charge Island off-ramp before the toll booths from the Broker side.

 

Bohan Industrial, Bohan - Can be found on the westernmost segment of the uncompleted Northern Expressway. It can be easily reached by helicopter, or by taking a series of stunt jumps across the various segments.

 

The Triangle, Algonquin - Can be found on the wall of the balcony of the west side of Grand Easton Terminal, nearest the Columbus Ave construction site.

 

City Hall, Algonquin - Can be found on the ground near some planters at a café off Union Drive West.

 

North Holland, Algonquin - If you decided to kill Playboy X in the mission The Holland Play, he carries a Combat Pistol. You can collect it after you dispatch him. It will not be dropped if you assassinate Playboy, only if you kill him before he reaches the door.

 

Alderney City, Alderney - Can be found on a large electrical wire spool in the third berth of the old ferry terminal off Asahara Rd. You can only see the orange glow of the pistol, since the actual piece is clipped in the spool.

 

Acter Industrial Park, Alderney - Can be found on top of the oil storage tank closest to the Alderney State Correctional Facility on Storax Rd.

 

 

Automatic 9mm

 

 

The Automatic 9mm is a handgun which is featured in the DLC The Lost and Damned. Like the name says this gun have a high rate of fire that the user might even think this is a machine gun . Yeah, the Automatic 9mm have a higher rate of fire than a sub machine gun and just a touch of the trigger will empty a whole 17-round magazine. This automatic feature makes it awesome for doing drive-bys and it have an awesome accuracy.

 

HUD icon:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
-	$500 + $15 for extra magazines	17 rounds	20	1200 rounds

 

Locations

 

The new weapons are not spawned in specific locations they can only be ought by Terry's Gun Van (The Lost and Damned) or bought from Armando Torres' Cavalcade (The Ballad of Gay Tony) or spawned at safehouses after certain gang wars (The Lost and Damned) or drug wars (The Ballad of Gay Tony).

An alternate way is to call 'Jim' and have him deliver it to the clubhouse with the full 1,200 rounds, free of charge.

 

 

Pistol .44

 

 

The Pistol .44 is a new handgun in the DLC The Ballad of Gay Tony, with a high velocity for quick and accurate kills. This weapon is far more powerful than the Combat pistol but have a very low rate of fire. It takes about 2 shots to kill an armored target (1 shot to kill an unarmored). But however this weapon has the slowest rate of fire and takes a lot of time to reload. But however, this weapon have a fantastic range exceeding that of a SMG and matching the AK-47.

 

HUD icon:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
-	$640 + $50 for extra magazines	8 rounds	60	1500 rounds

 

Locations

 

The new weapons are not spawned in specific locations they can only be ought by Terry's Gun Van (The Lost and Damned) or bought from Armando Torres' Cavalcade (The Ballad of Gay Tony) or spawned at safehouses after certain gang wars (The Lost and Damned) or drug wars (The Ballad of Gay Tony).

 

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Shotguns

 

Shotguns are extremely powerful firearms that are usually short range and it takes only about 1-2 shots at short range to take out a target. Shotguns fire slowly so they can't be trusted on fast moving targets. They are very useful when taking down a small group of enemies while taking cover.

 

Pump Shotgun

 

 

Due to its short barrel and pistol grip it is a very powerful but extremely short range shotgun. It is more powerful than the Combat Shotgun but it lacks range. This weapon is superb for close range combat and can take down a target by one shot at close range.

 

HUD icon:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
$1200 + $100 for 8 shells	$840 + $70 for 8 shells	8 shells	20 per pellet	80 shells

 

 

Locations

 

Meadows Park, Dukes - Can be found on the second decrepit pier to the right of Sing Sing Ave/Dukes Bay Bridge, over the water.

 

Francis International Airport, Dukes - Can be found next to a support column for the Broker-Dukes Expressway on-ramp. The support column is the first one the player sees on the right, from the airport entrance.

 

Northern Gardens, Bohan - Can be found over the cliff on the north side of Grand Boulevard. The shotgun is lying next to a large bush.

 

Middle Park, Algonquin - Can be found on the C/B platform of the C/K Algonquin Inner Line at North Park Station.

 

Varsity Heights, Algonquin - Can be found by two truck trailers in a construction equipment storage depot, to the right of Union Drive West. The shotgun is laying on the dividing wall.

 

Alderney City, Alderney - Can be found in the vacant lot behind AutoErotiCar.

 

 

Combat Shotgun

 

 

The Combat shotgun is a semi-automatic and powerful shotgun which is very helpful in taking down enemies quickly and efficiently. It is less powerful than the Pump Shotugn and has a high ammo wastage but it is useful to take down enemies at medium range and to slow down enemies. Whenever the player enters a Police car or another law enforcement vehicle he is given one of these with 5 shells if the player doesn't have any other type of shotgun. The Combat Shotgun in The Lost and Damned have some minor physical changes than the one in IV and The Ballad of Gay Tony, it have a pistol grip and a tactical stock like an M16.

 

The Lost and Damned version:

 

 

HUD icon (GTA IV):

 

HUD icon (The Lost and Damned):

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
$2500 + $200 for each 10 shells	$1500 + $100 for each 10 shells	10 shells	10 per pellet	80 shells

 

Locations

 

Francis International Airport, Dukes - Can be found behind the control tower on the tarmac, behind some jet blast shields. Unfortunately, entrance onto the airport warrants an immediate four-star wanted level.

 

Northern Gardens - Can be found in the staff room of the Triangle Club, next to the CCTV camera monitors.This gun may be useful in the mission Undress to Kill.

 

Colony Island - Can be found next to the front door of the old hospital building south of the big parking lot. This gun may be useful in the mission The Snow Storm.

 

Lancaster, Algonquin - Can be found atop the roof of the RON gas station across the street from the LCPD precinct on Topaz St.

 

Castle Gardens - Can be found in a vacant room in the Castle Gardens construction site. This gun may be useful in the mission Deconstruction for Beginners. The room is difficult to find: it is to the northeast of where the helicopter lands during the mission, down a ladder. The last contractor is usually killed on the ladder opposite.

 

Alderney City - Can be found by the West River between the western support beam of the Hickey Bridge and the wall of Alderney. This shotgun can be reached by a ladder at the rear of the electrical substation on Applewhite St.

 

Alderney City - Can be found atop an air conditioning tower on top of a building, behind a Science of Crime billboard off Applewhite St.

 

Acter Industrial Park - Can be found underneath the flight of stairs in the old, decrepit warehouse featured in the mission Pegorino's Pride.

 

 

Sawn-off Shotgun

 

 

The Sawn-off shotgun is extremely powerful and devastating at close range. It can be used to do drive-bys while riding a motorbike (not cars) and can set a car quickly on fire by shooting quickly. It holds only two shells per-reload and short effective range but however it have more power than other shotguns. Most of the time it is a 1 hit kill but sometimes it takes 2. This weapon fires and reloads faster when on a bike rather than on foot and is only seen in The Lost and Damned and never seen in GTA IV or in The Ballad of Gay Tony.

 

HUD icon:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
-	$600 + $5 for 2 shells	2 pellets	30 per pellet	160 shells

 

Locations

 

The new weapons are not spawned in specific locations they can only be ought by Terry's Gun Van (The Lost and Damned) or bought from Armando Torres' Cavalcade (The Ballad of Gay Tony) or spawned at safehouses after certain gang wars (The Lost and Damned) or drug wars (The Ballad of Gay Tony).

 

 

Assault Shotgun

 

 

The Assault shotgun which is featured in The Lost and Damned is an extremely powerful and fully automatic shotgun that fires constant rounds on anything that gets in the line of fire- flesh or machine. It can be used to take down vehicles and even low flying helicopters effectively with it's eight round magazine. It can be bought from Terry's gun van and will spawn at the player's safehouses after completing both the mission Heavy Tolland 40 gang wars.

 

HUD icon:

Terror of the Assault Shotgun :

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
-	$3500 + $25 for 8 shells	8 shells	25 per pellet	250 shells

 

Location

 

The new weapons are not spawned in specific locations they can only be ought by Terry's Gun Van (The Lost and Damned) or bought from Armando Torres' Cavalcade (The Ballad of Gay Tony) or spawned at safehouses after certain gang wars (The Lost and Damned) or drug wars (The Ballad of Gay Tony).

 

 

Automatic/Explosive Shotgun

 

 

The Automatic/Explosive shotgun featured in The Ballad of Gay Tony is a semi-automatic weapon that can be used to take down multiple targets quickly. It uses either standard shotgun shells or exlosive rounds which destroys almost any targets. It takes only about 2 shots to blast off a regular vehicle. The Automatic shotgun kills a target in one shot at a close range and can strike down an enemy at a distance.

 

Note: If the player switches from the Automatic Shotgun to either the Pump Shotgun or Combat Shotgun, the player loses any extra shells beyond 80. Also, if the player switches between explosive rounds and standard shells, the player loses all units of the previous ammunition type.

 

Note: If the regular Automatic Shotgun is a separate weapon from the Explosive Shotgun; this means that in order to switch ammunition, the player must discard their Automatic/Explosive Shotgun and lose their ammunition reserve.

 

HUD icon:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
-	$1,250 + $80 for 20 standard shells or $160 for 20 explosive shells	20 shells	30 (explosive)/20 (standard)	250 shells (standard); 600 shells (explosive)

 

Location

 

The new weapons are not spawned in specific locations they can only be ought by Terry's Gun Van (The Lost and Damned) or bought from Armando Torres' Cavalcade (The Ballad of Gay Tony) or spawned at safehouses after certain gang wars (The Lost and Damned) or drug wars (The Ballad of Gay Tony).

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Sub-Machine Guns

 

Sub-Machine guns are light weight firearms that are very effective at medium ranges and can be used while running and gunning at targets to finish them off. They cannot be trusted a lot at long range. For best results the player must shoot at bursts at medium range and short range. These are the best to use when drive-bying and are the strongest weapons that can be used while doing so. They have a good accuracy and a high rate of fire.

 

Micro SMG

 

 

The Micro-SMG is a very light-weight SMG with a decent range and an amasing rate of fire. It have a 50 round magazine and due to it's incredible rate of fire this can be a little hard to control. The Micro-SMG is not as accurate as the SMG but due to it's 50 round magazine and incredible rate of fire make it a good weapon for blind-firing and drive-bys.

 

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Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
$1,200 + $100 for each magazine	$840 + $20 for each magazine	50 rounds	30	1200 rounds

 

Locations

 

Beechwood City, Broker - Can be found in the alley behind the Homebrew Café on Dillon St.

 

Francis International Airport, Dukes - Can be found under the Broker-Dukes Expressway, coming from Beechwood City.

 

Steinway, Dukes - Can be found on the third floor of an unfinished building on Concord Ave. Overlooking Steinway Park.

 

Charge Island - Can be found on the left side of the pier behind the boat dock on the northwest side of the island. The player can pick it up during the mission Catch The Wave if they want.

 

Star Junction, Algonquin - Can be found on the edge of a large planter behind the Majestic Hotel.

 

The Exchange, Algonquin - Can be found in an alley between Bismarck Ave and Albany Ave near the Goldberg, Ligner and Shyster building.

 

Happiness Island - Can be found within the guard booth on the western pier. The player crashes onto this pier with the Annihilator in the mission Out of Commission.

 

Booth Tunnel - Can be found in the third cross-tunnel, nearest Alderney.

 

Westdyke, Alderney - Can be found behind a Cluckin' Bell billboard off Beaverhead Ave.

 

Alderney City - Can be found on top of a Liberty State Delivery tractor trailer in a truck lot on the west side of the Plumbers Skyway.

 

 

SMG

 

 

The SMG is a powerful sub-machine gun that has the double range of a Micro-SMG and the range of almost an Assault rifle. It has a high rate of fire and 30 round magazine which makes it suitable for drive-bying but the Micro-SMG is far more better for this purpose and the SMG is suitable for attacking purposes. The NOOSE officers and the FIB officers use this weapon to take down the player at a 5 and 6 star wanted level to take down the player.

 

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Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
$2,500 + $150 for each magazine	$1,750 + $20 for each magazine	30 rounds	30	1200 rounds

 

Location

 

Schottler - Can be found on an air-conditioning ductwork in an alley between Boone St and Dillon St. This pickup isn't so tricky to get to: walk the alley opposite Jacob's home just to the dead end, jump to the left edge you can't pull onto the roof near the roof windows so move along this edge left then pull up. It is where the mission Jamaican Heat takes place.

 

Francis International Airport, Dukes - Can be found on the top level of the parking garage to the southwest of the airport subway station.

 

South Bohan/Chase Point - Can be found on the roof of the crack den the player enters during the mission Escuela of the Streets.

 

East Holland, Algonquin - Can be found in an alley between Wardite St and Vauxite St.

 

North Holland, Algonquin - Can be found on the roof of The Linen Lounge club on the intersection of Vauxite St. and Ivy Drive North.

 

Alderney City, Alderney - Can be found in the alley where you confront the Triads during the mission Truck Hustle.

 

Alderney City, Alderney - Can be found behind the building where you meet Phil Bell for the mission Catch the Wave.

 

Normandy, Alderney - Can be found atop a gantry crane in Port Tudor.

 

Acter Industrial Park, Alderney - Can be found on the seventh floor of an observation platform of a RON Oil refinery on the southern side of the island. This is a particularly long way to go to get this weapon, however, and is not recommended.

 

 

Gold SMG

 

 

The Gold SMG which is a gold plated sub-machine gun that is covered with a thin plating of gold. Yusuf Amir is often seen with this weapon and it seems to be his primary weapon. It is almost very similar to the Micro-SMG but it have a higher rate of fire, 30 round magazine and poor accuracy because Luis fire this from the hip. Also the reload time is long. Since, this gun havee a high rate of fire this is the best gun for doing drive-bys and also ground battles. But the only disadvantage is the accuracy. There are four ways of obtaining this weapon. It is given to the player as a reward alongside Yusuf's Super Drop Diamond as a reward for completing all his missions. It can also be purchased from Armando after completing the game and it will spawn in Luis' safe house after completing 50 drug wars.

 

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Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
-	-	30 rounds	30	1200 rounds

 

 

Assault SMG

 

 

This weapon which is exclusive in The Ballad of Gay Tony is a silent, accurate sub-machine gun with a 50-round magazine. This weapon is deadly accurate and makes it an awesome ground combat weapon but however it have a less stopping power so it takes longer to reload. Unlike other SMGs this weapon cannot be used while driving it can be only used by a cheat or a hack. Some NOOSE officers and FIB officers’ uses this weapon. Compared with the SMG, this weapon is accurate but does less damage and takes longer to reload.

 

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Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
-	$6,725 + $150 for each magazine	50 rounds	25	1200 rounds

 

Location

 

The new weapons are not spawned in specific locations they can only be ought by Terry's Gun Van (The Lost and Damned) or bought from Armando Torres' Cavalcade (The Ballad of Gay Tony) or spawned at safehouses after certain gang wars (The

Lost and Damned) or drug wars (The Ballad of Gay Tony).

 

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Assault Rifles

 

Assault Rifles are something between sub-machine guns and sniper rifles. They are very powerful and also very accurate than sub-machine guns and also more expensive than them. These weapons cannot be used while driving vehicles. Assault rifles can be fired both in bursts and also in single shots but it is most effective when fired in bursts.

 

Assault Rifle

 

 

The Assault Rifle is the primary assault rifle in the game. It have a good accuracy and is very powerful, even more powerful than the Carbine rifle but it is a bit untrustworthy when it comes to very long range targets but the Assault rifle have a higher rate of fire. The Assault rile can kill a NPC in one headshot (2 in multiplayer) and can normal take down a enemy in 2-4 bullets. In GTA IV there are two reload animations in the game. When Niko is standing while reloading, he will cock the gun with his left hand, but when he crouching while reloading, he will take "out" the magazine, puts "another" one in and cocks the gun. It is unknown why two reloading animations are present. Maybe it is an error Rockstar have made.

 

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Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
$3,500 + $80 for each additional magazine	$3,500 + $70 for each additional magazine	30 rounds	30	600 rounds

 

Locations

East Island City, Dukes - Can be found on the roof of Silverback Studios. The player can reach the roof by jumping to it from the East Borough Bridge.

 

Bohan Industrial , Bohan - Can be found on a catwalk of a defunct manufacturing structure behind the abandoned warehouse where the player rescues Roman during the mission Hostile Negotiation.

 

Castle Gardens, Algonquin - Can be found on the roof of the large brick structure near the fountain, where you meet Francis McReary for the mission Lure.

 

Colony Island, Algonquin - Can be found within one of the far rooms of the old hospital on the south side of the island. The hospital is the same from the mission The Snow Storm.

 

Acter , Alderney - Can be found in the large courtyard off Farnsworth Rd where you execute the mission Liquidize the Assets.

 

Carbine Rifle

 

 

The Carbine rifle is a very powerful advanced assault rifle featured in GTA IV and it’s DLCs. The Carbine rifle is more accurate but less powerful than the Assault rifle and also it is more expensive than the Assault rifle. It is sued by NOOSE officers and also FIB officers and also by some LCPD officers who guard high-security areas. In this weapon too the re-loading animation error where when Niko is standing while reloading, he will cock the gun with his left hand, but when he crouching while reloading, he will take "out" the magazine, puts "another" one in and cocks the gun. Unlike in the previous games this gun has an accessory rail with a drum sight mounted to it. The Carbine rifle cannot b fired from a vehicle except when riding as a passenger in a chopper or a boat. This weapon is most likely to kill an unarmored NPC by one shot.

 

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Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
$5,000 + $100 for each additional magazine	$3,500 + $70 for each additional magazine	30 rounds	30	600 rounds

 

Locations

 

Bohan Industrial - Can be found in one of the offices inside the abandoned warehouse where the player rescues Roman from the mission Hostile Negotiation.

 

Algonquin Bridge, Algonquin - Can be found atop the roof of the Pedestrian Walkway on the Algonquin side, from the subway tunnel entrance.

 

Easton, Algonquin - Can be found well-hidden behind some trash cans on the east side of Grand Easton Terminal. The trash cans can be reached quickly through an alley on Jade St.

 

Leftwood - Can be found underneath the pier where the strip mall is situated off Beaverhead Avenue. The strip mall can be seen from the cliff where Niko executes Aiden O'Malley during the mission Tunnel Of Death.

 

Tudor, Alderney - Can be found in a small loading dock area on the north side of the old Sprunk factory.

 

Tudor , Alderney- Can be found atop the northern superstructure of the old rail bridge that spans the river which divides Tudor and the Acter Industrial Park.

 

Advanced MG

The Advanced Machine gun that is based on the M249 is a very fast assault rifle that shoots about 700 bullets per minute and can be used to take down enemies fast. It has a 200 round capacity and a high rate of fire but it have a less stopping power than the Assault Rifle and the Carbine rifle and it has a less accuracy because it is fired from the hip rather than from the shoulder. But however, when it comes to taking down a large group of enemies the Advanced MG is the best. (in my opinion )

 

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Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
-	$7,550 + $400 for each additional ammo belt	200 rounds	35	50 rounds

 

Locations

The new weapons are not spawned in specific locations they can only be ought by Terry's Gun Van (The Lost and Damned) or bought from Armando Torres' Cavalcade (The Ballad of Gay Tony) or spawned at safehouses after certain gang wars (The

Lost and Damned) or drug wars (The Ballad of Gay Tony).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Heavy Weapons

 

Heavy weapons are the most powerful weapons in the game. Like it says in their name they are heavy and the player’s movement is hindered but they do a lot of damage on a target(s). In GTA IV and it’s DLCs there are only 2 heavy weapons i.e. the RPG and the Grenade Launcher.

 

RPG

 

The RPG which made its appearance in all GTA games is back in GTA IV and it’ DLCs and it resembles a Russian RPG-7. Unlike in the GTA III era the player shoots the RPG from a over-the-shoulder perspective and doesn’t switch to an immobile first-person mode like in the III era. This weapon can also be shot while in cover and can also be blind-fired. This is the most powerful weapon in the game because of it’s ability to take over any vehicle and even the deadly Annihilator with one rocket. Unlike in the III era the player doesn’t need to aim directly at a helicopter to crash it down, but if the player aims near the helicopter the force of it can make the pilot to crash it. When shooting the RPG requires a impact of a 45 Degree angle, anything less with cause the rocket to bounce then spiral out of control. (This doesn't happen in Multiplayer.) But however, the misuse of a RPG can cause the death of the player and it must be used sparingly because of its expensive price.

 

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First person mod In III era:

 

Shoulder perspective:

 

 

Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
$15,000 + $5,000 for each additional rocket	-	-	-	-

 

Locations

 

Northwood, Algonquin - Can be found on a large boulder in the water north of Northwood. This is the easiest RPG pickup in the city.

 

Castle Gardens, Algonquin - Can be found in an alcove on the southeastern partition of the construction site seen in the mission Deconstruction for Beginners. The RPG is inside an alcove facing the water, and can only be reached by boat or with careful use of a helicopter

 

Alderney City, Alderney - Can be found on the roof of the Kakagawa Building near AutoEroticar. There is no roof access from the street, so a helicopter is needed.

 

Acter Industrial Park, Alderney - On a corner of a platform of the sunken cargo ship situated the far west of the district.

 

Grenade Launcher

 

The Grenade Launcher which is based on a HK69A1 grenade launcher is featured only in the DLCs The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony and is never seen in GTA IV. This weapon can be used to launch 40mm grenades to quite a distance that cannot be done by the player and the launched grenades blasts off with in 7 or 6 seconds. However, in The Ballad of Gay Tony the grenades explode on impact (only people and vehicles) while in The Lost and Damned the grenades bounces off the target.

 

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Cost (Gun Shop)	Cost (Contact)	Magazine Size	Damage	Carrying Capacity
-	$7,000 + $700 for each additional grenade	1 grenade	Explosive	20 grenades

Edited March 21, 2013 by H.I.M.

[H.I.M.]

 

Mr.Reaper. : It’s all thanks to this guy that this guide looks better than it did. Helped me a lot by correcting my mistakes and

supervising. Muchas gracias.

 

lzw3: Thanks a lot for your help. Without it this guide would still be in my “My Documents” forever.

 

Graven: Thanks a lot for all the GFX requests you did to me. Really made the guides a lot nicer.

 

miromiro: Very much thanks to you for helping me with this guide.

 

sorv: Thanks a lot for the GFX requests

 

GunWrath: Thanks to you too for completing the GFX requests.

 

GTA Wiki: For locations.

Edited March 21, 2013 by H.I.M.

[Master of San Andreas]

Awesome thread Rusi, I'm sure many members will find this useful.

 

Heres a cookie for your work. Keep it up!

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Thanks MoSA. Feedback is very much appreciated.

[na89340qv0n34b09q340]

Great guide, but I've got a couple nitpicks:

 

• The pipe bombs can't be bought from Armando, and aren't a reward for the drug wars.

• You have baseball bat's $5 price listed under (contact), but that's its price in the store.

• You didn't mention that the shooting perspective can be changed by pressing the camera button; you can switch to the third-person shooting mode that way.

[H.I.M.]

Thanks. I will add them too. If there is any more things I've missed out please post them here.