Weapons in Red Faction: Guerrilla

Summary

In Red Faction: Guerrilla, weapons are categorized according to factions. There are three factions within the game; Red Faction, The Earth Defence Force, and The Marauders.

Red Faction Weaponry

The Red Faction arsenal consists mostly of explosive, improvised weaponry. Red Faction weapons are mostly geared towards destroying structures, though many are also made for anti-vehicle purposes. Few are specifically geared towards anti-infantry. Aesthetically, most of these faction weapons are jury-rigged from various mechanical and improvised parts or tools.

There are three sets of Red Faction weapons: Ranged, placed, and melee. Most of the projectile weapons are rather bulky, and are required to be held and fired from the hip versus being fired from the shoulder. Placed weapons are explosive and are for the purposes of setting traps or taking out structural supports quickly. There is only one Red Faction melee weapon; the Sledgehammer, which is meant for both anti-infantry and anti-structural use. The are two variants of the Sledgehammer, which are both stronger than the original and differ aesthetically. Almost all Red Faction weapons can be upgraded by Samanya at a safehouse in exchange for salvage.

Earth Defense Force Weaponry

Most of The EDF arsenal consists of advanced weapons geared towards anti-infantry use. Aside from mounted and placed weapons, EDF weaponry is meant for anti-infantry use at range. Only one EDF weapon has any anti-vehicle capabilities, and only one EDF weapon has any structural damage capabilities. Aesthetically, EDF weapons are high-tech and rather sleek, and most are shoulder-fired.

Marauder Weaponry

The Marauder arsenal, like the Red Faction arsenal, consists of improvised weaponry. Except for Downloadable Content weapons, all Marauder weapons are meant for anti-infantry use at close range. Aesthetically, Marauder weapons are very primitive and tribal.

Red Faction Weapons

Name	Damage	Range	Capacity	Rate of Fire/Attack	Specialty/Notes
Arc Welder	Low	Short	50/150	Very High (Constant)	Eliminates drivers without damaging vehicles; Stuns multiple enemies simultaneously.
Grinder	Medium-High¹	Medium		Moderate	Fires explosive disks¹.
Nano Rifle	High	Medium-Long	5/15-25¹	Moderate	Disintegrates hitpoints rapidly for a few seconds; Disintegrates structures.
Proximity Mines	High	Short		N/A - Placed	Explodes on contact.
Remote Charges	High	Short	2/18-12/30¹	N/A - Placed	Detonated manually.
Reconstructor	Very Low	Short	∞	High	Appears in multiplayer only. Repairs and rebuilds structures.
Rocket Launcher	High	Medium-Long		Moderate	Fires three rockets at once¹; Vehicle Lock-On¹.
Rocket Turret	High	Medium-Long	∞	Low-Moderate	Mounted weapon with infinite ammunition.
Sledgehammer	High-Very High¹	Very Low	N/A - Melee	Moderate	Effective against infantry and buildings.
Thermobaric Rocket Launcher	Very High	Medium-Long	1/3	Low	Extremely large explosive radius; Manual or impact detonation.

¹ Upon Upgrade.

EDF Weapons

Name	Damage	Range	Capacity	Rate of Fire/Attack	Specialty/Notes
Assault Rifle	Low	Medium-Long	40/80	High	Accurate, fast firing rifle.
Enforcer	Low-Medium	Medium-Long		Moderate	Fires heat-seeking projectiles.
Gauss Rifle	Medium-High	Medium-Long	18/72	Moderate	High velocity projectile knocks back infantry and tips over vehicles.
Gauss Turret	High	Medium-Long	∞	Moderate	Mounted weapon with infinite ammunition.
Heavy Machinegun Turret	Moderate	Medium-Long	∞	High	Mounted weapon with infinite ammunition.
Peacekeeper	Medium	Short	12/60	Moderate	Close range, fully automatic shotgun.
Pistol	Low	Medium		Low	Compact, medium range sidearm.
Rail Driver	Very High	Very Long		Low-Moderate	Long-range X-Ray scope; Projectiles pass through all structures.
Riot Shield	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Protects against explosives and projectiles. Cannot be used by the player.
Singularity Bombs	Very High	Short		N/A - Placed	Creates a space-warp that sucks in all nearby matter before exploding.
Sniper Rifle	High	Long		Moderate	Long range rifle equipped with a high powered scope.
Subverter¹	Low	Short	24/120	High	Compact, fully automatic sidearm.

¹ Only Available with DLC (Downloadable Content).

Marauder Weapons

Name	Damage	Range	Capacity	Rate of Fire/Attack	Specialty/Notes
Gutter	Very High	Short	N/A - Melee	Low	One-hit kill on Infantry.
Harpoon Turret	Moderate-High	Medium-Long	∞	Moderate-High	Mounted weapon with infinite ammunition.
Marauder Remote Charge¹	High	Short	12/50	N/A - Placed	Detonated manually; larger carrying capacity than Red Faction variant.
Missile Pod¹	High	Low-Medium	9/54	Moderate-High	Triple-barreled rocket launcher efficient as a medium-range artillery piece and short-range anti-vehicle weapon. Attached bayonet does high bash damage to infantry.
Impaler¹	High	Short	N/A - Melee	Low	Does very high damage to buildings.
Pickaxe¹	High	Very Short	N/A - Melee	Low	Does moderate damage to buildings.
Shotgun	High	Low		Moderate-High	Attached bayonet does high bash damage to infantry.
Skulldigger¹	High	Very Short	N/A - Melee	Low	Does high damage to buildings.

¹ Only Available with DLC (Downloadable Content).