StA-X3 W.A.S.P. Launcher

StA-X3 W.A.S.P. Launcher
Production Information
Manufacturer
Type	Rocket Launcher
Technical Specifications
Magazine Size	3
Starting Ammunition	3
Maximum Ammunition	27
Power	High
Range	High
Accuracy	High

The StA-X3 W.A.S.P. Launcher is an automatic multi-shot rocket launcher featured in Killzone 3.

Design

The W.A.S.P. can be fired in a burst mode which can be fired several times in its clip or in an artillery mode which depletes the whole clip but does considerably more damage. It can also be mounted or carried separately.

Campaign

The W.A.S.P. is usually found as a mounted weapon, and sometimes can be found on weapon racks. It is a very effective weapon against enemy vehicles or heavily armored enemies. Large groups of enemy soldiers are also very susceptible to the W.A.S.P.'s artillery strikes. However, the W.A.S.P.'s artillery strikes, due to the rockets coming from above, are ineffective when use inside buildings or when fired into areas with overhead cover.

Multiplayer

The W.A.S.P.s only appears as mounted weapons in Corinth Highway. In this map they are extremely useful against enemy Exoskeletons. Primary fire rockets can also be very effective at taking out opponents running across the highway, or operating one of the other mounted W.A.S.P.s.

Gallery

Concept art.

Trivia

• Killing 5 Helghast with the launcher's secondary fire will earn the Excessive Force trophy.
• The letter "X" in its name might suggest that the weapon is still in its prototype stage, much like the StA-5X. However it's weird that one weapon has the "X" before the number, while the another one has it behind it, although they both are manufactured by the same company, so one would expect they have some order in their weapon designations.
• In the Helldivers 2 x Killzone 2 crossover, the StA-X3 W.A.S.P. appears in Helldivers 2 to assist with the ongoing Illuminate incursions, being issued by Super Earth High Command.