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== General Information ==
 
== General Information ==
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'''Magna-Blast Grenade Official Entry'''
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<p style="text-indent:1em;">''"This standard issue grenade has an accurate and sophisticated timer for precision control."''</p>
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{{Ref Close | Source: Terror From The Deep Ufopaedia}}
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[[Image:Magna-BlastGrenade.gif|right]]
 
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The Magna-Blast Grenade is X-COM's basic underwater hand grenade. It is, for all intents and purposes, identical to the old [[Grenade]] with the exception of a stronger protective casing.
  
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The Magna Blast Grenade is a basic standard issue grenade.  
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The Magna-Blast Grenade is the weakest of the grenades in Terror From The Deep but is relatively cheap to buy and light to carry. It is a good weapon for weak or inaccurate aquanauts to train with.  
  
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The Magna Blast Grenade is an unusual grenade that can be thrown underwater as if it were on land. Through highly convoluted explanations and other scientific explanations that boggle the mind, its behaviour is akin to how Ion Beam Accelerators allow USOs to completely ignores any form of resistance and simply glides through the water.  
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A new feature for all grenades in Terror From the Deep are tougher cases that make them invulnerable to explosions that are equal or lesser than their own strength. This introduces a new tactic for grenades that mitigates the Magna-Blast Grenade's weak damage. Multiple grenades can be deployed in succession at the same target. This increases the amount of damage dealt on the same turn.  
  
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The Magna Blast is the prototype for all the grenades and thrown explosives that are used by X-Com. Also new to X-Com grenades are tougher protective casings that allow grenades to be invulnerable to explosions.  
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This weapon appears in ''[[TFTD|Terror from the Deep]]''. For the ''[[X-COM|UFO: Enemy Unknown]]'' equivalent, refer to the [[Grenade]].  
  
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As a throwback to the first alien war, all grenades also come with a timer and a safety handle for controlled detonation.
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For a more detailed explanation on various grenade particulars, such as the grenade timer, refer to: [[Understanding Grenades]]
  
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This weapon appears in ''[[TFTD|Terror from the Deep]]''. For the ''[[X-COM|UFO: Enemy Unknown]]'' equivalent, refer to the [[Grenade]].
 
  
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==Comparison to UFO: EUs Grenade==
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Aside from the immunity to explosions, this is functionally identical to the [[Grenade]].
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* Indirect
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* Area-Effect
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* Timer
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* Light
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* Cheap
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* High destruction threshold 
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* Weak
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==Grenade Statistics==
 
==Grenade Statistics==
  
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* Size: 1 high x 1 wide
 
 
* Damage: 50 High Explosive
 
* Damage: 50 High Explosive
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* Destruction Threshold: 150 High Explosive 
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* Size: 1h &times; 1w
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* Weight: 3
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*TUs:
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** Priming: 50%
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** Throwing: 25%
 
* Buy Cost: $300
 
* Buy Cost: $300
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* Sell Cost: $240
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== Underwater Grenade Physics ==
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Magna Blast Grenades and all other grenades in Terror From the Deep do not suffer from water resistance and can be thrown under water as easily as if they were on land. As this completely goes against physics as we know it, this requires some suspension of disbelief. To even attempt to explain it would require a lot of convoluted science fiction physics and a healthy does of 'making stuff up'.
  
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==USOpaedia==
 
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* This standard issue grenade has an accurate and sophisticated timer for precision control.
 
  
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== Usage Notes ==
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== Notes ==
  
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* Magna Blast Grenades cannot be destroyed by other Magna Blast Grenades
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* Magna-Blast grenades are immune to the explosions of other Magna-Blast grenades. 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 08:14, 4 April 2010

General Information

UFOpaedia entry

Magna-Blast Grenade Official Entry

"This standard issue grenade has an accurate and sophisticated timer for precision control."

Source:


Magna-BlastGrenade.gif

The Magna-Blast Grenade is X-COM's basic underwater hand grenade. It is, for all intents and purposes, identical to the old Grenade with the exception of a stronger protective casing.

The Magna-Blast Grenade is the weakest of the grenades in Terror From The Deep but is relatively cheap to buy and light to carry. It is a good weapon for weak or inaccurate aquanauts to train with.

A new feature for all grenades in Terror From the Deep are tougher cases that make them invulnerable to explosions that are equal or lesser than their own strength. This introduces a new tactic for grenades that mitigates the Magna-Blast Grenade's weak damage. Multiple grenades can be deployed in succession at the same target. This increases the amount of damage dealt on the same turn.

This weapon appears in Terror from the Deep. For the UFO: Enemy Unknown equivalent, refer to the Grenade.

For a more detailed explanation on various grenade particulars, such as the grenade timer, refer to: Understanding Grenades


Key Features
  • Indirect
  • Area-Effect
  • Timer
Pros Cons
  • Light
  • Cheap
  • High destruction threshold
  • Weak

Grenade Statistics

  • Damage: 50 High Explosive
  • Destruction Threshold: 150 High Explosive
  • Size: 1h × 1w
  • Weight: 3
  • TUs:
    • Priming: 50%
    • Throwing: 25%
  • Buy Cost: $300
  • Sell Cost: $240


Underwater Grenade Physics

Magna Blast Grenades and all other grenades in Terror From the Deep do not suffer from water resistance and can be thrown under water as easily as if they were on land. As this completely goes against physics as we know it, this requires some suspension of disbelief. To even attempt to explain it would require a lot of convoluted science fiction physics and a healthy does of 'making stuff up'.


Notes

  • Magna-Blast grenades are immune to the explosions of other Magna-Blast grenades.

See Also


TFTD Badge Terror From The Deep: Equipment (TFTD)
Armor Diving Suit • Plastic Aqua Armor • Ion Armor • Magnetic Ion Armor
Weapons Dart Gun • Jet Harpoon • Gas Cannon • Hydro-Jet Cannon • Torpedo Launcher • Thermal Tazer

Magna-Blast Grenade • Particle Disturbance Grenade • Magna-Pack Explosive
Gauss Pistol • Gauss Rifle • Heavy Gauss
Sonic Pistol • Sonic-Blasta Rifle • Sonic Cannon • Sonic Pulser • Thermal Shok Launcher • Disruptor Pulse Launcher
Vibro Blade• Thermic Lance • Heavy Thermic Lance

Portable Equipment Dye Grenade • Particle Disturbance Sensor • Medi-Kit • Chemical-flare • M.C. Disruptor • M.C. Reader • Zrbite
SWS Coelacanth/G. Cannon • Coelacanth/Aqua Jet • Coelacanth/Gauss • Displacer/Sonic • Displacer/PWT
Data Weapon Summaries • TFTD Item destruction table • SWS/Terror Unit Innate Weapons
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