Pounder Custom

"After a certain point, you have to ask: is this still a weaponized vehicle? Or is it just an arms depot with four wheels and an engine? Well take it from us: once you've taken your pick of heavy armor, front-mounted chain guns, dual missile launchers, an artillery barrage, a passenger-controlled grenade launcher, proximity mines and a roof covered in barbed wire, you know you've crossed that line. Please note: this vehicle can be stored and modified exclusively in your nightclub warehouse."

- Warstock Cache & Carry description.

The MTL Pounder Custom is a custom variant of the Pounder, added to Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the After Hours update.

Grand Theft Auto Online
The vehicle is a modifiable variant of the Pounder, sharing the same profile and layout. The vehicle remains largely identical to its regular equivalent, but adds two side guard rails to prevent other vehicles from getting stuck between the wheels, as well as side steps and handles on each side of the cargo box, intended for six additional players to hang onto the sides, similar to vehicles such as the Brickade and the RCV. The vehicle can also be modified with an array of visual modifications, being armor plates, liveries and respray colors.

The vehicle sports a worn effect by default, and the box's sides do not feature liveries. It also has access to a primary color for the cabin and the box, and uses the same industrial wheels as the regular Pounder.

The vehicle can be equipped with either two front-facing miniguns, two unguided missile launchers or a remote missile battery similar in appearance to the one from the Anti-Aircraft Trailer, as well as a remote grenade launcher identical to the one from the TM-02 Khanjali.

Vehicle
The Pounder Custom is, as expected from a large truck, relatively slow on the throttle and has poor brakes, but makes up for its sheer size and ability to ram vehicles out of the way. While not as powerful as the Brickade against other road users, the truck can be upgraded with a front wedge similar to that on the Armored Boxville, which slightly increases its ability to part traffic. In addition, it cannot navigate through low tunnels, making deliveries extremely difficult. Worse, the Pounder Custom struggles to pick up speed on steep hills and roads, as it has very poor climbing power, even with full engine upgrades.

Although it is believed to use the same V8 engine from the regular version, it is not possible to see the engine model, as the hood is fixed and cannot be opened. It shares the engine sound from the regular Pounder, being somewhat similar to a diesel engine that revs moderately high (yet still lower than other trucks, such as the Benson and Police Riot), and provides a significantly smooth engine sound, yet the roar produced from the engine can still be heard unlike the aforementioned vehicles, the Benson and Police Riot.

Installing the "Barbed Wire" modification prevents other players from climbing into the box, and also gives the vehicle a slight traction increase, in the same way as a spoiler.

Defense
Despite having three different levels of armor upgrades, none of them make the truck any more durable in free roam, as the truck will still explode with only a single explosive near the body, unless the player is in a Sell Goods mission, in which it gains increased resistance and immunity to missile lock-ons. However, the cabin also has bullet-resistant windows similar to vehicles like the Schafter V12 (Armored) and the Baller LE (Armored), giving the occupants slight protection against most firearms before being shattered.

It should be noted that while the Heavy Armor Plating upgrade adds plates that constrict the openings in the windows, they do not offer additional protection at all. In addition, adding any Armor Plating will take away the ability for occupants to use throwable weapons.

Weaponry
The Pounder Custom has access to an array of weapons, separated into primary (driver-operated) and secondary (passenger-operated):


 * Machine Gun: the first primary option is a set of two front-facing Miniguns, which work similarly to the fixed minigun of the Weaponized Tampa and most miniguns from aircraft such as the Havok and the Akula. The high fire rate gives the vehicle a slight advantage over most vehicles with machine guns, but are difficult to aim due to the truck's sluggish handling. It works decent against targets on foot and unarmored vehicles, but struggles to take out armored vehicles. Still, the miniguns can destroy vehicles instantly when damaged enough, while the machine guns can only set them aflame and require additional rounds to finally destroy them.
 * Missiles: the second primary option is a set of two front-facing, unguided missiles that work similar to the ones from the Weaponized Tampa. This gives the vehicle a more offensive option against armored vehicles, but the lack of homing capabilities makes it difficult to hit fast-moving targets, considering the sluggish handling of the truck. It also has a limited capacity of 30 missiles.
 * Missile Battery: the third primary option is a remote missile battery, which works similarly to the APC's SAM battery. This weapon fires four unguided rockets before reloading and takes four seconds to reload. While it can aim up to 40 degrees, it cannot aim down, making it a poor choice against targets at close ranges (unless switching to first-person view before selecting the weapon, which can easily bypass the lower restriction and thus, able to attack ground vehicles near the truck within a relatively safe distance). It also has a limited capacity of 30 missiles.
 * Grenade Launcher: The vehicle can be modified with a secondary remote grenade launcher, which provides greater firepower against armored targets and greater range of about 150m (492ft), at the cost of having limited fire rate and ammo (30 rounds). They have an elevation range of between -20 and 30 degrees, and the rounds will explode half a second after hitting the ground, similar to the Pipe Bombs and the grenade launchers available on the TM-02 Khanjali, the Dune FAV and the Barrage. Due to the positioning of the launcher on the rearmost section of the box, it is difficult to attack targets in front of the truck, but it works better at taking out enemy pursuers.
 * The vehicle has the option for installing Proximity Mines, which behave the same as any remote explosive and are operated by the driver. These mines are a bit stronger than their hand-held counterparts and are also limited to five active mines. Caution should be taken when using it, as it can potentially damage or destroy the vehicle.

Grand Theft Auto Online
The Pounder Custom can only be modified at the Vehicle Workshop inside a Nightclub.


 * * Denotes items that can only be unlocked for purchase via Research in the Bunker property.
 * ** Vehicle is limited to Tire Smokes. Bulletproof Tires installed as standard.

When purchased, the Pounder Custom comes painted in the following colors by default:

Sell Goods

 * Can be used during a Nightclub Sell Goods mission when 181 units or more of product is being sold, provided the player owns it to make the sale.

Contracts

 * One is seen during the planning work "Thermal Charges", where thieves are trying to blow it open with the thermal charges the player needs for the Bank Contract finale.

Business Battles

 * May spawn around the map carrying a Mamba during a Business Battle. The player must destroy the rear cargo doors to make the car fall off.

Adversary Modes

 * Hunting Pack (Remix) V - the hunted vehicle is a black Pounder Custom. The defense are in black XA-21s while the offense are in white SC1s.

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * Can be purchased from Warstock Cache & Carry for $320,530 or for $241,000 after purchasing a Nightclub and completing 10 Sell Goods missions.
 * It is listed as a "Special Vehicle" and can be requested via the Interaction Menu.

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * Originally, when prompting to take cover near the vehicle, the player would sometimes be positioned incorrectly. This was fixed with the release of the following update, Arena War.

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