The Rocket Launcher in GTA IV
The Rocket Launcher is a weapon which has appeared in Grand Theft Auto 1, Grand Theft Auto 2, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto Advance, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
The rocket launcher is an extremely powerful weapon, capable of destroying almost anything capable of being damaged. The advantages of this weapon are its power and range, with its blast being capable of inflicting heavy damage from several meters away. The warhead self-destructs after traveling a distance, limiting it's range. The disadvantages are slow aiming and the propensity to seriously damage one's own health by accidentally hitting a nearby object.
GTA III Era
In GTA III and GTA Vice City Stories, the rocket launcher resembles a US Army M72 LAW rocket launcher with a few aesthetic differences (the weapon is held by a handle on the bottom and fired through a scope, something the M72 LAW lacks in real life).
In the rest of the GTA III Era (GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas & GTA Liberty City Stories) the rocket launcher resembles a Russian RPG-7 portable anti-tank missile launcher.
Locations
GTA III
- Rockford, Staunton Island - Available to buy from Phil Cassidy's Army Surplus after completion of Arms Shortage ($25,000)
- Cedar Grove, Shoreside Vale - On the west side of the roof of the large pink house at the west end of The Homes (closest to Cochrane Dam). To get this weapon icon, wedge an Ambulance under the lowest part of the roof on the east side of the house, climb the Ambulance then to the roof, then go west along the south side of the roof to reach it.
- Spawns at every Safehouse when you collect all 100 Hidden Packages
A Rocket Launcher spawn in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
GTA Vice City
- Phil's Place, Little Haiti - The weapon is available for purchase here after completion of Boomshine Saigon ($8,000)
- Hooker Inn, Viceport - Located in the swimming pool, directly after the entrance arch
- Spawns at the Ocean View Hotel, the Hyman Condo, and the Vercetti Estate when you collect 70 hidden packages
GTA San Andreas
- Downtown, Los Santos - On roof of a building with large radio antenna
- Downtown, San Fierro - On the helipad of the San Fierro Police Headquarters
- Tierra Robada - Inside Mike Toreno's ranch upon completion of Vertical Bird
- Las Venturas Airport, Las Venturas - Beside some train trailers north of the garage for the AT-400
- The Emerald Isle, Las Venturas - Two are located on the roof of the casino
GTA Liberty City Stories
- Underneath the Shoreside Lift Bridge
- Can be bought from Phil Cassidy's Fully Cocked Gun Shop after completing False Idols
- Spawns at each safehouse after collecting 90 hidden packages
GTA Vice City Stories
- Can be bought from Ammu-Nation in Ocean Beach
- Starfish Island - From the western bridge, it is at the front of the second house on the left.
GTA IV
In GTA IV and The Lost and Damned, the rocket launcher again resembles the Russian RPG-7 portable anti-tank missile launcher, it is not fitted with the PGO-7 optical sight usually seen on the launchers. It is the only heavy weapon available.
The Rocket Launcher can be purchased at the back-alley gun shops for $15,000 and each rocket will cost $5,000. The Rocket Launcher cannot be obtained from Little Jacob.
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.
- 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.