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Not to be confused with the Thrust, a motorcycle in Grand Theft Auto V.
For the 3D Universe vehicle, see Jetpack.
Please note: This vehicle must be stored in a personal facility and can be modified at the Facility Vehicle Workshop.
The Mammoth Thruster is a special vehicle featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the The Doomsday Heist update.
Description
Grand Theft Auto Online
The Thruster is a one-man jetpack designed as a personal transport possibly intended for Military use. It has a "half-capsule" appearance with two control sticks and retractable stands. Its design appears to be loosely inspired by that of the Martin Jetpack P12, only with a simplified mechanism and jet thrusters rather than fans.
Similar to most aircraft, the Thruster features two control sticks, where the right one is used for general maneuvering in a similar manner to most aircraft, while the left one is used for yawing to a side. It also sports landing gear which can be raised and lowered to land safely. The landing gear will automatically deploy if the player exits the vehicle when close enough to the ground. The Thruster lacks any sort of dials or similar components, other than a small console with buttons on the right side that the character uses for igniting the engines upon entry.
The Thruster is painted with a primary color for the body and the engine compartments, as well as a secondary color for the frames and the portion of the engine compartments around the turbines.
Current Design Gallery
Performance
Grand Theft Auto Online
- Vehicle
Piloting the Thruster is comparable to piloting a Buzzard or a Havok, as it is light, fast and versatile. The player can almost squeeze through areas where a helicopter cannot reach. However, one should be careful while piloting it, as crashes may damage the engines and suffer from constant shutdowns in a similar way to heavily-damaged aircraft. A hard impact on an obstacle may also cause it to explode, killing the operator in the process.
A notable characteristic of the Thruster is that if the player holds LB and RB (Xbox One) or L1 and R1 (PlayStation 4), the vehicle gets into an upright position, allowing to move with better response and strafe quicker. It also helps when losing control by hitting an obstacle, as it avoids the vehicle to pitch or even roll uncontrollably, especially on closed environments (i.e. parking lots or tunnels). In this mode, its speed is reduced in favor of control, which can also help at avoiding obstacles or when stopping at a desired landing spot quickly. Note that in this mode, the direction the character faces is controlled by the camera.
The vehicle employs two vectoring turbojet engines, which provide the necessary lift and tilt forward or backward based on the pitch direction. Two directional nozzles can be seen on either engine and functions when the vehicle is yawing to a side, emitting a barely-visible smoke while countering the turbulence and a noticeable smoke when strafing with the method mentioned above.
- JATO
The aircraft can be equipped with two JATO thrusters, which are intended for a near-instant take-off and quick acceleration. JATO thrusters propel the aircraft for 3 seconds and are recharged upon landing.
- Defense
Because of its "open-cabin" nature, the Thruster offers little protection to the operator against gunfire and has little armor, only capable of sustaining a few rounds from small/medium weapons before it starts smoking. Heavier weapons and explosives can destroy the vehicle quickly, making it unsuitable for aerial fights against other armed aircraft, as well as nimble weaponized vehicles like the Oppressor.
- Countermeasures
The vehicle can be fitted with countermeasures to improve its defensive capabilities against homing missiles, each one with their own attributes:
- The Chaff countermeasure disrupts the targeting system from missile launchers, rendering them unable to lock on the aircraft for five seconds. They have a delay of five seconds before being used again and only have 10 uses.
- The Flare countermeasure drops various flares from around the rear of the aircraft, which can "disorient" the homing missile in order to avoid chasing the aircraft. They have a delay of three seconds before being used again and only have 20 uses.
- Weaponry
The Thruster can be only equipped with a single set of weapons operated by the pilot:
- Machine Guns: two GAU-19 three-barreled .50 caliber Miniguns, which provide decent firepower against enemies, though the fixed position would make it difficult to aim.
- Homing Missiles: two missile launchers, which provide heavy firepower against NPCs, rival players and vehicles, but are limited to fire two missiles before "reloading" for about four seconds. These launchers carry a limited number of missiles (30). When empty, the lock-on targeting still functions but the weapons do not.
GTA Online Overview
| Take-Off Speed (0-60 knots in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh / knots) |
Vertical Climb/ Descent Rate (ft/min) |
Engine Type | Engine Location | Mass (kg / lbs) |
Fuel Tank Size (litres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | Twin turbojet engines | Side-mounted | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
Modifications
Grand Theft Auto Online
The Thruster can only be modified at a Weaponized Vehicle Workshop inside a Facility.
| Category | Modification | Cost | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armor | No Armor | $1,000 | |
| Armor Upgrade 20% | $7,500 | ||
| Armor Upgrade 40% | $12,000 | ||
| Armor Upgrade 60% | $20,000 | ||
| Armor Upgrade 80% | $35,000 | ||
| Armor Upgrade 100% | $50,000 | ||
| Engine | EMS Upgrade, Level 1 | $9,000 | |
| EMS Upgrade, Level 2 | $12,500 | ||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 3 | $18,000 | ||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 4 | $33,500 | ||
| Countermeasures | None | $700 | |
| Chaff | $70,000 | ||
| Flare | $110,000 | ||
| Livery | None | $11,400 | |
| Basic Camo | $18,240 | ||
| Zancudo Camo | $19,380 | ||
| Sprayed Camo | $20,520 | ||
| 3 Color Outline | $21,660 | ||
| 90s Sandbox | $22,800 | ||
| Modern 5 Color | $23,370 | ||
| Arid Theater | $23,939 | ||
| Winter Camo | $24,510 | ||
| Urban Warrior | $25,080 | ||
| Nature Reserve* | $25,650 | ||
| Naval Battle* | $26,220 | ||
| Urban Geometric* | $26,789 | ||
| Coyote Geometric* | $27,360 | ||
| Large Geometric* | $27,930 | ||
| Naval Geometric* | $28,500 | ||
| Desert Fractal* | $29,070 | ||
| Urban Fractal* | $29,639 | ||
| Large Digital* | $30,210 | ||
| Medium Digital* | $30,780 | ||
| Small Digital* | $31,350 | ||
| Released as part of the Festive Surprise 2017 event.[1] | |||
| Galaxy | FREE | ||
| Trees Camo | FREE | ||
| Candy Cane | FREE | ||
| It's a Wrap | FREE | ||
| Deck the Halls | FREE | ||
| Loss/Theft Prevention | Tracker | ||
| Full Coverage | |||
| Respray | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Respray Colors | - | |
| Weapons | No Weapons | $700 | |
| Dual .50 Cal Miniguns | $195,000 | ||
| Missiles | $240,000 | ||
| Thrust | None | $700 | |
| JATO | $200,000 | ||
When purchased, the Thruster comes painted in the following colors by default:
| Applied Colors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Color | Secondary Color | Pearlescent | Wheel Color | Trim Color | Dial Color |
| Metallic Garnet Red | Metallic Frost White | Worn Blue Silver | Alloy | Metallic Black | Worn White |
Image Gallery
Grand Theft Auto Online
Video
Prominent Appearances in Missions
Grand Theft Auto Online
- Doomsday Heist
- Thrusters are featured prominently towards the conclusion of The Doomsday Scenario, being utilized by both Avon Hertz and the GTA Online Protagonists to fly out of the Mount Chiliad nuclear launch facility through a missile silo. The protagonists would engage Avon in an aerial dogfight with the Thrusters before dropping them off at the IAA meeting point at the Galileo Observatory following Avon's death.
- Adversary Modes
- Air Quota (vehicle lists 1 & 2)
Locations
Grand Theft Auto Online
- Can be purchased from Warstock Cache and Carry for $3,657,500 or for $2,750,000 after completing The Doomsday Scenario as the Heist Leader, provided the player already owns a Facility.
- As a Personal Vehicle, the Thruster may be delivered by the Garage Mechanic to the side of a road near the player. However, it is unavailable for use during Heists.
Trivia
Grand Theft Auto Online
- Contrary to GAU-19 based rotary guns, the Thruster's ones sound like traditional machine guns found on various armed land vehicles, the Buzzard Attack Chopper and the Savage.
- After Act 3 of The Doomsday Heist, a miniature model of the Thruster appears in the lounge room's desk.
- The Thruster's name and Warstock Cache & Carry description appear to reference pelvic thrusting; another example of Rockstar's crude humor.
Bugs/Glitches
Grand Theft Auto Online
- Despite the changes introduced with the The Diamond Casino & Resort update that prevent the use of Passive Mode within weaponized vehicles, the user can still utilize passive mode on the Thruster, even if it is equipped with a weapon.
- The rocket capacity can be severely affected with the attack button. By repeatedly pressing the button, even when the pods are in cooldown, its capacity is potentially decreased to just 16 missiles. The reason for this issue is that the game wrongly count two "shots" from each cooldown time, which have the same rate as firing the two rockets simultaneously in normal conditions.
- Because of an issue with the Thruster's hitbox, small rockets from the Homing Launcher, various weaponized vehicles and armed aircraft are unable to hit the vehicle when moving at its maximum speed. Only larger rockets, such as the ones from the Chernobog, Akula and FH-1 Hunter, are able to hit the vehicle with no problem.
References
- ā Awarded to players who logged on December 22, during the Festive Surprise 2017 event.