Please note: This aircraft is excluded from Pegasus Lifestyle Management and must be stored in a personal hangar.
The Mammoth Tula is an amphibious V/STOL flying boat featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Smuggler's Run update.
Design[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
The Tula is prominently based on the Kaman K-16B (which is a modified VTOL Grumman G-21 Goose), seen in the fuselage, cockpit and undercarriage arrangement, with the wings, four-engine layout and the tiltwing feature derived from the LTV XC-142, an experimental V/STOL transport aircraft.
The plane is depicted with a large fuselage, featuring a long nose and a boat-shaped hull, followed by a split windshield with curved glass. Around the main section, the plane features side windows, sliding access doors and the inset sections and lower hatches for the retractable main undercarriage, while the upper area features the main wings with four engines on either side, which are actually part of a single component that tilts forwards or upwards. The tail boom is relatively long and features an open section for the gunner and a cruciform tail empennage, with the horizontal stabilizers mounted on the vertical one, as well as the corresponding tail landing undercarriage. The interior has ample room for the occupants and features a wide flight instrument with black and yellow dials, similar to older aircraft featured in the same update such as the LF-22 Starling and the P-45 Nokota.
Most of the aircraft's body is painted in a primary color, while the underside and lower surfaces of the wings are painted in a secondary color. It uses a set of wheels similar to trucks like the Mule, the Benson and the Phantom, also seen on other aircraft.
The vehicle is equipped with a set of machine guns on the nose appearing to resemble M1919 Browning machine guns and a single machine gun turret on the rear resembling a Browning M2HB .50 caliber machine gun, the latter able to be modified with dual machine guns or a single Minigun resembling a GAU-17/A 7.62mm gatling gun. It can be also modified with bombs.
Current Design Gallery[]
Performance[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
Vehicle[]
The Tula is a very versatile vehicle, as it has a VTOL mode similar to the Hydra and amphibious capabilities, similar to the Dodo.
In forward flight mode, the Tula accelerates rather slow, but is capable of reaching decent speeds, on par with aircraft like the Cuban 800 or the Velum. Its handling is generally good, able to maneuver the aircraft quickly, but its cumbersome weight does not allow to perform stunts for a prolonged period of time. The wingspan is rather wide, being susceptible to collide with objects when flying through tall structures such as the skyscrapers of Los Santos or the wind turbines of RON Alternates Wind Farm, but gives general stability on flight.
In vertical flight mode, the vehicle is rather slow compared to helicopters, but makes up for its quick and steady response when tilting the aircraft to a side, allowing to safely land on areas with little to no space for conventional planes (i.e. helipads) or for strafing/bombing runs. Similar to the Hydra, however, switching from vertical to forward mode may cause the vehicle to lose some altitude, so players should have the aircraft on a considerable height to avoid crashing it into any ground obstacle.
Care should be taken when landing the plane on water, as a steep nosedive or a hard impact would either disable it or blast the ailerons, rendering it very difficult to use in forward flight mode. In fact, attempting to take off with the ailerons missing may cause a severely erratic behaviour, especially when equipped with JATO thrusters.
The Tula is powered by four turboprop engines according to the website description and in-game model. Its sound is similar to the one from the Titan.
JATO[]
The aircraft can be equipped with eight JATO thrusters, which are intended for a near-instant take-off and quick acceleration. JATO thrusters propel the aircraft for 5 seconds and are recharged upon landing only while in forward flight mode. If the plane is in vertical flight mode, it won't recharge until the player tilts the wings forward.
Defense[]
Similar to most aircraft featured in the update, the Tula can withstand two homing missiles before it is destroyed with a third one, making it a decent choice of transport. However, because of its size, the Tula can be an easy target. Also, because of its performance, the Tula may not be able to fight against more nimble weaponized aircraft or even any vehicle armed with homing missiles, as it lacks heavy weaponry. The gunner on the back is very exposed to gunfire and will fall off if the plane is flying upside-down.
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.
- The Smoke countermeasure creates a trail of smoke that can disorient the enemy pilot, but its effectiveness is very limited, as the trail is large enough for a standard cockpit and the enemy pilot would just need to move away and follow the smoke trail. It has no delay between uses and can be used indefinitely.
Note that a co-pilot is required to use the countermeasures.
Weaponry[]
- Its primary armament is a rear-facing turret behind the wingspan operated by a gunner and is more intended for rear defense, which has a rotation angle of 90 degrees and an elevation range of -10 and 30 degrees.
- Machine Gun: The first option is a single .50 caliber machine gun, which has similar characteristics to the one found on vehicles such as the Insurgent Pick-Up and its Custom variant. It has decent firepower against most unarmored vehicles and aircraft in general, but remains a weak option against armored vehicles.
- Dual MG: The second option are dual .50 caliber machine guns, which offers an increased fire rate of 400 rounds per minute, compared to the single Machine Gun's fire rate of 333 rounds per minute.
- Minigun: The third option is a rapid-fire 7.62mm Minigun, which behaves the same as any mounted minigun present in other vehicles such as the Valkyrie and the Turreted Limo. The Minigun suffers from a significant loss in damage output; whilst it gains a higher firerate than both Machine Gun options (1200 RPM, almost four times the stock Machine Gun's 333 RPM and three times the Dual MG's 400 RPM) it experiences an extreme drop in individual projectile damage (30, compared to the 167 damage from both Machine Gun options). As a result, the Minigun option offers only roughly 60% of the DPS (damage per second) that the Machine Gun options dish out. Despite this, the Minigun is able to destroy vehicles instantly upon being damaged enough, while the Machine Gun options can only set them aflame and require additional rounds to finally destroy it. It also has an increased range of 500 meters, compared to the Machine Guns' range of 400 meters.
- Machine Gun: Its secondary armament are front-mounted machine guns operated by the pilot, which function similarly to the ones from various aircraft and land vehicles like the Blazer Aqua and the Ruiner 2000. However, they have greater firepower compared to other similar weapons, causing better damage over unarmored vehicles and destroying them in about five seconds. This can be dangerous against most aircraft, as they are less resistant to bullets in general. Due to the plane's VTOL capabilities, it is somewhat easier to attack other vehicles, but that means exposing the plane to the enemy and increasing the chances of being hit by an explosive or taking down the front occupants. They also have a maximum range of 250 meters, similar to aircraft like the LF-22 Starling and the V-65 Molotok.
- The vehicle has the option for installing bombs, providing heavy firepower against ground targets. There are four different Bomb choices: Explosive, Incendiary, Gas and Cluster;
- The Explosive option has high damage over targets from all ranges, meaning any target caught in the "edges" of the blast radius receive the same damage as in the "center".
- The Incendiary option creates a trail of fire similar to the Molotov Cocktail, burning the targets for a constant damage. Although the bombs are powerful at the center, it causes less damage on the "edges".
- The Gas option causes a noxious effect on players and NPCs on impact, similar to the Tear Gas. It has a slightly larger blast radius than the standard bomb, but is unable to damage vehicles. The gas lasts for around 25 seconds.
- The Cluster option creates a smaller explosion than the standard one on impact, but small clusters spread within its radius, allowing for greater damage over a single armored target.
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 | 155.3 / 250 / 134.9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2000 / 4409.2 | 65 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | Quad turboprop | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | Four turboprop engines, 4-bladed propellers | Wing-mounted | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
| Damage (per shot) [?] |
Fire Rate [?] | Range (m / ft) [?] |
Ammo Specifications/ Capacity |
Reload Mechanism | Reload Speed [?] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 (200) 187.5 |
0.15 (400 RPM) | 250 / 820.2 | 750 | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 800 RPM | 250 / 820.2 | Unlimited | N/A | N/A |
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Damage | 30% 30% | |||
| Fire Rate/Speed | 98% 98% | ||||
| Accuracy | 10% 10% | ||||
| Range | 65% 65% | ||||
| Clip Size | 100% 100% | ||||
| Damage (per shot) [?] |
Fire Rate [?] | Range (m / ft) [?] |
Ammo Specifications/ Capacity |
Reload Mechanism | Reload Speed [?] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83.5 (133.6) 125.25 |
0.18 (333 RPM) | 400 / 1312.3 | 750 | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 333 RPM | 400 / 1312.3 | Unlimited | N/A | N/A |
|
Damage | 30% 30% | |||
| Fire Rate/Speed | 60% 60% | ||||
| Accuracy | 40% 40% | ||||
| Range | 60% 60% | ||||
| Clip Size | 50% 50% | ||||
| Damage (per shot) [?] |
Fire Rate [?] | Range (m / ft) [?] |
Ammo Specifications/ Capacity |
Reload Mechanism | Reload Speed [?] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83.5 (133.6) 125.25 |
0.15 (400 RPM) | 400 / 1312.3 | 750 | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 400 RPM | 400 / 1312.3 | Unlimited | N/A | N/A |
|
Damage | 30% 30% | |||
| Fire Rate/Speed | 60% 60% | ||||
| Accuracy | 40% 40% | ||||
| Range | 60% 60% | ||||
| Clip Size | 50% 50% | ||||
| Damage (per shot) [?] |
Fire Rate [?] | Range (m / ft) [?] |
Ammo Specifications/ Capacity |
Reload Mechanism | Reload Speed [?] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 (24) 22.5 |
0.05 (1200 RPM) | 500 / 1640.4 | 750 | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 1200 RPM | 500 / 1640.4 | Unlimited | N/A | N/A |
|
Damage | 30% 30% | |||
| Fire Rate/Speed | 60% 60% | ||||
| Accuracy | 40% 40% | ||||
| Range | 60% 60% | ||||
| Clip Size | 50% 50% | ||||
Rockstar Games Social Club[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- The pre-2019 main image features a beta version Tula of the N.O.O.S.E. livery, featuring "LS Air Force" decals and missing the emblem on its left wing.
Modifications[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
| 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 | |||
| Countermeasures | None | $700 | ||
| Chaff (10) | $70,000 | |||
| Flare (20) | $110,000 | |||
|
$68,500 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Handling | Stock Handling | $1,000 | ||
| Smooth Handling | $20,000 | |||
| Sport Handling | $27,000 | |||
| Race Handling | $35,000 | |||
| Livery | None | $11,400 | ||
| Keep Runnin' | $18,240 | |||
| Bombirdier | $19,380 | |||
| See You Later | $20,520 | |||
| All Aboard | $21,660 | |||
| How High | $22,800 | |||
| Air Emu | $23,370 | |||
| Coast Guard | $23,939 | |||
| N.O.O.S.E. | $24,510 | |||
| Respray | Main article: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/Respray Colors | - | ||
| Sell | Sell Vehicle | |||
| Thrust | None | $700 | ||
| JATO | $200,000 | |||
| Weapons | Bombs (50) | None | $700 | |
| Explosive | $75,000 | |||
| Incendiary | $85,000 | |||
| Gas | $95,000 | |||
| Cluster | $120,000 | |||
| Primary Weapons | Single .50 Cal Turret | $700 | ||
| Dual .50 Cal Turret | $195,000 | |||
| 7.62mm Minigun Turret | $240,000 | |||
Gallery[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
Video[]
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- May be provided during Air Freight Cargo Missions involving taking out enemies out at sea and retrieving a package underwater.
- May appear in the Casino Heist preparation "Unmarked Weapons" ("Smugglers" prep), as a vehicle to retrieve.
- Stolen and used during A Superyacht Life - All Hands. This version is equipped with a water tank that can drop up to eight water charges, which function like regular aircraft bombs.
- Appears as an optional means of transportation at the end of High Society Leak if the player manages to take down Ben Brooks' helicopter before it reached its destination.
Locations[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- Can be purchased on Warstock Cache & Carry for $4,100,000 or for $3,075,000 (after completing 21 Air Freight Cargo source missions), provided the player already owns a hangar.
- Prior to the pricing adjustments made with the Los Santos Drug Wars update, the vehicle cost $5,173,700, with a trade price of $3,890,000.
- It is classed as a Medium vehicle.
Trivia[]
General[]
- Its name is a Spanish slang term for "dick" or "cock" in Chile. Combined with the manufacturer's name Mammoth, which means anything of surprisingly large size, making the aircraft's name another nod to Rockstar's sexual humour.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- If a pilot leaves the plane while on vertical flight mode and an occupant takes control of it, the wings will instantly go back to horizontal flight mode.
- The rear gun's rounds do not penetrate the rear stabiliser and simply clip through it, likely intended for easier usage.
- At certain angles of the windshield in first person, one can see what appears to be a squared-off section that renders the water invisible. This is actually an intended feature of the model to ensure water is not visible through the whole cabin area.
- If one of the ailerons on the wings are blasted off, they are revealed to be single components with a cut-out where the outer engines are located.
Oversights[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- The starboard (green) navigation light does not illuminate the right wingtip accordingly when it flashes, and instead only illuminates part of the rightmost engine compartment. This issue is not present on the port (red) light, which illuminates the wingtip and the leftmost engine compartment correctly.
See Also[]
- Hydra - Another VTOL aircraft featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Heists update.
- Dodo - A single-prop propeller plane that appears as an amphibious seaplane in the enhanced version of Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.
- Seabreeze - Another amphibious bombing-capable plane introduced in the same update.
- Mogul - A bombing-capable military twin-prop plane introduced in the same update, also manufactured by Mammoth.
- Sea Sparrow - An amphibious helicopter featured in the 3D Universe and GTA Online as part of the Southern San Andreas Super Sport Series update.
- Leviathan - An amphibious helicopter featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- Skimmer - An amphibious seaplane featured in the 3D Universe.
References[]
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Seen when parked or when another player is flying a Tula.
- ↑ Only during High Society Leak/Finale.
Seen when parked or when another player is flying a Tula.
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