ASP-30 Grounder

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2022-11-17

ASP-30 Grounder
The ASP-30 Grounder takes advantage of lock-on technology to quickly dispatch enemy aircraft, and can be dumbfired when encountering enemy vehicles or infantry. Flak Detonation. Optional Lockon: Aircraft
Costs
Auto Granted
General Info
Empire:
Can Use:
Weapon Type:		Rocket Launchers
Fire Rate:		200 RPM
Muzzle Velocity:		50m/s
Fire Modes:		Lock-on (Air), Dumbfire
Damage[?]
Max Damage:		700
Min Damage:		700
Max Indirect Damage:		300 before 0.5m
Min Indirect Damage:		50 at 3m
Damage Type:		Infantry Lock-on, Common Explosive
Reload Speed
Reload Speed:		3.43s
Ammunition
Magazine Size:		1
Ammunition Pool:		12
Accuracy[?]
		Hip	Aim
Crouch	Still:	5	0.1
	Move:	5	1
Stand	Still:	5	0.1
	Move:	5	1
Bloom per Shot:		2	2
Data Sources?
Census DBG API source:		ASP-30 Grounder API Data
Census LF API source:		ASP-30 Grounder API Data

The ASP-30 Grounder is a rocket launcher available to the Terran Republic. It is Auto Granted.

The Aircraft Seeking Projectile - 30 Grounder is a standard issue anti-air rocket launcher, capable of locking onto enemy aircraft to allow its missiles to automatically guide themselves at high speeds towards them. Dealing considerable damage against aircraft while retaining dumbfire capability, the launcher is a capable general purpose rocket launcher for those looking to keep anti-air in mind.

As with all anti-air lock-on weaponry, the LAV-LA can be fooled by the Decoy Flares utility, or prevented from locking on by the Lockon Jamming Field defense slot upgrade. Direct hits are still possible against targets employing these countermeasures, though guidance is fully impossible and guided missiles already in flight towards aircraft that trigger these effects will lose track and veer off target.

The Grounder can begin locking aircraft at 350 meters and maintain a lock out to 400 meters. It takes 1700ms (1.7s) to lock onto an aircraft.

The ASP-30 Grounder, Hawk GD-68, Nemesis VSH9, and LAV-LA are statistically identical.

Effectiveness

Versus Infantry
Infantry	Shots to Kill
Infantry	1(2)
Infiltrator	1(2)
Heavy Assault Overshield	2(3)
MAX	3(4)

Versus Vehicles
Vehicle	Armor Facing	Shots to Kill
Flash	-	2 (on fire @ 1)
Composite Armor 4	-	2 (on fire @ 2)
Harasser	-	4 (on fire @ 3)
Composite Armor 4	-	5 (on fire @ 4)
Sunderer	-	8 (on fire @ 6)
Blockade Armor 4	-	9 (on fire @ 7)
Deployment Shield 4	-	8 (Shield 4)
ANT	-	6 (on fire @ 5)
Lightning	Front/Top	6 (on fire @ 5)
	Side	5 (on fire @ 4)
	Rear	4 (on fire @ 4)
Prowler/ Magrider	Front/Top	8 (on fire @ 6)
	Side	7 (on fire @ 5)
	Rear	5 (on fire @ 4)
Chimera	Front/Top	8 (on fire @ 7)
	Side	7 (on fire @ 6)
	Rear	6 (on fire @ 5)
Vanguard	Front/Top	9 (on fire @ 7)
	Side	8 (on fire @ 6)
	Rear	6 (on fire @ 5)
ESF	-	2 (on fire @ 2)
Composite Armor 4	-	2 (on fire @ 2)
Valkyrie	Front/Side/Top/Rear	4 (on fire @ 3)
	Bottom	7 (on fire @ 5)
Composite Armor 4	Front/Side/Top/Rear	4 (on fire @ 3)
	Bottom	8 (on fire @ 6)
Dervish	-	3 (on fire @ 2)
Composite Armor 4	-	3 (on fire @ 3)
Liberator	-	4 (on fire @ 4)
Composite Armor 4	-	5 (on fire @ 4)
Galaxy	-	8 (on fire @ 6)
Composite Armor 4	-	8 (on fire @ 7)
Bastion Weak Point	-	21 (Shield 3)

Ribbons and Medals

It is possible to earn both Ribbons and Medals while using the ASP-30 Grounder. Each ribbon is a standard reward for achieving a set amount of kills with the rocket launcher. Medals are awarded upon reaching kill milestones with the weapon.

Ribbon(s)

Ribbon	Icon	Requirements
ASP-30 Grounder Service Ribbon		10 kills

Find out more on the Service Ribbons article.

Medals

Medal	Icon	Requirement	Award
No Medal		0 kills	N/A
Copper Medal		10 kills	2
Silver Medal		60 kills	10
Gold Medal		160 kills	20
Auraxium Medal		1,160 kills	200
Medals earned with the ASP-30 Grounder contribute towards the Launchers directive tree.

History

November 17, 2022 Update (10-Year Anniversary)

• Direct damage resist type from 34 (Infantry Rocket Launchers) to 68 (Infantry Lock-on)
• Blast damage resist type from 12 (Flak Explosion) to 6 (Infantry Lock-on)
• Blast damage from 400@5m-50@8m to 300@0.5m-50@3m
• This weapon no longer requires a flak detonation to trigger its AoE damage.

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September 15, 2021 Update (A New Player Experience)

• The ASP-30 Grounder has replaced the ML-7 as the default rocket launcher of the Terran Republic Heavy Assault.

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June 9, 2021 Hotfix

• Lock-on Rocket Launchers once again deal damage past 250m. (This change was implemented last week.)