Mounted Bonesaw MK.3
| “ | This variant of the Bonesaw MK.3 is specially designed for use with tripod mounts. This affords it with increased stability and maximum potential range. | „ |
| — In-game description |
The Mounted Bonesaw MK.3 is a large Warden Mounted Anti-Tank RPG that fires ARC⧸RPGs when mounted.
Description
The Mounted Bonesaw MK.3 is Warden single-shot ARC⧸RPG-launching Mounted Weapon with slow fire rate (17 projectiles/min), 37m range (slightly more if on elevated position), and perfect accuracy. The launcher is always perfectly stable. The ARC⧸RPG projectile it fires follows a very curved indirect trajectory similar to a grenade. It explodes on contact or automatically after 2 seconds if it's still in the air. It deals 647 Armour Piercing damage at its center and decreasing amounts in a 2m radius.
As a mounted weapon it is a Large Item that must be carried on the shoulder. It can only be fired after being mounted on a deployed Tripod, certain vehicles, or Bunker Firing Ports. When mounted, its mount's inventory gains a dedicated ammo slot that can hold 8 ARC⧸RPGs. Its firing arc is limited to 90 degrees and depends on the mount's direction.
Its ARC⧸RPG is very effective against armored vehicles, however it needs to penetrate the armor in order to deal its damage. It can disable Vehicle Subsystems. In a pinch it can deal mediocre damage to structures.
It is the mounted version of the Bonesaw MK.3, with a longer range and higher fire rate.
Usage
Large Item Handling
It can be picked up from the ground with 
and dropped on the ground with (or 
+ if another "V" interaction is available). It can be submitted to a structure/vehicle's stockpile or inventory with or by clicking the Submit Large Item 
button in their interface. It can be retrieved from a Material Pallet, Rooster - Tumblebox, or Storage Room by pressing without having to open their interface.
Mounting
To mount it press 
then aim at the desired mount and press 
.
Press 
to operate/exit the gun (crouching might be required for low-height deployed tripods). To reload (
), an ARC/RPG needs to be either in the mount's inventory or in the shooter's backpack (priority for backpack if both).
To remove it from its mount, open up the mount's menu with 
and click the "Pack Up" or "Detach Tripod Weapon" button 
in the bottom right. Once disassembled, the weapon and its ammo are dropped on the ground.
Aiming
Unlike other RPG launchers, it is aimed much more like a grenade.
Production
Must be fully researched in the Weapons and Structures 
Tech Tree in order to be produced.
Mounted Bonesaw MK.3 in Facility personal orders can be retrieved as reservable crates from a logistics vehicle with 
> Retrieve as Crates (5 per crate).
Mass Production Factory orders must have at least 3 crates.
Storage
It does not stack in inventories (1 per slot).
It can be stored in the stockpile of Bases (32k max) but also in Material Pallets (120), Material Transfer Stations (1000), Rooster - Tumblebox Trailer (32), Small Flatbed Car (100) or Storage Rooms (100).
Crates of Mounted Bonesaw MK.3 can be directly submitted to any item stockpile that accepts that item to transfer their content. The crates can also be stored in the crate stockpiles of Storage Depots (1000 public, 100 per Reserve Stockpile), Seaports (1000 public, 100 per Reserve Stockpile), Shipping Containers (60), or Storage Ships (1000).
It can be transported by almost any vehicle with inventory slots, but is most commonly transported by Trucks, Small Flatbed Car, or shipping vehicles carrying Material Pallets. It can also be transported as crates, either delivering them to a Base's stockpile with a Truck or to a crate stockpile with shipping vehicles carrying Shipping Containers.
Tactic
The weapon's indirect trajectory allows you to fire from behind cover, hidden and protected. Finding high ground to fire is important to maximize your range.
The Bonesaw's shell doesn't get any penetration bonuses from range and angle, so it is not necessary to attempt to shoot the sides or rear of armored vehicles or to fire from very close.
Deployed tripod weapons are invisible at night, just like infantry, making them an excellent tool to ambush armored vehicles at night. They can also be hidden by being placed inside bushes, but are revealed to people within 10m. Only their firing effects (smoke and flashes from the barrel) will betray their presence.
Due to the shell's firing arc, you can deploy the weapon on a tripod behind a tall cover and safely fire over it without needing a direct line of sight with your target.
It is a powerful stationary anti-vehicle weapon that must be covered by friendly infantry or friendly defenses.
It's best to deploy and fire multiple bonesaw simultaneously, to ambush and disable the armored target in a single volley and thus prevent it from retreating out of range and repairing.
The shell travels slowly so it is sometimes possible for drivers to react to the bonesaw firing sound and retreat to dodge the shell.
When used on a half-track the fast reload and high damage of the shell allows the vehicle to kill Light Tanks in a 1vs1 fight as long as it stays close enough for the bonesaw to hit the target.
Tips
- Use prepared in advance tripod positions.
- Using a Motorcycle with Bonesaw and tripod in inventory while the driver carries the ammo in their backpack is the best option to be quite mobile for a low price. You can also use an ambulance or LUV.
- Wardens can use the Heavy Ammo Uniform to carry more shells.
- Firing at infantry isn't effective and not worth it.
Update History
| Update | Changes |
|---|---|
| Update 1.53 |
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Gallery
A Mounted Bonesaw MK.3 mounted on a tripod behind sandbags
A Warden soldier in a Foxhole manning a Mounted Bonesaw MK.3 on a Deployed Tripod.
A Mounted Bonesaw MK.3 mounted on a Niska Mk. I Gun Motor Carriage
Render Models of multiple Tripod Weapons
Concept art of the Mounted Bonesaw MK.3
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