The Thunderbird

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The Thunderbird
Weapon in Just Cause 3
Type	EMP projector/FOW
Usage	Two handed
Maximum ammunition carried	11 (21 with Gear mod "2x Special Weapon Ammo")
Maximum ammunition in the weapon	1
To unlock	Complete mission Tangled Up In Blue
List of owners	The Rebellion

The Thunderbird is a weapon in Just Cause 3.

Description

The Thunderbird's structure vaguely resembles a submachine gun with a stock, but replacing most of the usual mechanisms and internals with a turbine apparatus.

The Rebel drop description states: "A staggering advance in technology, this portable point-and-shoot EMP gun FOW disables vehicles and Bavarium shields across a large distance."

Performance

This weapon projects an EMP blast that has a relatively short range and small area of effect, destroying any vehicle and bavarium shield it hits permanently. It then slowly reloads itself. It doesn't seem to have any effects on anything else.

The Thunderbird is best suited for areas densely populated with enemy vehicles, able to wreck them immediately from some distance with little trouble, sometimes even besting the GE-64. It works especially well against the likes of Corvette and CS Odjur, as well as the fearsome Imperator Bavarium Tank/Urga Mstitel, greatly increasing their vulnerability if they are not taken down outright and only bested by a Mech's GRIP. It arguably fares better in combat than the Power Core since it completely eliminates them in one hit, although the Power Core may be more appealing for hijacking vehicles since it will merely disable them momentarily.

Locations

• Unlocked for Rebel drop after completing Tangled Up In Blue.

Trivia

• In function, it replicates FOW EMP cannons protecting Corda Dracon: Centcom that disable any vehicle approaching it.
• The name is a reference to the 1960s television series "Thunderbirds", which was set in the future and featured wondrous large vehicles.
• The Thunderbird has the longest reload time of all weapons.
• Due to similarities in their names, it is often confused with the CS7 Thunderhawk fighter jet.